How to communicate between Python and C# using XML-RPC?

Question

Assume I have a simple XML-RPC service that is implemented with Python:

from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer  # Python 2

def getTest():
    return 'test message'

if __name__ == '__main__' :
    server = SimpleXMLRPCServer(('localhost', 8888))
    server.register_function(getTest)
    server.serve_forever()

Can anyone tell me how to call the getTest() function from C#?

Answer 1

Not to toot my own horn, but: http://liboxide.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/liboxide/trunk/Oxide.Net/Rpc/

class XmlRpcTest : XmlRpcClient
{
    private static Uri remoteHost = new Uri("http://localhost:8888/");

    [RpcCall]
    public string GetTest()
    {
        return (string)DoRequest(remoteHost, 
            CreateRequest("getTest", null));
    }
}

static class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        XmlRpcTest test = new XmlRpcTest();
        Console.WriteLine(test.GetTest());
    }
}

That should do the trick... Note, the above library is LGPL, which may or may not be good enough for you.