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using System.Collections.Generic;

// ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
namespace System.Diagnostics
{
    /// <summary>   A color console trace listener. </summary>
    /// <seealso cref="T:System.Diagnostics.ConsoleTraceListener"/>
    /// <remarks>
    ///          
    /// 
    /// in your config file add the following: 
    ///   <system.diagnostics>
    ///     <sources>
    ///         <source name = "log" switchValue="All">
    ///           <listeners>
    ///             <add name = "Console" type="FlimFlan.Diagnostics.ColorConsoleTraceListener, ConsoleApplication1" />
    ///             </listeners>
    ///        </source>
    ///     </sources>
    ///  </system.diagnostics>
    /// 
    /// 
    /// </remarks>

    public class ColorConsoleTraceListener : ConsoleTraceListener
    {
        /// <summary>   The event color. </summary>
        private readonly Dictionary<TraceEventType, ConsoleColor> _eventColor = new Dictionary<TraceEventType, ConsoleColor>();

        /// <summary>   Initializes a new instance of the System.Diagnostics.ColorConsoleTraceListener class. </summary>
        public ColorConsoleTraceListener()
        {
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Verbose, ConsoleColor.DarkGray);
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Information, ConsoleColor.Gray);
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Warning, ConsoleColor.Yellow);
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Error, ConsoleColor.DarkRed);
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Critical, ConsoleColor.Red);
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Start, ConsoleColor.DarkCyan);
            _eventColor.Add(TraceEventType.Stop, ConsoleColor.DarkCyan);
        }

        /// <summary>   Writes trace information, a message, and event information to the listener specific output. </summary>
        /// <param name="eventCache">   A <see cref="T:System.Diagnostics.TraceEventCache" /> object that contains the current process ID, thread ID, and stack trace information. </param>
        /// <param name="source">       A name used to identify the output, typically the name of the application that generated the trace event. </param>
        /// <param name="eventType">    One of the <see cref="T:System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType" /> values specifying the type of event that has caused the trace. </param>
        /// <param name="id">           A numeric identifier for the event. </param>
        /// <param name="message">      A message to write. </param>
        /// <seealso cref="M:System.Diagnostics.TraceListener.TraceEvent(TraceEventCache,string,TraceEventType,int,string)"/>

        public override void TraceEvent(TraceEventCache eventCache, string source, TraceEventType eventType, int id, string message)
        {
            TraceEvent(eventCache, source, eventType, id, "{0}", message);
        }

        /// <summary>   Writes trace information, a formatted array of objects and event information to the listener specific output. </summary>
        /// <param name="eventCache">   A <see cref="T:System.Diagnostics.TraceEventCache" /> object that contains the current process ID, thread ID, and stack trace information. </param>
        /// <param name="source">       A name used to identify the output, typically the name of the application that generated the trace event. </param>
        /// <param name="eventType">    One of the <see cref="T:System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType" /> values specifying the type of event that has caused the trace. </param>
        /// <param name="id">           A numeric identifier for the event. </param>
        /// <param name="format">       A format string that contains zero or more format items, which correspond to objects in the <paramref name="args" /> array. </param>
        /// <param name="args">         An object array containing zero or more objects to format. </param>
        /// <seealso cref="M:System.Diagnostics.TraceListener.TraceEvent(TraceEventCache,string,TraceEventType,int,string,params object[])"/>

        public override void TraceEvent(TraceEventCache eventCache, string source, TraceEventType eventType, int id, string format, params object[] args)
        {
            var originalColor = Console.ForegroundColor;
            Console.ForegroundColor = GetEventColor(eventType, originalColor);
            base.TraceEvent(eventCache, source, eventType, id, format, args);
            Console.ForegroundColor = originalColor;
        }

        /// <summary>   Gets event color. </summary>
        /// <param name="eventType">    Type of the event. </param>
        /// <param name="defaultColor"> The default color. </param>
        /// <returns>   The event color. </returns>

        private ConsoleColor GetEventColor(TraceEventType eventType, ConsoleColor defaultColor)
        {
            if (!_eventColor.ContainsKey(eventType))
            {
                return defaultColor;
            }
            return _eventColor[eventType];
        }
    }
}