No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it prob in WCF.

Question

Hi All, I have created a class library called AddServiceLibrary in which I have a method called AssemblyLoader the code is below:

string executingAssemblyName =  Application.ExecutablePath;
        AssemblyName asmName = AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(executingAssemblyName);
        AppDomain appDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
        Assembly assembly = appDomain.Load(asmName);
        _assemblyTypes = assembly.GetTypes().ToList();            
        LoadAppConfig();

this method loads the executing assembly in the current appdomain. I have another method called LoadAppConfig()

ServicesSection  serviceSection = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("system.serviceModel/services") as ServicesSection;

            ServiceElementCollection sereleColl = serviceSection.Services;


            string endPointAddress = string.Empty ;
            foreach (var ele in sereleColl)
            {
               _serviceType = GetServiceType((System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ServiceElement)(ele)).Name);

               break;

            }

            ServiceHoster.HostService(_serviceType);

This method reads the app.config file and finds the type of wcf service . I have one more class ServiceHoster in which I have a method HostService :

public static void HostService(Type serviceType)
        {

            using (ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(serviceType))
            {
                host.Open();
            }

        }

now , I have a different project called MyWCFService and I add the reference of AddServiceLibrary in this project and call the method;

AddServiceLibrary.LoadLibrary lb = new AddServiceLibrary.LoadLibrary();
            lb.AssemblyLoader();

I hope at this point that my service is hosted properly , but when i want AddServiceReference in my client project it tell's me that No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it prob in While if I don't use my AddServiceLibrary , it's finding the service and working fine. Please any one have a look on it and suggest me what could be wrong in my approach.

Answer 1

You are disposing the ServiceHost instance as soon as you open it. Remove the using block, and handle disposal of this host separately.

Your design decision to have a static ServiceHoster is probably an issue here. Whatever is hosting the service by instantiating the ServiceHost instance needs to manage the life of this instance and its disposal.