WCF Data Services Changelog

What's new in WCF Data Services 5.3

Feb 1, 2013
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixes an issue where code gen produces invalid code in VB
  • Fixes an issue where code gen fails when the Precision facet is set on spatial and time properties
  • Fixes an issue where odata.type was not written consistently in fullmetadata mode for JSON
  • Fixes an issue where a valid form of Edm.DateTime could not be parsed
  • Fixes an issue where the WCF DS client would not send type names for open properties on insert/update
  • New features:
  • Instance annotations are now supported on feed and entry in the new JSON format
  • Actions with the same name can now be bound to multiple different types
  • The request URL can now be modified in the OnStartProcessingRequest event on the server
  • The new JSON format can now be consumed from the client without requiring code gen

New in WCF Data Services 5.1 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • JSON serialization format
  • $format/$callback
  • New client-side events for better request/response control