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.NET Framework Class Library
DiscoveryClientProtocol Class

Updated: November 2007

Provides support for programmatically invoking XML Web services discovery.

Namespace:  System.Web.Services.Discovery
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class DiscoveryClientProtocol _
    Inherits HttpWebClientProtocol
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DiscoveryClientProtocol
C#
public class DiscoveryClientProtocol : HttpWebClientProtocol
Visual C++
public ref class DiscoveryClientProtocol : public HttpWebClientProtocol
J#
public class DiscoveryClientProtocol extends HttpWebClientProtocol
JScript
public class DiscoveryClientProtocol extends HttpWebClientProtocol

XML Web service discovery is the process of locating, or discovering, one or more related documents that describe available XML Web services. It is through XML Web services discovery that XML Web service clients learn about the available XML Web services at a given URL and how to use them. XML Web services discovery works from the premise that you have already obtained the URL to a discovery document, possibly through a directory service, such as http://uddi.microsoft.com, however, you do not have the details about the XML Web services offered. Through XML Web services discovery, you can discover the details about the XML Web services listed in a DiscoveryDocument at a specific URL.

An XML Web service client starts XML Web services discovery by supplying a URL to either the Discover or DiscoverAny methods. Typically, this URL refers to a discovery document, which in turn refers to documents that describe one or more XML Web services, which are added to the References property. At that point, only that document is downloaded and verified to point to valid information about XML Web services. However, the references contained in that document are not verified at this stage. Instead they are added to the References property. To verify that the references are valid, invoke the ResolveAll or ResolveOneLevel methods, which add valid referenced documents to the Documents property. Last, if a client wants to save the discovery results to disk, invoke the WriteAll method.

If programmatic access to XML Web services discovery is not needed, the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) ships the Web Services Discovery tool (Disco.exe) for discovering XML Web services within a command prompt. For more details, see [<topic://cpgrfwebservicesdiscoverytooldiscoexe>].

The following code example is a Web Form demonstrating how to use the DiscoveryClientProtocol class together with the other classes in the System.Web.Services.Discovery namespace to programmatically invoke XML Web services discovery. The code example demonstrates using the Discover, DiscoverAny, Discover, ResolveAll, ResolveOneLevel, ReadAll and WriteAll methods.

Security Note:

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

Visual Basic
<%@ Page Language="VB" Debug="true" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.IO" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Services.Discovery" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<HTML>
<HEAD>
   <SCRIPT RUNAT="SERVER">
   Public Sub Discover_Click(Source As Object, e as EventArgs )
      ' Specify the URL to discover.
      Dim sourceUrl as String = DiscoURL.Text
      ' Specify the URL to save discovery results to or read from.
      Dim outputDirectory As String = DiscoDir.Text

      Dim client as DiscoveryClientProtocol = new DiscoveryClientProtocol()
      ' Use default credentials to access the URL being discovered.
      client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials
      Try 
           Dim doc As DiscoveryDocument
        ' Check to see whether the user wanted to read in existing discovery results.
    If (DiscoverMode.Value = "ReadAll") Then
       Dim results As DiscoveryClientResultCollection 
           results = client.ReadAll(Path.Combine(DiscoDir.Text,"results.discomap"))
       SaveMode.Value = "NoSave"                        
    Else
       ' Check to see whether the user user wants the capability to discover any kind of discoverable document.
           If (DiscoverMode.Value = "DiscoverAny") Then
         doc = client.DiscoverAny(sourceUrl)
           Else
         ' Discover only discovery documents, which might contain references to other types of discoverable documents. 
            doc = client.Discover(sourceUrl)
       End If

           ' Check to see whether the user wants to resolve all possible references from the supplied URL.
        If (ResolveMode.Value = "ResolveAll") Then
          client.ResolveAll()
           ' Check to see whether the user wants to resolve references nested more than one level deep.
       ElseIf (ResolveMode.Value = "ResolveOneLevel")  Then
              client.ResolveOneLevel()
       Else
            Status.Text = String.Empty
           End If
    End If

       Catch e2 As Exception
             DiscoveryResultsGrid.Columns.Clear()
          Status.Text = e2.Message
       End Try

