Using expressionTemplates with serilog-sinks-http

[espeng2]

Hi,

I was wondering if it would be possible to specify a formatter in the configuration of the http sink.
something like this, which is possible with the console and file sink:

"formatter": {
"type": "Serilog.Templates.ExpressionTemplate, Serilog.Expressions",
"template": "{ {timestamp: @t, level: @l, messageTemplate: @mt, message: @m, exception: @x, properties: if IsDefined(@p[?]) then @p else undefined()} }\n"
}

best regards,
Espen

[FantasticFiasco]

Hi @espeng2!

It looks nice! I'm guessing that this would be an alternative to the current state where you will have to implement your own event formatter, or do you see as something completely new, something that currently isn't supported by the sink?

[espeng2]

Hi, thanks for the reply,

Maybe it is already supported, since ExpressionTemplates implement ITextFormatter. Sorry, I didn't know you could write your own event formatter like that. I will try that out and see how that compares.
thanks!

[FantasticFiasco]

If you find that ExpressionTemplates works with this sink, please provide an example here. I'm interested in how the two could be used together.