Managing instance lifecycle of WCF client

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Is it OK to store a WCF client instance on a singleton to use on the whole appdomain? Also are you suppose to manage the state of the client because I see it has a Close and Open method?

Exact duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/563525/what-are-the-pitfalls-of-using-a-shared-static-wcf-proxy-client — Oskar Kjellin, May 24 '11 at 20:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '11 at 20:41

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I would not store it as a singleton. If you do and it ends up in a Faulted state, you'll have some trouble. Use it as an instance, and properly Close and Dispose of it.

answered May 24 '11 at 20:41

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Managing instance lifecycle of WCF client

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