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Tracer.Fody.NLog
Trace.Fody is an ILWeaver which adds trace enter and leave log entries to methods. Besides it rewrites static log calls to instance calls adding method information to the call in order to avoid costly stack walks in the logger. This is a general rewriter which can be adapted to different logging frameworks, do not use it directly. Use one of the existing adapters in your project like Tracer.Log4Net.Fody or build your own.
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Trace.Fody is an ILWeaver which adds trace enter and leave log entries to methods. Besides it rewrites static log calls to instance calls adding method information to the call in order to avoid costly stack walks in the logger. This is a general rewriter which can be adapted to different logging frameworks, do not use it directly. Use one of the existing adapters in your project like Tracer.Log4Net.Fody or build your own.
We found that tracer.fody.nlog demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 17 Dec 2025
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