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Professional WCF Programming: .NET Development with the Windows® Communication Foundation

Name: Professional WCF Programming: .NET Development with the Windows® Communication Foundation
Author: Scott Klein
ISBN: 9780470089842

by Scott Klein

April 2007

Intermediate to advanced

451 pages

10h 40m

English

Wrox

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Copyright
About the Author
Credits
Acknowledgments
Introduction
0.1. Who This Book Is For0.2. What This Book Covers0.3. How This Book Is Structured0.4. What You Need To Read This Book0.5. Conventions0.6. Source Code0.7. Errata0.8. p2p.wrox.com
I. Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation
1. Windows Communication Foundation Overview
1.1. The Need for SOA1.1.1. A Look Back1.1.2. Understanding Service Orientation1.1.3. Service-Oriented Architecture Principles1.1.3.1. Explicit Boundaries1.1.3.2. Autonomous Services1.1.3.3. Policy-Based Compatibility1.1.3.4. Shared Schemas and Contracts1.1.4. Microsoft's Commitment to SOA1.1.5. SOA Wrap-up1.2. Why Windows Communication Foundation1.2.1. WCF Architecture1.2.1.1. Contracts1.2.1.1.1. Data1.2.1.1.2. Message1.2.1.1.3. Service1.2.1.1.4. Policy and Binding1.2.1.2. Service Runtime1.2.1.3. Messaging1.2.1.4. Activation and Hosting1.2.2. The Makeup of WCF1.2.2.1. Programming Model1.2.2.2. Scalability1.2.2.3. Interoperability1.2.2.4. Enhanced Communication1.2.2.5. Enterprise Enabled1.2.3. WCF Features1.2.3.1. Transactions1.2.3.2. Hosting1.2.3.3. Security1.2.3.4. Queuing1.3. Summary
2. Windows Communication Foundation Concepts
2.1. Messages2.1.1. Message Structure2.1.1.1. SOAP Envelope2.1.1.2. SOAP Header2.1.1.3. SOAP Body2.1.2. Messaging Programs2.1.2.1. Clients2.1.2.2. Services2.1.2.2.1. Service Chains2.1.2.3. Intermediaries2.1.3. Messaging Patterns2.1.3.1. Simplex2.1.3.2. Duplex2.1.3.3. Request-Reply2.2. Channels2.2.1. Channel Stacks2.2.1.1. Security2.2.1.2. Interoperability2.2.1.3. Message Patterns2.2.1.4. Transports2.3. Services2.3.1. Endpoint2.3.2. Addresses2.3.3. Bindings2.3.4. Contracts2.3.4.1. Service Contracts2.3.4.2. Message Contracts2.3.4.3. Data Contracts2.4. Behaviors2.5. Summary
3. Understanding Windows Communication Foundation
3.1. WCF Programming Model3.1.1. SO or OO3.1.2. Service Model3.1.2.1. System.ServiceModel3.1.2.1.1. System.ServiceModel.Channels3.1.2.2. System.Transactions3.1.2.3. SvcUtil.exe3.1.2.3.1. Common Usages3.1.2.3.2. Code Generation3.1.2.3.3. Metadata Export3.1.2.3.4. Serialization / Message3.1.2.3.5. Advanced3.1.2.3.6. Miscellaneous3.1.3. WCF Programming Methods3.1.3.1. Declarative3.1.3.2. Explicit3.1.3.3. Configuration3.1.3.4. Which One Wins?3.1.4. WCF Programming Levels3.1.4.1. Typed3.1.4.2. Untyped3.1.4.3. Messaging3.1.5. The Development Process3.1.6. And the Answer Is ...3.2. Installing WCF3.3. Creating Your First WCF Service3.3.1. Service Code3.3.2. Service.svc3.3.3. Web.config3.4. Summary
II. Programming Windows Communication Foundation

