c# - Hosting WCF REST Service as Windows Service -

i want create rest wcf service , install windows service. have created rest wcf service , ran that, working fine both xml amd json. below code files. irestwcfservicelibrary.cs:

using system; using system.collections.generic; using system.linq; using system.runtime.serialization; using system.servicemodel; using system.text;  namespace restwcfservicelibrary {     // note: if change class name "service1" here, must update             reference "service1" in app.config.     public class restwcfservicelibrary : irestwcfservicelibrary     {         public string xmldata(string id)         {             return "id:" + id;         }         public string jsondata(string id)         {             return "id:" + id;         }     } } 

restwcfservicelibrary.cs

using system; using system.collections.generic; using system.linq; using system.runtime.serialization; using system.servicemodel; using system.text; using system.servicemodel.web;  namespace restwcfservicelibrary {     // note: if change interface name "iservice1" here, must update reference "iservice1" in app.config.     [servicecontract]     public interface irestwcfservicelibrary     {         [operationcontract]         [webinvoke(method = "get", responseformat = webmessageformat.xml, bodystyle = webmessagebodystyle.wrapped, uritemplate = "xml/{id}")]         string xmldata(string id);          [operationcontract]         [webinvoke(method = "get", responseformat = webmessageformat.json, bodystyle = webmessagebodystyle.wrapped, uritemplate = "json/{id}")]         string jsondata(string id);     } } 

app.config

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration>   <system.web>     <compilation debug="true" />   </system.web>   <!-- when deploying service library project, content of config file must     added host's    app.config file. system.configuration not support config files libraries. -->   <system.servicemodel>     <services>       <service behaviorconfiguration="restwcfservicelibrary.service1behavior"         name="restwcfservicelibrary.restwcfservicelibrary">         <endpoint address="" binding="webhttpbinding"     contract="restwcfservicelibrary.irestwcfservicelibrary" behaviorconfiguration="web">         </endpoint>         <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexhttpbinding" contract="imetadataexchange" />         <host>           <baseaddresses>             <add baseaddress="http://localhost:8001/restwcfservicelibrary/" />           </baseaddresses>         </host>       </service>     </services>     <behaviors>       <servicebehaviors>         <behavior name="restwcfservicelibrary.service1behavior">           <!-- avoid disclosing metadata information,        set value below false , remove metadata endpoint above before     deployment -->           <servicemetadata httpgetenabled="true"/>           <!-- receive exception details in faults debugging purposes,            set value below true.  set false before deployment            avoid disclosing exception information -->           <servicedebug includeexceptiondetailinfaults="false" />         </behavior>       </servicebehaviors>             <endpointbehaviors>                 <behavior name="web">                     <webhttp/>                 </behavior>             </endpointbehaviors>     </behaviors>   </system.servicemodel> </configuration> 

now want host/install windows service, added window service project , gave reference of resr wcf created above. named service class myrestwcfrestwinser

myrestwcfrestwinser.cs

using system; using system.collections.generic; using system.componentmodel; using system.data; using system.diagnostics; using system.linq; using system.serviceprocess; using system.text; using system.servicemodel; using restwcfservicelibrary;  namespace restwcfwinservice {     public partial class myrestwcfrestwinser : servicebase     {         servicehost oservicehost = null;         public myrestwcfrestwinser()         {             initializecomponent();         }          protected override void onstart(string[] args)         {             oservicehost = new servicehost(typeof(myrestwcfrestwinser));             oservicehost.open();         }         protected override void onstop()         {             if (oservicehost != null)             {                 oservicehost.close();                 oservicehost = null;             }         }     } } 

program.cs

using system; using system.collections.generic; using system.linq; using system.serviceprocess; using system.text;  namespace restwcfwinservice {     static class program     {     /// <summary>     /// main entry point application.     /// </summary>         static void main()         {             servicebase[] servicestorun;             servicestorun = new servicebase[]              {                  new myrestwcfrestwinser()              };             servicebase.run(servicestorun);         }     } } 

and added project installer, ran installer. after running registered service command prompt using installutil. service registered , listed in services. if start service giving error "the restwcfwinservice service on local computer started , stopped. services stop automatically if not in use other services or programs"

but if using soap working perfect.

so please me install rest wcf service windows service.

i believe there 2 issues - 1 of have corrected per comments.

first, you're using servicehost instead of webservicehost. i'm not 100% that's part of problem, based on comments (no errors in event viewer when using servicehost, error when changed webservicehost seem indicate was).

the second issue appears related configuration file. have wcf service library (a dll). design, dlls not use app.config file included in project template - use config file of consuming application. in case, windows service. copy <system.servicemodel> section library config file app.config file of windows service. wcf class library should pick endpoint @ point.

note windows service config file, once project compiled, named myrestwcfrestwinser.exe.config, not app.config.