Serilog

BlurHash/BlurHash.csproj

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         <SupportedPlatform Include="browser" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>

Compare/Compare.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Compare;
 public class Compare
 {
 
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly IsEnvironment _IsEnvironment;
     private readonly Models.Configuration _Configuration;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ public class Compare
         _RenameCFindReplace = new();
         _SpellingFindReplace = new();
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<Compare>();
         _FileKeyValuePairs = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
         _FilePropertiesKeyValuePairs = new Dictionary<string, List<Tuple<string, Shared.Models.Property>>>();
         string searchPattern = "*";
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ public class Compare
         (_, groupCollection) = Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory, searchPattern, topDirectories);
         if (appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
             ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection));
-        _Log.Information($"{nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection)} has finished");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection)} has finished");
         _Configuration = configuration;
         List<string> missingVerifyToSeasonCollection = GetMissingVerifyToSeasonCollection(topDirectories, groupCollection);
         if (missingVerifyToSeasonCollection.Any())
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ public class Compare
             if (appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
                 ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection));
         }
-        _Log.Information($"{nameof(PossiblyRename)} has finished");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{nameof(PossiblyRename)} has finished");
         if (PossiblyRenameB(topDirectories, groupCollection))
         {
             topDirectories.Clear();
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ public class Compare
             if (appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
                 ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection));
         }
-        _Log.Information($"{nameof(PossiblyRenameB)} has finished");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{nameof(PossiblyRenameB)} has finished");
         if (PossiblyRenameC(topDirectories, groupCollection))
         {
             topDirectories.Clear();
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ public class Compare
             if (appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
                 ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection));
         }
-        _Log.Information($"{nameof(PossiblyRenameC)} has finished");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{nameof(PossiblyRenameC)} has finished");
         if (PossiblyCorrect(topDirectories, groupCollection))
         {
             topDirectories.Clear();
@@ -147,11 +145,11 @@ public class Compare
             if (appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
                 ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetGroupCollection));
         }
-        _Log.Information($"{nameof(PossiblyCorrect)} has finished");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{nameof(PossiblyCorrect)} has finished");
         string[] dbFiles = Directory.GetFiles(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory, "*.db", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
         foreach (string dbFile in dbFiles)
             File.Delete(dbFile);
-        _Log.Information("deleting *.db files has finished");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation("deleting *.db files has finished");
         if (dbFiles.Any())
         {
             topDirectories.Clear();
@@ -175,14 +173,14 @@ public class Compare
         }
         if (!isSilent)
         {
-            _Log.Information("First pass completed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("First pass completed");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
                 if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                     break;
             }
-            _Log.Information(". . .");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         }
         if (!isSilent)
         {
@@ -192,51 +190,51 @@ public class Compare
                 ConsoleKey? consoleKey = null;
                 for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
                 {
-                    _Log.Information($"Execute {nameof(ChangeExtensionFromDeleteToJson)} \"Y(es)\" or \"N(o)\"?");
+                    _Logger?.LogInformation($"Execute {nameof(ChangeExtensionFromDeleteToJson)} \"Y(es)\" or \"N(o)\"?");
                     consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
                     if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.Y or ConsoleKey.N)
                         break;
                 }
-                _Log.Information(". . .");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
                 if (consoleKey == ConsoleKey.Y)
                     ChangeExtensionFromDeleteToJson(aPropertySingletonDirectory);
             }
         }
         if (!isSilent)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Second pass completed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Second pass completed");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
                 if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                     break;
             }
-            _Log.Information(". . .");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         }
         string aPropertyContentCollectionDirectory = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetResultsDateGroupDirectory(propertyConfiguration, nameof(A_Property), "[()]");
         ThirdPassToMove(propertyConfiguration, mapLogic, propertyLogic, containers, aPropertyContentCollectionDirectory);
         if (!isSilent)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Third pass completed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Third pass completed");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
                 if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                     break;
             }
-            _Log.Information(". . .");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         }
         FourthPassCreateWindowsShortcuts(propertyConfiguration, mapLogic, propertyLogic, containers, saveToCollection: false, keepAll: false);
         if (!isSilent)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Fourth pass completed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Fourth pass completed");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
                 if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                     break;
             }
-            _Log.Information(". . .");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         }
         SaveDiffFilesOrSaveLogAndMoveFiles(propertyConfiguration);
         string currentYearDirectory = Path.Combine(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory, $". {DateTime.Now:yyyy}");
@@ -387,8 +385,6 @@ public class Compare
     private long LogDelta(long ticks, string? methodName)
     {
         long result;
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         double delta = new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalMilliseconds;
         _Log.Debug($"{methodName} took {Math.Floor(delta)} millisecond(s)");
         result = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
@@ -438,21 +434,19 @@ public class Compare
 
     private void SaveDiffFilesOrSaveLogAndMoveFiles(Property.Models.Configuration configuration)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         if (_Configuration?.PropertyConfiguration is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration));
         string aPropertySingletonDirectory = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetResultsDateGroupDirectory(configuration, nameof(A_Property), "{}");
-        _Log.Information(aPropertySingletonDirectory);
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(aPropertySingletonDirectory);
-        _Log.Information("to");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation("to");
-        _Log.Information(_Configuration.DiffPropertyDirectory);
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(_Configuration.DiffPropertyDirectory);
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console if compare not needed");
             if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                 break;
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         int loadLessThan = 7;
         string diffRootDirectory;
         ConsoleKey? consoleKey = null;
@@ -486,27 +480,27 @@ public class Compare
         }
         for (int x = 0; x < int.MaxValue; x++)
         {
-            _Log.Information($"Press \"D\" key to {nameof(PropertyCompare.Models.PropertyCompareLogic.SaveDiffFiles)}");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation($"Press \"D\" key to {nameof(PropertyCompare.Models.PropertyCompareLogic.SaveDiffFiles)}");
-            _Log.Information($"Press \"M\" key to {nameof(PropertyCompare.Models.PropertyCompareLogic.SaveLogAndMoveFiles)}");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation($"Press \"M\" key to {nameof(PropertyCompare.Models.PropertyCompareLogic.SaveLogAndMoveFiles)}");
-            _Log.Information("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip");
             consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
             if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.D or ConsoleKey.M or ConsoleKey.End)
                 break;
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         if (consoleKey.HasValue && consoleKey.Value == ConsoleKey.D)
             propertyCompareLogic.SaveDiffFiles(aPropertyCollectionDirectory, loadLessThan, propertyCompareCollection, diffPropertyCompareCollection);
         else if (consoleKey.HasValue && consoleKey.Value == ConsoleKey.M)
         {
             for (int x = 0; x < int.MaxValue; x++)
             {
-                _Log.Information($"Press \"0 - {loadLessThan}\" key when ready to continue");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation($"Press \"0 - {loadLessThan}\" key when ready to continue");
-                _Log.Information("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip");
+                _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip");
                 consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
                 if (consoleKey.Value is ConsoleKey.D0 or ConsoleKey.D1 or ConsoleKey.D2 or ConsoleKey.D3 or ConsoleKey.D4 or ConsoleKey.D5 or ConsoleKey.D6 or ConsoleKey.End)
                     break;
             }
-            _Log.Information(". . .");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
             int i = int.Parse(consoleKey.Value.ToString()[1..]);
             propertyCompareLogic.SaveLogAndMoveFiles(aPropertyCollectionDirectory, loadLessThan, propertyCompareCollection, diffPropertyCompareCollection, i);
         }
@@ -717,8 +711,6 @@ public class Compare
 
     private void CreateWindowsShortcuts((long Ticks, string FilteredSourceDirectoryFile, string PropertyDirectory, int PropertyId)[] collection, bool keepAll)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         int z = 0;
         string fileName;
         WindowsShortcut windowsShortcut;
@@ -755,8 +747,6 @@ public class Compare
 
     private void ThirdPassToMove(Property.Models.Configuration configuration, Map.Models.MapLogic mapLogic, A_Property propertyLogic, Shared.Models.Container[] containers, string aPropertyContentCollectionDirectory)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         if (_Configuration?.PropertyConfiguration is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration));
         int stay = 0;
@@ -809,16 +799,16 @@ public class Compare
             if (!Directory.Exists(distinctDirectory))
                 _ = Directory.CreateDirectory(distinctDirectory);
         }
-        _Log.Information($"{stay} file(s) are staying and {fileMoveCollection.Count} file(s) will be moved");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{stay} file(s) are staying and {fileMoveCollection.Count} file(s) will be moved");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            _Log.Information($"Press \"M\" key to {nameof(File.Move)}");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation($"Press \"M\" key to {nameof(File.Move)}");
-            _Log.Information("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip or close console if compare not needed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip or close console if compare not needed");
             consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
             if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.M or ConsoleKey.End)
                 break;
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         if (consoleKey.HasValue && consoleKey.Value == ConsoleKey.M)
         {
             foreach (string fileMove in fileMoveCollection)
@@ -833,8 +823,6 @@ public class Compare
 
     private void FourthPassCreateWindowsShortcuts(Property.Models.Configuration configuration, Map.Models.MapLogic mapLogic, A_Property propertyLogic, Shared.Models.Container[] containers, bool saveToCollection, bool keepAll)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         int stay = 0;
         ConsoleKey? consoleKey = null;
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
@@ -863,16 +851,16 @@ public class Compare
             }
         }
         collection = propertyLogic.GetPropertyIds(directoryInfoCollection, saveToCollection);
-        _Log.Information($"{stay} file(s) are staying and {fileMoveCollection.Count} file(s) will be moved");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{stay} file(s) are staying and {fileMoveCollection.Count} file(s) will be moved");
         for (int x = 0; x < int.MaxValue; x++)
         {
-            _Log.Information($"Press \"S\" key to {nameof(CreateWindowsShortcuts)}");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation($"Press \"S\" key to {nameof(CreateWindowsShortcuts)}");
-            _Log.Information("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip or close console if compare not needed");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"End\" key when ready to skip or close console if compare not needed");
             consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
             if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.M or ConsoleKey.End)
                 break;
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         if (consoleKey.HasValue && consoleKey.Value == ConsoleKey.S)
             CreateWindowsShortcuts(collection, keepAll);
     }

Compare/Compare.csproj

@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Identity.Core" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="7.0.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />

Compare/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Compare.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Compare/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Compare.Models;
@@ -11,9 +10,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Compare;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -29,9 +27,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -40,31 +35,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            Compare _ = new(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            Compare _ = new(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Copy-Distinct/Copy-Distinct.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Property\Property.csproj" />

Copy-Distinct/CopyDistinct.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using View_by_Distance.Copy.Distinct.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class CopyDistinct
     private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string[]> _FileGroups;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public CopyDistinct(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public CopyDistinct(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ public class CopyDistinct
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<CopyDistinct>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         (bool move, List<string[]> filesCollection, bool anyLenFiles, bool moveBack) = Verify();
         _FileGroups = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.GetKeyValuePairs(propertyConfiguration, appSettings.CopyTo, new string[] { appSettings.ResultDirectoryKey });
-        List<string> lines = CopyDistinctFilesInDirectories(log, move, filesCollection, anyLenFiles, moveBack);
+        List<string> lines = CopyDistinctFilesInDirectories(logger, move, filesCollection, anyLenFiles, moveBack);
         if (lines.Any())
             File.WriteAllLines($"D:/Tmp/Phares/{DateTime.Now.Ticks}.tsv", lines);
         _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ public class CopyDistinct
         return (distinctDirectories.ToArray(), results);
     }
 
