requirements:
1. A consistent and simplified interface for logging information to any destination
2. Configuration settings determine When, Where, Format
3. extensible & flexible
example:
LogEntry logEntry = new LogEntry();
logEntry.EventId = 100;
logEntry.Priority = 2;
logEntry.Message = "Informational message";
logEntry.Categories.Add("Trace");
logEntry.Categories.Add("UI Events");
Logger.Write(logEntry);
Specs:
1. Enable control of what and how much information is logged
2. Enable logged information to be consumed b
y different monitoring/analysis applications with 3. little or no
customization
4. Provide useful and rich information in the logged data
5. Support for logging in distributed applications
6. Enable scenarios like metering and workflow tracing for web services
