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One of the options are SharePoint 2010 allows custom WCF service hosted in SharePoint Root ISAPI directory. In this article, I will walkthrough step by step process of setting up custom WCF service project as SharePoint Solution, how it can be deployed to the SharePoint 2010, and how it can be consumed from the SharePoint web parts.
Where do I find the WCF service endpoint?
Please note that WCF Service endpoint is ttp://sp2010vm.niks.local/_vti_bin/SPHostedWCFService/SPHostedWCFService.svc. Once web.config is properly configured, open the SharePoint Web Application and add Custom Web Part on the page.
Is there a Windows Communication Foundation ( WCF ) service?
If you are developing a custom application for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, there might be a default Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) web service that exposes the specific functionality that you need to use.
What’s the next step in building a WCF service?
Once WCF Service logic is implemented, next logical step is to package the WCF service solution and deploy it to the SharePoint. This step is similar to any other SharePoint WSPs. This step requires packaging WCF SharePoint solution and deploys it through Visual Studio or Solutions & Features Framework API as Farm level solution.
How to create a Custom WCF rest service?
SharePoint 2013: Create a Custom WCF REST Service Hosted in SharePoint and Deployed in a WSP. SharePoint 2013 provides a robust Representational State Transfer (REST) interface that allows any technology that supports standard REST capabilities to interact with SharePoint (sites, libraries, lists, etc).
In Solution Explorer, right-click the RevertService project, and then click Reload Project. To deploy the custom web service to SharePoint Foundation, in Solution Explorer, right-click the RevertService project, and then click Deploy. Visual Studio compiles the project’s code, builds a WSP file, and deploys the file to the front-end web server.