Live Services

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Live
Framework .NET
API Kit
Agenda Live Services
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• Introducing the Live Framework API

Kits
• Live Framework Kit for .NET
– Overview
– Key Concepts
– Accessing Live
– Managing application’s data
– Sharing your data
Key Take away Live Services
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• .NET developers the .NET Client

Libraries to build their applications
• Provides a .NET friendly development
environment
• Consistent with the Resource Model
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Libraries
.NET FX 3.5 Silverlight JavaScript Client Tools &
Web Controls …
APIs APIs APIs Controls Services
Resource Model
Developer
ATOM JSON POX RSS Binary XML Portal
AtomPub FeedSync

Resource Introspectio
CRUD Sync URI-LINQ Triggers Auth/Z Hosting
Scripts n
Core Data Communications App Model Provisioning
User Mesh / Account
Identity P2P Catalog Management
Folders News
Device Mesh Notifications Hosting
Photos Favorites
Applications Presence Mesh Applications
Contacts Lists
App Data & Settings
Profile Calendar Visual Studio
Application Tools /
System Management Designers
Mapping

Search

Live Operating Environment

Analytics

CRUD Sync App Hosting CRUD Sync Hosting

Resource Resource Script Engine Auth/Z Local Store

Script Engine
Auth/Z Analytics

Cache … P2P File Sys …

Cloud Client Developer

Sandbox
Windows “Strata” Windows Embedded Windows Mobile Other
Live Framework API Kits Live Services
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• A set of libraries which can be used to

program using Live fx
• .NET, Silverlight and JavaScript
Libraries available today
• Work on various platforms and
programming languages
Libraries
.NET FX 3.5 Silverlight JavaScript Client
Web Controls …
APIs APIs APIs Controls

Live Framework
 Live Services
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Expose the core Live service in a cohesive and consistent

way with .NET

Make it easy and natural for .NET developer to consume

Live Services

Have a symmetrical programming model

 Live Framework Live Services
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Libraries
.NET FX 3.5 Silverlight JavaScript Client Tools &
Web Controls …
APIs APIs APIs Controls Services
Resource Model
Developer
ATOM JSON POX RSS Binary XML Portal
AtomPub FeedSync

Resource Introspectio
CRUD Sync URI-LINQ Triggers Auth/Z Hosting
Scripts n
Core Data Communications App Model Provisioning
User Mesh / Account
Identity P2P Catalog Management
Folders News
Device Mesh Notifications Hosting
Photos Favorites
Applications Presence Mesh Applications
Contacts Lists
App Data & Settings
Profile Calendar Visual Studio
Application Tools /
System Management Designers
Mapping

Search

Live Operating Environment

Analytics

CRUD Sync App Hosting CRUD Sync Hosting

Resource Resource Script Engine Auth/Z Local Store

Script Engine
Auth/Z Analytics

Cache … P2P File Sys …

Cloud Client Developer

Sandbox
Windows “Strata” Windows Embedded Windows Mobile Other
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Authenication
Web Applications Live Services
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• Authenticate as myself
– Use web authentication
– Web site has no access to my mesh

• Authenticate as a user on my site

– Use delegated authentication
– User controls access to his mesh

• Mesh enabled web sites authenticate same

as before
Smart Client Applications Live Services
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• Use either local or cloud mesh

• Local mesh is already authenticated

• Cloud Mesh
– App must get username and password
– Use those credentials to authenticate to
the cloud
Local or Cloud Connection? Live Services
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• Local connection
– Local data cache
– Use it when offline capability required
– Automatically syncs with the cloud

• Cloud connection
– No local data cache
– Use it when offline capability not needed
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• LiveOperatingEnvironment class
– Connect your application to the LOE

• Cloud Connection
NetworkCredential userCredentials = new
NetworkCredential(“Raymond@hotmail.com”, “ILOVEMHYMESH”);

LiveOperatingEnvironment loe =
LiveOperatingEnvironment .Connect(userCredentials);

• Local Connection
– Uses default user credentials
LiveOperatingEnvironment loe = LiveOperatingEnvironment.Connect();
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LiveOperatingEnvironment

Mesh Contacts Profiles ...

MeshObjects Devices News

NewsItems

Members

DataFeeds

DataEntries
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Using Cloud vs Local

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Collections are everywhere

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• Contacts
foreach (Contact contact in loe.Contacts.Entries)
{
Console.WriteLine(contact.Resource.Title);
}

• Profiles
foreach (Profile profile in loe.Profiles.Entries)
{
Console.WriteLine(profile.Resource.Title);
}

• Mesh Objects
foreach (MeshObject mo in loe.Mesh.MeshObjects.Entries)
{
Console.WriteLine(mo.Resource.Title);
}
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Enumerating Collections
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Querying, Filtering and

Sorting
Simple Queries Live Services
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var myQuery = (from mo in mesh.CreateQuery<MeshObject>()

where mo.Resource.Type == "LiveMeshFolder"
select mo);

Returns IQueryAble<MeshObject> - No count returned

var execQuery = (from mo in mesh.CreateQuery<MeshObject>().Execute()

where mo.Resource.Type == "LiveMeshFolder"
select mo);

Returns IEnumerable<MeshObject> - Count is returned

var listQuery = (from mo in mesh.CreateQuery<MeshObject>()

where mo.Resource.Type == "LiveMeshFolder"
select mo).ToList();

Returns List<MeshObject> - Count is returned

Filtering and Sorting Live Services
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Parameter Description

Orderby Sort the output by the values in the given element arg,
where arg is a string.
Skip Skip the first arg results, where arg is a positive integer.

