SoapExtension Class (System.Web.Services.Protocols)

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SoapExtension Class

The base class for SOAP extensions for XML Web services created using ASP.NET.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapExtension

Namespace:  System.Web.Services.Protocols
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
Public MustInherit Class SoapExtension
C#
public abstract class SoapExtension
Visual C++
public ref class SoapExtension abstract
F#
[<AbstractClass>]
type SoapExtension =  class end

The SoapExtension type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method SoapExtension Initializes a new instance of the SoapExtension class.
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Methods

  Name Description
Public method ChainStream When overridden in a derived class, allows a SOAP extension access to the memory buffer containing the SOAP request or response.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetInitializer(Type) When overridden in a derived class, allows a SOAP extension to initialize data specific to a class implementing an XML Web service at a one time performance cost.
Public method GetInitializer(LogicalMethodInfo, SoapExtensionAttribute) When overridden in a derived class, allows a SOAP extension to initialize data specific to an XML Web service method using an attribute applied to the XML Web service method at a one time performance cost.
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Initialize When overridden in a derived class, allows a SOAP extension to initialize itself using the data cached in the GetInitializer method.
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ProcessMessage When overridden in a derived class, allows a SOAP extension to receive a SoapMessage to process at each SoapMessageStage.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

ASP.NET allows a SOAP-related infrastructure to be built by means of an extensibility mechanism. The ASP.NET SOAP extension architecture revolves around an extension that can inspect or modify a message at specific stages in message processing on either the client or the server.

ASP.NET SOAP extensions derive from the SoapExtension class. The GetInitializer and Initialize methods provide alternative mechanisms for initializing the SOAP extension to enhance performance. ProcessMessage is the heart of most SOAP extensions, as the method is called at each stage defined in SoapMessageStage, allowing the SOAP extension to perform the desired behavior of that specific SOAP extension. For SOAP extensions that need to modify the SOAP request or SOAP response, ChainStream provides an opportunity to receive the proposed data to be sent across the wire.

Examples

The following TraceExtension SOAP extension outputs the SOAP request and SOAP response to a specified file when applied to an XML Web service method. If the following SOAP extension is installed to run with an XML Web service, the ASPNET user account must have permission to write to the directory in which the log file is written.

Visual Basic

Imports System
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.IO

' Define a SOAP Extension that traces the SOAP request and SOAP response
' for the XML Web service method the SOAP extension is applied to.
Public Class TraceExtension
    Inherits SoapExtension

    Private oldStream As Stream
    Private newStream As Stream
    Private m_filename As String

    ' Save the Stream representing the SOAP request or SOAP response into
    ' a local memory buffer.
    Public Overrides Function ChainStream(ByVal stream As Stream) As Stream
        oldStream = stream
        newStream = New MemoryStream()
        Return newStream
    End Function

    ' When the SOAP extension is accessed for the first time, the XML Web
    ' service method it is applied to is accessed to store the file
    ' name passed in, using the corresponding SoapExtensionAttribute.    
    Public Overloads Overrides Function GetInitializer(ByVal methodInfo As _
        LogicalMethodInfo, _
    ByVal attribute As SoapExtensionAttribute) As Object
        Return CType(attribute, TraceExtensionAttribute).Filename
    End Function

    ' The SOAP extension was configured to run using a configuration file
    ' instead of an attribute applied to a specific XML Web service
    ' method.  Return a file name based on the class implementing the Web
    ' Service's type.
    Public Overloads Overrides Function GetInitializer(ByVal WebServiceType As _
      Type) As Object
        ' Return a file name to log the trace information to, based on the
        ' type.
        Return "C:\" + WebServiceType.FullName + ".log"
    End Function

    ' Receive the file name stored by GetInitializer and store it in a
    ' member variable for this specific instance.
    Public Overrides Sub Initialize(ByVal initializer As Object)
        m_filename = CStr(initializer)
    End Sub

    ' If the SoapMessageStage is such that the SoapRequest or SoapResponse
    ' is still in the SOAP format to be sent or received over the network,
    ' save it out to file.
    Public Overrides Sub ProcessMessage(ByVal message As SoapMessage)
        Select Case message.Stage
            Case SoapMessageStage.BeforeSerialize
            Case SoapMessageStage.AfterSerialize
                WriteOutput(message)
            Case SoapMessageStage.BeforeDeserialize
                WriteInput(message)
            Case SoapMessageStage.AfterDeserialize
        End Select
    End Sub

    ' Write the SOAP message out to a file.
    Public Sub WriteOutput(ByVal message As SoapMessage)
        newStream.Position = 0
        Dim fs As New FileStream(m_filename, FileMode.Append, _
                                 FileAccess.Write)
        Dim w As New StreamWriter(fs)
        w.WriteLine("-----Response at " + DateTime.Now.ToString())
        w.Flush()
        Copy(newStream, fs)
        w.Close()
        newStream.Position = 0
        Copy(newStream, oldStream)
    End Sub