       ' If documents were discovered, display the results in a data grid.
       If (client.Documents.Count > 0) Then
            'populate our Grid with the discovery results.
        PopulateGrid(client)
       End If

       ' If the user also asked to have the results saved to the Web server, do so.        
       If (SaveMode.Value = "Save") Then
      Dim results As DiscoveryClientResultCollection 
          results = client.WriteAll(outputDirectory, "results.discomap")
          Status.Text = "The following file holds the links to each of the discovery results: <b>" + _ 
                                     Path.Combine(outputDirectory,"results.discomap") + "</b>"
       End If                             

      End Sub
      Public Sub PopulateGrid(client As DiscoveryClientProtocol) 
         Dim dt As DataTable = new DataTable()
         Dim dr AS DataRow 

         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Discovery Document") )
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("References") )
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Type") )

     Dim entry As DictionaryEntry
         For Each entry in client.Documents
            dr = dt.NewRow()
         dr(0) = entry.Key
         dr(2) = entry.Value.GetType()
         dt.Rows.Add(dr)
        If TypeOf entry.Value Is DiscoveryDocument Then
           Dim discoDoc As DiscoveryDocument = entry.Value
           Dim discoref As DiscoveryReference
           For Each discoref in discoDoc.References
          dr = dt.NewRow()
          dr(1) = discoref.Url
          dr(2) = discoref.GetType()
          dt.Rows.Add(dr)
           Next
        End If   
    Next     

        Dim dv As DataView = new DataView(dt)
    DiscoveryResultsGrid.DataSource = dv
    DiscoveryResultsGrid.DataBind()
     End Sub
  </SCRIPT>
  </HEAD> 
  <BODY>
    <H3> <p align="center"> Discovery Class Sample </p> </H3>
        <FORM RUNAT="SERVER">

    <hr>    
        Enter the URL to discover:
        <asp:textbox id=DiscoURL Columns=60 runat="SERVER" /><p>

       Discovery Mode:
       <select id="DiscoverMode" size=1 runat="SERVER">
         <option Value="DiscoverAny">Discover any of the discovery types</option>
             <option Value="Discover">Discover just discovery documents</option>
             <option Value="ReadAll">Read in saved discovery results</option>
    </select> <p>

       Resolve References Mode:
       <select id="ResolveMode" size=1 runat="SERVER">
          <option Value="ResolveAll">Resolve all references</option>
             <option Value="ResolveOneLevel">Resolve references only in discovery documents within the supplied URL</option>
             <option Value="ResolveNone">Do not resolve references</option>
    </select> <p>
        
       Save Results Mode:
    <select id="SaveMode" size=1 runat="SERVER">
          <option Value="NoSave">Do not save any of the discovery documents found locally</option>
             <option Value="Save">Save the discovery documents found locally</option>
          </select> <p>
        Enter the directory to Read/Save the Discovery results:
        <asp:textbox id=DiscoDir runat="SERVER" /> <p>


    <p align="center"> <asp:Button id=Discover Text="Discover!" onClick="Discover_Click" runat="SERVER"/> </p><p>

        <hr>
        <asp:label id="Status" runat="SERVER" /><p>
     <asp:DataGrid id="DiscoveryResultsGrid"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           CellPadding="3"
           AutoGenerateColumns="true"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="DarkBlue" ForeColor="White">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="LightYellow">
         </AlternatingItemStyle>

     </asp:DataGrid>
        </FORM>
  </BODY>
C#
<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Services.Discovery" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.IO" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<HTML>
<HEAD>
   <SCRIPT RUNAT="SERVER">
   protected void Discover_Click(object Source, EventArgs e)
   {
    // Specify the URL to discover.
    string sourceUrl = DiscoURL.Text;
    // Specify the URL to save discovery results to or read from.
    string outputDirectory = DiscoDir.Text;

