TryCombineUrl Logging Helper

TryCombineUrl follows the .NET convention for “Try” methods by returning a bool indicating success and providing the result via an out parameter. This approach is ideal when logging failures explicitly or when avoiding exceptions is critical. It can be used in structured logging or conditional logging scenarios where fallback logic may be required.

public static class LoggingHelpers
{
    public static bool TryCombineUrl(Uri? baseAddress, string path, out string? fullUrl)
    {
        try
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
            {
                fullUrl = baseAddress?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
            }
            else if (baseAddress == null)
            {
                fullUrl = path;
            }
            else
            {
                fullUrl = new Uri(baseAddress, path).ToString();
            }

            return true;
        }
        catch
        {
            fullUrl = null;
            return false;
        }
    }
}