Consuming wcf service with windows process?

Question

I need initialize some structure in wcf service class as soon as possible after start of hosting service.

Now I host it in WinForms application and there I initialize this static structure.

ServiceHost host = new...
host.Open()...
new MyServiceClient().Initialize();

But I'm sure there is better way to do this. I know now it is inelegant solution...maybe little wcf-client running as windows process? (this client should be responsible only for calling this initializing method)

Question: why are you hosting this in a WinForms application instead of a console/Windows service? And what specifically do you want to do in your initialization? — Garrett Vlieger, Jul 05 '12 at 17:01

Trey Combs · Answer 1 · 2012-07-05T13:07:27.987

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You can use the constructor of the service to do whatever initialization work is required.

// The service
public class MyService : IMyService {
    // Constructor
    public MyService() {
        // Initialize things here
    }
}

If the initialization work should only be performed once, you can make the constructor static. If the things being constructed are not static, you can make the service a singleton, depending on your performance needs. You can decorate the service with the following code to do that:

[ServiceBehavior(InstanceContextMode = InstanceContextMode.Single)]

edited Jul 05 '12 at 13:07

answered Jul 05 '12 at 03:45

Trey Combs

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Look at my description once again: "Now I host it in WinForms application" – Saint Jul 05 '12 at 06:11
Could you give some more detail on the current setup of your services? – Trey Combs Jul 05 '12 at 11:44
Service in dll, WinForms as host application. In dll I hold some objects construction. I need initialize this construction as soon as possible – Saint Jul 05 '12 at 12:20
You don't understand probably. When do you want fire this constructor? – Saint Jul 05 '12 at 16:52

Consuming wcf service with windows process?

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