Embedded Resource Content

gistfile1.cs

public class EmbeddedContent : HttpContent
    {

        private readonly Stream _Stream;


        public EmbeddedContent(Type locatorType, string filename, MediaTypeHeaderValue contentType = null)
        {
            Headers.ContentType = contentType ?? new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream");

            _Stream = locatorType.Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(locatorType, filename);
            if (_Stream == null) throw new ArgumentException("Cannot find embedded resource " + filename);
        }


        protected override Task SerializeToStreamAsync(Stream stream, TransportContext context)
        {

            _Stream.CopyTo(stream);
            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
            tcs.SetResult(null);
            return tcs.Task;
        }

        protected override bool TryComputeLength(out long length)
        {
            length = _Stream.Length;
            return true;
        }

        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            _Stream.Dispose();
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }
    }