What is the story of Performance Counters for .NET Core?

Question

Under Windows, one is able to read .NET performance counters using the following:

• Performance Monitor
• C# using PerformanceCounter
• WMI and querying the .NET related classes

Considering the recent release of .NET Core and the fact that such app can also run in Linux, how can one access the .NET related stats currently available on Windows?

Solution 1

This package is exactly equivalent of .NET Framework Performance Counters and can be used in .NET Core apps under Windows:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter/

Solution 2

In the Windows Compatibility Pack for .NET Core will be support for Performance Counters

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2017/11/16/announcing-the-windows-compatibility-pack-for-net-core/

Of course, it is a Windows only feature for now.

Solution 3

Performance counters are not in Linux thus not in NET Core. Create another "Full NET based helper application" to expose performance counters as service to "NET Core Application"

Comments

[Digicoder]

MaYaN already said that targeting Windows only is not an option

[Damien_The_Unbeliever]

May help other people but the OP specifically stated that the still wanted to target Linux.