This topic applies to a presentation project that implements a Web API RESTful Service Application. Refer to Creating a WCF RESTful Service Application.
Procedure 1 — Testing Under the Debugger
Perform the following steps to test your Web API RESTful Service Application locally, before it is deployed to the platform:
In Solution Explorer, right-click the Web API RESTful Service Application project to be tested and click Set as StartUp Project.
In Solution Explorer, select the file WebApiTest.html in the Web API RESTful Service application.
On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging. Visual Studio automatically starts one copy of IIS Express to host your Web service.
A Web page opens in a Web browser window.
If necessary, change the URL in the web browser to the form http://localhost:<port>/WebApiTest.html, where <port> is the port number used by IIS Express.
Refer to Using the Web API RESTful Test Client for instructions for using the test client.
If you encounter unexpected errors during your testing, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this help file.
Procedure 2 — Stopping the Debugger
When you are finished testing under the debugger, perform the following steps to stop the debugger:
On the Debug menu, click Stop Debugging.
If applicable, in the Windows system tray (at the right end of your Taskbar), right-click the icon for IIS Express and click Exit. If there are multiple copies of IIS Express running, you must stop each one.
Procedure 3 — Testing After Deployment
After you deploy the Web API RESTful Web Service to the ePortal platform, you can test it as follows:
Open a web browser and enter a URL of the form http://<host>/WebApiTest.html, where <host> is the DNS name or IP address of the ePortal Web Cluster that hosts the RESTful web service.
Refer to Using the Web API RESTful Test Client for instructions for using the test client.