-    private List<string> CopyDistinctFilesInDirectories(ILogger log, bool move, List<string[]> filesCollection, bool anyLenFiles, bool moveBack)
+    private List<string> CopyDistinctFilesInDirectories(ILogger<Program>? logger, bool move, List<string[]> filesCollection, bool anyLenFiles, bool moveBack)
     {
         List<string> results = new();
         ProgressBar progressBar;
@@ -184,30 +183,30 @@ public class CopyDistinct
                 _ = Directory.CreateDirectory(distinctDirectory);
         }
         if (move)
-            log.Information($"Ready to Move {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
+            logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to Move {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
         else if (!moveBack)
-            log.Information($"Ready to Copy {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
+            logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to Copy {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
         else
-            log.Information($"Ready to Move back {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
+            logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to Move back {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
             if (move)
-                log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not move files");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not move files");
             else if (!moveBack)
-                log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to copy file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not copy files");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to copy file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not copy files");
             else
-                log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move back file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not move back files");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move back file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not move back files");
             consoleKey = System.Console.ReadKey().Key;
             if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.Y or ConsoleKey.N)
                 break;
         }
-        log.Information(". . .");
+        logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         if (consoleKey is null || consoleKey.Value != ConsoleKey.Y)
         {
             if (move || moveBack)
-                log.Information("Nothing moved!");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Nothing moved!");
             else
-                log.Information("Nothing copied!");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Nothing copied!");
         }
         else
         {
@@ -215,9 +214,9 @@ public class CopyDistinct
             results.AddRange(Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IDirectory.CopyOrMove(toDoCollection, move, moveBack, () => progressBar.Tick()));
             progressBar.Dispose();
             if (move || moveBack)
-                log.Information("Done moving");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Done moving");
             else
-                log.Information("Done copying");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Done copying");
         }
         return results;
     }

Copy-Distinct/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Copy.Distinct.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Copy-Distinct/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Copy.Distinct.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Copy.Distinct;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new CopyDistinct(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new CopyDistinct(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Date-Group/Date-Group.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Identity.Core" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="7.0.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />

Date-Group/DateGroup.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text;
@@ -13,15 +14,15 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Date.Group;
 public class DateGroup
 {
 
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly List<string> _Exceptions;
+    private readonly ILogger<Program>? _Logger;
     private readonly IsEnvironment _IsEnvironment;
     private readonly Models.Configuration _Configuration;
     private readonly List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> _FileKeyValuePairs;
     private readonly Dictionary<string, List<Tuple<string, Shared.Models.Property>>> _FilePropertiesKeyValuePairs;
 
-    public DateGroup(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public DateGroup(List<string> args, ILogger<Program>? logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -29,15 +30,15 @@ public class DateGroup
         { }
         if (console is null)
         { }
+        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _Exceptions = new List<string>();
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<DateGroup>();
         _FileKeyValuePairs = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
         _FilePropertiesKeyValuePairs = new Dictionary<string, List<Tuple<string, Shared.Models.Property>>>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Models.Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
-        _Log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: true);
         Verify(configuration);
         bool reverse = false;
@@ -49,12 +50,8 @@ public class DateGroup
         string[] dbFiles = Directory.GetFiles(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory, "*.db", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
         foreach (string dbFile in dbFiles)
             File.Delete(dbFile);
-        if (true || appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-            ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(File.Delete));
         for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
             _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
-        if (true || appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-            ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories));
         string destinationRoot = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetResultsGroupDirectory(propertyConfiguration, "Z) Moved");
         string aResultsFullGroupDirectory = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetResultsDateGroupDirectory(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, nameof(A_Property));
         string aPropertySingletonDirectory = Path.Combine(aResultsFullGroupDirectory, "{}");
@@ -67,8 +64,6 @@ public class DateGroup
         if (propertyConfiguration.PopulatePropertyId && (configuration.ByCreateDateShortcut || configuration.ByHash) && Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IProperty.Any(containers))
         {
             propertyLogic.SavePropertyParallelWork(ticks, metadata, t, containers);
-            if (appSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-                ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(A_Property.SavePropertyParallelWork));
             if (propertyLogic.ExceptionsDirectories.Any())
                 throw new Exception();
         }
@@ -133,17 +128,6 @@ public class DateGroup
         return result;
     }
 
-    private long LogDelta(long ticks, string? methodName)
-    {
-        long result;
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
-        double delta = new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalMilliseconds;
-        _Log.Debug($"{methodName} took {Math.Floor(delta)} millisecond(s)");
-        result = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
-        return result;
-    }
-
     private List<(Item Item, long LastWriteTimeTicks, long MinimumDateTimeTicks, string[] Destination)> GetMoveFileCollection(string destinationDirectory, string topDirectory, Item[] filteredItems)
     {
         List<(Item Item, long LastWriteTimeTicks, long MinimumDateTimeTicks, string[] Destination)> results = new();
@@ -376,8 +360,6 @@ public class DateGroup
 
     private void MoveFiles(Property.Models.Configuration configuration, string destinationRoot, Container[] containers)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         string checkDirectory;
         bool hasDuplicate;
         string fullFileName;
@@ -410,14 +392,14 @@ public class DateGroup
                     _ = Directory.CreateDirectory(checkDirectory);
             }
         }
-        _Log.Information($"Ready to move {fileMoveCollectionAll.Length} file(s)?");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to move {fileMoveCollectionAll.Length} file(s)?");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) or close console to not move files");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) or close console to not move files");
             if (System.Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                 break;
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         int moved = 0;
         foreach ((Item item, long lastWriteTimeTicks, long minimumDateTimeTicks, string[] destination) in fileMoveCollectionAll)
         {
@@ -454,14 +436,14 @@ public class DateGroup
             }
         }
         _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(destinationRoot);
-        _Log.Information($"{moved} file(s) moved");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"{moved} file(s) moved");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) back or close console to leave them moved");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) back or close console to leave them moved");
             if (System.Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                 break;
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         foreach ((Item item, long lastWriteTimeTicks, long minimumDateTimeTicks, string[] destination) in fileMoveCollectionAll)
         {
             fullFileName = Path.Combine(destination);
@@ -472,7 +454,7 @@ public class DateGroup
             File.Move(fullFileName, item.ImageFileHolder.FullName);
             moved += 1;
         }
-        _Log.Information($"Done moving back {moved} file(s)");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"Done moving back {moved} file(s)");
         for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
             _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(configuration.RootDirectory);
     }

Date-Group/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Date.Group.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Date-Group/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Date.Group.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Date.Group;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -79,31 +77,28 @@ public class Program
                 throw new Exception("Chelsea");
 #nullable restore
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            DateGroup _ = new(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            DateGroup _ = new(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Delete-By-Distinct/Delete-By-Distinct.csproj

@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Identity.Core" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="7.0.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />

Delete-By-Distinct/DeleteByDistinct.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Distinct.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Property.Models;
@@ -11,28 +11,27 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Distinct;
 public class DeleteByDistinct
 {
 
-    public DeleteByDistinct(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public DeleteByDistinct(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
         if (console is null)
         { }
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<DeleteByDistinct>();
         Dictionary<string, List<string>> keyValuePairs = new();
         Configuration configuration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         ProgressBarOptions options = new() { ProgressCharacter = '─', ProgressBarOnBottom = true, DisableBottomPercentage = true };
-        log.Information(configuration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(configuration.RootDirectory);
         if (!appSettings.TicksForLong && !appSettings.SizeForLong)
             throw new Exception("Check appSettings file!");
         bool compareIsPopulatedAndNotTheSame = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(appSettings.CompareRootDirectory) && appSettings.CompareRootDirectory != configuration.RootDirectory;
-        Work(appSettings, ticks, log, configuration.RootDirectory, nameof(configuration.RootDirectory), options, keyValuePairs, logOnly: compareIsPopulatedAndNotTheSame);
+        Work(appSettings, ticks, logger, configuration.RootDirectory, nameof(configuration.RootDirectory), options, keyValuePairs, logOnly: compareIsPopulatedAndNotTheSame);
         if (compareIsPopulatedAndNotTheSame)
-            Work(appSettings, ticks, log, appSettings.CompareRootDirectory, nameof(appSettings.CompareRootDirectory), options, keyValuePairs, logOnly: false);
+            Work(appSettings, ticks, logger, appSettings.CompareRootDirectory, nameof(appSettings.CompareRootDirectory), options, keyValuePairs, logOnly: false);
         _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(appSettings.CompareRootDirectory);
     }
 
-    private static void Work(AppSettings appSettings, long ticks, ILogger log, string directory, string variable, ProgressBarOptions options, Dictionary<string, List<string>> keyValuePairs, bool logOnly)
+    private static void Work(AppSettings appSettings, long ticks, ILogger<Program>? logger, string directory, string variable, ProgressBarOptions options, Dictionary<string, List<string>> keyValuePairs, bool logOnly)
     {
         string check;
         string logFile;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public class DeleteByDistinct
         List<string> deletedDirectories = new();
         Dictionary<long, List<string>> longToCollectionB = new();
         List<(string Source, string Destination)> renameFiles = new();
-        log.Information($"Gathering {appSettings.SearchPattern} files from <{directory}>");
+        logger?.LogInformation($"Gathering {appSettings.SearchPattern} files from <{directory}>");
         (string directory, string[] files)[] leftCollection = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IFileHolder.GetFiles(directory, appSettings.SearchPattern).ToArray();
         totalSeconds = (int)Math.Floor(new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalSeconds);
         message = $") Looking for duplicates from <{directory}> - {totalSeconds} total second(s)";
@@ -105,21 +104,21 @@ public class DeleteByDistinct
             }
         }
         progressBar.Dispose();
-        log.Information(". . .");
+        logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         logFile = $"{ticks}-{variable}-Files-A.lsv";
         if (!logOnly)
             File.WriteAllLines(Path.Combine(directory, logFile), deletedFiles);
         if (deletedFiles.Any() && !logOnly)
         {
-            log.Information($"Ready to delete {deletedFiles.Count} from {variable} {appSettings.SearchPattern} file(s)? See <{logFile}>");
+            logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to delete {deletedFiles.Count} from {variable} {appSettings.SearchPattern} file(s)? See <{logFile}>");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to delete file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not delete files");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to delete file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not delete files");
                 consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
                 if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.Y or ConsoleKey.N)
                     break;
             }
-            log.Information(". . .");
+            logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
             if (consoleKey is not null && consoleKey.Value == ConsoleKey.Y)
             {
                 foreach (string file in deletedFiles)
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ public class DeleteByDistinct
                     deletedDirectories.AddRange(collection);
                 }
                 progressBar.Dispose();
-                log.Information(". . .");
+                logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
                 logFile = $"{ticks + 1}-{variable}-Directories.lsv";
                 File.WriteAllLines(Path.Combine(directory, logFile), deletedDirectories.Distinct());
             }
@@ -161,15 +160,15 @@ public class DeleteByDistinct
             File.WriteAllLines(Path.Combine(directory, logFile), renameFiles.Select(l => l.Source));
             logFile = $"{ticks}-{variable}-Files-C.lsv";
             File.WriteAllLines(Path.Combine(directory, logFile), renameFiles.Select(l => l.Destination));
-            log.Information($"Ready to rename to match {renameFiles.Count} from {variable} {appSettings.SearchPattern} file(s)? See <{logFile}>");
+            logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to rename to match {renameFiles.Count} from {variable} {appSettings.SearchPattern} file(s)? See <{logFile}>");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to rename to match file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not rename to match files");
+                logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to rename to match file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not rename to match files");
                 consoleKey = Console.ReadKey().Key;
                 if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.Y or ConsoleKey.N)
                     break;
             }
-            log.Information(". . .");
+            logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
             if (consoleKey is not null && consoleKey.Value == ConsoleKey.Y)
             {
                 foreach ((string source, string destination) in renameFiles)

