Get remote endpoint from the configuration.

samples/BookStore/test/Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient/Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient.csproj

@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Volo.Abp.Autofac" Version="0.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Volo.Abp.Http.Client" Version="0.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="2.1.1" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Acme.BookStore.Application\Acme.BookStore.Application.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="appsettings.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>

samples/BookStore/test/Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient/ApiClientDemoService.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient
 
         public async Task RunAsync()
         {
+            //While it seems like a regular method call, it actually calls a remote REST API.
             var output = await _bookAppService.GetListAsync(new PagedAndSortedResultRequestDto());
             foreach (var bookDto in output.Items)
             {

samples/BookStore/test/Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient/ConsoleApiClientModule.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Volo.Abp.Autofac;
 using Volo.Abp.Http.Client;
 using Volo.Abp.Modularity;
@@ -14,10 +16,12 @@ namespace Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient
     {
         public override void ConfigureServices(ServiceConfigurationContext context)
         {
-            context.Services.Configure<RemoteServiceOptions>(options =>
-            {
-                options.RemoteServices.Default = new RemoteServiceConfiguration("http://localhost:53929/");
-            });
+            var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json")
+                .Build();
+
+            context.Services.Configure<RemoteServiceOptions>(configuration);
 
             context.Services.AddHttpClientProxies(
                 typeof(BookStoreApplicationModule).Assembly

samples/BookStore/test/Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient/Program.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ using Volo.Abp.Threading;
 
 namespace Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient
 {
+    /* Before running this application, ensure that the Acme.BookStore.Web application is running.
+     */
     class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)

samples/BookStore/test/Acme.BookStore.ConsoleApiClient/appsettings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "RemoteServices": {
+    "Default": {
+      "BaseUrl": "http://localhost:53929/"
+    } 
+  } 
+}