Course Outline
Module 1.1: Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation
This module explains how to build a simple WCF service and client.
Lessons:
- Designing an Application to Be Part of a Service Oriented Architecture
- Overview of WCF Architecture
- Using a Language-Level Interface As a Service Contract
- Implementing a Simple WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008
- Consuming a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008
Lab: Creating a Simple Service
- Creating a Simple WCF Service
- Calling the Simple WCF Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain how to design an application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
- Describe the main parts of the WCF architecture.
- Create a simple service contract for a WCF service.
- Implement a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.
- Consume a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008
Module 1.2: Configuring and Hosting WCF Services
This module explains how to create and configure a WCF service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option.
Lessons:
- Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Host a WCF Service
- Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Call a WCF Service
- Defining Client and Service Settings by Using File-Based Configuration
- Selecting a Hosting Option for a WCF ServiceDeploying a WCF Service
Lab: Configure and Host a WCF Service
- Creating a Programmatically Configured Managed Application to Host a Service
- Calling a Service Hosted in a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration
- Defining Service Settings by Using External Configuration
- Employing Different Hosting Options for a Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create a programmatically-configured managed application that hosts a WCF service
- Call a WCF service hosted in a managed application by using programmatic configuration
- Define WCF service settings by using external configuration
- Select the best hosting option for a WCF service
- Deploy a WCF service onto a remote host.
Module 2.1: Endpoints and Behaviors, Debugging and Diagnostics
This module explains how to expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add run-time functionality by using behaviours and also the module explains how to improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity.
Lessons:
- Exposing WCF Services Over Different Endpoints
- Adding Behaviors to Services and Endpoints
- Interoperating with Non-WCF Web services
- Logging Messages
- Activity Tracing
Lab: Changing Service Endpoints and Behaviors
- Exposing Services by Using Different Bindings
- Adding Metadata Exchange to a Service
- Creating WCF Clients and Services That Interoperate with Non-WCF Web Services
Lab: Message Logging and Activity
- Generating Logging Information for a Service
- Enabling End-to-End Tracing for a Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Expose WCF services by using different bindings.
- Add behaviors to services and endpoints.
- Create WCF clients and services that interoperate with different types of Web services.
- Log WCF messages.
- Trace WCF service activity.
Module 2.2: Designing and Defining Contracts
This module explains how to define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements.
Lessons:
- Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF Service Interface
- Defining a Service Contract
- Defining Operations on a Service
- Defining a Data Contract
Lab: Contracts for Services and Data
- Defining and Implementing a One-Way Operation Contract
- Passing Complex Data with a Data Contract
- Defining and Implementing a Callback Contract
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Design a coherent and cohesive service contract.
- Define a service contract.
- Define operations on a service.
- Define a data contract.
Module 3.1: Handling Errors and Improving WCF Service Quality
This module explains how to add error handling to a WCF application and also the module explains how to address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency, and instance management.
Lessons:
- Relating .NET Exceptions to Service-Level Faults
- Using Faults in a Service
- Handling Faults and Exceptions on Clients
- Managing WCF Service Instances
- Managing Concurrency Issues
- Improving WCF Service Quality
- Passing Bulk Data Between a WCF Client and Service
Lab: Error Handling
- Handling Unexpected Errors in a WCF Service
- Add Fault Handling to a WCF Service and the Service Contract
Lab: Improving WCF Service Quality
- Managing WCF Service Instances
- Managing Concurrency Issues
- Throttling Access to a WCF Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain how .NET exceptions relate to service-level faults.
- Define fault information in a service contract.
- Handle service exceptions on clients.
- Manage WCF service instances.
- Manage concurrency issues.
- Improve WCF service performance.
Module 3.2: Implementing WCF Security and Implementing Transactions
This module explains how to implement security in a WCF application and this module explains how to protect data integrity through correct use of transactions.
Lessons:
- Overview of Security in WCF
- Applying Overall Security Requirements to a Binding
- Specifying Required Client and Service Credentials
- Working With Security Information
- Overview of Transactions in a Service-Oriented Application
- Creating Transactional Service Operations
- Enabling the Flow of Transactions from Client to Service
Lab: Protecting a Service
- Applying Security for Internal Network Communication
- Applying Security for Internet Communication
Lab: Implementing Transactions for a Service
- Controlling the Flow of a Transaction from Client to Service
- Forcing a Transaction to Start When a Service Operation Is Called
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the process for implementing security in WCF
- Apply overall security requirements to a binding
- Specify required client and service credentials
- Work with security information
- Explain how transactions work in a service-oriented application
- Create transactional service operations
- Control transaction flow from client to service.
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