Question

Ok guys, this is very basic stuff I think.

I’m only getting familiar with C# and object oriented languages.

So here is a basic project I’m developping :

namespace MyProject  
{  
    class MyProject  
    {
        public Logger Logs = new Logger();
        public WebServer Web = new WebServer();

        static void Main()
        {  
            // blabla
        }  
    }  
}

The logger is there to simply create a log file and when its “Add(string str)” method is called, it adds a line in the log file.
The webserver is my own webserver, opening a socket etc …
I’d like my webserver to be able to use my Add method of the logger… how am I supposed to achieve that ?

Inside my webserver class, using something like “MyProject.Logs.Add(string str)” doesn’t seem to work.
So how can I reference it ?
I don’t want to create a new instance of my Logger class inside my webserver, because I want to write everyting in the same text file (I might have more module running than just a webserver as well).
So I’d like to use the instance I created in my Main method, inside my Webserver class…

I hope this makes sense …

Answer 1

A couple of suggestions:

1. Logs and Web should be private. Those are implementation details of your class. They’re nobody else’s business.

2. Pass the instance of your logger to your web server:

   public WebServer Web = new WebServer(Logs); 
   

Your web server can now have its very own copy:

private Logger Logs {get;set;}

public WebServer(Logger logs)
{
    Logs = logs;
}

public void DoSomething()
{
    Logs.Add("I did something!");
}