Question

.net 4.0

I have two web projects using their own web.config file and using the same endpoints to call the same WCF web service.

Both use a common project (dll) which has an app.config file. I would like to move the endpoint info into that config file – is this possible? I want endpoint information

<client>  
    <endpoint/> 
<client/> 

to be shared by both web app from common place?

Web.config file binding info omitted here

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
   <system.serviceModel>
      <bindings/>          
      <client configSource="client.config">
   <system.serviceModel/>
</configuration>

client.config file within common project

 <client>
      <endpoint
        name="endpoint1"
        address="http://localhost/ServiceModelSamples/service.svc"
        binding="wsHttpBinding"
        bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_IHello"
        behaviorConfiguration="IHello_Behavior"
        contract="IHello"/ >

Apology for typo two things i changed
1. client.config had a element took that out.
2. within the build properties of project added COPY “$(TargetDir)*.config” “$(ProjectDir)”

Just to mention both in web.config (configSource)& client.config VStudio shouts design time but runs fine?

Answer 1

You can share parts of the WCF config by “outsourcing” it:

<system.serviceModel>
    <client configSource="client.config" />
    .....
</system.serviceModel>

and then have this content in your client.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<client>
    <endpoint name="ABC"
        address="http://......."
        binding="......."
        contract="......" />
</client>

You cannot put stuff into the app.config of a common assembly, since those config files will not be used / looked at by the .NET framework. You need to put your info into the main config file of the app or web site (web.config) – but you can “externalize” certain sections into separate, external files and sharing them like that.