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This article suggests it was possible, or in the works, with some code that suggests it can be done, but I can't figure out what code needs to happen or the WcfTestClient's uri needs to be.

Here's the code from the article that makes me think I can do it:

// Metadata routes to support $metadata and code generation in the WCF Data Service client. 
configuration.Routes.MapHttpRoute( 
    ODataRouteNames.Metadata, 
    "$metadata", 
    new { Controller = "ODataMetadata", Action = "GetMetadata" } 
);

Is this feature implemented?

Maslow
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  • ASP.NET Web API can theoretically service *any* Http request, so I don't see any reason it couldn't be made to cooperate with the WcfTestClient. Is there an out-of-the-box way to get it to publish metadata compatible with the client generation employed by WcfTestClient? Not that I'm aware of. That article refers to a nuget package that provides such metadata specifically for an OData service (not a general Web API service). – Snixtor Feb 13 '13 at 21:36

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No, it does not work as you intend. WCF Test Client supports talking to SOAP-based services. OData is not supported in the current version.

Granted, as @Snixtor mentioned, you could create a SOAP service using ASP.NET Web API, including support for metadata (WSDL). But I really don't know of any good reason why anyone would want to do that.

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  • +1 yeah, other than wcf test client, I don't know of a good reason to put soap on a shiny new webapi =) – Maslow Feb 14 '13 at 03:47