Take Return the next arg results, where arg is a positive

integer.
Expand Prefetch the specified resources in arg, where arg is a
property of the returned object. More than one resource
can be specified as long as they are separated by a
var mos = (from mo in mesh.CreateQuery<MeshObject>()
where mo.Resource.Type == "LiveMeshFolder"
select mo).Skip(12).Take(12).OrderBy(mo=>mo.Resource.Title);

Returns the second dozen MeshObject entries that are folders, and
sorts them by their Title element values.
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Querying, Filtering and

Sorting
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Mesh Objects
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• Mesh Object
– Contains application metadata
– Fundamental unit of extensibility, sharing and
synchronization
– Can be replicated across a set of devices
– Can be shared among users and applications
– Contains:
• Members, Mapping, News, DataFeeds, Activities

MeshObject pokerInfo = new MeshObject("PokerInfo");

PokerChip chip = new PokerChip();
pokerInfo.Resource.SetUserData<PokerChip>(chip);
service.Mesh.MeshObjects.Add(ref pokerInfo);

public class PokerChip

{ public int NumberOfChips {get; internal set}}
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LiveOperatingEnvironment

Mesh Contacts Profiles ...

MeshObjects Devices News

NewsItems

Members

DataFeeds

DataEntries
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• DataFeed
– Stores application information
• Metadata and blobs
– Receive update information
– Has Replication and synchronization capabilities
– A mesh object can have any number of data feeds
– Remember to add a DataFeed to a newly created
MeshObject

DataFeed newDataFeed = new DataFeed();

newDataFeed.Resource.Type = “LiveMeshFolder”;
newDataFeed.Resource.HandlerType = “FileSystem”;

meshObject.DataFeeds.Add(ref newDataFeed);
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• DataEntry
– Data Entries and stored in a DataFeed
– Lowest level of storage in a mesh object

// Read the file.

FileStream input = new FileStream(path + filename, FileMode.Open);
DataEntry dataEntry = df.DataEntries.Add(input, filename);
input.Close();

// Required to see user data on all devices/Live Desktop/Data Model Browser

dataEntry.Update();
// Make sure everyone is synchronized
df.SyncEntries.Synchronize();
df.Update();
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Adding a Mesh Object

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Resource Scripts
Resource Scripts Live Services
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• What are they?

– Small domain specific language
– Declarative way to interact with LOE
– Logical equivalent of batched procedures
• Why use them?
– Frees you from the lower level details of
the HTTP protocol
– Improves efficiency
– Extend the Request processing pipeline
with custom business logic
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• Declarative modeling for

– Control Flow Statements
• Sequence, Interleave, Conditional, CRUD
– Data Flow Statements
• Bind statements
• Run locally or on the server
• Can run as triggers
• Serialized as POX or JSON
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• SequenceStatement
– Sequentially executes child statements
• InterleaveStatement
– Executes child statements in parallel
• ConditionalStatement
– If … Else … execution
• CRUD statements
– Operate on resources
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• Server Side Execution

– Script.RunAtServer(credentials)
– Single HTTP request/response

• Client Side (In Process) Execution

– Script.Run(credentials)
– Multiple HTTP requests/responses
– Each statement generates request
Triggers Live Services
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• Attach to a resource instance

• Pre and post logic on Create, Update
and Delete
Examples:
– Create a thumbnail after an image
resource is created
– Remove a folder if the last child object is
removed
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• Create the statement DOM

• Compile the DOM and generate the
ResourceScript instance
• Execute the ResourceScript instance
• If a trigger, attach to the resource
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Using Resource Script

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Membeship
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• Members
– Represents a Windows Live ID’s
membership in the MeshObject.
– New members have to be invited to be
part of the Resource
– Has a role based on the object.
• Full, Author Writer, Reader
if (!meshObject.Members.IsLoaded)
meshObject.Members.Load();

foreach (Member member in meshObject.Members.Entries)

{
memberObjects.Add(member.Resource);
Console.WriteLine(member.Resource.InvitationAccepted);
Console.WriteLine(member.Resource.Role);
}
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Membership
Summary Live Services
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• Live Framework
– Allows you to integrate the cloud in a
cohesive and consistent way
– Enables you to move to the next inflection
point in the software industry
– .NET developers can use the client
Libraries to build their applications
• Start using it today, we want your
feedback !!
Call to action Live Services
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• Start using the Mesh today

– http://lx.azure.microsoft.com
• Download The Mesh SDK and the Live
Framework Client
– https://developer.mesh-ctp.com/
Developers/Developers.aspx
• Build an application
Questions?
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