Developing on the Windows Live Platform Mike Ormond Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd [email_address] http://mikeo.co.uk

Agenda Live Search Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of .NET for building and delivering the next generation of media experiences & rich interactive applications for the Web.

Timeline & Packaging Timeline V1.0 Released September 2007, V1.1 in Alpha (timing and some functionality TBD) Moonlight – timing TBD (Novell) Packaging Browser plug-in, little dependency on other s/w

Timeline

V1.0 Released September 2007,

V1.1 in Alpha (timing and some functionality TBD)

Moonlight – timing TBD (Novell)

Packaging

Browser plug-in, little dependency on other s/w

Silverlight V1.0 and V1.1 V1.1 will add .NET to V1.0 CoreCLR Independent subset of the .NET Framework Silverlight V1.1 Silverlight V1.0

V1.1 will add .NET to V1.0

CoreCLR

Independent subset of the .NET Framework

A richer web with Silverlight

Silverlight Streaming http://silverlight.live.com Free, 4GB hosting and streaming You build the application, we deliver the scale High quality, differentiated, controllable user experience Complete API Programmability Provides developers a free, scalability-on-demand solution for Silverlight

Free, 4GB hosting and streaming

You build the application, we deliver the scale

High quality, differentiated, controllable user experience

Complete API Programmability

Using Silverlight Streaming What can it host? Silverlight applications Content (video) for use in Silverlight apps Invoking Default (requires JavaScript) Special version of Silverlight.js Parameters move to manifest Iframe (no JavaScript) URL syntax

What can it host?

Silverlight applications

Content (video) for use in Silverlight apps

Invoking

Default (requires JavaScript)

Special version of Silverlight.js

Parameters move to manifest

Iframe (no JavaScript)

URL syntax

Packaging Content for SLS Single zip file archive (Video files restricted to 22MB) Add application manifest (manifest.xml) List of JavaScript files to load in order Set parameters (like Silverlight.createObject()) Add startup code to local page

Single zip file archive

(Video files restricted to 22MB)

Add application manifest (manifest.xml)

List of JavaScript files to load in order

Set parameters (like Silverlight.createObject())

Add startup code to local page

Packaging Content for Silverlight Streaming

Expression Encoder Generates VC-1 (WMV) content Optimised for Silverlight Add leaders / trailers / watermarks / chapters / captions etc Output *.wmv file Complete Silverlight media player app Publish to Silverlight Streaming (plugin preview) Command line interface

Generates VC-1 (WMV) content

Optimised for Silverlight

Add leaders / trailers / watermarks / chapters / captions etc

Output

*.wmv file

Complete Silverlight media player app

Publish to Silverlight Streaming (plugin preview)

Command line interface

Video & Expression Encoder

Silverlight Streaming API URL https://silverlight.services.live.com/accountId/fileSetName Credentials HTTP basic authentication (HTTPS required) Username = Account ID Password = Account Key File Set Group of files representing a Silverlight application Contained in a single zip archive Include a manifest (manifest.xml)

URL

https://silverlight.services.live.com/accountId/fileSetName

Credentials

HTTP basic authentication (HTTPS required)

Username = Account ID

Password = Account Key

File Set

Group of files representing a Silverlight application

Contained in a single zip archive

Include a manifest (manifest.xml)

Silverlight Streaming API Operations PUT / POST Adds a file set Request body must be a file set (zip file) DELETE Deletes a file set GET Retrieves information specified by the URL Eg list of file sets, list of files in file set etc

PUT / POST

Adds a file set

Request body must be a file set (zip file)

DELETE

Deletes a file set

GET

Retrieves information specified by the URL

Eg list of file sets, list of files in file set etc

Silverlight Streaming API

Windows Live Quick Apps (Beta) http://dev.live.com/quickapps Free source code to build social networking sites Contoso Bicycle Club Virtual Earth Spaces Silverlight Streaming (geo-sync'd) Expo Adventure Works Resorts Live ID associated with ASP.NET Profiles User Generated Video Content Accepting file uploads (via a form post) Dropping uploads into MSMQ Queue Encoding using Expression Encoder Uploading to Silverlight Streaming Playing videos from Silverlight Streaming Map Point Web Service Contacts Control Spaces Photo Control Windows Live Alerts Virtual Earth Contoso University Contacts API (Windows Live Data) Virtual Earth Spaces Silverlight Streaming Expo

http://dev.live.com/quickapps

Free source code to build social networking sites

Contoso Bicycle Club

Virtual Earth

Spaces

Silverlight Streaming (geo-sync'd)

Expo

Adventure Works Resorts

Live ID associated with ASP.NET Profiles

User Generated Video Content

Accepting file uploads (via a form post)

Dropping uploads into MSMQ Queue

Encoding using Expression Encoder

Uploading to Silverlight Streaming

Playing videos from Silverlight Streaming

Map Point Web Service

Contacts Control

Spaces Photo Control

Windows Live Alerts

Virtual Earth

Contoso University

Contacts API (Windows Live Data)

Virtual Earth

Spaces

Silverlight Streaming

Expo

Considerations Cross domain issues Different domains = restricted access Use initialisation parameters (initParams) <iframe> Hosting HTML hosted / non-hosted structure differs Access to HTML DOM

Cross domain issues

Different domains = restricted access

Use initialisation parameters (initParams)

<iframe> Hosting

HTML hosted / non-hosted structure differs

Access to HTML DOM

initParams

Live Search

Adding Search On Your Site Live Search Box Fast Simple No code Live Search Web Service Flexible Powerful Unlocks Capabilities

Live Search Box

Fast

Simple

No code

Live Search Web Service

Flexible

Powerful

Unlocks Capabilities

Live Search Box Basic Search either web or specific site Advanced Web search plus optional Site Search (multiple sites) Search Macro Customisation Options

Basic

Search either web or specific site

Advanced

Web search plus optional

Site Search (multiple sites)

Search Macro

Customisation Options

Live Search Box

Live Search Web Service SOAP API http://soap.search.msn.com/webservices.asmx?wsdl Get application ID http://search.msn.com/developer Add Web Reference … and play

SOAP API

http://soap.search.msn.com/webservices.asmx?wsdl

Get application ID

http://search.msn.com/developer

Add Web Reference

… and play

The Live Search API Offset Total Source Result []Results SourceResponse[] Responses ... ResultFields Source String CultureInfo String AppID SourceRequest[] Requests String Query SearchRequest MSNSearchService.Search(SearchRequest) SearchResponse

The Live Search API

Additional Resources Main Hub http://dev.live.com Silverlight Main Silverlight Site http://www.silverlight.net Silverlight Streaming Site http://silverlight.live.com Silverlight Streaming SDK http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851621.aspx Live Search Live Search Service Home http://dev.live.com/livesearch Live Search Interactive SDK http://dev.live.com/livesearch/sdk

Main Hub

http://dev.live.com

Silverlight

Main Silverlight Site

http://www.silverlight.net

Silverlight Streaming Site

http://silverlight.live.com

Silverlight Streaming SDK

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851621.aspx

Live Search

Live Search Service Home

http://dev.live.com/livesearch

Live Search Interactive SDK

http://dev.live.com/livesearch/sdk

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