mexHttpBinding - Add a ServiceMetadataBehavior to the configuration file or to the ServiceHost directly to enable support for this contract - wcf

Question

I know this has been asked many times, and answered many times, but, all the provided samples that should be working don't seem to want to work for me today.
When I try to start the host, I keep getting the following error:
"The contract name 'IMetadataExchange' could not be found in the list of contracts implemented by the service TraceService. Add a ServiceMetadataBehavior to the configuration file or to the ServiceHost directly to enable support for this contract."
My service is being hosted in a managed windows service host as per Microsoft's example: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733069%28v=vs.90%29.aspx
And here is my nice and simple config:
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="Daff.Lae.Service.TraceService">
<endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" name="TraceService" contract="Contracts.Service.ITraceService">
<identity>
<dns value="localhost" />
</identity>
</endpoint>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:8080/TraceService" />
</baseAddresses>
</host>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="DefaultBehavior">
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
Of course, the problem becomes more interesting when there are no errors if I remove this line:
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
Any help would be very very very greatly appreciated :)

Answer 1

Be sure to specify a behaviorConfiguration in the service element of your configuration in order to allow either httpGet or httpsGet.
I see that you have already defined a serviceBehavior named DefaultBehavior - now all you need to do is add behaviorConfiguration="DefaultBehavior" to the service element, so that line becomes:
<service name="Daff.Lae.Service.TraceService" behaviorConfiguration="DefaultBehavior">
If you don't explicitly specify a behavior for your service, both HTTP GETs and HTTPS GETs are disallowed by default, and your metadata will not be exposed.

Answer 2

As you're using WS-Http you are binding to an HTTPS protocol, so you need to use the correct MEX binding;
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpsBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
and change the baseaddress to a https one.
Or (the other way around) convert your wsHttp binding to a basicHttp binding and things will start working for you.

Answer 3

`<services>
<service name="MyService.Service1" behaviorConfiguration="Service1" >
</services>
`
where MyService is the application name , Service1 is the default implementation class for IService1
`
<protocolMapping>
//Remove any http or https bindings provided
</protocolMapping>
`
It should help when you use WCF Application Project