    ' Write the SOAP message out to a file.
    Public Sub WriteInput(ByVal message As SoapMessage)
        Copy(oldStream, newStream)
        Dim fs As New FileStream(m_filename, FileMode.Append, _
                                 FileAccess.Write)
        Dim w As New StreamWriter(fs)

        w.WriteLine("----- Request at " + DateTime.Now.ToString())
        w.Flush()
        newStream.Position = 0
        Copy(newStream, fs)
        w.Close()
        newStream.Position = 0
    End Sub

    Sub Copy(ByVal fromStream As Stream, ByVal toStream As Stream)
        Dim reader As New StreamReader(fromStream)
        Dim writer As New StreamWriter(toStream)
        writer.WriteLine(reader.ReadToEnd())
        writer.Flush()
    End Sub
End Class

' Create a SoapExtensionAttribute for our SOAP Extension that can be
' applied to an XML Web service method.
<AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)> _
Public Class TraceExtensionAttribute
    Inherits SoapExtensionAttribute

    Private m_filename As String = "c:\log.txt"
    Private m_priority As Integer

    Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ExtensionType() As Type
        Get
            Return GetType(TraceExtension)
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Overrides Property Priority() As Integer
        Get
            Return m_priority
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
            m_priority = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Filename() As String
        Get
            Return m_filename
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            m_filename = value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class


C#

using System;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;

	// Define a SOAP Extension that traces the SOAP request and SOAP
	// response for the XML Web service method the SOAP extension is
	// applied to.

	public class TraceExtension : SoapExtension 
	{
		Stream oldStream;
		Stream newStream;
		string filename;

		// Save the Stream representing the SOAP request or SOAP response into
		// a local memory buffer.
		public override Stream ChainStream( Stream stream )
		{
			oldStream = stream;
			newStream = new MemoryStream();
			return newStream;
		}

		// When the SOAP extension is accessed for the first time, the XML Web
		// service method it is applied to is accessed to store the file
		// name passed in, using the corresponding SoapExtensionAttribute.	
		public override object GetInitializer(LogicalMethodInfo methodInfo, SoapExtensionAttribute attribute) 
		{
			return ((TraceExtensionAttribute) attribute).Filename;
		}

		// The SOAP extension was configured to run using a configuration file
		// instead of an attribute applied to a specific XML Web service
		// method.
		public override object GetInitializer(Type WebServiceType) 
		{
			// Return a file name to log the trace information to, based on the
			// type.
			return "C:\\" + WebServiceType.FullName + ".log";    
		}

		// Receive the file name stored by GetInitializer and store it in a
		// member variable for this specific instance.
		public override void Initialize(object initializer) 
		{
			filename = (string) initializer;
		}

		//  If the SoapMessageStage is such that the SoapRequest or
		//  SoapResponse is still in the SOAP format to be sent or received,
		//  save it out to a file.
		public override void ProcessMessage(SoapMessage message) 
		{
			switch (message.Stage) 
			{
				case SoapMessageStage.BeforeSerialize:
					break;
				case SoapMessageStage.AfterSerialize:
					WriteOutput(message);
					break;
				case SoapMessageStage.BeforeDeserialize:
					WriteInput(message);
					break;
				case SoapMessageStage.AfterDeserialize:
					break;
			}
		}

		public void WriteOutput(SoapMessage message)
		{
			newStream.Position = 0;
			FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Append,
				FileAccess.Write);
			StreamWriter w = new StreamWriter(fs);

			string soapString = (message is SoapServerMessage) ? "SoapResponse" : "SoapRequest";
			w.WriteLine("-----" + soapString + " at " + DateTime.Now);
			w.Flush();
			Copy(newStream, fs);
			w.Close();
			newStream.Position = 0;
			Copy(newStream, oldStream);
		}

		public void WriteInput(SoapMessage message)
		{
			Copy(oldStream, newStream);
			FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Append,
				FileAccess.Write);
			StreamWriter w = new StreamWriter(fs);

			string soapString = (message is SoapServerMessage) ?
				"SoapRequest" : "SoapResponse";
			w.WriteLine("-----" + soapString + 
				" at " + DateTime.Now);
			w.Flush();
			newStream.Position = 0;
			Copy(newStream, fs);
			w.Close();
			newStream.Position = 0;
		}

		void Copy(Stream from, Stream to) 
		{
			TextReader reader = new StreamReader(from);
			TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(to);
			writer.WriteLine(reader.ReadToEnd());
			writer.Flush();
		}
	}

