How to verify that a particular WCF service is running or not?

let's suppose my WCF service is deployed on ineternet then how can I verify at run time that if particular service is up or not?

let's say my service can be accessed through url:

http://ipaddress开发者_如何转开发/URI

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Check the below links:

• WCF - have client check for service availability
• How to check the availability of a net.tcp WCF service

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You would have to have some kind of a "ping" function or something on your service - which would e.g. return some arbitrary text (possibly the version number of your service or something).

This will work ....

But: how does this really help you?? A split fraction of a second later, when another call comes in, the network could be clogged or a cable disconnected or something.

Such a "keep alive" or "ping" function doesn't really help much - in reality, when calling a service, you must always be prepared for it to fail. No matter how many times you check for the service to be alive beforehand - when you make your actual service call, it might still fail miserably. Be prepared for that and handle it properly!

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How about using the expected client of your service to call the WCF service pointing to the URL. If client is not available try using a generic testing tool like SOAPUI.