Session 1 - The Windows Live Platform
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The Windows Live Dev Platform Martin Parry Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd [email protected] http://martinparry.com
description
Developing on the Windows Live Platform Windows Live defines a set of services and components that can be used in your web applications, whether or not you use Microsoft's server platform. In this event we'll show how to use some of those services in your own applications. Agenda: 1. The Platform for the Web In this session we look at a selection of Windows Live services and build them into an application. We'll look at the Windows Live Contacts API - really useful for social networking functionality but also a great example of what's possible using the Windows Live Data service. We'll build maps into an application using the Virtual Earth map control. We'll let our users browse their photos using the Windows Live Spaces Photos control, and we'll enable authentication in our app using Windows Live ID. 2. Silverlight Streaming, and Windows Live Search Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live is an innovative service that allows you to host your Silverlight applications, including rich media content, for delivery to various client platforms. In this session we'll show you how to build a simple Silverlight application, encode some media content, and host it all with Windows Live. We'll extend the sample application to show you how you can leverage the Windows Live Search functionality too. For more details and the original slidedeck, visit http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/events/new/Detail.aspx?id=111
Transcript of Session 1 - The Windows Live Platform
The Windows Live Dev Platform
Martin ParryDeveloper & Platform GroupMicrosoft [email protected]://martinparry.com
Agenda
What is Windows Live?AuthenticationMapsAddress BookPhotosWindows Live Quick AppsWindows Live Desktop Apps
What is Windows Live?
Web ServicesHotmail, Virtual Earth, LiveID, Spaces, etc., etc.
Client ApplicationsMessenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, etc.
A platform of componentsYour app can consume any/all servicesFeatures that would be “hard” to build yourself
Terms of UseBased on Unique Users Per MonthApps with fewer than 1 Million UUs per month... Pay nothing
Averaged over a 3 month period
Services exposed through controls... Pay nothingServices in beta... Pay nothingApps with more than 1 Million UUs per month...
You have a choice...Pay $0.25 per UU per year, orEnter into revenue-sharing ad-funding agreement with Microsoft
There are some exceptions...Search: free up to 750,000 queries per monthVirtual Earth: free up to 3,000,000 map tiles per month
Our Demo Site
Authentication
Windows Live ID ServiceOk, it’s Passport, but now it’s different...
FederatedCan integrate with Windows CardSpace
300 Million users have a Windows Live IDApp still has a Users database, but freed from storing a secret-per-user (now 1 per app)Are all Live IDs [email protected] ?
Managed vs. unmanaged members
Windows Live ID Sign-in
There’s a “control” – actually an iframeRegister your application at MS website
Tell us your hostname, a secret, and a return URLYou get a unique ID; you embed it in your app
Implement that page at the return URLUse your secret to decrypt the data returned
Action, App Context, Security Token
Windows Live ID
Custom Domains
Create Live IDs in your own domainYou tell us the name of your domain
...and make some changes to your DNS records
Use our website to manage accountsOr use the Custom Domains SDK
Manage accounts programmatically
Custom Domains APIs
Create/Delete/Enum/Rename membersEvict/Import unmanaged membersReset member passwordConvert between member name & NetIdEnum domainsGet domain info
Virtual Earth
Online database of maps & aerial photo data~17 PetabytesPowerful search
linked to Windows Live SearchFind businesses by location, type, etc.
Includes route calculator for driving directionsBirds-eye View
Virtual Earth Map Control
Javascript object model for maps/photosFull control over searching, route calc., etc.Can overlay your own informationCan capture events raised by map interactionJust released version 6
Virtual Earth Map Control
Windows Live Contacts API
Users can grant permission:To a web applicationTo access their Windows Live AddressBook
The app requests read-only or read/writeApp uses RESTful model to access data, e.g.https://cumulus.services.live.com/[email protected]/LiveContacts/Contacts(1)/Emails(1)
Implemented via Windows Live Data service
Windows Live Data
RESTful access to data in the Live platformImplements permission granting/revoking UX
The user is in control
Issues security tokens that apps can retainOnce granted, permission is perpetual
Until revoked
Live Data – Sequence of Events
1. User must grant permission for this app to access datahttp://ux.cumulus.services.live.com/pgux/default.aspx?...
2. App receives authentication token via HTTP POST3. App accesses data via REST, supplying authentication
token4. User can review list of permitted applications
http://ux.cumulus.services.live.com/prux/default.aspx 5. User can revoke permissions for specific applications
Windows Live Contacts API
Windows Live Spaces
Social Networking SiteBlogging, file-sharing, photo-sharing, etc.Live Spaces Photo Control...
Embed in your web pageAllows users to select from their photosTo share photos with your web app
Can share photos via 2 different URLs...
Windows Live Spaces Photo Control
Windows Live Quick Apps
Projects available on http://codeplex.comCustomizable, out-of-box solutions for common web scenariosFull source code available
Contribute to the projects, orTake the source code and build your app
Windows Live Quick Apps
Windows Live Desktop Installer
Unified installer for all WL desktop apps...Windows Live MailWindows Live MessengerWindows Live Photo GalleryWindows Live WriterWindows Live ToolbarWindows Live OneCare Family Safety
http://get.live.com/wl/desktop
Additional Information
Windows Live IDhttp://dev.live.com/liveid
Custom Domainshttp://dev.live.com/customdomains
Virtual Earthhttp://dev.live.com/virtualearth
Windows Live Contactshttp://dev.live.com/contacts
Windows Live Spaces Controlhttp://dev.live.com/spacescontrol
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