Provides numerous service interceptors/hooks for a WCF service, endpoint, or method all wrapped up in a single attribute. You can derive from the ServiceInterceptorAttribute class to create your own custom interceptor attribute or use it in conjunction with a class that implements IServiceInterceptor. Update: This has graduated to it's own proje…

ServiceInterceptorAttribute.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;
using System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher;

namespace Utilities.Wcf.Interceptors
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides numerous service interceptors/hooks for a WCF service, endpoint, or method.
    /// </summary>
    [AttributeUsage( AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true )]
    public class ServiceInterceptorAttribute : Attribute, IServiceBehavior, IEndpointBehavior, IOperationBehavior, IParameterInspector
    {
        private readonly Type _iServiceInterceptor;

        public Type ServiceType;

        #region Constructors

        public ServiceInterceptorAttribute()
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes with an IServiceInterceptor.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="iServiceInterceptor">A type that implements IServiceInterceptor</param>
        public ServiceInterceptorAttribute( Type iServiceInterceptor )
        {
            // Enforce the type to implement IServiceInterceptor
            if ( !typeof( IServiceInterceptor ).IsAssignableFrom( iServiceInterceptor ) )
                throw new ArgumentException( string.Format( "Wrong type: {0} must implement IServiceInterceptor", iServiceInterceptor ) );

            _iServiceInterceptor = iServiceInterceptor;
        }

        #endregion Constructors

        #region Implementation of IServiceBehavior

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides the ability to inspect the service host and the service description to confirm that the service can run successfully.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serviceDescription">The service description.</param><param name="serviceHostBase">The service host that is currently being constructed.</param>
        public virtual void Validate( ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides the ability to pass custom data to binding elements to support the contract implementation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serviceDescription">The service description of the service.</param><param name="serviceHostBase">The host of the service.</param><param name="endpoints">The service endpoints.</param><param name="bindingParameters">Custom objects to which binding elements have access.</param>
        public virtual void AddBindingParameters( ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase, Collection<ServiceEndpoint> endpoints, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides the ability to change run-time property values or insert custom extension objects such as error handlers, message or parameter interceptors, security extensions, and other custom extension objects.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serviceDescription">The service description.</param><param name="serviceHostBase">The host that is currently being built.</param>
        public virtual void ApplyDispatchBehavior( ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase )
        {
            ServiceType = serviceDescription.ServiceType;

            foreach ( var endpoint in serviceDescription.Endpoints )
            {
                endpoint.Behaviors.Add( this );

                foreach ( var operation in endpoint.Contract.Operations )
                {
                    if ( !operation.Behaviors.Contains( GetType() ) )
                    {
                        operation.Behaviors.Add( this );
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        #endregion Implementation of IServiceBehavior

        #region Implementation of IEndpointBehavior

        /// <summary>
        /// Implement to confirm that the endpoint meets some intended criteria.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="endpoint">The endpoint to validate.</param>
        public virtual void Validate( ServiceEndpoint endpoint )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Implement to pass data at runtime to bindings to support custom behavior.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="endpoint">The endpoint to modify.</param><param name="bindingParameters">The objects that binding elements require to support the behavior.</param>
        public virtual void AddBindingParameters( ServiceEndpoint endpoint, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Implements a modification or extension of the service across an endpoint.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="endpoint">The endpoint that exposes the contract.</param><param name="endpointDispatcher">The endpoint dispatcher to be modified or extended.</param>
        public virtual void ApplyDispatchBehavior( ServiceEndpoint endpoint, EndpointDispatcher endpointDispatcher )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Implements a modification or extension of the client across an endpoint.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="endpoint">The endpoint that is to be customized.</param><param name="clientRuntime">The client runtime to be customized.</param>
        public virtual void ApplyClientBehavior( ServiceEndpoint endpoint, ClientRuntime clientRuntime )
        {
        }

