Adding Serilog ILogger to a static class

Question

I'd like to add a Serilog Log to a static class in my program like this (DataHelper is the class name):

private readonly ILogger _log = Log.ForContext<DataHelper>();

But this leads to the error message:

static types cannot be used as type arguments

Which makes sense. So how do I inject the logger (which is working fine in non-static classes) to this class?

Update: The answer to you referred question suggests that it is not possible. But according to Serilog's Github, there is a workaround. I just need log to be aware of the class it is logging from. For now, it seems as if it is logging from the main class.

Answer 1

You need to use the overload that accepts a Type:

private readonly ILogger _log = Log.ForContext(typeof(DataHelper));

Answer 2

The discussion on this issue discusses this limitation and suggests a resolution. Summary: Use the overload ForContext(Type), which you can pass the type of the static class using typeof(DataHelper).