How to return HttpContext.Current.Cache from WCF?

Question

I have a WCF service hosted in IIS and want to return the data which is reside in the cache of IIS (HttpContext.Current.Cache) What is the most appropriate choice of type th

Answer 1

You serialize your objects in order to transport them, but there's no need to cache serializable objects.

Your service calls your business logic in order to process the requests but what gets over the wire should not be your business objects but your service's data contracts.

Wrap your cache API and decouple it from the HttpRuntime Cache. As DrJokepu said, access asp.net cache through HttpRuntime.Cache if you choose so.