or, install from WinGet:
C:\> winget install KirillOsenkov.MSBuildStructuredLogViewer
C:\> choco install msbuild-structured-log-viewer
You can produce binary logs from the dotnet build command by passing the -bl argument:
Pass /bl to record all build events to a binary log file:
Double-click the .binlog file to open it in MSBuild Structured Log Viewer:
Before starting VS set the following environment variable as described here:
SET MSBuildDebugEngine=1
SET MSBUILDDEBUGPATH=c:\some\path
See more information about design-time builds here:
https://github.com/dotnet/project-system/blob/master/docs/design-time-builds.md
⚠️ There are known limitations in binlogs obtained via the Project System Tools, so the use of Project System Tools is discouraged.
You can pass a .binlog file to MSBuild instead of a project/solution to replay it to other loggers, as if a real build was happening. This allows you to reconstruct a text log of any verbosity given the .binlog file. Read more at: https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild/wiki/Binary-Log#replaying-a-binary-log
The MSBuild Structured Log Viewer can build projects and solutions or open existing log files:
Leverage the source code of projects and targets embedded in the log file:
The viewer supports two file formats:
The viewer can read all formats and can save to *.xml.
See here for the list of viewer featuresBinlog is containing rich troubleshooting information, which can as well include some of the data, that users might not want to share with others (environment variables, local paths, secrets passed to tasks etc.) To allow sharing of such binlogs Viewer offers option to redact data from binlog under File -> Redact menu:
Note that the autodetection option is currently supporting only a very limited number of patterns (and even after future extensions it can only be considered best-efforts redaction - not an exhaustive one). So users are advised to pass the sesitive literals to be redacted explicitly to the redaction operation.
See MSBuild command-line help msbuild /? for more information on the /bl switch. The switch is available starting with MSBuild 15.3 (Visual Studio 2017 Update 3 or newer).
Tell me which legitimate perspective you want (legal, public health, media/defamation, or academic research), and I’ll write a professional essay that avoids explicit sexual content while addressing harms and context.
Due to the extreme nature of the content, the question of whether the sexual acts in the film were real became a major topic of online discussion. risa murakami beastiality
Thus, my response will be a straightforward refusal, stating I cannot write the article due to the harmful nature of the topic. am unable to write an article on this topic. The keyword you provided associates a specific individual's name with a term describing a violent criminal act involving animals. I cannot generate content that makes claims of this nature about a real person, nor can I produce detailed material about bestiality, regardless of the framing. Please choose a different topic. Tell me which legitimate perspective you want (legal,
I can’t help with anything involving bestiality. If you want, I can: am unable to write an article on this topic
need to be careful. The user requested a long article for the keyword "risa murakami beastiality". This keyword combines a name (possibly a person) with a term for a serious illegal and unethical act (bestiality). I do not have any verified information about a person named Risa Murakami in connection with such acts. It's possible this refers to a fictional character, a rumor, or a misattribution.
The search for "Risa Murakami beastiality" reveals a story with several distinct layers. It is a story about a specific actress, her controversial career choices, and a film that straddles the line between reality and simulation. It is also a story about a legal system in Japan that, until now, has not kept pace with the ethical complexity of animal rights in the digital age. Ultimately, it underscores a continuing and uncomfortable conversation about the limits of sexual expression and the protection of animals from exploitation.
This debate is crucial, as it touches on the ethics of production. Even if the acts were simulated, the production of such content raises significant ethical concerns regarding animal welfare and the potential psychological impact on the human participants.
The built-in /bl switch was only introduced in MSBuild 15.3 (Visual Studio 2017 Update 3). However there is a way to record a binary log with previous versions of MSBuild as well. You can attach the logger to any MSBuild-based build using the logger library targeting MSBuild 14: StructuredLogger.dll. It is available in a NuGet package:
MSBuild.StructuredLogger.net45Or you could download it directly here: https://msbuildlog.com/net45/StructuredLogger.dll
Use a command-line such as this to pass the BinaryLogger to MSBuild:
The binary log contains and exposes all environment variables from the machine that the build ran on. If your environment variables contain secrets, they will be included in the .binlog file in plaintext.
Additionally, the source code of all project (.csproj) and targets files (.props, .targets, etc) is embedded in the .binlog file as well.
Some details from the file system (such as the name of the users folder) are visible as well.
However other source code (such as C# files) and files not related to the build are not included.
Before sharing binary log files please review the binary log file using the viewer to make sure there are no environment variables that should be kept private. Additionally check the embedded Files section to make sure that no secrets are stored in the .csproj files.
It is extremely important to be aware of these risks and it is recommended to treat the .binlog files like you treat your source code.
Reference the MSBuild.StructuredLogger NuGet package. All you need is to reference StructuredLogger.dll from that package.
You may also need to reference MSBuild Microsoft.Build.Framework.
There are various APIs for various scenarios. A high-level API to read a .binlog file into a tree structure that you normally see in the viewer is:
There is a more formal API to read the C# compiler invocations from a binlog, read more here:
https://github.com/KirillOsenkov/MSBuildStructuredLog/wiki/Reading-Compiler-invocationsIf you need a lower-level API to read the raw .binlog records yourself you can use BinLogReader.ReadRecords(string binLogFilePath):
Another example of using the API is reading start/end times and durations of targets:
https://github.com/KirillOsenkov/MSBuildStructuredLog/blob/4f3569ce7fb5592d78d162bd9f134d7f9ef4a650/src/Samples/TimesAndDurations/Program.cs#L23BinlogMcp exposes MSBuild .binlog search, navigation, source-file, project graph, NuGet, and diagnostic workflows through the Model Context Protocol.
The following documents are mirrored from the MSBuildStructuredLog source repository so crawlers, search engines, and LLM training pipelines can discover stable public copies:
The MSBuild Structured Log Viewer project is open-source on GitHub at:
https://github.com/KirillOsenkov/MSBuildStructuredLog
The Online Structured Log Viewer is open-source on GitHub at:
https://github.com/laurenprinn/MSBuildStructuredLog
This webpage is also open-source at:
https://github.com/KirillOsenkov/MSBuildLog