I'd like to add implementation of Service from Marc Gravell's answer for case of using ServiceClient instead of ChannelFactory.

public interface IServiceConnector<out TServiceInterface> { void Connect(Action<TServiceInterface> clientUsage); TResult Connect<TResult>(Func<TServiceInterface, TResult> channelUsage); } internal class ServiceConnector<TService, TServiceInterface> : IServiceConnector<TServiceInterface> where TServiceInterface : class where TService : ClientBase<TServiceInterface>, TServiceInterface, new() { public TResult Connect<TResult>(Func<TServiceInterface, TResult> channelUsage) { var result = default(TResult); Connect(channel => { result = channelUsage(channel); }); return result; } public void Connect(Action<TServiceInterface> clientUsage) { if (clientUsage == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("clientUsage"); } var isChanneldClosed = false; var client = new TService(); try { clientUsage(client); client.Close(); isChanneldClosed = true; } finally { if (!isChanneldClosed) { client.Abort(); } } } } 

I'd like to add implementation of Service from Marc Gravell's answer for case of using ServiceClient instead of ChannelFactory.

public interface IServiceConnector<out TServiceInterface> { void Connect(Action<TServiceInterface> clientUsage); TResult Connect<TResult>(Func<TServiceInterface, TResult> channelUsage); } internal class ServiceConnector<TService, TServiceInterface> : IServiceConnector<TServiceInterface> where TServiceInterface : class where TService : ClientBase<TServiceInterface>, TServiceInterface, new() { public TResult Connect<TResult>(Func<TServiceInterface, TResult> channelUsage) { var result = default(TResult); Connect(channel => { result = channelUsage(channel); }); return result; } public void Connect(Action<TServiceInterface> clientUsage) { if (clientUsage == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("clientUsage"); } var isChanneldClosed = false; var client = new TService(); try { clientUsage(client); client.Close(); isChanneldClosed = true; } finally { if (!isChanneldClosed) { client.Abort(); } } } }