Delete-By-Distinct/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Distinct.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Delete-By-Distinct/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Distinct.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Distinct;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new DeleteByDistinct(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new DeleteByDistinct(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Delete-By-Relative/Delete-By-Relative.csproj

@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Identity.Core" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="7.0.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />

Delete-By-Relative/DeleteByRelative.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Relative.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Property.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models.Methods;
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Relative;
 public class DeleteByRelative
 {
 
-    public DeleteByRelative(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public DeleteByRelative(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ public class DeleteByRelative
         string checkFileName;
         string searchPattern = "*";
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<DeleteByRelative>();
         Configuration configuration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
-        log.Information(configuration.RootDirectory);
+         logger?.LogInformation(configuration.RootDirectory);
         int length = configuration.RootDirectory.Length;
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(appSettings.CompareRootDirectory) || Path.GetFullPath(appSettings.CompareRootDirectory) == Path.GetFullPath(configuration.RootDirectory))
             throw new Exception("Check AppSettings file!");
@@ -60,14 +59,14 @@ public class DeleteByRelative
         File.WriteAllLines(deleteLog, deleteFiles);
         if (deleteFiles.Count > 0)
         {
-            log.Information($"Ready to delete {deleteFiles.Count} file(s)? See <{deleteLog}>");
+             logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to delete {deleteFiles.Count} file(s)? See <{deleteLog}>");
             for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
             {
-                log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to delete file(s) or close console to not delete files");
+                 logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to delete file(s) or close console to not delete files");
                 if (Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                     break;
             }
-            log.Information(". . .");
+             logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
             foreach (string deleteFile in deleteFiles)
             {
                 File.Delete(deleteFile);

Delete-By-Relative/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Relative.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Delete-By-Relative/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Relative.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Delete.By.Relative;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new DeleteByRelative(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new DeleteByRelative(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Distance/Distance.csproj

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>

Distance/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Distance.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Distance/Models/_E_Distance.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Text.Json;
-using View_by_Distance.Distance.Models.Stateless;
 using View_by_Distance.FaceRecognitionDotNet;
 using View_by_Distance.Property.Models.Stateless;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ public partial class E_Distance : IDistance<MetadataExtractor.Directory>
     private readonly List<string> _Moved;
     private readonly List<double?> _Debug;
     private readonly List<string> _Renamed;
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly int _FaceConfidencePercent;
     private readonly bool _DistanceRenameToMatch;
     private readonly bool _DistanceMoveUnableToMatch;
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ public partial class E_Distance : IDistance<MetadataExtractor.Directory>
         _AllMappedFaceFiles = new();
         _AllMappedFaceFileNames = new();
         _DuplicateMappedFaceFiles = new();
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<E_Distance>();
         _DistanceRenameToMatch = distanceRenameToMatch;
         _FaceConfidencePercent = faceConfidencePercent;
         _DistanceMoveUnableToMatch = distanceMoveUnableToMatch;
@@ -298,16 +295,13 @@ public partial class E_Distance : IDistance<MetadataExtractor.Directory>
 
     public void Clear()
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
+        // double?[] debug = (from l in _Debug where l is null or not 0 select l).ToArray();
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
+        // if (debug.Length > 0)
-        double?[] debug = (from l in _Debug where l is null or not 0 select l).ToArray();
+        // {
-        if (debug.Length > 0)
+        //     string debugMessage = $"{_Debug.Count - debug.Length} - {debug.Min()} - {_Debug.Max()}";
-        {
+        // }
-            string debugMessage = $"{_Debug.Count - debug.Length} - {debug.Min()} - {_Debug.Max()}";
+        // if (_DuplicateMappedFaceFiles.Count > 0)
-            _Log.Info(debugMessage);
+        //     _Log.Info($"Renamed {_DuplicateMappedFaceFiles.Count} to *.dup file(s)");
-        }
-        if (_DuplicateMappedFaceFiles.Count > 0)
-            _Log.Info($"Renamed {_DuplicateMappedFaceFiles.Count} to *.dup file(s)");
         if (_Moved.Count > 0 || _Renamed.Count > 0)
             throw new NotImplementedException("Restart!");
         _Debug.Clear();

Drag-Drop-Explorer/Drag-Drop-Explorer.csproj

@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Shared\View-by-Distance.Shared.csproj" />

Drag-Drop-Explorer/DragDropExplorer.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Drag_Drop_Explorer;
 public partial class DragDropExplorer : Form
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly Calendar _Calendar;
     private readonly TextBox _PathTextBox;
     private readonly TextBox _JsonTextBox;
@@ -27,13 +25,11 @@ public partial class DragDropExplorer : Form
     public DragDropExplorer()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
         _Calendar = new CultureInfo("en-US").Calendar;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -48,11 +44,6 @@ public partial class DragDropExplorer : Form
             throw new Exception("Working path name must have parentDirectory value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<DragDropExplorer>();
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
@@ -130,7 +121,6 @@ public partial class DragDropExplorer : Form
                 _FirstTextBox.Text = string.Empty;
                 _PathTextBox.Text = string.Empty;
                 _JsonTextBox.Text = string.Empty;
-                _Logger.Information("No data");
             }
             else
             {

Drag-Drop-Move/Drag-Drop-Move.csproj

@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

Drag-Drop-Move/DragDropMove.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Drag.Drop.Move;
 public partial class DragDropMove : Form
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly TextBox _PathTextBox;
     private readonly TextBox _JsonTextBox;
     private readonly TextBox _FirstTextBox;
@@ -25,12 +23,10 @@ public partial class DragDropMove : Form
     public DragDropMove()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -45,11 +41,6 @@ public partial class DragDropMove : Form
             throw new Exception("Working path name must have parentDirectory value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<DragDropMove>();
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
@@ -186,7 +177,6 @@ public partial class DragDropMove : Form
                 _FirstTextBox.Text = string.Empty;
                 _PathTextBox.Text = string.Empty;
                 _JsonTextBox.Text = string.Empty;
-                _Logger.Information("No data");
             }
         }
         catch (Exception)

Drag-Drop-Search/Drag-Drop-Search.csproj

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\FaceRecognitionDotNet\FaceRecognitionDotNet.csproj" />

Drag-Drop-Search/DragDropSearch.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Drag_Drop.Models;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Drag_Drop;
 public partial class DragDropSearch : Form
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly TextBox _TextBox;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly ProgressBar _ProgressBar;
@@ -29,14 +27,12 @@ public partial class DragDropSearch : Form
     public DragDropSearch()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        ILogger logger;
         _IdToItem = new();
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         Models.Configuration configuration;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration;
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
@@ -51,14 +47,9 @@ public partial class DragDropSearch : Form
             throw new Exception("Working path name must have parentDirectory value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<DragDropSearch>();
         propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         (_, _, string resizeFileNameExtension) = C_Resize.GetTuple(configuration.OutputExtension, configuration.OutputQuality);
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -128,14 +119,6 @@ public partial class DragDropSearch : Form
                 continue;
             _IdToItem.Add(item.Property.Id.Value, item);
         }
-        if (_Logger is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Logger));
-        _Logger.Debug((_AppSettings is null).ToString());
-        _Logger.Debug((_Configuration is null).ToString());
-        _Logger.Debug((_IsEnvironment is null).ToString());
-        _Logger.Debug((_WorkingDirectory is null).ToString());
-        _Logger.Debug((_ConfigurationRoot is null).ToString());
-        _Logger.Debug((_PropertyConfiguration is null).ToString());
     }
 
     public static string? GetFaceEncoding(string file)
@@ -179,8 +162,6 @@ public partial class DragDropSearch : Form
             {
                 Text = item.ImageFileHolder.Name;
                 _TextBox.Text = item.ImageFileHolder.FullName;
-                if (item.ImageFileHolder.DirectoryName is not null)
-                    _Logger.Information(item.ImageFileHolder.DirectoryName);
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.ImageFileHolder.DirectoryName))
                     _ = Process.Start("explorer.exe", string.Concat("\"", item.ImageFileHolder.DirectoryName, "\""));
             }

Drag-Drop-Set-Property-Item/Drag-Drop-Set-Property-Item.csproj

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Metadata\Metadata.csproj" />

Drag-Drop-Set-Property-Item/DragDropSetPropertyItem.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ public partial class DragDropSetPropertyItem : Form
                           short? PropertyItemType,
                           string? Value);
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly TextBox _PathTextBox;
     private readonly TextBox _JsonTextBox;
     private readonly TextBox _FirstTextBox;
@@ -37,12 +35,10 @@ public partial class DragDropSetPropertyItem : Form
     public DragDropSetPropertyItem()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -55,14 +51,9 @@ public partial class DragDropSetPropertyItem : Form
             throw new Exception("Working path name must have parentDirectory setTo!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<DragDropSetPropertyItem>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: false);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
@@ -107,11 +98,8 @@ public partial class DragDropSetPropertyItem : Form
         }
     }
 
-    private void SetMessage(string message)
+    private void SetMessage(string message) =>
-    {
-        _Logger.Information(message);
         _JsonTextBox.Text = message;
-    }
 
     private List<Record> GetRecords(ASCIIEncoding asciiEncoding, int tagId, List<string> files)
     {

Duplicate-Search/Duplicate-Search.csproj

@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Identity.Core" Version="7.0.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="7.0.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />

Duplicate-Search/DuplicateSearch.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Duplicate.Search;
 public class DuplicateSearch
 {
 
