wcf configuration - the basics

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WCF ConfigurationThe basics

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The most important thing to remember about WCF services is just as simple as…

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Address: Service’s URI

Binding: Specifies transports (HTTP, TCP …) and protocols (Security, Reliability …)

Contract: Interface that defines the contract

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Major Sections of the Configuration File-- Server Side --

<configuration> <system.serviceModel> <services>

<endpoint></endpoint>

</services><bindings>

</bindings><behaviors>

</behaviors> </system.serviceModel></configuration>

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<services> element• Contains all services the application hosts

<servicesname=“<Complete Namespace>.OfferService”behaviorConfiguration=“OfferManagerServiceBehavior” >

<endpointaddress=“net.tcp://localhost:808/OfferManager.dev/OfferService.svc”binding=“netTcpBinding”contract=“<Complete Namespace>.IOfferManager”bindingConfiguration=“netTcpBinding”>

</endpoint></services>

[This section is optional: a set of default endpoints are automatically added to your service]

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<binding> element• contains the specifications for all bindings that can be used by endpoints• system provided or custom

<bindingsname=“netTcpBinding”

portSharingEnabled="true" maxBufferSize="65536000" maxConnections="100" maxReceivedMessageSize="65536000“…

<Security mode="Transport" /></bindings >

[This section is optional]

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<behaviors> element• elements that define the behaviors for a service or endpoint

<behaviors><serviceBehaviors>

<behavior name="OfferManagerServiceBehavior"><serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" /> <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>

</behavior></serviceBehaviors>

<endpointBehaviors><behavior name="myBehavior">

<callbackDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />

</behavior></endpointBehaviors>

</behaviors>[This section is optional]

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Demo• Open Visual Studio and create a new WCF project

• Edit the Web.Config file and remove all the <system.serviceModel> section• Right click on the created SVC and select « View in browser »

• It will work!

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WCFConfiguration Editor

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WCFConfiguration Editor

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Major Sections of the Configuration File-- Client Side --

• At Betclic, no client side service configuration is needed because we’re using a PeerToPeer WCF library based on a service directory. Client side code looks like that one:

IAlertServices srv = Locator.GetProxy<IAlertServices>();

• But if you need a client side configuration, just use: the WCFConfigurator Editor!

(turn the page to see how)

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WCFConfiguration Editor – Client configuration - Demo

• Open Visual Studio and create an empty web application

• Edit the Web.Config file with the WCFConfigurator editor (see slide#9)

• On the left pane (Config) Select « Client » and click on « Create a new client…»

• Choose the manual creation mode and select the service assembly from which you want to create a client

• Go through the wizard and you should have the right configuration in your Web.Config file!

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Links

• Configuring Services Using Configuration Files• Configuring Bindings for WCF Services• System-Provided Bindings• Simplified Configuration• Choosing a Transport

• Our WCF Training (By Cybermaxs)

Find out more

• On https://techblog.betclicgroup.com/

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