OperationContext Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.1.0

Source:

OperationContext.cs

Provides access to the execution context of a service method.

public ref class OperationContext sealed : System::ServiceModel::IExtensibleObject<System::ServiceModel::OperationContext ^>

public sealed class OperationContext : System.ServiceModel.IExtensibleObject<System.ServiceModel.OperationContext>

type OperationContext = class
    interface IExtensibleObject<OperationContext>

Public NotInheritable Class OperationContext
Implements IExtensibleObject(Of OperationContext)

Inheritance

Object

OperationContext

Implements

IExtensibleObject<OperationContext>

Examples

The following code example uses the Current property and GetCallbackChannel method to obtain the channel back to the caller from within a method. All methods in this example are one-way methods, enabling the service and the client to communicate in both directions independently. In this case, the example client application expects only one return call before it exits, but another client, for example a Windows Forms client, can receive any number of calls from the service.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Threading;

namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
{
  [ServiceContract(
    Name = "SampleDuplexHello",
    Namespace = "http://microsoft.wcf.documentation",
    CallbackContract = typeof(IHelloCallbackContract),
    SessionMode = SessionMode.Required
  )]
  public interface IDuplexHello
  {
    [OperationContract(IsOneWay = true)]
    void Hello(string greeting);
  }

  public interface IHelloCallbackContract
  {
    [OperationContract(IsOneWay = true)]
    void Reply(string responseToGreeting);
  }

  public class DuplexHello : IDuplexHello
  {
    public DuplexHello()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Service object created: " + this.GetHashCode().ToString());
    }

    ~DuplexHello()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Service object destroyed: " + this.GetHashCode().ToString());
    }

    public void Hello(string greeting)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Caller sent: " + greeting);
      Console.WriteLine("Session ID: " + OperationContext.Current.SessionId);
      Console.WriteLine("Waiting two seconds before returning call.");
      // Put a slight delay to demonstrate asynchronous behavior on client.
      Thread.Sleep(2000);
      IHelloCallbackContract callerProxy
        = OperationContext.Current.GetCallbackChannel<IHelloCallbackContract>();
      string response = "Service object " + this.GetHashCode().ToString() + " received: " + greeting;
      Console.WriteLine("Sending back: " + response);
      callerProxy.Reply(response);
    }
  }
}

Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ServiceModel
Imports System.Threading

Namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
    <ServiceContract(Name:="SampleDuplexHello", Namespace:="http://microsoft.wcf.documentation", _
                     CallbackContract:=GetType(IHelloCallbackContract), SessionMode:=SessionMode.Required)> _
  Public Interface IDuplexHello
        <OperationContract(IsOneWay:=True)> _
        Sub Hello(ByVal greeting As String)
    End Interface

  Public Interface IHelloCallbackContract
    <OperationContract(IsOneWay := True)> _
    Sub Reply(ByVal responseToGreeting As String)
  End Interface

  Public Class DuplexHello
      Implements IDuplexHello
    Public Sub New()
      Console.WriteLine("Service object created: " & Me.GetHashCode().ToString())
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
      Console.WriteLine("Service object destroyed: " & Me.GetHashCode().ToString())
    End Sub

    Public Sub Hello(ByVal greeting As String) Implements IDuplexHello.Hello
      Console.WriteLine("Caller sent: " & greeting)
      Console.WriteLine("Session ID: " & OperationContext.Current.SessionId)
      Console.WriteLine("Waiting two seconds before returning call.")
      ' Put a slight delay to demonstrate asynchronous behavior on client.
      Thread.Sleep(2000)
            Dim callerProxy = OperationContext.Current.GetCallbackChannel(Of IHelloCallbackContract)()
            Dim response = "Service object " & Me.GetHashCode().ToString() & " received: " & greeting
      Console.WriteLine("Sending back: " & response)
      callerProxy.Reply(response)
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

The following client implements the SampleDuplexHelloCallback to receive the callback message. The imported callback contract is not the same name as the one in the service, due to the use of the Name property in the preceding example. Note that the client makes no assumptions about whether or when it might receive a callback; the server callback is entirely independent of the client's outbound call.

Note

For an example that uses the OperationContext class in a client scenario, see OperationContextScope.

