WCF Proxy generation – using dotnet-svcutil

In the last post (WCF Proxy generation – using SvcUtil.exe) we have seen how to generate WCF proxy code using SvcUtil.exe.

In this post we will be looking into another option dotnet-svcutil.

This is a .NET Core CLI tool and is available cross-platform on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Following are some of the reasons you may want to use dotnet-svcutil:

• You can easily install it as NuGet package.
• It will work even if you have a lower version of Visual Studio like the VS2017 (15.5 or less) version.
• Since it is not bounded with Visual Studio version, you can also use it with free VS Code.
• It is available cross-platform on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

From Visual Studio you can install using Nuget package manager as below:

Another option is to install it globally through the command line so that it can be used across the system.

You can use below command to install globally:

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-svcutil --version 2.0.2

Once installed, use this command to generate proxy code:

dotnet-svcutil https://localhost:8081/OrderManagement/OrderManagement.svc

This command will create a Reference.cs file within ServiceReference folder.

References:

• WCF dotnet-svcutil tool for .NET Core

Related Post(s):

• .Net Core - Add WCF Reference
• WCF Proxy generation – using SvcUtil.exe
• .Net Core - Call WCF Service with Https link