Foreword

Preface

1. REST Basics

Architecture of the World Wide Web

SOAP

REST

Resources and URIs

Uniform Interface

Resource Representations

Implementing a Simple RESTful Service Example

Resources

URIs and Uniform Interface

Representations

Interaction

Wrap-Up

Processes

Summary

2. WCF RESTfut Pr0gmmming Model

Isn't WCF All About SOAP?

Channels and Dispatching

HTTP Programming with WCF 3.0

Web Programming in WCF 3.5

WebHttpBinding

WebHttpBehavior

WebServiceHost

WebOperationContext

WebGetAttribute

UriTemplate

UriTemplate Literal Values

UriTemplate Special Values

UriTemplate QueryString

Summary

3.Programming Read-0nly Services

Using WebGetAttribute and UriTemplate

Data Formats

Message

DataContract

XmlSerializer

Hybrid Approach

Summary

4.Programming Read/Write Services

POST, PUT, and DELETE

Using WeblnvokeAttribute

Resources

URIs and Uniform Interface

Representations

Implementation

Summary

5.Hosting WCF RESTful Services

WCF REST Hosting Isn't a Special Case

Self-Hosting

Configuring, Opening, and Closing a ServiceHost

Base Addresses

ServiceHost Versus WebServiceHost

Custom ServiceHost

Hosting in IIS

ASP.NET Compatibility

Multiple Hostnames

Removing the .svc File Extension

Custom ServiceHostFactory

Hosting Wrap-Up

Summarv

6.Programming Feeds

Building a Feed with WCF

Syndicationltem

Formatters

Exposing a Feed on a Live URI

Feed Validation

rable of Contents

Adding Links to a Feed

Summary

7. Programming Ajax and Silverlight Clients

WCF Web Services and Ajax

JSON

JSON-Enabling a Service Endpoint

ASP.NET Ajax

Silverlight 1.0

Silverlight 2.0

Parsing XML in Silverlight 2.0

Parsing JSON in Silverlight 2.0

Consuming Feeds in Silverlight 2.0

Cross-Domain Security in Silverlight 2.0

Returning JSON and XML Conditionally with a Single Method

Summary

8. Securing REST Endpoints

Authenticating: Self-Hosted Endpoints

Setting Endpoint Security: WebHttpBinding.Security's Mode Property

Setting Authentication Requirements: WebHttpBinding's Transport Property

Authenticating: Managed Hosting Endpoints

Authorizing Endpoints

Authorization with Impersonation

Role-Based Authorization

Summary

9. Using Workflow to Deliver REST Services

Consuming REST Services from WF

The SendActivity Instance

The ReceiveActivity Instance

Stateless Workflow Services

Stateful Workflow Services

Summary

10. Consuming RESTful XML Services Using WCF

Defining the Client.

Generating the Contract

Creating the Resource Representations

Creating the ServiceContract

Using the Service

Client Extensibility

11. Working with HTTP

Programming HTTP with WCF

IncomingWebqequestContext

OutgoingWebResponseContext

OutgoingWebRequestContext

IncomingWebResponseContext

Context Wrap-Up

Status Codes

201--Created

404--Not Found

Conditional GET

LastModified

ETags

Caching

Output Caching

HttpContext.Cache

Content-Type

Summary

A. WCF 3.5 SP1

B. ADO.NET Data Services

C. ADO.NET Entity Framework Walkthrough

Index