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Can I build an OData Model from a saved XML file?

I'm trying to avoid reading the odata metadata from a service repeatedly (to reduce bandwidth and increase responsiveness). Is there any reason I can't call:

Microsoft.Data.Edm.Csdl.EdmxReader.TryParse(xml_stream, out model, out errors)

Passing it a saved copy of the metadata xml? Assuming there's no change in the metadata of course. Since it's just XML being passed in at this point - that should be fine. But I figure better to ask and make sure.

Solution

  • I tested this every way I can think of - works fine.