	// Create a SoapExtensionAttribute for the SOAP Extension that can be
	// applied to an XML Web service method.
	[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)]
	public class TraceExtensionAttribute : SoapExtensionAttribute 
	{

		private string filename = "c:\\log.txt";
		private int priority;

		public override Type ExtensionType 
		{
			get { return typeof(TraceExtension); }
		}

		public override int Priority 
		{
			get { return priority; }
			set { priority = value; }
		}

		public string Filename 
		{
			get 
			{
				return filename;
			}
			set 
			{
				filename = value;
			}
		}
	}


Visual C++

#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Web.Services.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Web::Services;
using namespace System::Web::Services::Protocols;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Net;

ref class TraceExtension;

// Create a SoapExtensionAttribute for the SOAP Extension that can be
// applied to an XML Web service method.
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets::Method)]
public ref class TraceExtensionAttribute: public SoapExtensionAttribute
{
private:
   String^ filename;
   int priority;

public:
   TraceExtensionAttribute()
      : filename( "c:\\log.txt" )
   {}

   property Type^ ExtensionType 
   {
      virtual Type^ get() override
      {
         return TraceExtension::typeid;
      }
   }

   property int Priority 
   {
      virtual int get() override
      {
         return priority;
      }
      virtual void set( int value ) override
      {
         priority = value;
      }
   }

   property String^ Filename 
   {
      String^ get()
      {
         return filename;
      }
      void set( String^ value )
      {
         filename = value;
      }
   }
};

// Define a SOAP Extension that traces the SOAP request and SOAP
// response for the XML Web service method the SOAP extension is
// applied to.
public ref class TraceExtension: public SoapExtension
{
private:
   Stream^ oldStream;
   Stream^ newStream;
   String^ filename;

public:
   // Save the Stream representing the SOAP request or SOAP response into
   // a local memory buffer.
   virtual Stream^ ChainStream( Stream^ stream ) override
   {
      oldStream = stream;
      newStream = gcnew MemoryStream;
      return newStream;
   }

   // When the SOAP extension is accessed for the first time, the XML Web
   // service method it is applied to is accessed to store the file
   // name passed in, using the corresponding SoapExtensionAttribute. 
   virtual Object^ GetInitializer( LogicalMethodInfo^ /*methodInfo*/, SoapExtensionAttribute^ attribute ) override
   {
      return (dynamic_cast<TraceExtensionAttribute^>(attribute))->Filename;
   }

   // The SOAP extension was configured to run using a configuration file
   // instead of an attribute applied to a specific XML Web service
   // method.
   virtual Object^ GetInitializer( Type^ WebServiceType ) override
   {
      // Return a file name to log the trace information to, based on the
      // type.
      return String::Format( "C:\\{0}.log", WebServiceType->FullName );
   }

   // Receive the file name stored by GetInitializer and store it in a
   // member variable for this specific instance.
   virtual void Initialize( Object^ initializer ) override
   {
      filename = dynamic_cast<String^>(initializer);
   }

   //  If the SoapMessageStage is such that the SoapRequest or
   //  SoapResponse is still in the SOAP format to be sent or received,
   //  save it out to a file.
   virtual void ProcessMessage( SoapMessage^ message ) override
   {
      switch ( message->Stage )
      {
         case SoapMessageStage::BeforeSerialize:
            break;
         case SoapMessageStage::AfterSerialize:
            WriteOutput( message );
            break;
         case SoapMessageStage::BeforeDeserialize:
            WriteInput( message );
            break;
         case SoapMessageStage::AfterDeserialize:
            break;
      }
   }

   void WriteOutput( SoapMessage^ message )
   {
      newStream->Position = 0;
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( filename, FileMode::Append,
         FileAccess::Write );
      StreamWriter^ w = gcnew StreamWriter( fs );

      String^ soapString = ( (SoapServerMessage^)( message ) ) ?
         (String^)"SoapResponse" : "SoapRequest";
      w->WriteLine( "-----{0} at {1}", soapString, DateTime::Now );
      w->Flush();
      Copy( newStream, fs );
      w->Close();
      newStream->Position = 0;
      Copy( newStream, oldStream );
   }

   void WriteInput( SoapMessage^ message )
   {
      Copy( oldStream, newStream );
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( filename,FileMode::Append,FileAccess::Write );
      StreamWriter^ w = gcnew StreamWriter( fs );
      String^ soapString = (dynamic_cast<SoapServerMessage^>(message)) ? (String^)"SoapRequest" : "SoapResponse";
      w->WriteLine( "-----{0} at {1}", soapString, DateTime::Now );
      w->Flush();
      newStream->Position = 0;
      Copy( newStream, fs );
      w->Close();
      newStream->Position = 0;
   }

   void Copy( Stream^ from, Stream^ to )
   {
      TextReader^ reader = gcnew StreamReader( from );
      TextWriter^ writer = gcnew StreamWriter( to );
      writer->WriteLine( reader->ReadToEnd() );
      writer->Flush();
   }
};


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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