RESTful proxy-less WCF clients for .NET, .NET Compact Framework, and Silverlight

Paul B.

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Sample WCF clients for three different platforms with no code duplication and no generated proxies.

easywcf.zip
- EasyWCF
  - CompactFrameworkClient
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        CompactFrameworkClient.exe
    - CompactFrameworkClient.csproj
    - CompactFrameworkClient.csproj.user
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Interop
      - Compat
        
        BogusAttributes.cs
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - DataSources
        
        ServiceContracts.InfoItem.datasource
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
  - ConsoleClient
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ConsoleClient.exe
        
        ConsoleClient.vshost.exe
        
        ConsoleClient.vshost.exe.manifest
        
        ServiceContracts.dll
    - ConsoleClient.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - ConsoleServer
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ConsoleServer.exe
        
        ConsoleServer.vshost.exe
        
        ConsoleServer.vshost.exe.manifest
        
        ServiceContracts.dll
        
        WCFService.dll
    - ConsoleServer.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - EasyWCF.sln
  - EasyWCF.vsmdi
  - Images
    - CF.JPG
    - Console.JPG
    - Silverlight.JPG
  - LocalTestRun.testrunconfig
  - ServiceContracts
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ServiceContracts.dll
    - InfoItem.cs
    - IService1.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - RESTUtil.cs
    - ServiceContracts.csproj
  - SilverlightClient.Web
    - App_Data
    - bin
      - SilverlightClient.Web.dll
    - clientaccesspolicy.xml
    - ClientBin
      - SilverlightClient.xap
    - Default.aspx
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Silverlight.js
    - SilverlightClient.Web.csproj
    - SilverlightClient.Web.csproj.user
    - Web.config
  - SilverlightClient
    - App.xaml
    - App.xaml.cs
    - Bin
      - Debug
        
        AppManifest.xaml
        
        de
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        es
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        fr
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        it
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        ja
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        ko
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        SilverlightClient.dll
        
        SilverlightClient.xap
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.xml
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.xml
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.xml
        
        System.Windows.Data.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.xml
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.xml
        
        TestPage.html
        
        zh-Hans
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
        
        zh-Hant
        
        System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.Input.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Controls.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Windows.Data.resources.dll
        
        System.Xml.Serialization.resources.dll
    - Interop
      - Compat
        
        BogusAttributes.cs
    - MainPage.xaml
    - MainPage.xaml.cs
    - Properties
      - AppManifest.xml
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - SilverlightClient.csproj
    - SilverlightClient.csproj.user
  - Test
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ServiceContracts.dll
        
        Test.dll
        
        WCFService.dll
    - Fixtures
      - NetTCPServiceClientFixture.cs
      - WCFRESTServiceClientFixture.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - RESTServiceTest.cs
    - StandardServiceTest.cs
    - Test.csproj
  - WCFService
    - bin
      - ServiceContracts.dll
      - WCFService.dll
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Service1.svc
    - Service1.svc.cs
    - WCFService.csproj
    - WCFService.csproj.user
    - Web.config

<Application xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
             x:Class="SilverlightClient.App"
             >
    <Application.Resources>
        
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

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Paul B.

United States

I've been a software developer since 1996 and have enjoyed C# since 2003. I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and for some reason, a Master's degree in Business Administration. I currently do software development contracting/consulting.

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