WCF service self host url not getting wsdl document

Question

namespace helloserviceSelfHostingDemo
{
    [ServiceContract]
    interface IhelloService
    {
        [OperationContract]
        string sayhello(string name);
    }

public class HelloService : IhelloService
{

    public string sayhello(string name)
    {
        return "hello " + name;
    }
}
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(typeof(HelloService));
        BasicHttpBinding bind = new BasicHttpBinding();
        host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IhelloService), bind, "http://8080/myhelloservice");
        host.Open();
        Console.WriteLine("hello service is running");
        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}

}

this code runs well but when i am copies this address in the browser is not getting the service

Reactive

8080/myhelloservice.svc? – Jabber

You should really configure the WCF service using the application configuration. – Vaughan

Answer 1

You need your mex binding, like this:

string mexAddress = "http://localhost:8000/servicemodelsamples/service/mex";
MetadataExchangeClient mexClient = new MetadataExchangeClient("MyMexEndpoint");
mexClient.ResolveMetadataReferences = true;
MetadataSet mdSet = mexClient.GetMetadata(new EndpointAddress(mexAddress));

Without the Mex, there's no meta data to publish when one navigates to the URL.

Mccown

And also ensure when it goes to production that the binding is removed for security purposes. – Foreleg

Answer 2

You need to expose the meta data information.

Uri baseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:8080/hello");

using (ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(typeof(HelloWorldService), baseAddress))
{
    ServiceMetadataBehavior smb = new ServiceMetadataBehavior();
    smb.HttpGetEnabled = true;
    smb.MetadataExporter.PolicyVersion = PolicyVersion.Policy15;
    host.Description.Behaviors.Add(smb);
    host.Open();

    Console.WriteLine("The service is ready at {0}", baseAddress);
    Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to stop the service.");
    Console.ReadLine();
    host.Close();
}

Source : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731758(v=vs.110).aspx

Grearson

Answer 3

Add below endpoint in your WCF service web.config file

<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />

Diesel

There is no web.config for a self hosted WCF service. You mean app.config. – Vaughan