Hosting a WCF REST Service with WebServiceHost

WebServiceHost  factory helps us to host a WCF REST Service in  managed application.  This class is derived from ServiceHost class and automatically enables webHttpBinding  and webHttpBehavior on the service End points.

In this article, I will explain

1. What is WebServiceHost Factory class?
2. What is its function?
3. Where to use it?
4. One sample on hosting WCF REST Service using WebServiceHost.

What is WebServiceHost factory?

1. This is useful to host WCF REST End points.
2. This is derived from ServiceHost.
3. WebServiceHost has some extra functionality.
4. WebServiceHost works exactly the same way ServiceHost works.

WebServiceHost factory perform following special task

It disables meta data

It disables WSDL

It disables end point

It prevents meta data publishing

Autometically create End Point

It autometically creates the end point for all contracts using webHttpBinding

No need to call AddServiceEndPoint

Autometically add WebHttpBehaviour

It adds behavior to all end point adding behavior ensures URI+Verb routing will work for all incoming requests

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