* Added a working and non-working initializer code to the NetStandardDemo regarding issue 290 (MissingMethodException).

* Reordered parameters in M.E.C. config extensions to match hybrid variant of the methods.

Author: ckadluba

sample/NetStandardDemo/NetStandardDemoLib/Initializer.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Data;
 using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Events;
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer;
 using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Sinks.MSSqlServer.Options;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ public static class Initializer
 
         public static LoggerConfiguration CreateLoggerConfiguration()
         {
+            // Error MissingMethodException
             return new LoggerConfiguration()
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                 .WriteTo.MSSqlServer(
@@ -22,7 +24,30 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration CreateLoggerConfiguration()
                         TableName = _tableName,
                         AutoCreateSqlTable = true
                     },
-                    columnOptions: BuildColumnOptions());
+                    appConfiguration: null,
+                    sinkOptionsSection: null,
+                    restrictedToMinimumLevel: LevelAlias.Minimum,
+                    formatProvider: null,
+                    columnOptions: BuildColumnOptions(),
+                    columnOptionsSection: null,
+                    logEventFormatter: null);
+
+            // Works
+            //return new LoggerConfiguration()
+            //    .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+            //    .WriteTo.MSSqlServer(
+            //        _connectionString,
+            //        tableName: _tableName,
+            //        appConfiguration: null,
+            //        restrictedToMinimumLevel: LevelAlias.Minimum,
+            //        batchPostingLimit: MSSqlServerSink.DefaultBatchPostingLimit,
+            //        period: null,
+            //        formatProvider: null,
+            //        autoCreateSqlTable: true,
+            //        columnOptions: BuildColumnOptions(),
+            //        columnOptionsSection: null,
+            //        schemaName: MSSqlServerSink.DefaultSchemaName,
+            //        logEventFormatter: null);
         }
 
         private static ColumnOptions BuildColumnOptions()

src/Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer/Configuration/Extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/LoggerConfigurationMSSqlServerExtensions.cs

@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
                 connectionString: connectionString,
                 sinkOptions: sinkOptions,
                 appConfiguration: appConfiguration,
+                sinkOptionsSection: null,
                 restrictedToMinimumLevel: restrictedToMinimumLevel,
                 formatProvider: formatProvider,
                 columnOptions: columnOptions,
                 columnOptionsSection: columnOptionsSection,
-                logEventFormatter: logEventFormatter,
-                sinkOptionsSection: null);
+                logEventFormatter: logEventFormatter);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -97,25 +97,25 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
         /// <param name="connectionString">The connection string to the database where to store the events.</param>
         /// <param name="sinkOptions">Supplies additional settings for the sink</param>
         /// <param name="appConfiguration">Additional application-level configuration. Required if connectionString is a name.</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptionsSection">A config section defining additional settings for the sink</param>
         /// <param name="restrictedToMinimumLevel">The minimum log event level required in order to write an event to the sink.</param>
         /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
         /// <param name="columnOptions">An externally-modified group of column settings</param>
         /// <param name="columnOptionsSection">A config section defining various column settings</param>
         /// <param name="logEventFormatter">Supplies custom formatter for the LogEvent column, or null</param>
-        /// <param name="sinkOptionsSection">A config section defining additional settings for the sink</param>
         /// <returns>Logger configuration, allowing configuration to continue.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">A required parameter is null.</exception>
         public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
             this LoggerSinkConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
             string connectionString,
             SinkOptions sinkOptions = null,
             IConfiguration appConfiguration = null,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection = null,
             LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel = LevelAlias.Minimum,
             IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
             ColumnOptions columnOptions = null,
             IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection = null,
-            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null,
-            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection = null)
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null)
         {
             if (loggerConfiguration == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerConfiguration));
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
                 connectionString: connectionString,
                 sinkOptions: sinkOptions,
                 appConfiguration: appConfiguration,
+                sinkOptionsSection: null,
                 restrictedToMinimumLevel: restrictedToMinimumLevel,
                 formatProvider: formatProvider,
                 columnOptions: columnOptions,
                 columnOptionsSection: columnOptionsSection,
-                logEventFormatter: logEventFormatter,
-                sinkOptionsSection: null);
+                logEventFormatter: logEventFormatter);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -186,25 +186,25 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
         /// <param name="connectionString">The connection string to the database where to store the events.</param>
         /// <param name="sinkOptions">Supplies additional settings for the sink</param>
         /// <param name="appConfiguration">Additional application-level configuration. Required if connectionString is a name.</param>
+        /// <param name="sinkOptionsSection">A config section defining additional settings for the sink</param>
         /// <param name="restrictedToMinimumLevel">The minimum log event level required in order to write an event to the sink.</param>
         /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
         /// <param name="columnOptions">An externally-modified group of column settings</param>
         /// <param name="columnOptionsSection">A config section defining various column settings</param>
         /// <param name="logEventFormatter">Supplies custom formatter for the LogEvent column, or null</param>
-        /// <param name="sinkOptionsSection">A config section defining additional settings for the sink</param>
         /// <returns>Logger configuration, allowing configuration to continue.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">A required parameter is null.</exception>
         public static LoggerConfiguration MSSqlServer(
             this LoggerAuditSinkConfiguration loggerAuditSinkConfiguration,
             string connectionString,
             SinkOptions sinkOptions = null,
             IConfiguration appConfiguration = null,
+            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection = null,
             LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel = LevelAlias.Minimum,
             IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
             ColumnOptions columnOptions = null,
             IConfigurationSection columnOptionsSection = null,
-            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null,
-            IConfigurationSection sinkOptionsSection = null)
+            ITextFormatter logEventFormatter = null)
         {
             if (loggerAuditSinkConfiguration == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerAuditSinkConfiguration));