Running WCF with Console Application and introducing useful app.config editor tool

Usually, WCF runs on IIS Web server. But I studied that WCF can also run client application like console application, WPF application or more.

I also learned we can write service model element in app.config from code. (But we don't use usually.)

I'm gonna show you sample code.

 class Program  
 {  
   static void Main(string[] args)  
   {  
     ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(typeof(EvalService));  
     host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IEvalService),  
       new BasicHttpBinding(),  
       "http://localhost:8080/evals/basic");  
     host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IEvalService),  
       new WSHttpBinding(),  
       "http://localhost:8080/evals/ws");  
     host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IEvalService),  
       new NetTcpBinding(),  
       "net.tcp://localhost:8081/evals");  
     try  
     {  
       host.Open();  
       PrintServiceInfo(host);  
       Console.ReadLine();  
       host.Close();  
     }  
     catch (Exception ex)  
     {  
       Console.WriteLine(ex);  
       host.Abort();  
       Console.ReadLine();  
     }  
   }  
   static void PrintServiceInfo(ServiceHost host)  
   {  
     Console.WriteLine("{0} is up and running with these endpoints:",  
       host.Description.ServiceType);  
     foreach (ServiceEndpoint se in host.Description.Endpoints)  
       Console.WriteLine(se.Address);  
   }  
 }  

The result is like this.

So remarkably, you need run visual studio as Administrator.

• WCF app.config Editor

You may feel pain to write app.config for WCF. There is excellent configuration tool for you.

You can easily edit app.config from GUI.