elsa-core/specs/004-diagnostics-structured-logs/quickstart.md
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[codex] Add live server log streaming diagnostics (#7438)
* Add live server logs Spec Kit plan

* Implement live server logs diagnostics module

* Add server log sources and redaction hardening

* Add diagnostics unit tests

* Harden server log hub subscriptions

* Secure server log hub permissions

* Validate server log filter updates

* Add diagnostics logger and source tests

* Add diagnostics integration test project

* Add multi-source diagnostics provider coverage

* Broadcast server log source changes

* Document diagnostics server log streaming

* Add diagnostics sample host wiring

* Record diagnostics validation results

* Address server log PR feedback

* Rename diagnostics module to server logs

* Add server logs shell feature

* Make server logs shell options bindable

* Accept read wildcard for server logs

* Align server logs authorization with API patterns

* Update CShells structure and logging levels, add diagnostics module

* Rename PostgreSql shell feature classes for consistency

* Switch from Sqlite to PostgreSQL for workflow and identity persistence, add QuartzPostgreSql configuration

* Refactor server logs into diagnostics structured logs (#7440)

* Specify diagnostics structured logs refactor

* docs: clarify structured logs spec

* docs: plan diagnostics structured logs

* docs: add diagnostics structured logs tasks

* refactor: rename server logs to diagnostics structured logs

* Refactor PostgreSql persistence features to use centralized entity model handler registration.

* Refactor EFCore persistence features to centralize entity model handler registration for MySql, Sqlite, and Oracle providers.

* Integrate structured logs by renaming server logs, adjusting appsettings, and updating project references.

* Switch from PostgreSQL to Sqlite for workflow and identity persistence, update appsettings configuration.
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Quickstart: Diagnostics Structured Logs

Configure the module

services.AddElsa(elsa =>
{
    elsa.UseStructuredLogs(options =>
    {
        options.RecentLogCapacity = 5_000;
        options.SubscriberChannelCapacity = 1_000;
        options.MaxRecentLogQuerySize = 1_000;
    });
});

Map the hub

app.UseStructuredLogs();

This maps the SignalR hub at /elsa/hubs/diagnostics/structured-logs. FastEndpoints maps recent-log and source-list endpoints under the configured Elsa API prefix at /diagnostics/structured-logs/recent and /diagnostics/structured-logs/sources.

Shell feature configuration

Shell-based hosts enable the feature with the diagnostics structured logs shell feature name:

{
  "ShellFeatures": {
    "Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.ShellFeatures.StructuredLogsFeature": {
      "RecentLogCapacity": 5000,
      "SubscriberChannelCapacity": 1000,
      "MaxRecentLogQuerySize": 1000,
      "IncludeStructuredLogsInternalLogs": false
    }
  }
}

Authorization

Grant operational users the read:diagnostics:structured-logs permission.

What this module captures

The module captures structured ILogger records, including rendered messages, message templates, named properties, active scopes, exceptions, source metadata, and trace/span IDs when available.

Direct stdout/stderr writes are out of scope for this module and belong to a future diagnostics console logs module. Trace waterfalls, metric charts, and span exploration belong to a future diagnostics OpenTelemetry module.

Validation

Run targeted checks after implementation:

dotnet build src/modules/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.csproj
dotnet test test/unit/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.UnitTests/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.UnitTests.csproj
dotnet test test/integration/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.IntegrationTests/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.IntegrationTests.csproj

Validation on 2026-05-10:

  • dotnet build src/modules/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.csproj passed.
  • dotnet test test/unit/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.UnitTests/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.UnitTests.csproj passed with 28 tests.
  • dotnet test test/integration/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.IntegrationTests/Elsa.Diagnostics.StructuredLogs.IntegrationTests.csproj passed with 6 tests.