extra helper

NLog · Oct 7, 2017 · 1623e85 · 1623e85
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diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/AspNetExtensions.cs b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/AspNetExtensions.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public static LoggingConfiguration ConfigureNLog(this IHostingEnvironment env, s
         /// <summary>
         /// Apply NLog configuration from XML config.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="fileName">absolute path  NLog configuration file.</param>
+        /// <param name="fileName">Path to NLog configuration file, e.g. nlog.config. </param>
         /// <returns>LoggingConfiguration for chaining</returns>
         private static LoggingConfiguration ConfigureNLog(string fileName)
         {

diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/NLogStart.cs b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/NLogStart.cs
@@ -6,14 +6,38 @@
 
 namespace NLog.Web
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// NLog start helper
+    /// </summary>
     public static class NLogStart
     {
-        public static Logger InitLogger(string nlogConfig)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Init the NLog
+        /// 
+        /// If this method is used, there is no need for ConfigureNLog
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fileName">Path to NLog configuration file, e.g. nlog.config. </param>>
+        /// <returns>Logger to start logging</returns>
+        public static Logger InitLogger(string fileName)
         {
-            //register yourself
-            ConfigurationItemFactory.Default.RegisterItemsFromAssembly(typeof(AspNetExtensions).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
+            var configuration = new XmlLoggingConfiguration(fileName);
+
+            return InitLogger(configuration);
+        }
 
-            LogManager.Configuration = new XmlLoggingConfiguration(nlogConfig);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Init the NLog
+        /// 
+        /// If this method is used, there is no need for ConfigureNLog
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configuration">NLog config</param>>
+        /// <returns>Logger to start logging</returns>
+        public static Logger InitLogger(LoggingConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            //register yourself, so <extension> isn't needed.
+            ConfigurationItemFactory.Default.RegisterItemsFromAssembly(typeof(AspNetExtensions).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
+
+            LogManager.Configuration = configuration;
             var logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
             return logger;
         }