-    public DuplicateSearch(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public DuplicateSearch(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ public class DuplicateSearch
         { }
         string searchPattern = "*";
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<DuplicateSearch>();
         Configuration configuration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
-        log.Information(configuration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(configuration.RootDirectory);
         if (appSettings.IndexOnly)
             WriteIndexData(ticks, configuration, searchPattern);
         else
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@ public class DuplicateSearch
             Dictionary<int, List<MappingFromItem?>> idToCollection = GetIdToCollection(argZero, configuration, argZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory, containers, destinationRoot, preloadIds);
             int duplicates = (from l in idToCollection where l.Value.Count > 1 select 1).Sum();
             if (duplicates == 0)
-                log.Information($"Found {duplicates} duplicate file(s)");
+                logger?.LogInformation($"Found {duplicates} duplicate file(s)");
             else
-                QuestionMove(ticks, log, destinationRoot, idToCollection, duplicates);
+                QuestionMove(ticks, logger, destinationRoot, idToCollection, duplicates);
         }
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ public class DuplicateSearch
         File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(alongSideDirectory, $"{directoryName}-{ticks}.json"), json);
     }
 
-    private static void Move(ILogger log, long ticks, string destinationRoot, List<(FileHolder ImageFileHolder, string Destination)> collection)
+    private static void Move(ILogger<Program>? logger, long ticks, string destinationRoot, List<(FileHolder ImageFileHolder, string Destination)> collection)
     {
         StringBuilder stringBuilder = new();
         foreach ((FileHolder fileHolder, string destination) in collection)
@@ -70,28 +69,28 @@ public class DuplicateSearch
             _ = stringBuilder.AppendLine(destination);
         }
         _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(destinationRoot, $"{ticks}file(s).lsv"), stringBuilder.ToString(), updateDateWhenMatches: false, compareBeforeWrite: true, updateToWhenMatches: null);
-        log.Information($"Ready to move {collection.Count} file(s)?");
+        logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to move {collection.Count} file(s)?");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) or close console to not move files");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) or close console to not move files");
             if (System.Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
                 break;
         }
-        log.Information(". . .");
+        logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         foreach ((FileHolder fileHolder, string destination) in collection)
         {
             try
             { File.Move(fileHolder.FullName, destination); }
             catch (Exception exception)
-            { log.Error(exception, $"Failed to move <{fileHolder.FullName}>"); }
+            { logger?.LogError(exception, $"Failed to move <{fileHolder.FullName}>"); }
         }
-        log.Information($"{collection.Count} file(s) moved");
+        logger?.LogInformation($"{collection.Count} file(s) moved");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) back or close console to leave them moved");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move file(s) back or close console to leave them moved");
             if (System.Console.ReadKey().Key != ConsoleKey.Y)
                 continue;
-            log.Information(". . .");
+            logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
             foreach ((FileHolder fileHolder, string destination) in collection)
             {
                 if (!File.Exists(destination))
@@ -101,27 +100,27 @@ public class DuplicateSearch
                 try
                 { File.Move(destination, fileHolder.FullName); }
                 catch (Exception exception)
-                { log.Error(exception, $"Failed to move <{destination}>"); }
+                { logger?.LogError(exception, $"Failed to move <{destination}>"); }
             }
         }
-        log.Information(". . .");
+        logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
     }
 
-    private static void QuestionMove(long ticks, ILogger log, string destinationRoot, Dictionary<int, List<MappingFromItem?>> idToCollection, int duplicates)
+    private static void QuestionMove(long ticks, ILogger<Program>? logger, string destinationRoot, Dictionary<int, List<MappingFromItem?>> idToCollection, int duplicates)
     {
         int[] ids = (from l in idToCollection orderby l.Key where l.Value.Any(m => m is not null) select l.Key).ToArray();
         _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(destinationRoot, $"{ticks}-id(s).lsv"), string.Join(Environment.NewLine, ids), updateDateWhenMatches: false, compareBeforeWrite: true, updateToWhenMatches: null);
         string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(idToCollection, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true });
         _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(destinationRoot, $"{ticks}.json"), json, updateDateWhenMatches: false, compareBeforeWrite: true, updateToWhenMatches: null);
-        log.Information($"Found {duplicates} duplicate file(s)");
+        logger?.LogInformation($"Found {duplicates} duplicate file(s)");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console to leave them moved");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to continue or close console to leave them moved");
             if (System.Console.ReadKey().Key != ConsoleKey.Y)
                 continue;
-            log.Information(". . .");
+            logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
             List<(FileHolder ImageFileHolder, string Destination)> collection = GetCollectionAndCreateDirectories(idToCollection);
-            Move(log, ticks, destinationRoot, collection);
+            Move(logger, ticks, destinationRoot, collection);
         }
     }
 

Duplicate-Search/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Duplicate.Search.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Duplicate-Search/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Duplicate.Search.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Duplicate.Search;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new DuplicateSearch(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new DuplicateSearch(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Face/Face.csproj

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         <SupportedPlatform Include="browser" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>

Face/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Face.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Face/Models/_D_Face.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-using View_by_Distance.Face.Models.Stateless;
 using View_by_Distance.FaceRecognitionDotNet;
 using View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Property.Models;
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ public class D_Face
 
     private readonly Model _Model;
     private readonly string _ArgZero;
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly bool _OverrideForFaceImages;
     private readonly bool _LoadPhotoPrismLocations;
     private readonly ImageCodecInfo _ImageCodecInfo;
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ public class D_Face
         _ImageCodecInfo = imageCodecInfo;
         _EncoderParameters = encoderParameters;
         _FileNameExtension = filenameExtension;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<D_Face>();
         _HiddenImageCodecInfo = hiddenImageCodecInfo;
         _OverrideForFaceImages = overrideForFaceImages;
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
@@ -219,8 +215,6 @@ public class D_Face
 
     private List<Shared.Models.Face> GetFaces(string outputResolution, Shared.Models.Property property, MappingFromItem mappingFromItem, Dictionary<string, int[]> outputResolutionToResize, List<Location>? locations)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         if (_PropertyConfiguration.NumberOfJitters is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_PropertyConfiguration.NumberOfJitters));
         if (_PropertyConfiguration.NumberOfTimesToUpsample is null)
@@ -230,10 +224,7 @@ public class D_Face
         try
         { unknownImage = FaceRecognition.LoadImageFile(mappingFromItem.ResizedFileHolder.FullName); }
         catch (Exception)
-        {
+        { unknownImage = null; }
-            unknownImage = null;
-            _Log.Info(string.Concat(new StackFrame().GetMethod()?.Name, " <", mappingFromItem.ResizedFileHolder.FullName, ">"));
-        }
         if (unknownImage is not null)
         {
             (int outputResolutionWidth, int outputResolutionHeight, int outputResolutionOrientation) = Resize.Models.Stateless.Methods.IResize.Get(outputResolution, outputResolutionToResize);

FaceParts/FaceParts.csproj

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         <SupportedPlatform Include="browser" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>

FaceParts/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.FaceParts.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

FaceParts/Models/_D2_FaceParts.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public class D2_FaceParts
     protected readonly string _FileNameExtension;
     public string FileNameExtension => _FileNameExtension;
 
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly ImageCodecInfo _ImageCodecInfo;
     private readonly bool _CheckDFaceAndUpWriteDates;
     private readonly bool _OverrideForFaceLandmarkImages;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ public class D2_FaceParts
         _EncoderParameters = encoderParameters;
         _FileNameExtension = filenameExtension;
         _AngleBracketCollection = new List<string>();
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<D2_FaceParts>();
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _CheckDFaceAndUpWriteDates = checkDFaceAndUpWriteDates;
         _OverrideForFaceLandmarkImages = overrideForFaceLandmarkImages;
@@ -131,10 +129,10 @@ public class D2_FaceParts
         // it will be after rotation.
         PointF[] points =
         {
-                new PointF(0, 0),
+                new (0, 0),
-                new PointF(bitmap.Width, 0),
+                new (bitmap.Width, 0),
-                new PointF(bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height),
+                new (bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height),
-                new PointF(0, bitmap.Height),
+                new (0, bitmap.Height),
             };
         rotate_at_origin.TransformPoints(points);
         float xMinimum, xMaximum, yMinimum, yMaximum;

Instance/DlibDotNet.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
     private readonly F_Random _Random;
     private readonly IConsole _Console;
     private readonly E_Distance _Distance;
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly IBlurHasher _BlurHasher;
     private readonly D2_FaceParts _FaceParts;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly List<string> _Exceptions;
+    private readonly ILogger<Program>? _Logger;
     private readonly IsEnvironment _IsEnvironment;
     private readonly bool _PropertyRootExistedBefore;
     private readonly Models.Configuration _Configuration;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
 
     public DlibDotNet(
         List<string> args,
+        ILogger<Program> logger,
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment,
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot,
         AppSettings appSettings,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         IConsole console)
     {
         string message;
+        _Logger = logger;
         _Console = console;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -59,11 +62,10 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         _JLinkResolvedDirectories = new();
         if (ticks.ToString().Last() == '0')
             ticks += 1;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<DlibDotNet>();
         ReadOnlyCollection<PersonContainer> personContainers;
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Models.Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
-        _Log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: false);
         Verify(configuration);
         VerifyExtra(args, propertyConfiguration, configuration);
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         _ArgZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory = propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory == argZero;
         if (!Directory.Exists(argZero))
             _ = Directory.CreateDirectory(argZero);
-        _Log.Information(configuration.ModelDirectory);
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(configuration.ModelDirectory);
         {
             (ImageCodecInfo imageCodecInfo, EncoderParameters encoderParameters, string filenameExtension) = C_Resize.GetPngLowQuality();
             (ImageCodecInfo hiddenImageCodecInfo, EncoderParameters hiddenEncoderParameters, string hiddenFileNameExtension) = C_Resize.GetGifLowQuality();
@@ -149,15 +151,15 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         if (!_PropertyRootExistedBefore && !_IsEnvironment.Development && _Exceptions.Count == 0 && _ArgZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory)
         {
             string d2FacePartsRootDirectory = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetResultsDateGroupDirectory(propertyConfiguration, nameof(D2_FaceParts));
-            _Log.Information(string.Concat("Cleaning <", d2FacePartsRootDirectory, ">"));
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(string.Concat("Cleaning <", d2FacePartsRootDirectory, ">"));
             Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.ChangeDateForEmptyDirectories(d2FacePartsRootDirectory, ticks);
         }
         message = $"There were {_Exceptions.Count} exception(s) thrown! {Environment.NewLine}{string.Join(Environment.NewLine, _Exceptions)}";
-        _Log.Information(message);
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(message);
         if (_Exceptions.Count != 0)
             throw new Exception(message);
         if (_PropertyRootExistedBefore)
-            _Log.Information("First run completed. Run again if wanted");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("First run completed. Run again if wanted");
     }
 
     private static void Verify(Models.Configuration configuration)
@@ -427,8 +429,6 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
     private string SaveUrlAndGetNewRootDirectory(string[] files)
     {
         string result;
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         if (files.Length == 0)
             throw new NotSupportedException();
         string? sourceDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(files.First());
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         int length = result.Length;
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            _Log.Information("Enter fileNameToCollection url for fileNameToCollection image");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("Enter fileNameToCollection url for fileNameToCollection image");
             line = _Console.ReadLine();
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(line))
                 break;
@@ -466,14 +466,12 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             _ = new Item(fileHolder, relativePath, isValidImageFormatExtension);
             // container.Items.Add(item);
         }
-        _Log.Information(". . .");
+        _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         return result;
     }
 
