Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

[Timbo]

Hi Guys,

Do you support this?

[WhiskyFudge]

In theory we do. It's part of the .net 3.5 fx which fully supported however I've not tested it, so assuming it doesn't need any extra permissions setting up it should just work.

If it doesn't work, please let me know and I'll see what I can sort out.

Jas

[Timbo]

That's good. What bindings are supported:-

BasicHttpBinding
WSHttpBinding
NetNamedPipeBinding
NetTcpBinding

[WhiskyFudge]

Timbo,

I'm away until Thursday but will try and remeber to review this thread upon my return (If you've not heard from me by early next week please bug me!)

Else Paul might be able to help you with your query

Sorry I can't be of more instant help

Jas

[paulredpath]

Tim,

I dont think this will work in medium trust, as essentially you are trying to bind a port or endpoint which wouldnt be allowed I am afraid.

You would be able to so this using a VPS, which will be rolled out soon

[WhiskyFudge]

I need to do more research into this I think but I would have thought the HTTP stuff should still work, especially the WS binding as that just an updated version of the old web services is it not?

[Timbo]

I'm struggling to understand how I would host a site using WCF without running the service as a windows service or console device. I'm trying to find a small demo which I can upload to my domain for testing.

Here's my understanding of the various bindings.

BasicHttpBinding
Basic web service communication with no security by default
WSHttpBinding
Web services with WS-* standards; supports transactions
WSDualHttpBinding
Web services with duplex contract and transaction support
WSFederationHttpBinding
Web services with federated security with transaction support
MsmqIntegrationBinding
Direct communication with MSMQ; supports transaction
NetMsmqBinding
Communication between WCF applications using queuing with transaction support
NetNamedPipeBinding
Communication between WCF applications on same computer with duplex contracts support and transaction support
NetPeerTcpBinding
Communication between computers across peer-to-peer services with duplex contracts support
NetTcpBinding
Communication between WCF applications across computers supports duplex contracts and transactions

[Timbo]

OK, got a very basic service working

[paulredpath]

Ah, glad to hear you got it working, was this with an http binding?

[Timbo]

Yes, here's the extract from the web.config

<system.serviceModel>
	<serviceHostingEnvironment>
		<baseAddressPrefixFilters>
			<add prefix="http://domain.co.uk" />
		</baseAddressPrefixFilters>
	</serviceHostingEnvironment>
	<behaviors>
		<serviceBehaviors>
			<behavior name="WebApplication1.Service1Behavior">
				<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
                <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false" />
			</behavior>
		</serviceBehaviors>
	</behaviors>
    <services>
		<service behaviorConfiguration="WebApplication1.Service1Behavior" name="WebApplication1.Service1">
			<endpoint address="http://domain.co.uk" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="WebApplication1.IService1"></endpoint>
			<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
		</service>
	</services>
</system.serviceModel>

[paulredpath]

Cool, thanks

[WhiskyFudge]

Told you it'd work

[paulredpath]

Originally Posted by WhiskyFudge

Told you it'd work

*goes to sulk in corner*