        #endregion Implementation of IEndpointBehavior

        #region Implementation of IOperationBehavior

        /// <summary>
        /// Implement to confirm that the operation meets some intended criteria.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationDescription">The operation being examined. Use for examination only. If the operation description is modified, the results are undefined.</param>
        public virtual void Validate( OperationDescription operationDescription )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Implements a modification or extension of the service across an operation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationDescription">The operation being examined. Use for examination only. If the operation description is modified, the results are undefined.</param><param name="dispatchOperation">The run-time object that exposes customization properties for the operation described by <paramref name="operationDescription"/>.</param>
        public virtual void ApplyDispatchBehavior( OperationDescription operationDescription, DispatchOperation dispatchOperation )
        {
            dispatchOperation.ParameterInspectors.Add( this );
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Implements a modification or extension of the client across an operation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationDescription">The operation being examined. Use for examination only. If the operation description is modified, the results are undefined.</param><param name="clientOperation">The run-time object that exposes customization properties for the operation described by <paramref name="operationDescription"/>.</param>
        public virtual void ApplyClientBehavior( OperationDescription operationDescription, ClientOperation clientOperation )
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Implement to pass data at runtime to bindings to support custom behavior.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationDescription">The operation being examined. Use for examination only. If the operation description is modified, the results are undefined.</param><param name="bindingParameters">The collection of objects that binding elements require to support the behavior.</param>
        public virtual void AddBindingParameters( OperationDescription operationDescription, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters )
        {
        }

        #endregion Implementation of IOperationBehavior

        #region Implementation of IParameterInspector

        /// <summary>
        /// Called before client calls are sent and after service responses are returned.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationName">The name of the operation.</param>
        /// <param name="inputs">The objects passed to the method by the client.</param>
        /// <returns>The correlation state that is returned as the correlationState parameter in AfterCall. Return null if you do not intend to use correlation state.</returns>
        public virtual object BeforeCall( string operationName, object[] inputs )
        {
            object obj = null;

            var interceptor = GetServiceInterceptor();

            if ( interceptor != null )
            {
                obj = interceptor.BeforeCall( operationName, inputs );
            }

            return obj;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Called after client calls are returned and before service responses are sent.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationName">The name of the invoked operation.</param>
        /// <param name="outputs">Any output objects.</param>
        /// <param name="returnValue">The return value of the operation.</param>
        /// <param name="correlationState">Any correlation state returned from the BeforeCall method, or null.</param>
        public virtual void AfterCall( string operationName, object[] outputs, object returnValue, object correlationState )
        {
            var interceptor = GetServiceInterceptor();

            if ( interceptor != null )
            {
                interceptor.AfterCall( operationName, outputs, returnValue, correlationState );
            }
        }

        #endregion Implementation of IParameterInspector

        #region Public Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Attempts to get an IServiceInterceptor.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This method attempts to first use a passed in IServiceInterceptor.
        /// If one was not passed in, then it attempts to use the current service instance
        /// if it implements IServiceInterceptor otherwise it returns null.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <returns>An IServiceInterceptor</returns>
        public IServiceInterceptor GetServiceInterceptor()
        {
            if ( _iServiceInterceptor != null )
            {
                var instance = Activator.CreateInstance( _iServiceInterceptor );

                var serviceInterceptor = instance as IServiceInterceptor;

                if ( serviceInterceptor != null )
                {
                    return serviceInterceptor;
                }
            }

            var serviceInstance = OperationContext.Current.InstanceContext.GetServiceInstance();

            if ( serviceInstance != null )
            {
                var interceptor = serviceInstance as IServiceInterceptor;

                if ( interceptor != null )
                {
                    return interceptor;
                }
            }

            return null;
        }

        #endregion Public Methods
    }
    
    /// <summary>
    /// When used in conjunction with the ServiceInterceptorAttribute, this interfaces methods
    /// will be called at the appropriate time.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IServiceInterceptor
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Called before client calls are sent and after service responses are returned.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationName">The name of the operation.</param>
        /// <param name="inputs">The objects passed to the method by the client.</param>
        /// <returns>The correlation state that is returned as the correlationState parameter in AfterCall. Return null if you do not intend to use correlation state.</returns>
        object BeforeCall( string operationName, object[] inputs );

        /// <summary>
        /// Called after client calls are returned and before service responses are sent.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="operationName">The name of the invoked operation.</param>
        /// <param name="outputs">Any output objects.</param>
        /// <param name="returnValue">The return value of the operation.</param>
        /// <param name="correlationState">Any correlation state returned from the BeforeCall method, or null.</param>
        void AfterCall( string operationName, object[] outputs, object returnValue, object correlationState );
    }
}