        DiscoveryClientProtocol client = new DiscoveryClientProtocol();
    // Use default credentials to access the URL being discovered.
        client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;

        try {
             DiscoveryDocument doc;
      // Check to see if whether the user wanted to read in existing discovery results.
         if (DiscoverMode.Value == "ReadAll") 
          {
         DiscoveryClientResultCollection results = client.ReadAll(Path.Combine(DiscoDir.Text,"results.discomap"));
            SaveMode.Value = "NoSave";                        
      }
      else 
          {
        // Check to see if whether the user wants the capability to discover any kind of discoverable document.
        if (DiscoverMode.Value == "DiscoverAny") 
            {
          doc = client.DiscoverAny(sourceUrl);
            }
        else
        // Discover only discovery documents, which might contain references to other types of discoverable documents.
            {
          doc = client.Discover(sourceUrl);
        }
        // Check to see whether the user wants to resolve all possible references from the supplied URL.
         if (ResolveMode.Value == "ResolveAll")
           client.ResolveAll();
        else 
            {
        // Check to see whether the user wants to resolve references nested more than one level deep.
              if (ResolveMode.Value == "ResolveOneLevel")  
               client.ResolveOneLevel();
            else
           Status.Text = String.Empty;
            }
          }
        }
        catch ( Exception e2) 
        {
          DiscoveryResultsGrid.Columns.Clear();
          Status.Text = e2.Message;
        }
    // If documents were discovered, display the results in a data grid.
        if (client.Documents.Count > 0)
        PopulateGrid(client);

    // If the user also asked to have the results saved to the Web server, do so.
        if (SaveMode.Value == "Save") 
        {
          DiscoveryClientResultCollection results = client.WriteAll(outputDirectory, "results.discomap");
       Status.Text = "The following file holds the links to each of the discovery results: <b>" + 
                                    Path.Combine(outputDirectory,"results.discomap") + "</b>";
        }


      }

      protected void PopulateGrid(DiscoveryClientProtocol client) 
      {
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;

         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Discovery Document"));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("References"));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Type"));


         foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in client.Documents) 
         {
                dr = dt.NewRow();
          dr[0] = (string) entry.Key;
        dr[2] = entry.Value.GetType();
        dt.Rows.Add(dr);
        if (entry.Value is DiscoveryDocument)
        {
            DiscoveryDocument discoDoc = (DiscoveryDocument) entry.Value;
          foreach (DiscoveryReference discoref in discoDoc.References)
          {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
            dr[1] = discoref.Url;
            dr[2] = discoref.GetType();
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
           }
        }
        
         }
        DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
    DiscoveryResultsGrid.DataSource = (ICollection) dv;
    DiscoveryResultsGrid.DataBind();

    }
  </SCRIPT>
  </HEAD> 
  <BODY>
    <H3> <p align="center"> Discovery Class Sample </p> </H3>
        <FORM RUNAT="SERVER">
    <hr>    
     Enter the URL to discover:
        <asp:textbox id=DiscoURL Columns=60 runat="SERVER" /><p>

       Discovery Mode:
       <select id="DiscoverMode" size=1 runat="SERVER">
         <option Value="DiscoverAny">Discover any of the discovery types</option>
             <option Value="Discover">Discover just discovery documents</option>
             <option Value="ReadAll">Read in saved discovery results</option>
    </select> <p>

       Resolve References Mode:
       <select id="ResolveMode" size=1 runat="SERVER">
             <option Value="ResolveAll">Resolve all references</option>
             <option Value="ResolveOneLevel">Resolve references only in discovery documents within the supplied URL</option>
             <option Value="ResolveNone">Do not resolve references</option>
    </select> <p>
        
       Save Results Mode:
    <select id="SaveMode" size=1 runat="SERVER">
         <option Value="NoSave">Do not save any of the discovery documents found locally</option>
             <option Value="Save">Save the discovery documents found locally</option>
          </select> <p>
        Enter the directory to Read/Save the Discovery results:
        <asp:textbox id=DiscoDir runat="SERVER" /> <p>

    <p align="center"> <asp:Button id=Discover Text="Discover!" onClick="Discover_Click" runat="SERVER"/> </p><p>

        <hr>
        <asp:label id="Status" runat="SERVER" /><p>
     <asp:DataGrid id="DiscoveryResultsGrid"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           CellPadding="3"
           AutoGenerateColumns="true"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="DarkBlue" ForeColor="White">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <AlternatingItemStyle BackColor="LightYellow">
         </AlternatingItemStyle>

     </asp:DataGrid>
        </FORM>
  </BODY>
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Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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