Configurations

Features and Optional Configurations

AddWatchDogServices() Optional Configurations

• IsAutoClear: Clears logs after a specific duration (Default = Weekly).

• ClearTimeSchedule: Duration for logs to clear automatically.

• SetExternalDbConnString: Specifies connection string for an external database.

• DbDriverOption: Database type for the connection string (Options = MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo).

services.AddWatchDogServices(opt => 
{ 
   opt.IsAutoClear = true;
   opt.ClearTimeSchedule = WatchDogAutoClearScheduleEnum.Monthly;
   opt.SetExternalDbConnString = "Server=localhost;Database=testDb;User Id=postgres;Password=root;"; 
   opt.DbDriverOption = WatchDogSqlDriverEnum.PostgreSql; 
});

UseWatchDog() Optional Configurations

• Blacklist: List of routes, paths or endpoints to be ignored (should be a comma separated string like below).

• Serializer: If not default, specify the type of global json serializer/converter used

• CorsPolicy: Policy Name if project uses CORS

app.UseWatchDog(opt => 
{ 
   opt.WatchPageUsername = "admin"; 
   opt.WatchPagePassword = "Qwerty@123"; 
   //Optional
   opt.Blacklist = "Test/testPost, api/auth/login"; //Prevent logging for specified endpoints
   opt.Serializer = WatchDogSerializerEnum.Newtonsoft; //If your project use a global json converter
   opt.CorsPolicy = "MyCorsPolicy"
 });