4. Addresses
4.1. WCF Addresses4.1.1. Address Types4.1.1.1. Endpoint Address4.1.1.2. Base Address4.1.1.3. MEX Address4.1.2. Address Formats4.1.2.1. HTTP Address4.1.2.2. HTTPS Address4.1.2.3. TCP Address4.1.2.4. MSMQ Address4.1.2.5. Named Pipe Address4.1.2.6. IIS Address4.2. Programming WCF Addresses4.2.1. EndpointAddress Class4.2.1.1. Identity Property4.2.1.2. Headers Collection4.2.2. Programming Addresses4.2.2.1. Base Address4.2.2.2. Endpoint Address4.2.2.2.1. Specifying in a Configuration File4.2.2.2.2. Specifying in Code4.2.2.3. Relative Address4.3. Summary
5. Understanding and Programming WCF Bindings
5.1. Understanding WCF Bindings5.1.1. Predefined Bindings5.1.1.1. BasicHttpBinding5.1.1.1.1. BasicHttpBinding Properties5.1.1.1.2. Notes of Interest5.1.1.2. WSHttpBinding5.1.1.2.1. WSHttpBinding Properties5.1.1.3. WSDualHttpBinding5.1.1.3.1. WSDualHttpBinding Properties5.1.1.3.2. Notes of Interest5.1.1.4. WSFederationHttpBinding5.1.1.4.1. WSFederationHttpBinding Properties5.1.1.5. NetTcpBinding5.1.1.5.1. NetTcpBinding Properties5.1.1.5.2. Notes of Interest5.1.1.6. NetNamedPipeBinding5.1.1.6.1. NetNamedPipeBinding Properties5.1.1.7. NetMsmqBinding5.1.1.7.1. NetMsmqBinding Properties5.1.1.7.2. Notes of Interest5.1.1.8. NetPeerTcpBinding5.1.1.8.1. NetPeerTcpBinding Properties5.1.1.9. MsmqIntegrationBinding5.1.1.9.1. MsmqIntegrationBinding Properties5.2. Programming WCF Bindings5.2.1. Using Code5.2.2. Using Configuration Files5.3. Summary
6. Understanding and Programming WCF Contracts
6.1. WCF Contracts6.1.1. Contracts and Their Relationship with the CLR6.1.2. Service Contracts6.1.2.1. [ServiceContract] Attribute6.1.2.1.1. CallbackContract6.1.2.1.2. ConfigurationName6.1.2.1.3. Name6.1.2.1.4. Namespace6.1.2.1.5. ProtectionLevel6.1.2.1.6. SessionMode6.1.3. Service Types6.1.3.1. Typed6.1.3.2. Typed Message6.1.3.3. Untyped6.1.3.4. [OperationContract] Attribute6.1.3.4.1. Action6.1.3.4.2. AsyncPattern6.1.3.4.3. IsInitiating6.1.3.4.4. IsOneWay6.1.3.4.5. IsTerminating6.1.3.4.6. Name6.1.3.4.7. ProtectionLevel6.1.3.4.8. ReplyAction6.1.4. Data Contracts6.1.4.1. [DataContract] Attribute6.1.4.1.1. Name6.1.4.1.2. Namespace6.1.4.2. [DataMember] Attribute6.1.4.2.1. EmitDefaultValue6.1.4.2.2. IsRequired6.1.4.2.3. Name6.1.4.2.4. Order6.1.4.3. [KnownType] Attribute6.1.4.3.1. MethodName6.1.4.3.2. Type6.1.5. Message Contracts6.1.5.1. [MessageContract] Attribute6.1.5.1.1. HasProtectionLevel6.1.5.1.2. IsWrapped6.1.5.1.3. PretectionLevel6.1.5.1.4. WrapperName6.1.5.1.5. WrapperNamespace6.1.5.2. [MessageHeader] Attribute6.1.5.2.1. Actor6.1.5.2.2. MustUnderstand6.1.5.2.3. Name6.1.5.2.4. Namespace6.1.5.2.5. Relay6.1.5.3. [MessageBodyMember] Attribute6.1.5.3.1. Name6.1.5.3.2. Order6.1.5.4. [MessageProperty] Attribute6.1.5.4.1. Name6.2. Programming WCF Contracts6.2.1. Data Contract6.2.2. Message Contract6.3. Summary
7. Clients
7.1. Client Architecture7.1.1. Client Objects7.1.1.1. ICommunicationObject7.1.1.2. IExtensibleObject7.1.2. Client Channels7.1.2.1. IClientChannel7.1.2.2. IContextChannel7.1.3. Channel Factories7.1.3.1. ChannelFactory Class7.1.3.1.1. Constructors7.1.3.1.2. Properties7.1.3.1.3. Methods7.1.3.1.4. CreateChannel Method7.2. Client Communication Patterns7.2.1. One-Way7.2.2. Request-Reply7.2.3. Duplex7.2.3.1. Service7.2.3.2. Client7.2.3.2.1. Duplex Client Using the DuplexChannelFactory7.2.4. Asynchronous7.2.4.1. Service7.2.4.2. Client7.3. Creating Client Code7.3.1. Generating Client Code7.4. Defining Client Bindings and Endpoints7.5. Typed versus Untyped Services7.5.1. Invoking Operations of a Typed Services7.5.2. Invoking Operations of an Untyped Service7.6. Useful Information7.6.1. Initializing Channels Interactively7.6.2. Session and Channel Duration7.6.3. Blocking Issues7.6.4. Exception Handling7.7. Client Programming Example7.7.1. ChannelFactory7.7.2. Duplex7.8. Summary
