SoapDemo

Introduction

This project provide a sample that shows how to create, host and consume a SOAP service in .Net 6.
I also wrote an article in the following address that compare REST and SOAP services and completely explains implementation of SOAP service in C#:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rest-vs-soap-implementation-using-c-amir-doosti-l7cmf

I also have two articles for Understanding REST and Understanding SOAP that may help you to understand REST and SOAP better.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-soap-amir-doosti-rbcnf/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-rest-amir-doosti-2epkf/

Structure of soution

The solution contains three projects in a solution, SoapServer, SoapHost and SoapConsumer.
SoapServer is a WCF Service Library written in .Net Framework 4.8 and create a sample math SOAP server. SoapHost is a console application again written in .Net Framework 4.8 and used to host the SOAP server from command line. SoapConsumer is a console application written in .Net 6 and it uses SoapServer to do some calculations.

Technology stack

• OS: Windows 10 Enterprise - 64 bits
• IDE: Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 (64 bits) - version 17.2.5
• Framework: .Net Framework 4.8 & .Net 6
• Language: C#
• WCF

How to run

After building all projects in the solution, first run SoapHost to run the service and the in another console, run SoapConsumer.