Webapi Learning Note 08: Console Application Templates--Creating an OData client application

1. Create a project

Right-click OData folder, add-"New project:

2. Installing the OData Client code generator

Open vs, Tools-"extensions and updates:

3. Build the Service Proxy

Under the root directory, add:

Now you need to open a different vs and run the Productservice project (the example from the previous chapter).

Modify the Productclient.tt and fill in the URI with the URL of the Productservice project run:

Click Save, no error prompts, you can generate code, stating OK. Such as:

4. Invoking the OData service by using a service proxy

Modify the Program.cs as follows:

usingSystem;namespaceproductapp{classProgram {//Get an entire entity set.        Static voidlistallproducts (Default.container Container) {foreach(varPinchcontainer. Products) {Console.WriteLine ("{0} {1} {2}", P.name, P.price, p.category); }        }        Static voidaddproduct (Default.container Container, ProductService.Models.Product Product) {Container.            Addtoproducts (product); varServiceresponse =container.            SaveChanges (); foreach(varOperationresponseinchserviceresponse) {Console.WriteLine ("Response: {0}", Operationresponse.statuscode); }        }        Static voidMain (string[] args) {            stringServiceuri ="http://localhost:52848/"; varcontainer =NewDefault.container (NewUri (Serviceuri)); varProduct =NewProductService.Models.Product () {Name="Yo-Yo", Category="Toys", Price=4.95M            };            Addproduct (container, product);            Listallproducts (container);        Console.readkey (); }    }}

Operation Result:

Webapi Learning Note 08: Console Application Templates--Creating an OData client application