8. Services
8.1. Overview8.1.1. Service Types8.1.1.1. Typed8.1.1.2. Untyped8.1.1.3. Typed Message8.1.2. Service Contracts8.1.3. Service Endpoints8.1.3.1. Specifying in Code8.1.3.2. Specifying in Configuration8.2. Service Behaviors8.2.1. ServiceBehavior Attribute8.2.1.1. AddressFilterMode8.2.1.2. AutomaticSessionShutdown8.2.1.3. ConcurrencyMode8.2.1.4. ConfigurationName8.2.1.5. IgnoreExtensionDataObject8.2.1.6. IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults8.2.1.7. InstanceContextMode8.2.1.8. ReleaseServiceInstanceOnTransactionComplete8.2.1.9. TransactionAutoCompleteOnSessionClose8.2.1.10. TransactionIsolationLevel8.2.1.11. TransactionTimeout8.2.1.12. UseSynchronizedContext8.2.1.13. ValidateMustUnderstand8.2.2. OperationBehavior Attribute8.2.2.1. AutoDisposeParameters8.2.2.2. Impersonation8.2.2.3. ReleaseInstanceMode8.2.2.4. TransactionAutoComplete8.2.2.5. TransactionScopeRequired8.2.3. Using Configuration to Specify Behaviors8.2.3.1. Throttling8.3. InstanceContext8.4. Handling Exceptions8.4.1. FaultException8.4.2. FaultContract Attribute8.5. Programming Example8.6. Summary
9. Transactions and Reliable Sessions
9.1. Transactions9.1.1. Overview9.1.1.1. Atomic9.1.1.2. Consistent9.1.1.3. Isolated9.1.1.4. Durable9.1.2. Transaction Attributes in System.ServiceModel9.1.2.1. ServiceBehavior Attribute9.1.2.2. OperationBehavior Attribute9.1.2.3. TransactionFlow Attribute9.1.2.4. WS-Atomic Transaction9.1.2.5. Specifying Transactions Through Configuration9.2. Reliable Sessions9.2.1. Overview9.2.2. Message Exchange9.2.3. Securing Messages9.2.4. Queues9.2.4.1. WCF and Queues9.2.4.2. Queuing Best Practices9.3. Summary
10. Security
10.1. Security Overview10.1.1. Concepts10.1.1.1. Integrity10.1.1.2. Confidentiality10.1.1.3. Authentication10.1.1.4. Authorization10.1.2. Why WCF Security?10.1.2.1. Transfer Security10.1.2.2. Control Access / Authorization10.1.2.2.1. PrinciplePermission Attribute10.1.2.2.2. ASP.NET Membership and Role Provider10.1.2.2.3. Authorization Manager10.1.2.2.4. Identity Model10.1.2.3. Auditing10.1.3. Credentials10.2. Security Behaviors and Bindings10.2.1. Security Behaviors10.2.1.1. Service Credentials10.2.1.2. Client Credentials10.2.1.3. Service Authorization10.2.1.4. Service Audit10.2.2. Bindings10.2.2.1. BasicHttpBinding10.2.2.2. WSHttpBinding10.2.2.3. WSDualHttpBinding10.2.2.4. NetTcpBinding10.2.2.5. NetNamedPipeBinding10.2.2.6. MsmqIntegrationBinding10.2.2.7. NetMsmqBinding10.2.2.8. WSFederationBinding10.3. Securing Clients and Services10.4. Best Practices10.5. Summary
11. Customizing Windows Communication Foundation
11.1. Extending ServiceHost and Service Model Layer11.1.1. Client11.1.1.1. ClientRuntime Class11.1.1.2. ClientOperation Class11.1.2. Dispatcher11.1.2.1. DispatchRuntime Class11.1.2.2. DispatchOperation Class11.1.3. Behaviors11.2. Extending the Channel Layer11.2.1. Client Channel11.2.2. Service Channel11.2.3. Channel Development11.2.3.1. Choosing Message Exchange Pattern11.2.3.2. Channel Factory and Channel Listener11.2.3.3. Add Binding Element11.3. Extending Bindings11.3.1. Building Custom Bindings11.3.1.1. Modifying a WCF Built-in Binding11.3.2. User-Defined Bindings11.4. Summary
12. Interoperability and Integration
12.1. Interoperability12.1.1. Web Service Protocol Support12.1.2. WSE (Web Service Enhancements)12.1.2.1. WCF Service12.1.2.2. WCF Client12.1.3. ASP.NET Web Services12.1.3.1. WCF/ASP.NET Compatible Endpoints12.1.3.1.1. Endpoint via Code12.1.3.1.2. Endpoint via Configuration12.2. Integration12.2.1. COM+12.2.1.1. COM+ Service Model Configuration Tool12.2.2. MSMQ12.2.2.1. WCF Service and MSMQ Client12.3. Summary