     private void FullDoWork(string argZero, string propertyRoot, long ticks, string aResultsFullGroupDirectory, string bResultsFullGroupDirectory, int t, Container[] containers, A_Property propertyLogic, B_Metadata metadata, Dictionary<int, List<MappingFromPhotoPrism>> fileNameToCollection, MapLogic mapLogic)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         int total;
         int notMapped;
         string message;
@@ -542,11 +540,11 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
                 {
                     for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
                     {
-                        _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key when ready to continue or close console");
+                        _Logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key when ready to continue or close console");
                         if (_Console.ReadKey() == ConsoleKey.Y)
                             break;
                     }
-                    _Log.Information(". . .");
+                    _Logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
                 }
                 total += container.Items.Count;
             }
@@ -741,37 +739,22 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
 
     private void LogItemPropertyIsNull(Item item)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         if (!item.SourceDirectoryFileHolder.Exists)
-            _Log.Information(string.Concat("NoJson <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(string.Concat("NoJson <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
         else if (item.FileSizeChanged.HasValue && item.FileSizeChanged.Value)
-            _Log.Information(string.Concat("FileSizeChanged <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(string.Concat("FileSizeChanged <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
         else if (item.LastWriteTimeChanged.HasValue && item.LastWriteTimeChanged.Value)
-            _Log.Information(string.Concat("LastWriteTimeChanged <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(string.Concat("LastWriteTimeChanged <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
         else if (item.Moved.HasValue && item.Moved.Value)
-            _Log.Information(string.Concat("Moved <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
+            _Logger?.LogInformation(string.Concat("Moved <", item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, '>'));
     }
 
     private void LogNameWithoutExtensionIsIdFormatBut(Item item)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
+        _Logger?.LogInformation($"Name without extension is Id format but doesn't match id <{item.ImageFileHolder.FullName}>");
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
-        _Log.Information($"Name without extension is Id format but doesn't match id <{item.ImageFileHolder.FullName}>");
         File.Move(item.ImageFileHolder.FullName, $"{item.ImageFileHolder.FullName}.rename");
     }
 
-    private long LogDelta(long ticks, string? methodName)
-    {
-        long result;
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
-        double delta = new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalMilliseconds;
-        _Log.Debug($"{methodName} took {Math.Floor(delta)} millisecond(s)");
-        result = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
-        return result;
-    }
-
     private int GetNotMappedCountAndUpdateMappingFromPersonThenSetMapping(MapLogic mapLogic, Item item, bool? isFocusRelativePath, ReadOnlyCollection<LocationContainer<MetadataExtractor.Directory>> locationContainers, MappingFromItem mappingFromItem, List<MappingFromPhotoPrism>? mappingFromPhotoPrismCollection, List<Shared.Models.Face> faces)
     {
         int result;
@@ -985,8 +968,6 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         MappingFromItem mappingFromItem = IMappingFromItem.GetMappingFromItem(containerDateTimes, item, resizedFileHolder);
         Map.Models.Stateless.Methods.IMapLogic.SetCreationTimeMaybeMoveToDecade(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, _Configuration.MoveToDecade && _Configuration.LocationContainerDistanceTolerance is null, mappingFromItem, locationContainers);
         ReadOnlyDictionary<string, MetadataExtractorDirectory> metadataExtractorDirectories = metadata.GetMetadataCollection(subFileTuples, parseExceptions, changesFrom, mappingFromItem);
-        if (_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-            ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(B_Metadata.GetMetadataCollection));
         if (_AppSettings.Places.Count > 0)
         {
             float latitude;
@@ -1010,14 +991,8 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             }
         }
         Dictionary<string, int[]> outputResolutionToResize = _Resize.GetResizeKeyValuePairs(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, cResultsFullGroupDirectory, subFileTuples, parseExceptions, item.Property, mappingFromItem);
-        if (_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-            ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(C_Resize.GetResizeKeyValuePairs));
         if (_Configuration.SaveResizedSubfiles)
-        {
             _Resize.SaveResizedSubfile(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, outputResolution, cResultsFullGroupDirectory, subFileTuples, item, item.Property, mappingFromItem, outputResolutionToResize);
-            if (_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-                ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(C_Resize.SaveResizedSubfile));
-        }
         if (!_Configuration.LoadOrCreateThenSaveImageFacesResultsForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
             faces = new();
         else if (!mappingFromItem.ResizedFileHolder.Exists && !File.Exists(mappingFromItem.ResizedFileHolder.FullName))
@@ -1028,14 +1003,10 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             if (!fileNameToCollection.TryGetValue(mappingFromItem.Id, out mappingFromPhotoPrismCollection))
                 mappingFromPhotoPrismCollection = null;
             faces = _Faces.GetFaces(outputResolution, dResultsFullGroupDirectory, subFileTuples, parseExceptions, property, mappingFromItem, outputResolutionToResize, locationContainers, mappingFromPhotoPrismCollection);
-            if (_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-                ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(D_Face.GetFaces));
             result = GetNotMappedCountAndUpdateMappingFromPersonThenSetMapping(mapLogic, item, isFocusRelativePath, locationContainers, mappingFromItem, mappingFromPhotoPrismCollection, faces);
             List<(Shared.Models.Face, FileInfo?, string, bool Saved)> faceCollection = _Faces.SaveFaces(_FaceParts.FileNameExtension, dResultsFullGroupDirectory, subFileTuples, parseExceptions, mappingFromItem, faces);
             if (_Configuration.CopyFacesAndSaveFaceLandmarkForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
                 _FaceParts.CopyFacesAndSaveFaceLandmarkImage(facePartsCollectionDirectory, mappingFromItem, faceCollection);
-            if (_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-                ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(D_Face.SaveFaces));
             if ((_Configuration.DistanceMoveUnableToMatch || _Configuration.DistanceRenameToMatch)
                 && _Configuration.LoadOrCreateThenSaveDistanceResultsForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution)
                 && locationContainers is not null && faceCollection.All(l => !l.Saved))
@@ -1046,8 +1017,6 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
                 bool saveRotated = false;
                 string sourceDirectorySegment = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetRelativePath(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, container.SourceDirectory);
                 _FaceParts.SaveFaceLandmarkImages(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, subFileTuples, parseExceptions, mappingFromItem, faces, saveRotated);
-                if (_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism < 2)
-                    ticks = LogDelta(ticks, nameof(D2_FaceParts.SaveFaceLandmarkImages));
             }
         }
         lock (sourceDirectoryChanges)
@@ -1073,8 +1042,6 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
                                          Item[] filteredItems,
                                          string message)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         int result = 0;
         int exceptionsCount = 0;
         ParallelOptions parallelOptions = new() { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = maxDegreeOfParallelism };
@@ -1108,10 +1075,9 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
                    if (!anyPropertiesChangedForX && (i == 0 || sourceDirectoryChanges.Count > 0))
                        progressBar.Tick();
                }
-               catch (Exception ex)
+               catch (Exception)
                {
                    exceptionsCount++;
-                   _Log.Error(string.Concat(container.SourceDirectory, Environment.NewLine, ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace), ex);
                    if (exceptionsCount == filteredItems.Length)
                        throw new Exception(string.Concat("All in [", container.SourceDirectory, "] failed!"));
                }
@@ -1173,8 +1139,6 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
 
     private void SaveFaceDistances(long ticks, MapLogic mapLogic, string dFacesContentDirectory, string d2FacePartsContentDirectory, string d2FacePartsContentCollectionDirectory, ReadOnlyDictionary<int, ReadOnlyDictionary<int, Mapping>> idToWholePercentagesToMapping, ReadOnlyCollection<FaceDistance> faceDistanceEncodings, ReadOnlyCollection<FaceDistanceContainer> faceDistanceContainers)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         int? useFiltersCounter = null;
         DistanceLimits distanceLimits;
         ReadOnlyCollection<SortingContainer> sortingContainers;
@@ -1183,7 +1147,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         distanceLimits = new(_Configuration.FaceAreaPermyriad, _Configuration.FaceConfidencePercent, _Configuration.FaceDistancePermyriad, _Configuration.RangeDaysDeltaTolerance, _Configuration.RangeDistanceTolerance, _Configuration.RangeFaceAreaPermyriadTolerance, _Configuration.RangeFaceConfidence, _Configuration.SortingMaximumPerFaceShouldBeHigh);
         filteredFaceDistanceContainers = E_Distance.FilteredPostLoadFaceDistanceContainers(mapLogic, faceDistanceContainers, skipOlderThan, distanceLimits);
         if (filteredFaceDistanceContainers.Length == 0)
-            _Log.Information("All images have been filtered!");
+            _Logger?.LogInformation("All images have been filtered!");
         else
         {
             sortingContainers = E_Distance.SetFaceMappingSortingCollectionThenGetSortedSortingContainers(_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism, _MapConfiguration, ticks, mapLogic, distanceLimits, faceDistanceEncodings, filteredFaceDistanceContainers);
@@ -1194,7 +1158,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
                     distanceLimits = new(_Configuration.FaceAreaPermyriad, _Configuration.FaceConfidencePercent, _Configuration.FaceDistancePermyriad, _Configuration.RangeDaysDeltaTolerance, _Configuration.RangeDistanceTolerance, _Configuration.RangeFaceAreaPermyriadTolerance, _Configuration.RangeFaceConfidence, _Configuration.SortingMaximumPerFaceShouldBeHigh, useFiltersCounter);
                     filteredFaceDistanceContainers = E_Distance.FilteredPostLoadFaceDistanceContainers(mapLogic, faceDistanceContainers, skipOlderThan, distanceLimits);
                     if (filteredFaceDistanceContainers.Length == 0)
-                        _Log.Information("All images have been filtered!");
+                        _Logger?.LogInformation("All images have been filtered!");
                     else
                     {
                         sortingContainers = E_Distance.SetFaceMappingSortingCollectionThenGetSortedSortingContainers(_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism, _MapConfiguration, ticks, mapLogic, distanceLimits, faceDistanceEncodings, filteredFaceDistanceContainers);

Instance/Instance.csproj

@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
     </ItemGroup>

Instance/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Instance.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Instance/Models/_F_Random.cs

@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Instance.Models;
 internal class F_Random
 {
 
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly Configuration _Configuration;
     private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _WriteIndentedJsonSerializerOptions;
 
     internal F_Random(Configuration configuration)
     {
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<F_Random>();
         _WriteIndentedJsonSerializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = false };
     }
 

Instance/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Instance.Models;
@@ -10,9 +12,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Instance;
 
 public class Program
 {
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -27,9 +28,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -38,31 +36,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            DlibDotNet _ = new(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            DlibDotNet _ = new(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Map/Map.csproj

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />

Map/Models/MapLogic.cs

@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ public partial class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
     }
 
     private readonly long _Ticks;
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly Configuration? _Configuration;
     private readonly string _EDistanceContentTicksDirectory;
     private readonly ReadOnlyDictionary<long, int> _PersonKeyToCount;
@@ -225,10 +224,7 @@ public partial class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
     {
         _Ticks = ticks;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<MapLogic>();
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
-        if (_Log is null)
-        { }
         ReadOnlyDictionary<long, int> readOnlyPersonKeyToCount;
         List<PersonContainer> notMappedPersonContainers = new();
         Dictionary<int, List<(string, int)>> skipCollection = new();

