Feature: New Logging provider

src/Files.App/App.xaml.cs

@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@
 using Microsoft.AppCenter.Crashes;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -46,8 +48,6 @@
 using Windows.Storage;
 using Windows.UI.Notifications;
 
-// To learn more about WinUI, the WinUI project structure,
-// and more about our project templates, see: http://aka.ms/winui-project-info.
 
 namespace Files.App
 {
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public partial class App : Application
 		public static FileTagsManager FileTagsManager { get; private set; }
 
 		public static ILogger Logger { get; private set; }
-		private static readonly UniversalLogWriter logWriter = new UniversalLogWriter();
 		public static SecondaryTileHelper SecondaryTileHelper { get; private set; } = new SecondaryTileHelper();
 
 		public static string AppVersion = $"{Package.Current.Id.Version.Major}.{Package.Current.Id.Version.Minor}.{Package.Current.Id.Version.Build}.{Package.Current.Id.Version.Revision}";
@@ -86,9 +85,6 @@ public partial class App : Application
 		/// </summary>
 		public App()
 		{
-			// Initialize logger
-			Logger = new Logger(logWriter);
-
 			UnhandledException += OnUnhandledException;
 			TaskScheduler.UnobservedTaskException += OnUnobservedException;
 			InitializeComponent();
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ private static Task StartAppCenter()
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				Logger.Warn(ex, "AppCenter could not be started.");
+				App.Logger.LogWarning(ex, "AppCenter could not be started.");
 			}
 
 			return Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -174,16 +170,19 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			var activatedEventArgs = Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs();
 
-			Task.Run(async () => await logWriter.InitializeAsync("debug.log"));
-			Logger.Info($"App launched. Launch args type: {activatedEventArgs.Data.GetType().Name}");
-
+			var logPath = Path.Combine(ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path, "debug.log");
 			//start tracking app usage
 			if (activatedEventArgs.Data is Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.IActivatedEventArgs iaea)
 				SystemInformation.Instance.TrackAppUse(iaea);
 
 			// Initialize MainWindow here
 			EnsureWindowIsInitialized();
 			host = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
+				.ConfigureLogging(builder => 
+					builder
+					.AddProvider(new FileLoggerProvider(logPath))
+					.SetMinimumLevel(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Information)
+				)
 				.ConfigureServices(services => 
 					services
 						.AddSingleton<IUserSettingsService, UserSettingsService>()
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs e)
 						.AddSingleton<IDisplayPageContext, DisplayPageContext>()
 						.AddSingleton<IWindowContext, WindowContext>()
 						.AddSingleton<IMultitaskingContext, MultitaskingContext>()
-						.AddSingleton(Logger)
 						.AddSingleton<IDialogService, DialogService>()
 						.AddSingleton<IImageService, ImagingService>()
 						.AddSingleton<IThreadingService, ThreadingService>()
@@ -235,10 +233,13 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs e)
 						.AddSingleton<AppearanceViewModel>()
 				)
 				.Build();
+			Logger = host.Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<App>>();
+			App.Logger.LogInformation($"App launched. Launch args type: {activatedEventArgs.Data.GetType().Name}");
+
 			Ioc.Default.ConfigureServices(host.Services);
 			EnsureSettingsAndConfigurationAreBootstrapped();
 
-			_ = InitializeAppComponentsAsync().ContinueWith(t => Logger.Warn(t.Exception, "Error during InitializeAppComponentsAsync()"), TaskContinuationOptions.OnlyOnFaulted);
+			_ = InitializeAppComponentsAsync().ContinueWith(t => Logger.LogWarning(t.Exception, "Error during InitializeAppComponentsAsync()"), TaskContinuationOptions.OnlyOnFaulted);
 
 			_ = Window.InitializeApplication(activatedEventArgs.Data);
 		}
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ private void Window_Activated(object sender, WindowActivatedEventArgs args)
 
 		public void OnActivated(AppActivationArguments activatedEventArgs)
 		{
-			Logger.Info($"App activated. Activated args type: {activatedEventArgs.Data.GetType().Name}");
+			App.Logger.LogInformation($"App activated. Activated args type: {activatedEventArgs.Data.GetType().Name}");
 			var data = activatedEventArgs.Data;
 			// InitializeApplication accesses UI, needs to be called on UI thread
 			_ = Window.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueAsync(() => Window.InitializeApplication(data));
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ private static void AppUnhandledException(Exception ex, bool shouldShowNotificat
 			Debugger.Break(); // Please check "Output Window" for exception details (View -> Output Window) (CTRL + ALT + O)
 
