Custom ServiceHostFactory Only Returns HTTPS BaseAddress

Question

Since my hosting provider uses a shared hosting environment (GoDaddy), I need to create a custom ServiceHostFactory object that overrides the CreateServiceHost function (as described here).  Before trying to make the WCF service work at GoDaddy, I am testing it locally on IIS v5 (standard install that comes with WinXP Professional with .NET v3.5).  The problem I have is that when IIS calls my override function CreateServiceHost, it only returns a HTTPS baseAddress.  I need just a plain HTTP baseAddress and don't understand why HTTPS is being returned by IIS.  I only have the default website configured on port 80/TCP.  Below is the code:

Backend code file (.cs)

namespace Concolor.Net.Services

{

[ServiceContract]

public interface IPhoneHomeService

{

[OperationContract]

void PostIp(string id);

}

public class PhoneHomeService : IPhoneHomeService

{

public void PostIp(string id)

{

//Do work

}

}

public class GodaddyServiceFactory : ServiceHostFactory

{

protected override ServiceHost CreateServiceHost(Type serviceType, Uri[] baseAddresses)

{

if (baseAddresses.Length > 1)

return new ServiceHost(serviceType, baseAddresses[1]);

else

return new ServiceHost(serviceType, baseAddresses[0]);

}

}

}

web.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<configuration>

<system.web>

<compilation>

<buildProviders>

<add extension=".svc" type="System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceBuildProvider, System.ServiceModel, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />

</buildProviders>

</compilation>

</system.web>

<system.serviceModel>

<services>

<service name="Concolor.Net.Services.PhoneHomeService" behaviorConfiguration="PhoneHomeServiceBehaviors">

<endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="InsecureBinding" contract="Concolor.Net.Services.IPhoneHomeService" />

</service>

</services>

<behaviors>

<serviceBehaviors>

<behavior name="PhoneHomeServiceBehaviors">

<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true"/>

<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>

</behavior>

</serviceBehaviors>

</behaviors>

<bindings>

<wsHttpBinding>

<binding name="InsecureBinding">

<security mode="None"/>

</binding>

</wsHttpBinding>

</bindings>

</system.serviceModel>

</configuration>

Service file (.svc)

<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="Concolor.Net.Services.PhoneHomeService" Factory="Concolor.Net.Services.GodaddyServiceFactory"%>

Now if I take out the Factory="Concolor.Net.Services.GodaddyServiceFactory" attribute out of the .svc file to use just the standard ServiceHostFactory, it will return a HTTP baseAddress.  Use my custom ServiceHostFactory and it will only return a HTTPS baseAddress.

Am I missing a configuration setting in my custom override of CreateServiceHost?  I have searched extensively for a solution, but have be unable to find fix.  I am still very new to WCF, so I appologize if this is a basic mistake.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

I think you're missing a base address list for that code snippet you've got.

Why not add some base addresses into your <service> tag:

<service ...>
  <endpoint ... />
  <host>
    <baseAddresses>
      <add baseAddress="http://myhost/service1.svc" />
      <!-- comment this one out when you want http: -->
      <add baseAddress="https://myhost/service1.svc" />
    </baseAddresses>
  </host>
</service>

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Suman Chakrabarti [MSFT]