F5 TORNADOA WHIRLWIND INTRODUCTION TO

SHAREPOINT DEVELOPMENTPatrick S. Tucker

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BIO

Patrick Tucker, Principal ConsultantMCT, MCTS, MCPD, MCITP, MCSD, MCAD, MCDBA

Email: Patrick.tucker@sds-consulting.com or tuckersnet@live.comBlog: www.tuckersnet.comTwitter: @TuckersNet

Developer, Architect, Trainer for over 14 yearsSharePoint since 2005Country when country wasn’t cool

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WHO’S THIS FOR?

It’s for you if you’re a …

A .NET developer new to SharePoint?

A developer from another background or language

Non-developer who wants to learn more

Recent lottery winner willing to give some cash to local instructors

Not for you if you’re a ...

Experienced SharePoint developer

IT Pro who thinks development is for the nerds and the birds

Confused attendee who wandered into the wrong class

If you’re a SharePoint 2010 dev looking for new stuff in 2013, sit near the back so you can sneak out easily

.NET AND SHAREPOINTunderstanding how the platform is put together

SHAREPOINT SITS ON TOP OF ASP.NET

SharePoint is a platform that sits on top of ASP.NET

ASP.NET Web Forms, not MVC

SP 2010 is built on .NET 3.5

SP 2013 is built on .NET 4.5

SharePoint brings its own objects to the party and its own way of doing things

So SharePoint developers are different from ASP.NET developers

SHAREPOINT ARCHITECTURE

Farm

Web Applicatio

n 1

Site Collection

1

Host Web App Web

Site

List

Item

Item

Library

File

File

Site Collection

2Web Applicatio

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SHAREPOINT OBJECTS & DATA

Farm (SPFarm) – single configuration database

Web Application (SPWebApplication) – think IIS web site, one or more content databases

Site Collection (SPSite) – top level plus subsites, security boundary, in 1 content database

Site (SPWeb) – sub site, container for lists and libraries (which are not equal to db tables)

SHAREPOINT DEPLOYMENT

starting at the finish line

WRAPPING THINGS UP

Features wrap up things like web parts, timer jobs, etc.

Solutions (.wsp files) are the units of deployment in SharePoint 2010

Apps are a new means of deployment in SharePoint 2013 (.app files)

SharePoint Designer may also be used to deploy changes to pages, lists, libraries and workflows in both 2010 and 2013

FARM SOLUTIONS

These solutions are deployed to the SharePoint farm by an administrator and run with full trust

GAC Deployment

Still possible with SharePoint 2013

SANDBOX SOLUTIONS

Deployed to a solution store by a site owner.

A move toward limited permissions and resources

Provides as subset of classes

Deprecated but still around in SharePoint 2013

CLOUD

Office 365

SharePoint hosted by Microsoft (Azure) or by third party hoster

Not all clouds are the same

Client side code becomes key

HOW TO CREATE FOR SHAREPOINT

so what can we build?

ARTIFACTS

DefinitionsSite, list, content

types, etc.

Visual ComponentsWeb Parts, App

Parts, Controls, etc.

ProcessingWorkflows, event receivers, timer

jobs

External Connections

BCS, External Event Receivers

DEFINITIONS

XML Based Definitions of sites, lists, content types, features, etc.

Deployed to the server via features and solutions

14 Hive and/or 15 Hive, depending on SharePoint version

WEB PARTS

May be created as a web part or visual web part

Added to web part pages in definitions or by users

In SharePoint 2010, may be deployed to the sandbox

PROCESSING

Workflows Two workflow platforms – 2010 and 2013 SharePoint 2013 supports either platform SharePoint Designer is a prime time tool for 2013 workflows

Event Receivers Code that runs in response to a feature or list action Deployed as definition plus code Remote event receivers are available for SharePoint 2013 apps

Timer Jobs Allows scheduling of server side code processes on the farm

PAGES

Master Pages allow UI reuse, introduced with ASP.NET

Application pages

Page Layouts add a visual layer to a content type and provide templates

SharePoint pages may also be created in the “Pages” or “Site Pages” libraries

SHAREPOINT 2013 APPS

MSDN states “Apps for SharePoint are self-contained pieces of functionality that extend the capabilities of a SharePoint website. An app may include SharePoint components such as a lists, workflows, and site pages, but it can also surface a remote web application and remote data in SharePoint.”

SHAREPOINT 2013 APP HOSTING

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179930.aspx

Autohosted – think Azure; server and client code OK

Provider-hosted – think your own hosting environment; server and client code OK

SharePoint-hosted – think Office 365, client code only

HOW TO TALK TO SHAREPOINT

languages, apis and tools

TWO SHAREPOINT WORLDS

SP 2010

•.NET Developer

SP 2013

•Web Standards Developer

STANDARDS - 2010

SharePoint 2010 Declarative – CAML, XML, XSLT

Used to build reusable definitions Used to query the data hidden deep in SQL tables

Server Side Programming .NET languages (C#, VB.NET, etc. used to build solutions)

Client Side Programming Client Object Model limited / subset of classes JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, etc.

Services ASMX, WCF, REST

PowerShell

STANDARDS - 2013

SharePoint 2013 Declarative – CAML, XML, XSLT Apps Development – HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript Server Side Programming

.NET languages (C#, VB.NET, etc. used to build solutions) Client Side Programming

Rich Client Side Object Model (CSOM) for managed code and JavaScript JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, etc.

Services REST, OData, OAuth (ASMX is deprecated)

PowerShell

APIS

Server Side Object Model Useful for farm solutions or LINQ to Objects or LINQ to SharePoint

Client Side Object Model CSOM (C#, JavaScript) jQuery, JavaScript libraries

Web Services WCF entry point in 2010 – client.svc, listdata.svc (still around if needed) SharePoint 2013 – client.svc entry point extended with REST (_api in

URL) REST and OData

Mobile New API for Windows Phone applications

CHOOSING THE RIGHT API

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164060.aspx

FEELING DISORIENTED YET?

So apps or no apps?

To the cloud or the cellar?

Client side or server side?

WHAT TO BUILD SHAREPOINT WITH

tools of the trade

TOOLS

Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 SharePoint 2010 and 2013 templates, including 2013 Apps Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 is most current Need Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012

SharePoint Designer SPD 2010 – a graphical designer and workflow editor SPD 2013 – a workflow designer and light admin tool

LightSwitch A “light” development tool to build little or no code applications http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/jj969621.aspx

“Napa” Office 365 Development A web based development tool for SharePoint online apps Can deploy to SharePoint directly with .app files

PROJECTS

SharePoint 2010 / VS 2010 or 2012 SharePoint 2013 / VS 2012

COOL FREE STUFF

Free SharePoint 2013 Sample Pack (lots of code samples) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/officeapps/Apps-for-SharePoint-sample-

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Free Office 365 Developer Site http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179924.aspx

Free SharePoint 2010 Developer Training from Microsoft http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sp2010devtrainingcourse.aspx

Free HTML 5, CSS and JavaScript course from Microsoft https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/learn-html5-

with-javascript-css3-jumpstart-training

Free SharePoint 2010 Code Samples http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2010-101-Code-

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