WorkFlow (XAMLX) Service Activity with WCF Service in Windows Azure Websites

I have downloaded pre-built WCF-WF samples from the link here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21459

After unzipping the above sample collection, I have selected WFStockPriceApplication application which is located as below:

C:\2012\WorkFlow\WF_WCF_Samples\WF\Basic\Tracking\TextFileTracking\CS

In VS2010, opening the application WFStockPriceApplication and set the XAMLX property “Copy to Output Directory” as “Copy Always” as below:

To expose my Work Flow Service activity (StockPriceService.xamlx) as WCF service, I have added one WCF Service GetStockPriceWCFService.svc, to this application and set Workflow Service Activity (StockPriceService.xamlx) in SVC Markup as below:

<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#"  Debug="true"  Service="StockPriceService.xamlx" 

Factory="System.ServiceModel.Activities.Activation.WorkflowServiceHostFactory,System.ServiceModel.Activation,Version=4.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"%>

Build the service and verify that my StockPriceService.xamlx file is using “Copy Local” as true setting because it is in my final output folder as below:

Finally I can run and test the application locally with both StockPriceService.xamlx

...and with GetStockPriceWCFService.svc as below:

Now I can setup Windows Azure Website to use Git deployment method:

After opening GIT Bash windows, I walked all the way to my WFStockPriceApplication application folder and ran “git init” and “git add .” commands as below:

When I ran “git commit –m “initial commit” command I could verify that xamlx content is included into the list as below:

 Finally I can call “git push azure master” to publish my project and check the deployment was successful. 

Now, I can access the service and see that service is deployed correct and available:

In a test application I can also add this WCF service as Web References as below:

Keywords: Windows Azure, WCF, WorkFlow, Git, Websites