 			SaveSessionTabs();
-			Logger.UnhandledError(ex, ex.Message);
+			App.Logger.LogError(ex, ex.Message);
 
 			if (!ShowErrorNotification || !shouldShowNotification)
 				return;

src/Files.App/Files.App.csproj

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="7.0.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.756" />
         <PackageReference Include="SevenZipSharp" Version="1.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_green" Version="2.1.4" />

src/Files.App/Filesystem/Archive/ArchiveCreator.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Files.Shared;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using SevenZip;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ public async Task<bool> RunCreationAsync()
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				var logger = Ioc.Default.GetService<ILogger>();
-				logger?.Warn(ex, $"Error compressing folder: {archivePath}");
+				var logger = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<ILogger<App>>();
+				logger?.LogWarning(ex, $"Error compressing folder: {archivePath}");
 
 				return false;
 			}

src/Files.App/Filesystem/Cloud/CloudDrivesManager.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using Files.App.Helpers;
 using Files.Shared;
 using Files.Shared.Cloud;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Files.App.Filesystem.Cloud
 {
 	public class CloudDrivesManager
 	{
-		private readonly ILogger logger = Ioc.Default.GetService<ILogger>();
+		private readonly ILogger logger = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<ILogger<App>>();
 		private readonly ICloudDetector detector = Ioc.Default.GetService<ICloudDetector>();
 
 		public EventHandler<NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs> DataChanged;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public async Task UpdateDrivesAsync()
 
 			foreach (var provider in providers)
 			{
-				logger?.Info($"Adding cloud provider \"{provider.Name}\" mapped to {provider.SyncFolder}");
+				logger?.LogInformation($"Adding cloud provider \"{provider.Name}\" mapped to {provider.SyncFolder}");
 				var cloudProviderItem = new DriveItem
 				{
 					Text = provider.Name,
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public async Task UpdateDrivesAsync()
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{
-					logger?.Warn(ex, "Cloud provider local folder couldn't be found");
+					logger?.LogWarning(ex, "Cloud provider local folder couldn't be found");
 				}
 
 				cloudProviderItem.MenuOptions = new ContextMenuOptions

src/Files.App/Filesystem/Drives.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Files.Backend.Services.SizeProvider;
 using Files.Shared;
 using Files.Shared.Enums;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Files.App.Filesystem
 {
 	public class DrivesManager : ObservableObject
 	{
-		private readonly ILogger logger = Ioc.Default.GetService<ILogger>();
+		private readonly ILogger logger = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<ILogger<App>>();
 		private readonly ISizeProvider folderSizeProvider = Ioc.Default.GetService<ISizeProvider>();
 
 		private bool isDriveEnumInProgress;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ private async void OnDeviceAdded(object? sender, Helpers.MMI.DeviceEventArgs e)
 			var rootAdded = await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(e.DeviceId).AsTask());
 			if (!rootAdded)
 			{
-				logger.Warn($"{rootAdded.ErrorCode}: Attempting to add the device, {e.DeviceId},"
+				logger.LogWarning($"{rootAdded.ErrorCode}: Attempting to add the device, {e.DeviceId},"
 					+ " failed at the StorageFolder initialization step. This device will be ignored.");
 				return;
 			}
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ private async void OnDeviceAdded(object? sender, Helpers.MMI.DeviceEventArgs e)
 					matchingDrive.DeviceID = e.DeviceId;
 					return;
 				}
-				logger.Info($"Drive added from fulltrust process: {driveItem.Path}, {driveItem.Type}");
+				logger.LogInformation($"Drive added from fulltrust process: {driveItem.Path}, {driveItem.Type}");
 				drives.Add(driveItem);
 			}
 
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ private async void Watcher_Added(DeviceWatcher _, DeviceInformation info)
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex) when (ex is ArgumentException or UnauthorizedAccessException)
 			{
-				logger.Warn($"{ex.GetType()}: Attempting to add the device, {info.Name},"
+				logger.LogWarning($"{ex.GetType()}: Attempting to add the device, {info.Name},"
 					+ $" failed at the StorageFolder initialization step. This device will be ignored. Device ID: {deviceId}");
 				return;
 			}
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ private async void Watcher_Added(DeviceWatcher _, DeviceInformation info)
 					return;
 				}
 
-				logger.Info($"Drive added: {driveItem.Path}, {driveItem.Type}");
+				logger.LogInformation($"Drive added: {driveItem.Path}, {driveItem.Type}");
 				drives.Add(driveItem);
 			}
 
