Q: How to create a .NET 6 console application using Azure.Identity and Azure SDK API to review Azure

To create a console application in .NET 6 for reviewing Azure Monitor alert logs, you need to follow certain steps.

Here's a step-by-step guide:

  1. Make sure you have the latest .NET 6 SDK installed. You can check this by running the command dotnet --version

  2. Create a new project with the dotnet cli using the command:

    dotnet new console -n AzureMonitorAlerts

    This will create a new console application under a new directory named AzureMonitorAlerts.

  3. Navigate to this directory:

    cd AzureMonitorAlerts

  4. Add a dependency on Azure.Identity and Azure.Monitor.Query by editing your .csproj file:

    <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.4.1" />
    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.Query" Version="1.0.0-beta.5" />
</ItemGroup>

    Then execute this command to restore the package:

    dotnet restore

  5. Use the Azure monitor query API in your code. Here is a basic example of how to authenticate and call list of logs. Update your Program.cs:

    using Azure;
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Monitor.Query;
using System;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
        var client = new LogsQueryClient(credential);

        Response<LogsQueryResult> response = client.QueryWorkspace("<workspaceId>", "AzureActivity | top 10 by TimeGenerated");

        foreach (var row in response.Value.Table.Rows)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(row[0]);
        }
    }
}

    Replace the "" with your actual Log Analytics workspace ID. This query will get the most recent 10 Azure Activity events.

  6. Register the LogsQueryClient in the built-in DependencyInjection. Assuming you want to add a ServiceCollection and ServiceProvider, you can do the following:

    var services = new ServiceCollection();
services.AddSingleton(new LogsQueryClient(new DefaultAzureCredential()));

var serviceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();

var client = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<LogsQueryClient>();

Note: This sample does not handle errors. Do not use without a proper catch/try mechanism.

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