How to specify ServiceHostFactory for a standalone WCF service without an SVC file

Question

My application runs as a windows service. It dynamically creates WCF services using the following helper method:

    public static void StartWebService(string webServiceName, Type serviceContractType, Type serviceImplementationType)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(webServiceName)) return;

        var baseAddress = GetWebServiceAddress(webServiceName);
        var baseUri = new Uri(baseAddress);

        lock (RunningWebServices)
        {
            if (RunningWebServices.ContainsKey(webServiceName))
                return;

            var webServiceHost = new ServiceHost(serviceImplementationType, baseUri);

            var serviceBehaviour = new ServiceMetadataBehavior() { HttpGetEnabled = true };
            webServiceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(serviceBehaviour);
            webServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IMetadataExchange), MetadataExchangeBindings.CreateMexHttpBinding(), "mex");

            var httpBinding = new BasicHttpBinding();
            webServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(serviceContractType, httpBinding, baseAddress);
            webServiceHost.Open();

            RunningWebServices.Add(webServiceName, webServiceHost);
        }
    }

There is no .SVC file for these services. It’s also clear that these are self-service services, not IIS — they run WAS (Windows Activation Services).

Now I want to control how an instance of the implementation class is created. It looks like this can be done with ServiceHostFactory . However, all the articles about this that I have found say that the way to indicate that to use the factory is to put the type name in the @ServiceHost directive of the .SVC file. I do not have this file!

Can I use my own ServiceHost factory for WCF services without an SVC file running under WAS?

,

    public static void StartWebService(string webServiceName, Type serviceContractType, Type serviceImplementationType)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(webServiceName)) return;

        var baseAddress = GetWebServiceAddress(webServiceName);
        var baseUri = new Uri(baseAddress);

        lock (RunningWebServices)
        {
            if (RunningWebServices.ContainsKey(webServiceName))
                return;

            var webServiceHost = new ServiceHost(serviceImplementationType, baseUri);

            webServiceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(new ServiceMetadataBehavior() { HttpGetEnabled = true });
            webServiceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(new CustomWebServiceBehavior());

            webServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IMetadataExchange), MetadataExchangeBindings.CreateMexHttpBinding(), "mex");
            webServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(serviceContractType, new BasicHttpBinding(), baseAddress);

            webServiceHost.Open();

            RunningWebServices.Add(webServiceName, webServiceHost);
        }
    }

internal class CustomWebServiceBehavior : IServiceBehavior, IInstanceProvider
{
    public void AddBindingParameters(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase, Collection<ServiceEndpoint> endpoints, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters)
    {
    }

    public void ApplyDispatchBehavior(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHost)
    {
        foreach (ChannelDispatcher cd in serviceHost.ChannelDispatchers)
        {
            foreach (EndpointDispatcher ed in cd.Endpoints)
            {
                ed.DispatchRuntime.InstanceProvider = this;
            }
        }
    }

    public void Validate(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase)
    {
    }

    public object GetInstance(InstanceContext instanceContext, Message message)
    {
        return this.GetInstance(instanceContext);
    }

    public object GetInstance(InstanceContext instanceContext)
    {
        return // this is where I use my factory;
    }

    public void ReleaseInstance(InstanceContext instanceContext, object instance)
    {
    }
}

Answer 1

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public class StackOverflow_29825519
{
    [ServiceContract]
    public interface ITest
    {
        [OperationContract]
        string WhoAmI();
    }
    public class Service : ITest
    {
        string name;

        public Service(string name)
        {
            this.name = name;
        }

        public string WhoAmI()
        {
            return this.name;
        }
    }
    class MyBehavior : IServiceBehavior, IInstanceProvider
    {
        public void AddBindingParameters(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase, Collection<ServiceEndpoint> endpoints, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters)
        {
        }

        public void ApplyDispatchBehavior(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase)
        {
            foreach (ChannelDispatcher cd in serviceHostBase.ChannelDispatchers)
            {
                foreach (EndpointDispatcher ed in cd.Endpoints)
                {
                    ed.DispatchRuntime.InstanceProvider = this;
                }
            }
        }

        public void Validate(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase)
        {
        }

        public object GetInstance(InstanceContext instanceContext, Message message)
        {
            return this.GetInstance(instanceContext);
        }

        public object GetInstance(InstanceContext instanceContext)
        {
            return new Service("John Doe");
        }

        public void ReleaseInstance(InstanceContext instanceContext, object instance)
        {
        }
    }
    public static void Test()
    {
        string baseAddress = "http://" + Environment.MachineName + ":8000/Service";
        ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(typeof(Service), new Uri(baseAddress));
        host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(ITest), new BasicHttpBinding(), "");
        host.Description.Behaviors.Add(new MyBehavior());
        host.Open();
        Console.WriteLine("Host opened");

        ChannelFactory<ITest> factory = new ChannelFactory<ITest>(new BasicHttpBinding(), new EndpointAddress(baseAddress));
        ITest proxy = factory.CreateChannel();
        Console.WriteLine("WhoAmI: {0}", proxy.WhoAmI());

        ((IClientChannel)proxy).Close();
        factory.Close();

        Console.Write("Press ENTER to close the host");
        Console.ReadLine();
        host.Close();
    }
}