WCF REST Question, Binding, Configuration
- by Ethan McGee
I am working on a WCF rest interface using json. I have wrapped the service in a windows service to host the service but I am now having trouble getting the service to be callable. I am not sure exactly what is wrong.
The basic idea is that I want to host the service on a remote server so I want the service mapped to port localhost:7600 so that it can be invoked by posting data to [server_ip]:7600. The problem is most likely in the configuration file, since I am new to WCF and Rest I wasn't really sure what to type for the configuration so sorry if it's a total mess.
I removed several chunks of code and comments to make it a little easier to read. These functions should have no bearing on the service since they call only C# functions.
WCF Service Code
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Activation;
using System.ServiceModel.Web;
using System.Text;
namespace PCMiler_Connect
{
public class ZIP_List_Container
{
public string[] ZIP_List { get; set; }
public string Optimized { get; set; }
public string Calc_Type { get; set; }
public string Cross_International_Borders { get; set; }
public string Use_Kilometers { get; set; }
public string Hazard_Level { get; set; }
public string OK_To_Change_Destination { get; set; }
}
[ServiceContract]
[AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
[ServiceBehavior(InstanceContextMode = InstanceContextMode.PerCall)]
public class PCMiler_Webservice
{
[WebInvoke(Method = "POST",
UriTemplate = "",
ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json),
OperationContract]
public List<string> Calculate_Distance(ZIP_List_Container container)
{
return new List<string>(){ distance.ToString(), time.ToString() };
}
}
}
XML Config File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="PCMiler_Connect.PCMiler_Webservice">
<endpoint address="" behaviorConfiguration="jsonBehavior" binding="webHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="" contract="PCMiler_Connect.PCMiler_Webservice" />
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:7600/" />
</baseAddresses>
</host>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="jsonBehavior">
<enableWebScript/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
Service Wrapper
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
namespace PCMiler_WIN_Service
{
public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
{
ServiceHost host;
public Service1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
host = new ServiceHost(typeof(PCMiler_Connect.PCMiler_Webservice));
Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(host.Open));
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
if (host != null)
{
host.Close();
host = null;
}
}
}
}