Map/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Map.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Metadata-Query/Metadata-Query.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

Metadata-Query/MetadataQuery.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class MetadataQuery
     private readonly IConfigurationRoot _ConfigurationRoot;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public MetadataQuery(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public MetadataQuery(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ public class MetadataQuery
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<MetadataQuery>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+         logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Verify();
-        MetadataQueryFilesInDirectories(log, ticks);
+        MetadataQueryFilesInDirectories(logger, ticks);
     }
 
     private void Verify()
@@ -122,10 +121,10 @@ public class MetadataQuery
         return keyValuePairs;
     }
 
-    private void MetadataQueryFilesInDirectories(ILogger log, long ticks)
+    private void MetadataQueryFilesInDirectories(ILogger<Program>? logger, long ticks)
     {
         List<(string FileName, string Count, string TagGroup, string TagIdName, string Value)> collection = GetCollection(ticks);
-        log.Information($"Ready to query {collection.Count} entries?");
+         logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to query {collection.Count} entries?");
         IEnumerable<(string FileName, string Count, string TagGroup, string TagIdName, string Value)> enumerable()
         {
             foreach ((string FileName, string Count, string TagGroup, string TagIdName, string Value) l in collection)

Metadata-Query/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Query.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Metadata-Query/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Metadata.Query.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Query;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new MetadataQuery(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new MetadataQuery(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Metadata/Metadata.csproj

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>

Metadata/Models/Avi.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
+
+ public record Avi(string? FramesPerSecond1,
+                   string? SamplesPerSecond2,
+                   string? Duration3,
+                   string? VideoCodec4,
+                   string? AudioCodec5,
+                   string? Width6,
+                   string? Height7,
+                   string? Streams8,
+                   string? DateTimeOriginal320)
+{
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        string result = JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, AviSourceGenerationContext.Default.Avi);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
+
+[JsonSourceGenerationOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(Avi))]
+public partial class AviSourceGenerationContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

Metadata/Models/B_Metadata.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
 public class B_Metadata : IMetadata<MetadataExtractor.Directory>
 {
 
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly bool _PropertiesChangedForMetadata;
     private readonly IPropertyConfiguration _PropertyConfiguration;
     private readonly bool _ForceMetadataLastWriteTimeToCreationTime;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ public class B_Metadata : IMetadata<MetadataExtractor.Directory>
     public B_Metadata(IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration)
     {
         _PropertiesChangedForMetadata = false;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<B_Metadata>();
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _ForceMetadataLastWriteTimeToCreationTime = false;
         _WriteIndentedJsonSerializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true };
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ public class B_Metadata : IMetadata<MetadataExtractor.Directory>
 
     public B_Metadata(IPropertyConfiguration propertyConfiguration, bool forceMetadataLastWriteTimeToCreationTime, bool propertiesChangedForMetadata, string bResultsFullGroupDirectory)
     {
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<B_Metadata>();
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _PropertiesChangedForMetadata = propertiesChangedForMetadata;
         _ForceMetadataLastWriteTimeToCreationTime = forceMetadataLastWriteTimeToCreationTime;

Metadata/Models/Exif.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
+
+ public record Exif(string? InteropIndex1,
+                    string? Noise37389,
+                    string? FocalPlaneXResolutionTiffEp37390,
+                    string? FocalPlaneYResolutionTiffEp37391,
+                    string? ImageNumber37393,
+                    string? SecurityClassification37394,
+                    string? ImageHistory37395,
+                    string? SubjectLocationTiffEp37396,
+                    string? ExposureIndexTiffEp37397,
+                    string? SpatialFreqResponseTiffEp37388,
+                    string? StandardIdTiffEp37398,
+                    string? UserComment37510,
+                    string? SubsecondTime37520,
+                    string? SubsecondTimeOriginal37521,
+                    string? SubsecondTimeDigitized37522,
+                    string? WinTitle40091,
+                    string? WinComment40092,
+                    string? WinAuthor40093,
+                    string? WinKeywords40094,
+                    string? Makernote37500,
+                    string? WinSubject40095,
+                    string? FlashEnergyTiffEp37387,
+                    string? Flash37385,
+                    string? IsoSpeedLatitudeYYY34868,
+                    string? IsoSpeedLatitudeZZZ34869,
+                    string? ExifVersion36864,
+                    string? DateTimeOriginal36867,
+                    string? DateTimeDigitized36868,
+                    string? TimeZone36880,
+                    string? TimeZoneOriginal36881,
+                    string? TimeZoneDigitized36882,
+                    string? FocalLength37386,
+                    string? ComponentsConfiguration37121,
+                    string? ShutterSpeed37377,
+                    string? Aperture37378,
+                    string? BrightnessValue37379,
+                    string? ExposureBias37380,
+                    string? MaxAperture37381,
+                    string? SubjectDistance37382,
+                    string? MeteringMode37383,
+                    string? WhiteBalance37384,
+                    string? CompressedAverageBitsPerPixel37122,
+                    string? IsoSpeed34867,
+                    string? FlashpixVersion40960,
+                    string? ExifImageWidth40962,
+                    string? Sharpness41994,
+                    string? DeviceSettingDescription41995,
+                    string? SubjectDistanceRange41996,
+                    string? ImageUniqueId42016,
+                    string? CameraOwnerName42032,
+                    string? BodySerialNumber42033,
+                    string? LensSpecification42034,
+                    string? LensMake42035,
+                    string? Saturation41993,
+                    string? LensModel42036,
+                    string? GdalMetadata42112,
+                    string? GdalNoData42113,
+                    string? Gamma42240,
+                    string? PrintImageMatchingInfo50341,
+                    string? PanasonicTitle50898,
+                    string? PanasonicTitle250899,
+                    string? Padding59932,
+                    string? Lens65002,
+                    string? LensSerialNumber42037,
+                    string? ColorSpace40961,
+                    string? Contrast41992,
+                    string? SceneCaptureType41990,
+                    string? ExifImageHeight40963,
+                    string? RelatedSoundFile40964,
+                    string? FlashEnergy41483,
+                    string? SpatialFreqResponse41484,
+                    string? FocalPlaneXResolution41486,
+                    string? FocalPlaneYResolution41487,
+                    string? FocalPlaneResolutionUnit41488,
+                    string? SubjectLocation41492,
+                    string? GainControl41991,
+                    string? ExposureIndex41493,
+                    string? FileSource41728,
+                    string? SceneType41729,
+                    string? CfaPattern41730,
+                    string? CustomRendered41985,
+                    string? ExposureMode41986,
+                    string? WhiteBalanceMode41987,
+                    string? DigitalZoomRatio41988,
+                    string? Film35MMEquivFocalLength41989,
+                    string? SensingMethod41495,
+                    string? RecommendedExposureIndex34866,
+                    string? StandardOutputSensitivity34865,
+                    string? SensitivityType34864,
+                    string? YResolution283,
+                    string? PlanarConfiguration284,
+                    string? PageName285,
+                    string? ResolutionUnit296,
+                    string? PageNumber297,
+                    string? TransferFunction301,
+                    string? Software305,
+                    string? DateTime306,
+                    string? XResolution282,
+                    string? Artist315,
+                    string? Predictor317,
+                    string? WhitePoint318,
+                    string? PrimaryChromaticities319,
+                    string? TileWidth322,
+                    string? TileLength323,
+                    string? TileOffsets324,
+                    string? TileByteCounts325,
+                    string? SubIfdOffset330,
+                    string? HostComputer316,
+                    string? ExtraSamples338,
+                    string? MaxSampleValue281,
+                    string? StripByteCounts279,
+                    string? InteropVersion2,
+                    string? NewSubfileType254,
+                    string? SubfileType255,
+                    string? ImageWidth256,
+                    string? ImageHeight257,
+                    string? BitsPerSample258,
+                    string? Compression259,
+                    string? PhotometricInterpretation262,
+                    string? MinSampleValue280,
+                    string? Thresholding263,
+                    string? DocumentName269,
+                    string? ImageDescription270,
+                    string? Make271,
+                    string? Model272,
+                    string? StripOffsets273,
+                    string? Orientation274,
+                    string? SamplesPerPixel277,
+                    string? RowsPerStrip278,
+                    string? FillOrder266,
+                    string? SampleFormat339,
+                    string? TransferRange342,
+                    string? JpegTables347,
+                    string? FNumber33437,
+                    string? PixelScale33550,
+                    string? IptcNaa33723,
+                    string? ModelTiePoint33922,
+                    string? PhotoshopSettings34377,
+                    string? InterColorProfile34675,
+                    string? GeoTiffGeoKeys34735,
+                    string? GeoTiffGeoDoubleParams34736,
+                    string? ExposureTime33434,
+                    string? GeoTiffGeoAsciiParams34737,
+                    string? SpectralSensitivity34852,
+                    string? IsoEquivalent34855,
+                    string? OptoElectricConversionFunction34856,
+                    string? Interlace34857,
+                    string? TimeZoneOffsetTiffEp34858,
+                    string? SelfTimerModeTiffEp34859,
+                    string? TimeZoneOffset34858,
+                    string? SelfTimerMode34859,
+                    string? ExposureProgram34850,
+                    string? Copyright33432,
+                    string? BatteryLevel33423,
+                    string? CfaPattern233422,
+                    string? JpegProc512,
+                    string? JpegRestartInterval515,
+                    string? JpegLosslessPredictors517,
+                    string? JpegPointTransforms518,
+                    string? JpegQTables519,
+                    string? JpegDcTables520,
+                    string? JpegAcTables521,
+                    string? YCbCrCoefficients529,
+                    string? YCbCrSubsampling530,
+                    string? YCbCrPositioning531,
+                    string? ReferenceBlackWhite532,
+                    string? StripRowCounts559,
+                    string? ApplicationNotes700,
+                    string? RelatedImageFileFormat4096,
+                    string? RelatedImageWidth4097,
+                    string? RelatedImageHeight4098,
+                    string? Rating18246,
+                    string? RatingPercent18249,
+                    string? CfaRepeatPatternDim33421)
+{
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        string result = JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, ExifSourceGenerationContext.Default.Exif);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
+
+[JsonSourceGenerationOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(Exif))]
+public partial class ExifSourceGenerationContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

Metadata/Models/QuickTimeMovieHeader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
+
+ public record QuickTimeMovieHeader(string? Version1,
+                                    string? NextTrackId16,
+                                    string? CurrentTime15,
+                                    string? SelectionDuration14,
+                                    string? SelectionTime13,
+                                    string? PosterTime12,
+                                    string? PreviewDuration11,
+                                    string? PreviewTime10,
+                                    string? Matrix9,
+                                    string? PreferredVolume8,
+                                    string? PreferredRate7,
+                                    string? Duration6,
+                                    string? TimeScale5,
+                                    string? Modified4,
+                                    string? Created3,
+                                    string? Flags2)
+{
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        string result = JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, QuickTimeMovieHeaderSourceGenerationContext.Default.QuickTimeMovieHeader);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
+
+[JsonSourceGenerationOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(QuickTimeMovieHeader))]
+public partial class QuickTimeMovieHeaderSourceGenerationContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

