Feature Request: Trace/Log to include entire exception data

[bboyle1234]

When an exception is thrown inside the OnBarUpdate method, NT8 logs just the exception message.
Please make it log and trace the entire exception data obtained via exception.ToString()
Thanks

[bltdavid]

I agree. I think NinjaTrader could probably do a better job capturing and reporting exceptions,
although I'm still more familiar with NT7 than NT8 ... I was hoping NT8 was better than NT7.

FWIW, long ago, like everyone else, I used to do this,

protected override void OnStartUp()
{
...my code here...
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
...my code here...
}

Now, for every indicator and strategy, I wrap every NinjaTrader Framework method
in a simple try-catch, precisely to compensate for the issues you raise here.

protected override void OnStartUp()
{
    try {
        OnStartUp_Handler()
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
        HandleException(ex);
        throw;
    }
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
    try {
        OnBarUpdate_Handler()
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
        HandleException(ex);
        throw;
    }
}

My real code now goes here,

private void OnStartUp_Handler()
{
...my code here...
}

private void OnBarUpdate_Handler()
{
...my code here...
}

So now, I always get full details of the exception, including a stack trace,
because I wrote my HandleException() method to do exactly that. And I
can write this information to my own debug log, Ninja's output window, or
the builtin Log facility ... or any combination thereof ... very convenient.

[The only real annoyance that is left is this: if your properties do anything
complicated to cause an exception, then this specific technique can't catch
that -- you'll need to create try/catch traps specific to those properties.]

Despite the (very small) additional coding, this technique has been an extremely
worthwhile addition to my toolkit. I'm sure I'll be continuing to use this technique
in all my NT8 programming.

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello bboyle1234 and bltdavid,

Thank you for your suggestion.

I've added a feature request to improve the error logging. This request is being tracked under the number SFT-4653.

As with all feature requests, interest is tracked before implementation is considered, so we cannot offer an ETA or promise of fulfillment. If implemented, it will be noted in the Release Notes page of the Help Guide.

Release Notes — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[MarkWise]

We usually just print to the Output window with something like this....

try
{
    // ... Logic here
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Print(string.Format("Method name EXCEPTION [{0} / {1}]: Msg: {2}{3}   Trace: {4}", _productName, _version, ex.Message, Environment.NewLine, ex.StackTrace));
}

This seems to work pretty well for our needs.
We've also considered using our own logging mechanism in this scenario.