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snakefoot · 2026-08-16T18:14:03Z

Followup to #6215

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FileLifecycleHooks documentation now defines per-file and target-level lifecycle semantics, callback timing, stream ownership, repeated file openings, deletion behavior, and initialization failures. The OnFileOpened declaration appears before the other callbacks. Signatures and implementations are unchanged.

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File lifecycle documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Lifecycle callback semantics `src/NLog/Targets/FileLifecycleHooks.cs`	The documentation defines file opening, closing, and deletion behavior. It also defines target initialization and closure timing, stream ownership, repeated callbacks, and initialization failure handling. `OnFileOpened` is listed first without a signature or implementation change.

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The PR updates public XML documentation for file lifecycle callbacks, but the current documentation still does not explain that callback exceptions are isolated. This could mislead users about failure behavior; the change is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner follow-up.

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A rabbit reads the lifecycle tale,
Opened streams follow the trail.
Close and delete now clearly rhyme,
Target hooks record each time.
No code hops, just docs in place.

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src/NLog/Targets/FileLifecycleHooks.cs (1)
65-68: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Clarify replacement-stream ownership.

FileTarget accepts any non-null return from OnFileOpened and later disposes only the stored stream. If a replacement does not own underlyingStream, the underlying file stream can remain open. State that a replacement must wrap or otherwise dispose underlyingStream, or update FileTarget to dispose the original stream.
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In `@src/NLog/Targets/FileLifecycleHooks.cs` around lines 65 - 68, Update the
OnFileOpened ownership documentation in FileLifecycleHooks to require any
non-null replacement stream to wrap or otherwise dispose underlyingStream,
ensuring the original file stream cannot remain open when FileTarget disposes
only the stored stream.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/NLog/Targets/FileLifecycleHooks.cs`:
- Around line 55-74: Update the file-lifecycle callback documentation around
OnFileOpened, OnFileDeleting, and OnFileClosed to state that FileTarget catches
and logs callback exceptions, and that OnFileOpened continues using the
underlying stream after failure. Keep the existing ownership and stream behavior
documentation intact.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/NLog/Targets/FileLifecycleHooks.cs`:
- Around line 65-68: Update the OnFileOpened ownership documentation in
FileLifecycleHooks to require any non-null replacement stream to wrap or
otherwise dispose underlyingStream, ensuring the original file stream cannot
remain open when FileTarget disposes only the stored stream.

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sonarqubecloud · 2026-08-16T18:43:14Z

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Comment thread src/NLog/Targets/FileLifecycleHooks.cs Resolved

snakefoot force-pushed the FileTargetLifeCycle branch from db177e5 to d3738b4 Compare August 16, 2026 18:20

FileLifecycleHooks - Updated XML docs

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snakefoot force-pushed the FileTargetLifeCycle branch from d3738b4 to 4f260d1 Compare August 16, 2026 18:34

snakefoot added documentation file-target labels Aug 16, 2026

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snakefoot merged commit d3da18d into NLog:dev Aug 16, 2026
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