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More About This Title Professional WCF Programming: .NET Development with the Windows Communication Foundation
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Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Part I: Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation 1
Chapter 1: Windows Communication Foundation Overview 3
The Need for SOA 4
A Look Back 5
Understanding Service Orientation 6
Service-Oriented Architecture Principles 7
Microsoft’s Commitment to SOA 8
SOA Wrap-up 9
Why Windows Communication Foundation 9
WCF Architecture 10
The Makeup of WCF 13
WCF Features 15
Summary 16
Chapter 2: Windows Communication Foundation Concepts 17
Messages 18
Message Structure 18
Messaging Programs 23
Messaging Patterns 26
Channels 28
Channel Stacks 29
Services 30
Endpoint 33
Addresses 33
Bindings 33
Contracts 34
Behaviors 36
Summary 36
Chapter 3: Understanding Windows Communication Foundation 39
WCF Programming Model 40
SO or OO 40
Service Model 41
WCF Programming Methods 49
WCF Programming Levels 51
The Development Process 52
And the Answer Is . . . 53
Installing WCF 53
Creating Your First WCF Service 56
Service Code 71
Service.svc 71
Web.config 71
Summary 72
Part II: Programming Windows Communication Foundation 73
Chapter 4: Addresses 75
WCF Addresses 75
Address Types 76
Address Formats 77
Programming WCF Addresses 80
EndpointAddress Class 80
Programming Addresses 83
Summary 86
Chapter 5: Understanding and Programming WCF Bindings 87
Understanding WCF Bindings 87
Predefined Bindings 88
Programming WCF Bindings 109
Using Code 110
Using Configuration Files 124
Summary 126
Chapter 6: Understanding and Programming WCF Contracts 127
WCF Contracts 128
Contracts and Their Relationship with the CLR 128
Service Contracts 128
Service Types 134
Data Contracts 140
Message Contracts 145
Programming WCF Contracts 151
Data Contract 151
Message Contract 158
Summary 163
Chapter 7: Clients 165
Client Architecture 165
Client Objects 166
Client Channels 168
Channel Factories 169
Client Communication Patterns 172
One-Way 172
Request-Reply 173
Duplex 174
Asynchronous 178
Creating Client Code 180
Generating Client Code 180
Defining Client Bindings and Endpoints 181
Typed versus Untyped Services 183
Invoking Operations of a Typed Services 183
Invoking Operations of an Untyped Service 184
Useful Information 184
Initializing Channels Interactively 184
Session and Channel Duration 185
Blocking Issues 185
Exception Handling 186
Client Programming Example 187
ChannelFactory 187
Duplex 193
Summary 199
Chapter 8: Services 201
Overview 201
Service Types 202
Service Contracts 205
Service Endpoints 206
Service Behaviors 208
ServiceBehavior Attribute 209
OperationBehavior Attribute 216
Using Configuration to Specify Behaviors 218
InstanceContext 220
Handling Exceptions 220
FaultException 221
FaultContract Attribute 222
Programming Example 224
Summary 228
Chapter 9: Transactions and Reliable Sessions 231
Transactions 231
Overview 232
Transaction Attributes in System.ServiceModel 233
Reliable Sessions 237
Overview 237
Message Exchange 238
Securing Messages 240
Queues 243
Summary 251
Chapter 10: Security 253
Security Overview 254
Concepts 254
Why WCF Security? 256
Credentials 262
Security Behaviors and Bindings 263
Security Behaviors 263
Bindings 267
Securing Clients and Services 269
Best Practices 272
Summary 272
Chapter 11: Customizing Windows Communication Foundation 273
Extending ServiceHost and Service Model Layer 274
Client 274
Dispatcher 279
Behaviors 283
Extending the Channel Layer 284
Client Channel 285
Service Channel 286
Channel Development 287
Extending Bindings 290
Building Custom Bindings 290
User-Defined Bindings 292
Summary 293
Chapter 12: Interoperability and Integration 295
Interoperability 296
Web Service Protocol Support 296
WSE (Web Service Enhancements) 298
ASP.NET Web Services 303
Integration 305
COM+ 305
MSMQ 308
Summary 310
Part III: Deploying Windows Communication Foundation 311
Chapter 13: Deploying Windows Communication Foundation 313
Installing WCF Services 313
Support Operating Systems 313
Required Software 314
Installing the WCF Service 317
WCF Service Configurations 319
Upgrading Services 320
Troubleshooting WCF Installations 320
Client/Service Communication 320
Unexpected Service Behavior 321
Exceptions 322
Summary 322
Chapter 14: Managing Windows Communication Foundation 323
Tracing 324
End-to-End Tracing 324
Service Trace Viewer 326
Message Logging 333
Service Configuration Editor 336
Configuration 337
Tasks 341
Detail 341
Performance Counters 341
Summary 342
Chapter 15: Hosting Windows Communication Foundation Services 343
Hosting versus Self-Hosting 344
Hosting 344
Self-Hosting 344
Quick Comparison 344
Hosting Options 345
Hosting in IIS 345
Hosting in Managed Code 351
Hosting in a Windows Service 352
Hosting in WAS 353
Hosting Example 356
Summary 364
Appendix A: WCF Template Extensions in Visual Studio 365
Appendix B: Case Study 371
Index 409