III. Deploying Windows Communication Foundation
13. Deploying Windows Communication Foundation
13.1. Installing WCF Services13.1.1. Support Operating Systems13.1.2. Required Software13.1.2.1. .NET Framework13.1.2.2. Internet Information Services13.1.2.3. Microsoft Message Queuing13.1.3. Installing the WCF Service13.1.3.1. IIS13.1.3.2. Windows Service13.1.4. WCF Service Configurations13.2. Upgrading Services13.3. Troubleshooting WCF Installations13.3.1. Client/Service Communication13.3.2. Unexpected Service Behavior13.3.3. Exceptions13.4. Summary
14. Managing Windows Communication Foundation
14.1. Tracing14.1.1. End-to-End Tracing14.1.2. Service Trace Viewer14.1.2.1. Activity14.1.2.2. Project14.1.2.3. Graph14.1.2.4. Filtering Traces14.1.2.4.1. Filter Toolbar14.1.2.4.2. Built-in Filter Options14.1.2.4.3. Custom Filters14.1.2.4.4. Creating a Custom Filter via the Template Wizard14.1.2.4.5. Creating a Custom Wizard Manually14.2. Message Logging14.3. Service Configuration Editor14.3.1. Configuration14.3.1.1. Services14.3.1.2. Client14.3.1.3. Bindings14.3.1.4. Diagnostics14.3.1.5. Advanced14.3.1.5.1. Endpoint Behavior14.3.1.5.2. Service Behavior14.3.1.5.3. Extensions14.3.2. Tasks14.3.3. Detail14.4. Performance Counters14.5. Summary
15. Hosting Windows Communication Foundation Services
15.1. Hosting versus Self-Hosting15.1.1. Hosting15.1.2. Self-Hosting15.1.3. Quick Comparison15.2. Hosting Options15.2.1. Hosting in IIS15.2.1.1. Benefits15.2.1.2. Service Deployment15.2.1.2.1. WCF/ASP.NET Side-by-Side15.2.1.2.2. WCF/ASP.NET Compatibility Mode15.2.1.3. Best Practices15.2.2. Hosting in Managed Code15.2.3. Hosting in a Windows Service15.2.4. Hosting in WAS15.3. Hosting Example15.4. Summary
A. WCF Template Extensions in Visual Studio
A.1. Summary
B. Case Study
B.1. Case Study: Elevator Control SystemB.1.1. Designing the SolutionB.1.1.1. Service BoundariesB.1.1.2. Service ContractB.1.1.3. Bindings and BehaviorsB.1.1.4. Program DesignB.1.1.4.1. Elevator Client)B.1.1.4.2. Control (Service)B.1.2. Building the SolutionB.1.2.1. Control.csB.1.2.2. FormControl.csB.1.2.3. ElevatorCar.csB.1.2.4. FormElevator.csB.1.2.5. Time to TestB.1.2.6. How it WorksB.2. Summary

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Chapter 3. Understanding Windows Communication Foundation

On the surface, Windows Communication Foundation seems a bit daunting. If you understand WSDL (Web Service Description Language) and web services, grasping the concept of WCF may be less of a task, but if you are not familiar with WSDL/web services, understanding Windows Communication Foundation might seem a bit overwhelming based on what you have read so far, given its multiple layers and many components. A look underneath the hood would expose an API consisting of hundreds of classes.

The beauty of WCF, however, comes from the simplicity of its programming and service models. Although the underlying foundation of WCF is quite large, WCF is built on the .NET Framework and it therefore takes advantage of programming languages and a platform that you already know. Even better, to write WCF services you only need to know how to use a fraction of those many classes.

The best way to learn how to build Windows Communication Foundation services is to jump in with both feet and actually build one. This chapter does just that. After digging into the WCF programming model and service model, the last part of this chapter allows you to begin slinging code and building a WCF service.

This chapter covers the following topics:

WCF programming model
Installing WCF
Building a WCF service

WCF Programming Model

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