Metadata/Models/QuickTimeTrackHeader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
+
+ public record QuickTimeTrackHeader(string? Version1,
+                                    string? Flags2,
+                                    string? Created3,
+                                    string? Modified4,
+                                    string? TrackId5,
+                                    string? Duration6,
+                                    string? Layer7,
+                                    string? AlternateGroup8,
+                                    string? Volume9,
+                                    string? Width10,
+                                    string? Height11,
+                                    string? Matrix12,
+                                    string? Rotation13)
+{
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        string result = JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, QuickTimeTrackHeaderSourceGenerationContext.Default.QuickTimeTrackHeader);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
+
+[JsonSourceGenerationOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(QuickTimeTrackHeader))]
+public partial class QuickTimeTrackHeaderSourceGenerationContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

Metadata/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Mirror-Length/Mirror-Length.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

Mirror-Length/MirrorLength.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using View_by_Distance.Mirror.Length.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models.Methods;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class MirrorLength
     private readonly IConfigurationRoot _ConfigurationRoot;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public MirrorLength(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public MirrorLength(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ public class MirrorLength
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<MirrorLength>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Verify();
-        MirrorLengthFilesInDirectories(log, ticks);
+        MirrorLengthFilesInDirectories(logger, ticks);
     }
 
     private void Verify()
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ public class MirrorLength
         }
     }
 
-    private void MirrorLengthFilesInDirectories(ILogger log, long ticks)
+    private void MirrorLengthFilesInDirectories(ILogger<Program>? logger, long ticks)
     {
         string message = nameof(MirrorLength);
         List<(string, string, int)> collectionForMarkDown;

Mirror-Length/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Mirror.Length.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Mirror-Length/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Mirror.Length.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Mirror.Length;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new MirrorLength(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new MirrorLength(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Move-By-Id/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Move.By.Id.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Move-By-Id/Move-By-Id.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Property\Property.csproj" />

Move-By-Id/MoveById.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Text;
 using View_by_Distance.Move.By.Id.Models;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class MoveById
     private readonly IConfigurationRoot _ConfigurationRoot;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public MoveById(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public MoveById(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class MoveById
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<MoveById>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ public class MoveById
         string? comparePathRoot = Path.GetDirectoryName(appSettings.ComparePathsFile);
         if (comparePathRoot is null || comparePathRoot == propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory)
             throw new Exception("Nested isn't allowed!");
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+         logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: false);
         Verify();
         string json = File.ReadAllText(appSettings.ComparePathsFile);

Move-By-Id/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Move.By.Id.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Move.By.Id;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -28,9 +29,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -39,31 +37,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new MoveById(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new MoveById(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Offset-Date-Time-Original/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Offset.Date.Time.Original.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Offset-Date-Time-Original/Offset-Date-Time-Original.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

Offset-Date-Time-Original/OffsetDateTimeOriginal.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
     private readonly IConfigurationRoot _ConfigurationRoot;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public OffsetDateTimeOriginal(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public OffsetDateTimeOriginal(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -40,14 +40,13 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<OffsetDateTimeOriginal>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Verify();
-        List<string> lines = OffsetDateTimeOriginalFilesInDirectories(log);
+        List<string> lines = OffsetDateTimeOriginalFilesInDirectories(logger);
         if (lines.Any())
             File.WriteAllLines($"D:/Tmp/Phares/{DateTime.Now.Ticks}.tsv", lines);
     }
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
 
 #pragma warning restore CA1416
 
-    private void DateFix(ILogger log, string sourceDirectory)
+    private void DateFix(ILogger<Program>? logger, string sourceDirectory)
     {
         string checkDirectory;
         ASCIIEncoding asciiEncoding = new();
@@ -166,14 +165,14 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
         {
             checkDirectory = Path.Combine(sourceDirectory, "1");
             if (!Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
-                log.Error($"<{checkDirectory}> doesn't exist!");
+                logger?.LogError($"<{checkDirectory}> doesn't exist!");
             else
             {
                 string badDirectory = Path.Combine(sourceDirectory, "Bad");
                 string targetDirectory = Path.Combine(sourceDirectory, "Target");
                 string[] minimumDirectory = Directory.GetDirectories(targetDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
                 if (minimumDirectory.Length != 1)
-                    log.Error($"<{checkDirectory}> doesn't exist!");
+                    logger?.LogError($"<{checkDirectory}> doesn't exist!");
                 else
                 {
                     string format = "yyyy-MM-dd";
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
                     string[] badFiles = !Directory.Exists(badDirectory) ? Array.Empty<string>() : Directory.GetFiles(badDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
                     string[] targetFiles = !Directory.Exists(targetDirectory) ? Array.Empty<string>() : Directory.GetFiles(targetDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
                     if (badFiles.Length != 1 || targetFiles.Length != 1 || maximumDirectory.Length != 1)
-                        log.Error("bad file(s) or target file(s) or maximum directory doesn't equal 1!");
+                        logger?.LogError("bad file(s) or target file(s) or maximum directory doesn't equal 1!");
                     else
                     {
                         int? badId;
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
                         if (!targetDateTimes.Any() || targetId is null)
                             throw new Exception(targetMessage);
                         if (badDateTimeOriginal is null || targetDateTimeOriginal is null)
-                            log.Error("Date is null!");
+                            logger?.LogError("Date is null!");
                         else
                         {
                             TimeSpan timeSpan = new(targetDateTimeOriginal.Value.Ticks - badDateTimeOriginal.Value.Ticks);
@@ -225,10 +224,10 @@ public class OffsetDateTimeOriginal
         }
     }
 
-    private List<string> OffsetDateTimeOriginalFilesInDirectories(ILogger log)
+    private List<string> OffsetDateTimeOriginalFilesInDirectories(ILogger<Program>? logger)
     {
         List<string> results = new();
-        DateFix(log, _PropertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        DateFix(logger, _PropertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         return results;
     }
 

Offset-Date-Time-Original/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Offset.Date.Time.Original.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Offset.Date.Time.Original;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new OffsetDateTimeOriginal(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new OffsetDateTimeOriginal(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

PhotoPrism/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.PhotoPrism.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

PhotoPrism/PhotoPrism.csproj

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />

PrepareForOld/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.PrepareForOld.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

PrepareForOld/PrepareForOld.csproj

@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />

PrepareForOld/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.PrepareForOld.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.PrepareForOld;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -43,27 +41,24 @@ public class Program
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Property-Compare/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.PropertyCompare.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Property-Compare/Property-Compare.csproj

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>

Property/Models/A_Property.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ public class A_Property
     public bool Reverse { get; }
     public List<string> ExceptionsDirectories => _ExceptionsDirectories;
 
-    private readonly Serilog.ILogger? _Log;
     private readonly string _OutputExtension;
     private readonly int _MaxDegreeOfParallelism;
     private readonly ASCIIEncoding _ASCIIEncoding;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ public class A_Property
         _OutputExtension = outputExtension;
         _ASCIIEncoding = new ASCIIEncoding();
         _Configuration = propertyConfiguration;
-        _Log = Serilog.Log.ForContext<A_Property>();
         _AngleBracketCollection = new List<string>();
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _MaxDegreeOfParallelism = maxDegreeOfParallelism;
@@ -44,17 +42,6 @@ public class A_Property
         return result;
     }
 
-    private long LogDelta(long ticks, string? methodName)
-    {
-        long result;
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
-        double delta = new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalMilliseconds;
-        _Log.Debug($"{methodName} took {Math.Floor(delta)} millisecond(s)");
-        result = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
-        return result;
-    }
-
     private Shared.Models.Property GetImageProperty(Shared.Models.Methods.IMetadata<MetadataExtractor.Directory> metadata, Item item, List<Tuple<string, DateTime>> sourceDirectoryFileTuples, List<string> parseExceptions, bool isIgnoreExtension)
     {
         Shared.Models.Property? result;
@@ -252,8 +239,6 @@ public class A_Property
 
     public void SavePropertyParallelWork(long ticks, Shared.Models.Methods.IMetadata<MetadataExtractor.Directory> metadata, int t, Container[] containers)
     {
-        if (_Log is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Log));
         int total = 0;
         string message;
         int totalSeconds;
@@ -277,22 +262,10 @@ public class A_Property
             totalSeconds = (int)Math.Truncate(new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalSeconds);
             message = $"{i + 1:000} [{container.Items.Count:000}] / {containersLength:000} - {total} / {t} total - {totalSeconds} total second(s) - {outputResolution} - {container.SourceDirectory}";
             SavePropertyParallelWork(_MaxDegreeOfParallelism, metadata, exceptions, sourceDirectoryChanges, container, container.Items, message);
-            foreach (Exception exception in exceptions)
-                _Log.Error(string.Concat(container.SourceDirectory, Environment.NewLine, exception.Message, Environment.NewLine, exception.StackTrace), exception);
             if (exceptions.Count == container.Items.Count)
                 throw new Exception(string.Concat("All in [", container.SourceDirectory, "]failed!"));
             if (exceptions.Count != 0)
                 _ExceptionsDirectories.Add(container.SourceDirectory);
-            if (Directory.GetFiles(propertyRoot, "*.txt", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly).Any())
-            {
-                for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
-                {
-                    _Log.Information("Press \"Y\" key when ready to continue or close console");
-                    if (System.Console.ReadKey().Key == ConsoleKey.Y)
-                        break;
-                }
-                _Log.Information(". . .");
-            }
             total += container.Items.Count;
         }
     }

Property/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Property.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Property/Property.csproj

@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>

Rename/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Rename.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Rename/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Rename.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Rename;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -28,9 +29,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -39,31 +37,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new Rename(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new Rename(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Rename/Rename.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using CliWrap;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Text;
 using View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Rename
     private readonly IConfigurationRoot _ConfigurationRoot;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public Rename(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public Rename(List<string> args, ILogger<Program>? logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -41,15 +41,14 @@ public class Rename
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<Rename>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: false);
         Verify();
-        List<string> lines = RenameFilesInDirectories(log);
+        List<string> lines = RenameFilesInDirectories(logger);
         if (lines.Any())
         {
             File.WriteAllLines($"D:/Tmp/Phares/{DateTime.Now.Ticks}.tsv", lines);
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ public class Rename
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_PropertyConfiguration));
     }
 
-    private List<string> RenameFilesInDirectories(ILogger log)
+    private List<string> RenameFilesInDirectories(ILogger? logger)
     {
         List<string> results = new();
         string message;
@@ -159,24 +158,24 @@ public class Rename
             File.WriteAllText($"{to}.paddedId", $"{to}{Environment.NewLine}{fileHolder.FullName}");
         }
         ConsoleKey? consoleKey = null;
-        log.Information($"Ready to Move {verifiedToDoCollection.Count} files[i](s)?");
+        logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to Move {verifiedToDoCollection.Count} files[i](s)?");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to move files[i](s), \"N\" key to log files[i](s) or close console to not move files");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to move files[i](s), \"N\" key to log files[i](s) or close console to not move files");
             consoleKey = System.Console.ReadKey().Key;
             if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.Y or ConsoleKey.N)
                 break;
         }
-        log.Information(". . .");
+        logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         if (consoleKey is null || consoleKey.Value != ConsoleKey.Y)
-            log.Information("Nothing moved!");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Nothing moved!");
         else
         {
             message = ") Renaming files";
             progressBar = new(count, message, options);
             results.AddRange(Move(progressBar, verifiedToDoCollection));
             progressBar.Dispose();
-            log.Information("Done Moving");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Done Moving");
         }
         return results;
     }

