[Mono-list] Webservise Discovery Language

[Ben Clewett]

Kornél,

I am very exited about your suggestion, I think this is exactly what I'm 
looking for.

But this level of experience is way about my knowledge.  If you could 
share this, I would be interested.

Many thanks,

Ben


Kornél Pál wrote:
> ASP.NET applications should reload automatically on Web.config change so 
> there should be no need for restarting mod-mono-server (if you mean that 
> on mono). If you have a problem like that please file a bug report.
> 
> If you mean the Web.config modification described on 
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/tewz1055.aspx in "To enable 
> dynamic discovery for a Web service" I suggest you to create your own 
> IHttpHandler implementation that wraps 
> System.Web.Services.Discovery.DiscoveryRequestHandler and that will make 
> you able to disable it based on static fields or your own configuration 
> files. If you use this method I can send you a simple implementation of 
> this.
> 
> You are using some other Web.config settings please let me know what 
> exactly do you use.
> 
> Kornél
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Clewett" <ben at clewett.org.uk>
> To: "Kornél Pál" <kornelpal at gmail.com>
> Cc: <mono-list at lists.ximian.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mono-list] Webservise Discovery Language
> 
> 
>> Kornél Pál wrote:
>>> Web.config is intended to do configuration. What exactly is your 
>>> problem with that?
>>
>> Hi Kornél,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> I have six servers to manage.  We sometimes release ten version of 
>> code a day, which over-write the Web.config.  Editing this file is 
>> potentially dangerous.  After an edit, I have to re-start the mono.
>>
>> My feeling is that this file must be interoperated by some part of the 
>> Mono suit (stop me if this is wrong.)  It would be much better for me 
>> if control could be administered by some simple flag.  Or even a 
>> static public variable in mono.
>>
>> If this is not possible, it's not so important.  I am just interested 
>> to know if there is an alternate method.
>>
>> I can't be the only member who would like better control of this. 
>> Alternatively, do any members have scripts to toggle the Webservice 
>> Discovery which are safe and fast?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Kornél
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Clewett" <ben at roadrunner.uk.com>
>>> To: <mono-list at lists.ximian.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 5:38 PM
>>> Subject: [Mono-list] Webservise Discovery Language
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sorry if this has been asked many times before....
>>>>
>>>> We develop ASP-Webservice code, which runs better than perfect on Mono.
>>>>
>>>> On our development system, we want the Webservice Discovery turned on.
>>>>
>>>> On our live systems, we want it optionally turned on.
>>>>
>>>> The only way I know of doing this is to edit the Web.config file.
>>>>
>>>> But this is messy, if done badly can crash the webservice, it has to be
>>>> done on every release and every time we want to toggle this option.
>>>>
>>>> Do any of your members know a simple and elegant method for toggling 
>>>> the
>>>> Webservice Discovery visibility?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help,
>>>>
>>>> Ben.
>>>>
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>>
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