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The Hitchhicker’s Guide to Windows Azure Mobile Services | FalafelCON 2014
The document provides an overview of Azure Mobile Services, highlighting its advantages such as freeing developers from plumbing code, handling API changes, and enabling cross-platform solutions. It covers various topics including mobile architecture, dynamic schema, permissions, and the implementation of push notifications. The presentation also includes coding examples and scripts for creating mobile services and managing data access.
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- 1. A Hitchhiker's Guide to Azure Mobile Services
- 2. @DavidGiard David Giard Microso. Technical Evangelist • @DavidGiard • DavidGiard.com • TechnologyAndFriends • dGiard@microso..com
- 3. @DavidGiard Agenda •Why Azure Mobile Services? • Mobile Architecture • Common Data Access • CustomizaCon • Dynamic Data • Client Code • IdenCty and Permissions • Scaling • API Scripts • NoCficaCons
- 4. @DavidGiard Why AzureMobile Services? • Frees you from plumbing code • Handles API Changes • Cross-‐PlaLorm soluCon • Choose JavaScript or .NET
- 5. @DavidGiard Mobile Architecture Windows Phone Data Windows 8.1 iPhone iPad Android REST API JavaScript
- 6. @DavidGiard Pieces ofAzure Mobile Services Permissions SQL Server table READ INSERT UPDATE DELETE Client Code IdenCty
- 7. @DavidGiard CreaBng aMobile Service
- 8. @DavidGiard CreaBng aMobile Service
- 9. @DavidGiard CreaBng aMobile Service
- 10. @DavidGiard REST hUps://Giard.azure-‐mobile.net/Tables/Table1 • GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PATCH • Extend GET with oData Query syntax
- 11. @DavidGiard REST Client Endpoint Request Verb Data (JSON) Response
- 12. @DavidGiard REST HTTP Verb Ac+on SQL GET Read Data SELECT… POST Create Data INSERT… DELETE Delete Data DELETE… PUT or PATCH Update Data UPDATE…
- 13. @DavidGiard oData QuerySyntax Extension Descrip+on $filter WHERE clause $inlinecount # items in table $orderby SORT clause $select Columns to return $skip #records to skip $top #records to return ../Tables/Table1?$filter=AcCve eq true ../Tables/Table1?$filter=AcCve%20eq%20true ../Tables/Table1$filter=AcCve%20eq%20true&$orderby=LastName
- 14. @DavidGiard Dynamic Schema • “Configure” tab • AutomaCcally adds columns if matching data submiUed • Useful during development • Turn off during producCon
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- 16. @DavidGiard Scripts •Insert • Update • Delete • Read
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- 18. @DavidGiard IdenBty –Single Sign-‐On Client TwiUer or Facebook or Google or Microso. Azure Mobile Services API Request TOKEN
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- 20. @DavidGiard IdenBty funcCon insert(item, user, request) { item.CreatedBy = user.userId; request.execute(); } funcCon read(query, user, request) { query.where ({CreatedBy:user.userId}); request.execute(); }
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- 25. @DavidGiard API Scripts <Mobile Service URL>/api/<API Name> hUps://giard.azure-‐mobile.net/api/MyApi exports.post = funcCon(request, response) { // Use "request.service" to access features of your mobile service, e.g.: // var tables = request.service.tables; // var push = request.service.push; response.send(statusCodes.OK, { message : 'Hello World!' }); }; exports.get = funcCon(request, response) { response.send(statusCodes.OK, { message : 'Hello World!' }); };
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- 31. @DavidGiard Push NoBficaBons var payload = App Push Service APN (Apple) GCM (Google) WNS (Windows 8) MPNS (Windows Phone) Azure Mobile Services '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="uL-‐8"?><toast><visual><binding template="ToastText01">' + '<text id="1">Sample Toast</text></binding></visual></toast>'; var push = request.service.push; push.wns.send(null, payload, 'wns/toast', { success: funcCon (pushResponse) { console.log("Sent push:", pushResponse); } }); }
- 32. @DavidGiard exports.post = funcCon(request, response) { response.send(statusCodes.OK,{ message : 'Hello World!' }) // The following call is for illustraCon purpose only // The call and funcCon body should be moved to a script in your app // where you want to send a noCficaCon sendNoCficaCons(request); }; // The following code should be moved to appropriate script in your app where noCficaCon is sent funcCon sendNoCficaCons(request) { var payload = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="uL-‐8"?><toast><visual><binding template="ToastText01">' + '<text id="1">Sample Toast</text></binding></visual></toast>'; var push = request.service.push; push.wns.send(null, payload, 'wns/toast', { success: funcCon (pushResponse) { console.log("Sent push:", pushResponse); } }); }
- 33. @DavidGiard Push NoBficaBons Azure Mobile Services Push Service APN (Apple) GCM (Google) WNS (Windows 8) MPNS (Windows Phone) NoCficaCon Hub
- 34. @DavidGiard So Longand Thanks! David Giard • @DavidGiard • DavidGiard.com • TechnologyAndFriends.com