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ private async void Watcher_Added(DeviceWatcher _, DeviceInformation info)
 
 		private void Watcher_Removed(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformationUpdate args)
 		{
-			logger.Info($"Drive removed: {args.Id}");
+			logger.LogInformation($"Drive removed: {args.Id}");
 			lock (drives)
 			{
 				drives.RemoveAll(x => x.DeviceID == args.Id);
@@ -332,13 +333,13 @@ private async Task<bool> GetDrivesAsync()
 				if (res.ErrorCode is FileSystemStatusCode.Unauthorized)
 				{
 					unauthorizedAccessDetected = true;
-					logger.Warn($"{res.ErrorCode}: Attempting to add the device, {drive.Name},"
+					logger.LogWarning($"{res.ErrorCode}: Attempting to add the device, {drive.Name},"
 						+ " failed at the StorageFolder initialization step. This device will be ignored.");
 					continue;
 				}
 				else if (!res)
 				{
-					logger.Warn($"{res.ErrorCode}: Attempting to add the device, {drive.Name},"
+					logger.LogWarning($"{res.ErrorCode}: Attempting to add the device, {drive.Name},"
 						+ " failed at the StorageFolder initialization step. This device will be ignored.");
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ private async Task<bool> GetDrivesAsync()
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					logger.Info($"Drive added: {driveItem.Path}, {driveItem.Type}");
+					logger.LogInformation($"Drive added: {driveItem.Path}, {driveItem.Type}");
 					drives.Add(driveItem);
 				}
 

src/Files.App/Filesystem/FileTagsManager.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Files.App.DataModels.NavigationControlItems;
 using Files.Backend.Services.Settings;
-using Files.Shared;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Files.App.Filesystem
 {
 	public class FileTagsManager
 	{
-		private readonly ILogger logger = Ioc.Default.GetService<ILogger>();
+		private readonly ILogger logger = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<ILogger<App>>();
 		private readonly IFileTagsSettingsService fileTagsSettingsService = Ioc.Default.GetService<IFileTagsSettingsService>();
 
 		public EventHandler<NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs> DataChanged;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public Task UpdateFileTagsAsync()
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				logger.Warn(ex, "Error loading tags section.");
+				logger.LogWarning(ex, "Error loading tags section.");
 			}
 
 			return Task.CompletedTask;

src/Files.App/Filesystem/FilesystemOperations/Helpers/FilesystemHelpers.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using Files.Shared.Enums;
 using Files.Shared.Extensions;
 using Files.Shared.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ public static bool IsValidForFilename(string name)
 				if (collisions.ContainsKey(incomingItems.ElementAt(item.index).SourcePath))
 				{
 					// Something strange happened, log
-					App.Logger.Warn($"Duplicate key when resolving conflicts: {incomingItems.ElementAt(item.index).SourcePath}, {item.src.Name}\n" +
+					App.Logger.LogWarning($"Duplicate key when resolving conflicts: {incomingItems.ElementAt(item.index).SourcePath}, {item.src.Name}\n" +
 						$"Source: {string.Join(", ", source.Select(x => string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Path) ? x.Item.Name : x.Path))}");
 				}
 				collisions.AddIfNotPresent(incomingItems.ElementAt(item.index).SourcePath, FileNameConflictResolveOptionType.GenerateNewName);
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ public static async Task<IEnumerable<IStorageItemWithPath>> GetDraggedStorageIte
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{
-					App.Logger.Warn(ex, ex.Message);
+					App.Logger.LogWarning(ex, ex.Message);
 					return itemsList;
 				}
 			}

src/Files.App/Filesystem/LibraryManager.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Files.Shared;
 using Files.Shared.Enums;
 using Files.Shared.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public static async Task<List<LibraryLocationItem>> ListUserLibraries()
 				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
-					App.Logger.Warn(e);
+					App.Logger.LogWarning(e, null);
 				}
 
 				return new();
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public async Task<bool> CreateNewLibrary(string name)
 				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
-					App.Logger.Warn(e);
+					App.Logger.LogWarning(e, null);
 				}
 
 				return Task.FromResult<ShellLibraryItem>(null);
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ public async Task<LibraryLocationItem> UpdateLibrary(string libraryPath, string
 				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
-					App.Logger.Warn(e);
+					App.Logger.LogWarning(e, null);
 				}
 
 				return Task.FromResult<ShellLibraryItem>(null);
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ private async void OnLibraryChanged(WatcherChangeTypes changeType, string oldPat
 				var library = SafetyExtensions.IgnoreExceptions(() => new ShellLibrary2(Shell32.ShellUtil.GetShellItemForPath(newPath), true));
 				if (library is null)
 				{
-					App.Logger.Warn($"Failed to open library after {changeType}: {newPath}");
+					App.Logger.LogWarning($"Failed to open library after {changeType}: {newPath}");
 					return;
 				}
 

src/Files.App/Filesystem/RecentItems.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Files.App.Helpers;
 using Files.App.Shell;
 using Files.Shared.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public async Task<List<RecentItem>> ListRecentFoldersAsync()
 					}
 					catch (Exception ex)
 					{
-						App.Logger.Warn(ex, ex.Message);
+						App.Logger.LogWarning(ex, ex.Message);
 					}
 
 					return null;
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ public bool AddToRecentItems(string path)
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				App.Logger.Warn(ex, ex.Message);
+				App.Logger.LogWarning(ex, ex.Message);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ public bool ClearRecentItems()
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				App.Logger.Warn(ex, ex.Message);
+				App.Logger.LogWarning(ex, ex.Message);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}