Logging

Logging diagnostic information plays a key part for any application. The QuickBooks Online .NET SDK allows you to configure logging in theconfigfile. You can modify the settings or override them without having to redeploy the application.

Configure trace logging using the following steps:

1. Add reference

In Visual Studio make sure that the Intuit.Ipp.Diagnostics assembly is referenced. The assembly uses System.Trace as the default logger to log messages.

2. Update the configuration file

Include the following lines in the application settings file (Appsettings.json) and define the local file system (folder) path to store the logs:

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"Logger":{
    "RequestLog":{
          "EnableLogs": "true",
          "LogDirectory": "C:\\IdsLogs"
      }
}

The .NET SDK supports the logging of request and response XML files. These logs help with application debugging and can be saved on a local file system. The SDK allows you to define request and response log settings in the configuration file. The following code snippets show how to enable request and response logging:

1.. Configure request and response log

Set the EnableLogs property of RequestLog to true:

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"Logger":{
    "RequestLog":{
          "EnableLogs": "true",
          "LogDirectory": "C:\\IdsLogs"
      }
}