Creating Custom WCF in sharePoint 2013

Question

Hello,

I create the following WCF for sharepoint :

    [ServiceContract]
    public interface IMyService
    {
        [OperationContract]
        [WebGet(UriTemplate = "GetData?value={value}", ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]
        string GetData(string value);

   }

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[ServiceBehavior]
    [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Required)]
    public class MyService : IMyService
    {
        public string GetData(string value)
        {
            return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);
        }

}

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<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="VS2012WcfService.MyService, $SharePoint.Project.AssemblyFullName$" CodeBehind="MyService.cs" %>

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in the web.config , I use the  binding "wsHttpBinding" .

when I type the url on the browser "http://serverName:9090/_vti_bin/MyService/MyService.svc/GetData?value=20" , it doesnot return any values.

so waht is wrong?

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ASk

Answer 1

Hi,

According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to create a WCF service in SharePoint 2013.

There is an article about creating a WCF service with details steps.

You can check your steps with the below article, I had tested with it, it worked like a charm.

http://www.sharepointpals.com/post/Step-by-Step-Procedures-to-create-a-WCF-Service-Application-for-SharePoint-2013

Thanks & Regards,

Jason

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Jason Guo
TechNet Community Support

Answer 2

hi

you try to access .svc file from _vti_bin virtual folder (http://serverName:9090/_vti_bin/MyService/MyService.svc). This virtual folder is mapped to the 14/isapi folder on the file system of the front end server (similar to the _layouts virtual folder which is mapped to 14/layouts). I.e. if you want to access your WCF service from there you need to copy svc file to 14/isapi/MyService folder first. Note that it has own web.config which will override settings defined in the web.config which is located in the root virtual folder of your web application in c:/inetput/wwwroot/wss/VirtualDirectories/... . Alternatively you may use _layouts virtual folder for uploading your svc service, like you upload regular application layouts pages (it is used more frequently for installing customizations than _vti_bin). In this case you will access WCF service by the following url: http://serverName:9090/_layouts/MyService/MyService.svc (assuming that svc file will be in MyService subfolder).

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