Simple C# utility class to output to both console and a log file at the same time. Use it by simply calling Output.Write() and Output.WriteLine().

ConsoleOutputLog.cs

public class Output
{
    private readonly string  LogDirPath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "logs");

    private static Output _outputSingleton;
    private static Output OutputSingleton
    {
        get
        {
            if (_outputSingleton == null)
            {
                _outputSingleton = new Output();
            }
            return _outputSingleton;
        }
    }

    public StreamWriter SW { get; set; }

    public Output()
    {
        EnsureLogDirectoryExists();
        InstantiateStreamWriter();
    }

    ~Output()
    {
        if (SW != null)
        {
            try
            {
                SW.Dispose();
            }
            catch(ObjectDisposedException){} // object already disposed - ignore exception
        }
    }

    public static void WriteLine(string str)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(str);
        OutputSingleton.SW.WriteLine(str);
    }

    public static void Write(string str)
    {
        Console.Write(str);
        OutputSingleton.SW.Write(str);
    }

    private void InstantiateStreamWriter()
    {
        string filePath = Path.Combine(LogDirPath, DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss")) + ".txt";
        try
        {   
            SW = new StreamWriter(filePath);
            SW.AutoFlush = true;
        }
        catch (UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
        {
            throw new ApplicationException(string.Format("Access denied. Could not instantiate StreamWriter using path: {0}.", filePath), ex);
        }
    }

    private void EnsureLogDirectoryExists()
    {
        if (!Directory.Exists(LogDirPath))
        {
            try
            {
                Directory.CreateDirectory(LogDirPath);
            }
            catch (UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
            {
                throw new ApplicationException(string.Format("Access denied. Could not create log directory using path: {0}.", LogDirPath), ex);
            }
        }
    }
}

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