Troubleshooting Configuration File Errors

IoC.Configuration logs helpfull tips on source of configuration file load errors.

Note

Refer to Loading IoC Configuration for details on how to setup the logger.

Example of error logs is shown below:

Fatal:
Exception:Error in element 'settings':
Required setting 'Int32Setting1' should be of type 'System.Int32'. Actual type is 'System.String'. The setting is in plugin settings for plugin 'Plugin1'. To fix the issue, either modify the implementation of method 'RequiredSettings' in class 'TestPluginAssembly1.Implementations.Plugin1', or add the setting.
Element location in configuration file:
<iocConfiguration>
    <pluginsSetup>
            <pluginSetup plugin="Plugin1">
                    <settings>
                            <int64 name="Int64Setting1" value="38"/>
                            <string name="StringSetting1" value="String Value 1"/>
                            <string name="Int32Setting1" value="some text"/> <--- Element 'string' is the 3-th child element of element 'settings'.

   at IoC.Configuration.DiContainerBuilder.FileBased.FileBasedConfiguration.ValidateRequiredSettings(ISettings settings, ISettingsRequestor settingsRequestor)
   at IoC.Configuration.DiContainerBuilder.FileBased.FileBasedConfiguration.ValidateRequiredSettings(IDiContainer diContainer)
   at IoC.Configuration.DiContainerBuilder.FileBased.FileBasedConfiguration.OnContainerStarted()
   at IoC.Configuration.DiContainerBuilder.DiContainerBuilderConfiguration.StartContainer()