Rename/Rename.csproj

@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Metadata\Metadata.csproj" />

Resize/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Resize.Models.Stateless;
-
-internal static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Resize/Resize.csproj

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         <SupportedPlatform Include="browser" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.8.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.2" />

Set-Created-Date/Models/Stateless/SerilogExtensionMethods.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace View_by_Distance.Set.Created.Date.Models.Stateless;
-
-public static class SerilogExtensionMethods
-{
-
-    internal static void Warn(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Warning(messageTemplate);
-
-    internal static void Info(this Serilog.ILogger log, string messageTemplate) => log.Information(messageTemplate);
-
-}

Set-Created-Date/Program.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Set.Created.Date.Models;
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Set.Created.Date;
 public class Program
 {
 
-    public static void Secondary(List<string> args)
+    public static void Secondary(ILogger<Program> logger, List<string> args)
     {
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment = new(processesCount: null, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsDevelopment: debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero, nullASPNetCoreEnvironmentIsProduction: !debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero);
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         string workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        ILogger log = Log.ForContext<Program>();
         int silentIndex = args.IndexOf("s");
         if (silentIndex > -1)
             args.RemoveAt(silentIndex);
@@ -41,31 +39,28 @@ public class Program
             if (args is null)
                 throw new Exception("args is null!");
             Shared.Models.Console console = new();
-            _ = new SetCreatedDate(args, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
+            _ = new SetCreatedDate(args, logger, isEnvironment, configurationRoot, appSettings, workingDirectory, silentIndex > -1, console);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            log.Fatal(string.Concat(ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
+            logger?.LogError(ex, "Error!");
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            Log.CloseAndFlush();
         }
         if (silentIndex > -1)
-            log.Debug("Done. Bye");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Bye");
         else
         {
-            log.Debug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
+            logger?.LogDebug("Done. Press 'Enter' to end");
             _ = Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
 
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        ILogger<Program>? logger = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args).Build().Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
         if (args is not null)
-            Secondary(args.ToList());
+            Secondary(logger, args.ToList());
         else
-            Secondary(new List<string>());
+            Secondary(logger, new List<string>());
     }
 
 }

Set-Created-Date/Set-Created-Date.csproj

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Metadata\Metadata.csproj" />

Set-Created-Date/SetCreatedDate.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using ShellProgressBar;
 using System.Text;
 using View_by_Distance.Metadata.Models;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class SetCreatedDate
     private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string[]> _FileGroups;
     private readonly Property.Models.Configuration _PropertyConfiguration;
 
-    public SetCreatedDate(List<string> args, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
+    public SetCreatedDate(List<string> args, ILogger<Program> logger, IsEnvironment isEnvironment, IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot, AppSettings appSettings, string workingDirectory, bool isSilent, IConsole console)
     {
         if (isSilent)
         { }
@@ -33,16 +33,15 @@ public class SetCreatedDate
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
         _WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
         _ConfigurationRoot = configurationRoot;
-        ILogger? log = Log.ForContext<SetCreatedDate>();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         string[] directories = new string[] { propertyConfiguration.ResultContent };
         _FileGroups = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.GetKeyValuePairs(propertyConfiguration, appSettings.CopyTo, directories);
         Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _PropertyConfiguration = propertyConfiguration;
         _Configuration = configuration;
-        log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
+        logger?.LogInformation(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Verify();
-        List<string> lines = SetCreatedDateFilesInDirectories(log);
+        List<string> lines = SetCreatedDateFilesInDirectories(logger);
         File.WriteAllLines($"D:/Tmp/Phares/{DateTime.Now.Ticks}.tsv", lines);
         if (lines.Count == 0)
             _ = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ public class SetCreatedDate
         return results;
     }
 
-    private List<string> SetCreatedDateFilesInDirectories(ILogger log)
+    private List<string> SetCreatedDateFilesInDirectories(ILogger<Program>? logger)
     {
         List<string> results = new();
         ProgressBar progressBar;
@@ -154,23 +153,23 @@ public class SetCreatedDate
         progressBar = new(count, message, options);
         List<Record> toDoCollection = GetToDoCollection(progressBar, filesCollection);
         progressBar.Dispose();
-        log.Information($"Ready to set created date {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
+        logger?.LogInformation($"Ready to set created date {toDoCollection.Count} file(s)?");
         for (int y = 0; y < int.MaxValue; y++)
         {
-            log.Information("Press \"Y\" key to set created date file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not set created date files");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Press \"Y\" key to set created date file(s), \"N\" key to log file(s) or close console to not set created date files");
             consoleKey = System.Console.ReadKey().Key;
             if (consoleKey is ConsoleKey.Y or ConsoleKey.N)
                 break;
         }
-        log.Information(". . .");
+        logger?.LogInformation(". . .");
         if (consoleKey is null || consoleKey.Value != ConsoleKey.Y)
-            log.Information("Nothing set!");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Nothing set!");
         else
         {
             progressBar = new(count, message, options);
             results.AddRange(SetCreatedDateForeach(progressBar, toDoCollection));
             progressBar.Dispose();
-            log.Information("Done setting created date");
+            logger?.LogInformation("Done setting created date");
         }
         return results;
     }

Tests/Tests.csproj

@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.6.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.0.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.0.2" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\BlurHash\BlurHash.csproj" />

Tests/UnitTestCalculations.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using Humanizer;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Tests;
 public partial class UnitTestCalculations
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly string _WorkingDirectory;
     private readonly Configuration _Configuration;
@@ -26,13 +24,11 @@ public partial class UnitTestCalculations
 
     public UnitTestCalculations()
     {
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         Configuration configuration;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration;
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
@@ -46,13 +42,8 @@ public partial class UnitTestCalculations
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<UnitTestCalculations>();
         propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -71,7 +62,6 @@ public partial class UnitTestCalculations
     [TestMethod]
     public void TestMethodNull()
     {
-        Assert.IsFalse(_Logger is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_AppSettings is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_Configuration is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_IsEnvironment is null);

Tests/UnitTestExample.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Tests;
 public class UnitTestExample
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly string _WorkingDirectory;
     private readonly Configuration _Configuration;
@@ -23,13 +21,11 @@ public class UnitTestExample
 
     public UnitTestExample()
     {
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         Configuration configuration;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration;
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
@@ -43,13 +39,8 @@ public class UnitTestExample
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<UnitTestExample>();
         propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -61,7 +52,6 @@ public class UnitTestExample
     [TestMethod]
     public void TestMethodNull()
     {
-        Assert.IsFalse(_Logger is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_AppSettings is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_Configuration is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_IsEnvironment is null);

Tests/UnitTestHardCoded.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Tests;
 public partial class UnitTestHardCoded
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly string _WorkingDirectory;
     private readonly Configuration _Configuration;
@@ -25,13 +23,11 @@ public partial class UnitTestHardCoded
 
     public UnitTestHardCoded()
     {
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         Configuration configuration;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration;
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
@@ -45,13 +41,8 @@ public partial class UnitTestHardCoded
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<UnitTestHardCoded>();
         propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -70,7 +61,6 @@ public partial class UnitTestHardCoded
     [TestMethod]
     public void TestMethodNull()
     {
-        Assert.IsFalse(_Logger is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_AppSettings is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_Configuration is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_IsEnvironment is null);

Tests/UnitTestResize.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Tests;
 public class UnitTestResize
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly string _WorkingDirectory;
     private readonly IsEnvironment _IsEnvironment;
@@ -30,13 +28,11 @@ public class UnitTestResize
 
     public UnitTestResize()
     {
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         Models.Configuration configuration;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration;
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
@@ -50,14 +46,9 @@ public class UnitTestResize
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<UnitTestResize>();
         propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: false);
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -76,7 +67,6 @@ public class UnitTestResize
     [TestMethod]
     public void TestMethodNull()
     {
-        Assert.IsFalse(_Logger is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_AppSettings is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_Configuration is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_IsEnvironment is null);
@@ -154,7 +144,6 @@ public class UnitTestResize
         (string cResultsFullGroupDirectory, _, _) = GetResultsFullGroupDirectories(outputResolution);
         (string aResultsFullGroupDirectory, string bResultsFullGroupDirectory) = GetResultsFullGroupDirectories();
         Shared.Models.Methods.IBlurHasher blurHasher = new BlurHash.Models.C2_BlurHasher(_PropertyConfiguration);
-        _Logger.Information(_Configuration.ModelDirectory);
         A_Property propertyLogic = GetPropertyLogic(reverse, aResultsFullGroupDirectory);
         string aPropertySingletonDirectory = Path.Combine(aResultsFullGroupDirectory, "{}");
         if (!Directory.Exists(aPropertySingletonDirectory))

TestsWithFaceRecognitionDotNet/TestsWithFaceRecognitionDotNet.csproj

@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.6.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.0.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.0.2" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\BlurHash\BlurHash.csproj" />

TestsWithFaceRecognitionDotNet/UnitTestExample.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Phares.Shared;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Tests;
 public class UnitTestExample
 {
 
-    private readonly ILogger _Logger;
     private readonly AppSettings _AppSettings;
     private readonly string _WorkingDirectory;
     private readonly Configuration _Configuration;
@@ -23,13 +21,11 @@ public class UnitTestExample
 
     public UnitTestExample()
     {
-        ILogger logger;
         AppSettings appSettings;
         string workingDirectory;
         Configuration configuration;
         IsEnvironment isEnvironment;
         IConfigurationRoot configurationRoot;
-        LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration = new();
         Property.Models.Configuration propertyConfiguration;
         Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         bool debuggerWasAttachedAtLineZero = Debugger.IsAttached || assembly.Location.Contains(@"\bin\Debug");
@@ -43,13 +39,8 @@ public class UnitTestExample
             throw new Exception("Working directory name must have a value!");
         workingDirectory = IWorkingDirectory.GetWorkingDirectory(assembly.GetName().Name, appSettings.WorkingDirectoryName);
         Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(nameof(workingDirectory), workingDirectory);
-        _ = ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.Configuration(loggerConfiguration.ReadFrom, configurationRoot);
-        Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration.CreateLogger();
-        logger = Log.ForContext<UnitTestExample>();
         propertyConfiguration = Property.Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot);
         configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
-        logger.Information("Complete");
-        _Logger = logger;
         _AppSettings = appSettings;
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _IsEnvironment = isEnvironment;
@@ -61,7 +52,6 @@ public class UnitTestExample
     [TestMethod]
     public void TestMethodNull()
     {
-        Assert.IsFalse(_Logger is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_AppSettings is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_Configuration is null);
         Assert.IsFalse(_IsEnvironment is null);