restful-wcf

Transaction in REST WCF service

We are having a REST WCF service. we want the save operation on this REST service to be in transaction. Is there a way to pass Transaction object over the wire to REST WCF service? ...

KISS: Simple C# application which communicates with a RESTful web service.

Following the KISS principle, I suddenly realised the following: In .NET, you can use the Entity Model Framework to wrap around a database. This model can be exposed as a web service through WCF. This web service would have a very standardized definition. A client application could be created which could consume any such RESTful web se...

WCF WebHttpBinding Testing Tool

I'm developing WCF RESTful Services and looking for a testing tool/invoker for calling these services without writing client code. Can anybody refer me to a tool for invoking RESTful services especially services using the WCF WebHttpBinding? ...

How are RESTful WCF services secured so that only the calling application can call them?

I have an application that uses Silverlight and ASP.NET as a front-end. It retrieves data from the server by calling some RESTful WCF services that are hosted there. I'd like to prevent the curious user from opening up a new browser window and calling the web service themselves. Is there a way to restrict access to the web services to a ...

wsimport and Android or any other ProxyGenerator for android?

I am currently developing an Android app i previously developed for IPhone. My Backend is built using WCF service with basichttpEndpoint, i also enabled RESTful methods for better support with other Mobile platforms as well. Now i want to access my existing WCF service(SOAP/REST endpoint) on Android but i need some good ProxyGenerator ...

Changing JSON response root node message in WCF

Hi all, I created a REST GetTime Service in WCF and the service returns JSON as the response message. Also the WebMessageBodyStyle is set to wrapped so it would have an ID associated with that data it returns. But when I use Fiddler to test my service the response string is: {"GetTimeResult":"2010614104013"} As the response above the...

Resful WCF Service and LINQ

Hey guys / gals, Came across an interesting issue with the WCF Restful Webservice I am writing. It seems to be caching the LINQ data objects somehow. I will try to explain... This is my first venture into webservices and am not a LINQ expert so if I am poor at explaining this please bare with me... The webservice is a WCF Restful S...

Windows authentication on intranet in a RESTful WCF service

My goal is to create a RESTful HTTP API (most likely hosted in IIS) to be used within a company's intranet that hosts Windows machines. The RESTful API will be created using WCF. Consequently, the WCF binding type is webHttpBinding. Fundamentally, the API consists of various resources e.g. http://domain/service1, domain/service2, etc, e...

WCF REST Uri on Help page is not Correct.

Hi there, Been writing my first WCF Rest service and its going well... but i have a small issue, can anyone help? When i goto my help page which on local pc is like so http://localhost/WcfRestService1/help It displays the following, but the URI is wrong, notice the URI is blank or only asks for the parameter {id} Uri Method ...

WCF Rest naming conventions for methods and URIs?

Hi there, I wonder if anyone can confirm the naming convention that i am using is correct, i have just started and really don't want to get into a bad habit Here is what i have ... (see comments) basically i have a mehtod called GetTasks but the uri is Tasks - i presume this is the way to go?? Also i have a method called GetUser whe...

Consuming WCF Rest services with visual studio 2010?

Hi there, I am used to using soap services where you add a service reference and it creates strong types classes (return types) of each method.. Of course REST doesn't work like this How do i consume a WCF REST Service? Is there no way to use strongly typed classes for the return types? I am using Visual Studio 2010 specifically An...

Using JSON.NET with RESTful WCF service in .NET 4

Has anyone got a RESTful WCF service (in .NET4) successfully using JSON.NET to do serialization/deserialization? What's the best approach? ...

Site / book / resource to learn web services in java

I m new to java web services. since there are so many standards and so many things.I am unsure where to start..this is for all the professionals out there, if any of you know any of the resources which will help me get started ..please send out your suggestions.I dont know what to go for. jax-rs, restful, soap? what to go for and where t...