I have several resources that I’d like to expose using the WCF Web API. I’ve investigated the Web API using a Web host but our services all run as Windows Services in production so it’s time for me to put the tests aside and verify that everything will work as we need it. I’ve looked as the sample app here: http://webapicontrib.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/2d771a4d6f6f#Samples%2fSelfHosted%2fserver%2fProgram.cs but this does not work with the current version (preview 5) because the HttpConfigurableServiceHost class is not accessible from our code.
One of the most appealing aspects of the Web API is the simple startup using MapServiceRoute and the new WebApiConfiguration. I don’t see, however, a way to define the base url and port for the services. Obviously, hosting the service in IIS eliminates this because we configure this information in IIS. How can I accomplish this when hosting in a Windows Service?
The latest version just uses HttpServiceHost. http://webapicontrib.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/ddc499585751#Samples%2fSelfHosted%2fserver%2fProgram.cs
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