using System;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;
using System.Threading;

namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
{
  public class Client : SampleDuplexHelloCallback
  {
    AutoResetEvent waitHandle;

    public Client()
    {
      waitHandle = new AutoResetEvent(false);
    }

    public void Run()
    {
      // Picks up configuration from the config file.
      SampleDuplexHelloClient wcfClient
        = new SampleDuplexHelloClient(new InstanceContext(this));
      try
      {
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a greeting to send and press ENTER: ");
        Console.Write(">>> ");
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
        string greeting = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
        Console.WriteLine("Called service with: \r\n\t" + greeting);
        wcfClient.Hello(greeting);
        Console.WriteLine("Execution passes service call and moves to the WaitHandle.");
        this.waitHandle.WaitOne();
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;
        Console.WriteLine("Set was called.");
        Console.Write("Press ");
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
        Console.Write("ENTER");
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;
        Console.Write(" to exit...");
        Console.ReadLine();
        wcfClient.Close();
      }
      catch (TimeoutException timeProblem)
      {
        Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " + timeProblem.Message);
        Console.ReadLine();
        wcfClient.Abort();
      }
      catch (CommunicationException commProblem)
      {
        Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " + commProblem.Message);
        Console.ReadLine();
        wcfClient.Abort();
      }
    }

    public static void Main()
    {
      Client client = new Client();
      client.Run();
    }

    public void Reply(string response)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Received output.");
      Console.WriteLine("\r\n\t" + response);
      this.waitHandle.Set();
    }
  }
}

Imports System.ServiceModel
Imports System.ServiceModel.Channels
Imports System.Threading

Namespace Microsoft.WCF.Documentation
  Public Class Client
      Implements SampleDuplexHelloCallback
    Private waitHandle As AutoResetEvent

    Public Sub New()
      waitHandle = New AutoResetEvent(False)
    End Sub

    Public Sub Run()
      ' Picks up configuration from the config file.
      Dim wcfClient As New SampleDuplexHelloClient(New InstanceContext(Me))
      Try
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a greeting to send and press ENTER: ")
        Console.Write(">>> ")
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green
                Dim greeting = Console.ReadLine()
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White
        Console.WriteLine("Called service with: " & Constants.vbCrLf & Constants.vbTab & greeting)
        wcfClient.Hello(greeting)
        Console.WriteLine("Execution passes service call and moves to the WaitHandle.")
        Me.waitHandle.WaitOne()
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue
        Console.WriteLine("Set was called.")
        Console.Write("Press ")
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red
        Console.Write("ENTER")
        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue
        Console.Write(" to exit...")
        Console.ReadLine()
        wcfClient.Close()
      Catch timeProblem As TimeoutException
        Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " & timeProblem.Message)
        Console.ReadLine()
        wcfClient.Abort()
      Catch commProblem As CommunicationException
        Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " & commProblem.Message)
        Console.ReadLine()
        wcfClient.Abort()
      End Try
    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim client As New Client()
      client.Run()
    End Sub

    Public Sub Reply(ByVal response As String) Implements SampleDuplexHelloCallback.Reply
      Console.WriteLine("Received output.")
      Console.WriteLine(Constants.vbCrLf & Constants.vbTab & response)
      Me.waitHandle.Set()
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

Remarks

Use the OperationContext from within a service operation to access the current operation execution environment. In particular, the operation context is used to access callback channels in duplex services, to store extra state data across portions of the operations, and to access incoming message headers and properties as well as add outgoing message headers and properties.

For more information about using extensions to store state data, see Extensible Objects.

The OperationContext has the following properties and methods.

• The Current property returns the OperationContext object representing the current execution context.

• The ServiceSecurityContext property returns the security environment under which the method executes.

• The EndpointDispatcher property gets the operation's System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.EndpointDispatcher.

• The Extensions property returns an extension collection for the current OperationContext.

• The Host property returns the ServiceHostBase object that manages the service.

• The HasSupportingTokens property returns a value that indicates whether the method has supporting tokens, if so, the SupportingTokens property gets them.

• The IncomingMessageHeaders, IncomingMessageProperties, and IncomingMessageVersion properties get these items from the incoming message.

• The OperationCompleted event is fired when the operation has completed.

• The OutgoingMessageHeaders and OutgoingMessageProperties properties get these items for the outbound message.

• The RequestContext property returns the RequestContext implementation for the method.

• The InstanceContext property returns the InstanceContext associated with the operation.

• The SessionId property returns the session identifier for the current channel and object.

• The GetCallbackChannel method returns a callback channel to the caller in the case of duplex communication.

• The SetTransactionComplete method commits the current transaction.

Constructors

OperationContext(IContextChannel)

Initializes a new instance of the OperationContext class that uses the specified IContextChannel in a client application.

Properties

Channel	Gets the channel associated with the current OperationContext object.
Current	Gets or sets the execution context for the current thread.
Extensions	Gets the collection of service extensions from the current message context.
IncomingMessageHeaders	Gets the incoming message headers for the OperationContext.
IncomingMessageProperties	Gets the message properties for the incoming message in the OperationContext.
IncomingMessageVersion	Gets the incoming SOAP message version for the OperationContext.
IsUserContext	This property is intended for system use and should not be called by users.
OutgoingMessageHeaders	Gets the outgoing message headers for the active OperationContext.
OutgoingMessageProperties	Gets the message properties for the outbound message in the active OperationContext.
RequestContext	Gets or sets the RequestContext implementation for this method.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetCallbackChannel<T>()	Gets a channel to the client instance that called the current operation.
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Events

OperationCompleted

Occurs when the operation has completed.