add behavior extension to endpoint behaviour in code

Question

I add behavior extension in web.config:

<extensions>
        <behaviorExtensions>
            <add name="WebAppBeaviourElement" type="WebApp.Extensions.CustomBehaviorExtensionElement, WebApp.Extensions, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
        </behaviorExtensions>
    </extensions>

    <behaviors>
        <endpointBehaviors>
            <behavior name="WebAppBeaviour">
                <WebAppBeaviourElement />
            </behavior>
        </endpointBehaviors>
    </behaviors>

But in Visual Studio 2010 is bug - WebAppBehaviourElement is not visible by visual studio and get error:/

So I think that it is possible to add this extension to endpointBehaviours in code ? And when in code I should do it?

Answer 1

You can extend the host factory

public class ExtendedHostFactory : WebServiceHostFactory

Then, add behavior to the host

protected override ServiceHost CreateServiceHost(System.Type serviceType, System.Uri[] baseAddresses)
  {
    ServiceHost host = base.CreateServiceHost(serviceType, baseAddresses) as WebServiceHost;
    host.Description.Behaviors.Add(new ValidateApiKey()); // ValidateApiKey is an IServiceBehavior
  }

You can add the host in config. If you choose code for that too, add it in global.asax as below

ExtendedHostFactory factory = new ExtendedHostFactory();
RouteTable.Routes.Add(new ServiceRoute(@"myservice/path", factory, typeof(MyService)));

Answer 2

Visual Studio 2010 validate configuration file against XSD schemas. One is defined for here system.serviceModel There is no yours custom behavior, but programms work.