[.net] Add example for logging to console

[RenderMichael]

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Motivation and Context

Types of changes

• Change to the site (I have double-checked the Netlify deployment, and my changes look good)
• Code example added (and I also added the example to all translated languages)
• Improved translation
• Added new translation (and I also added a notice to each document missing translation)

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• I have used hugo to render the site/docs locally and I am sure it works.

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PR Type

Enhancement, Documentation

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Description

• Added examples for logging browser actions to console in .NET tests.

• Updated documentation references to include new logging examples.

• Introduced PrintOutputToConsole test methods for Chrome, Edge, and Internet Explorer.

• Adjusted code block references in multilingual documentation to reflect new examples.

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Changes walkthrough 📝

	Relevant files
Enhancement	3 files ChromeTest.cs Added console logging example for Chrome browser tests      +22/-0    EdgeTest.cs Added console logging example for Edge browser tests          +22/-0    InternetExplorerTest.cs Added console logging example for Internet Explorer browser tests +20/-0
Documentation	10 files chrome.en.md Updated English documentation for Chrome logging examples +8/-8      chrome.ja.md Updated Japanese documentation for Chrome logging examples +8/-8      chrome.pt-br.md Updated Portuguese documentation for Chrome logging examples +8/-8      chrome.zh-cn.md Updated Chinese documentation for Chrome logging examples +8/-8      edge.en.md Updated English documentation for Edge logging examples    +6/-6      edge.pt-br.md Updated Portuguese documentation for Edge logging examples +6/-6      internet_explorer.en.md Updated English documentation for Internet Explorer logging examples +5/-5      internet_explorer.ja.md Updated Japanese documentation for Internet Explorer logging examples +5/-5      internet_explorer.pt-br.md Updated Portuguese documentation for Internet Explorer logging examples +5/-5      internet_explorer.zh-cn.md Updated Chinese documentation for Internet Explorer logging examples +5/-5

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Resource Cleanup The StringWriter and Console.Error redirection should be wrapped in a try-finally block to ensure proper cleanup even if an exception occurs during the test. var stringWriter = new StringWriter(); var originalOutput = Console.Error; Console.SetError(stringWriter); driver = new ChromeDriver(); using (var ctx = Log.CreateContext(LogEventLevel.Debug).Handlers.Add(new ConsoleLogHandler())) { // logs will be emitted to STDERR driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html"; } Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("get {\"url\":\"https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html\"}")); Console.SetError(originalOutput); stringWriter.Dispose();

[RenderMichael]

Due to the additional using statement, each of these got shifted down one line

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
Possible issue	✅ Ensure proper resource cleanup Suggestion Impact: The commit implements resource cleanup but uses try-finally instead of using block code diff: + try + { + using (var ctx = Log.CreateContext(LogEventLevel.Debug).Handlers.Add(new ConsoleLogHandler())) + { + // logs will be emitted to STDERR + _driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(); + } - using (var ctx = Log.CreateContext(LogEventLevel.Debug).Handlers.Add(new ConsoleLogHandler())) + Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Executing command: []: newSession")); + } + finally { - // logs will be emitted to STDERR - _driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(); + Console.SetError(originalOutput); + stringWriter.Dispose(); } The StringWriter should be disposed within a using block to ensure proper resource cleanup, even if an exception occurs during the test. examples/dotnet/SeleniumDocs/Browsers/InternetExplorerTest.cs [135-147] -var stringWriter = new StringWriter(); -var originalOutput = Console.Error; -Console.SetError(stringWriter); +using (var stringWriter = new StringWriter()) +{ + var originalOutput = Console.Error; + Console.SetError(stringWriter); -using (var ctx = Log.CreateContext(LogEventLevel.Debug).Handlers.Add(new ConsoleLogHandler())) -{ - // logs will be emitted to STDERR - _driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(); + using (var ctx = Log.CreateContext(LogEventLevel.Debug).Handlers.Add(new ConsoleLogHandler())) + { + // logs will be emitted to STDERR + _driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(); + } + + Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Executing command: []: newSession")); + Console.SetError(originalOutput); } -Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Executing command: []: newSession")); -Console.SetError(originalOutput); -stringWriter.Dispose(); - [Suggestion has been applied] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: Using a 'using' block for StringWriter ensures proper resource disposal even in case of exceptions, which is a significant improvement for resource management and code reliability.	Medium

[RenderMichael]

The other code examples seem to refer to having the DriverService perform the desired operation (logging to console, logging to file, etc).

Let me know if this is the right mechanism to advertise to users and @nvborisenko if this is the right thing for users to do here

[nvborisenko]

@RenderMichael No, it is incorrect.

Current behavior: when we start geckodriver.exe it outputs messages into user's console (STDOUT?). Depending on log level, nothing common with our internal logging mechanism. Some users don't like that using selenium library implicitly puts something to their console application (I remember at least 2 issues, please search it). Personally I also don't like it. There is only one workaround: configure log level to see nothing in console, or configure geckodriver.exe to put logs into file. No more ways.

Now, when we have internal logging, it might be beneficial to catch all messages from geckodriver.exe and route it to our internal logging. So user will not see strange messages in his console, only if he explicitly says he wants it.