📘 C# Blog Series – Blog 42 **“C# File Handling — Logs, Packets, Errors को File में Store करने का सबसे Perfect तरीका

📘 C# Blog Series – Blog 42

**“C# File Handling — Logs, Packets, Errors को File में Store करने का सबसे Perfect तरीका

(Real-Life Example: Daily Log Files, Packet Dumps, Crash Reports)”**

GPS Tracking Server में File Handling बहुत ज़रूरी है।
क्योंकि:

• Packet logs

• Error logs

• Crash reports

• Invalid packets

• Debugging files

• Daily logs

ये सब future debugging के लिए important होते हैं।

C# file handling को fast, safe, और production-ready तरीके से use करना चाहिए।
आज हम इसे आसान भाषा + GPS real examples के साथ समझेंगे।

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🟦 1. File.WriteAllText() — Quick File Write

File.WriteAllText("log.txt", "Hello GPS!");

✔ Simple
✔ Small files

❌ बड़े logs के लिए धीमा
❌ Overwrite हो जाता है

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🟢 2. File.AppendAllText() — Append Logs (Best for simple logs)

File.AppendAllText("log.txt", "Packet Received\n");

GPS system में basic logging के लिए perfect।

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⭐ 3. File.ReadAllText() — Read Entire File

string data = File.ReadAllText("log.txt");

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🌟 4. StreamWriter — Large Logs के लिए Best (High Performance)

using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("packets.log", true))
{
    sw.WriteLine("IMEI=861...,LAT=26...");
}

✔ Fast
✔ Efficient
✔ Append mode
✔ Perfect for packet dump files

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🟠 5. StreamReader — File Read with Memory Efficiency

using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("packets.log"))
{
    string line;
    while((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(line);
    }
}

Large logs को आसानी से process कर सकते हैं।

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🔵 6. BinaryWriter / BinaryReader (Advanced)

अगर आपको raw GPS packets binary में store करना हो:

using var bw = new BinaryWriter(File.Open("raw.bin", FileMode.Append));
bw.Write(bytes);

Perfect for:

• Encrypted packets

• Binary protocols

• Raw TCP dumps

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🟣 7. Directory Management (Create folder if not exists)

string path = "Logs/";

if(!Directory.Exists(path))
    Directory.CreateDirectory(path);

Logs को folder structure में रखना बहुत जरूरी है।

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🔥 8. Daily Log Files — GPS Server का सबसे important pattern

Daily log file name:

string fname = $"Logs/Log_{DateTime.Now:yyyy_MM_dd}.txt";
File.AppendAllText(fname, "Packet data...\n");

Benefits:

✔ लॉग बहुत बड़े नहीं बनते
✔ Search करना आसान
✔ हर दिन का अलग record

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🧠 9. Packet Dump File (Debugging के लिए MUST)

अगर कभी device गलत packet भेजे या unknown protocol हो—
तो उसे dump file में store करो।

string dump = $"Dumps/{DateTime.Now:yyyy_MM_dd}.dump";
File.AppendAllText(dump, packet + "\n");

यह future debugging में God-level help करता है।

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⭐ 10. Error Logging (Production-Ready Code)

try
{
    ...
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
    File.AppendAllText("Errors/error.log",
        $"{DateTime.Now}: {ex}\n");
}

GPS servers में अचानक crashes बहुत कम हो जाते हैं
क्योंकि हर error track हो जाती है।

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📌 11. JSON File Handling (Useful for config/settings)

Write:

File.WriteAllText("config.json", JsonSerializer.Serialize(settings));

Read:

var settings = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Config>(File.ReadAllText("config.json"));

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🧪 12. File.Exists() — Check before reading

if(File.Exists("imei.txt"))
{
    var imei = File.ReadAllText("imei.txt");
}

No file → no crash.

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🛡 13. Async File IO (High-Performance GPS Servers के लिए BEST)

await File.AppendAllTextAsync("packets.log", packet + "\n");

Async version:

✔ Background में file write
✔ Main thread free
✔ High concurrency friendly

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⚠ Common Mistakes (Avoid)**

❌ File open करके बंद न करना (Dispose missing)
❌ Large logs को memory में store करना
❌ Every packet को अलग file में write करना
❌ High-frequency logs में File.WriteAllText()

Best practice:
Use StreamWriter OR AppendAllTextAsync

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🔚 Conclusion

C# File Handling आपके system को बनाता है:

✔ Debugging-friendly
✔ Stable
✔ Organized
✔ Production-safe
✔ GPS server-ready
✔ Error-proof

GPS server में logs, dumps और crash files MOST important होते हैं।
सही तरीके से file handling करने से आपका backend rock-solid हो जाता है।