refactor logging

i am in process of using Log4Net and want to refactor the logging. I added the Log4Net config to the indicator but realized that every time i called to log a message, its going to initialize log4net. is there a better way?

using System;
using log4net;
using System.IO;

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators
{
public partial class Indicator {
private static ILog logr = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);


private void ConfigureLog4Net()
{
log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(new FileInfo(Core.Globals.UserDataDir + @"bin\custom\Log4Net.config"));

log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
}


public void LogMessage(Object o){

ConfigureLog4Net();
logr.Info(o);


}
public void LogException(Exception e){
ConfigureLog4Net();
logr.Fatal(e);


}
}
}

 

Just do the setup once.

Code:

private static ILog logr = null;

private void ConfigureLog4Net()
{
  if(logr) return;
  logr = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
  log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(new FileInfo(Core.Globals.UserDataDir + @"bin\custom\Log4Net.config"));
  log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
}

or use the constructor:

Code:

public Indicator() {
   ConfigureLog4Net();
}

 

would this override the default contructor for Indicator?
public Indicator() {
ConfigureLog4Net();
}

 

Probably I don't know, I'm not a C# programmer. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1580509/partial-class-constructors

 

you are right, i cannot do the same with a strategy. its a pickle

NinjaScript File Error Code Line Column
StrategyExtensions.cs Type 'NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies.Strategy' already defines a member called 'Strategy' with the same parameter types CS0111 10 10


using System;
using log4net;
using System.IO;

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
public partial class Strategy {
private static ILog logr = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
public Strategy() {
ConfigureLog4Net();
}


private void ConfigureLog4Net()
{
log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(new FileInfo(Core.Globals.UserDataDir + @"bin\custom\Log4Net.config"));

log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
}


public void LogMessage(Object o){


logr.Info(o);


}
public void LogException(Exception e){
logr.Info(e.ToString()) ;
logr.Fatal(e);


}
}
}

 

Do you absolutely need to use a partial class? Is that how NinjaTrader works? Seems like a massive oversight not to be able to use a constructor.