Nick Landry gave a presentation on building a Node.js mobile app backend in the cloud for Android apps. He discussed using Microsoft Azure for hosting backend services, connecting to databases in the cloud, and sending push notifications. He demonstrated creating a mobile backend using Azure Mobile Services and sending push notifications using Notification Hubs. The presentation provided an overview of cloud development options and resources for building mobile apps and backends using Microsoft technologies.

1. Nick Landry
Senior Technical Evangelist – Microsoft
nick.landry@microsoft.com
Blog: AgeofMobility.com
@ActiveNick | github.com/ActiveNick
Building a Node.js Mobile App Backend
in the Cloud for Android Apps
(for iOS, Windows & Web Apps too)
DroidCon NYC 2015

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devs
Xamarin
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Azure
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Bring your Java/C++
Android code to
Windows apps

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Session Agenda

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12. Cloud Computing Models

13. App Service - one integrated offering
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APIs in the cloud
Web Apps
Web apps that scale
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Mobile Apps
Build Mobile apps
for any device
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14. App Service Application Composition
Web Apps Mobile AppsLOGIC Apps
API Apps

15. Node.js
Express
.NET
Web API
SQL Table
Storage
Blob
Storage
WNS &
MPNS
APNS GCM
Mongo
DB
Notification
Hubs
Source
Control
Facebook Twitter Microsoft Google Azure Active
Directory
Windows Store
iOS
Android
Xamarin
Phonegap
Sencha
Windows Phone
iOS
Android
HTML 5/JS
SDKs
RESTAPI
Hybrid
Connections
Azure Mobile Services is now App Services

16. Action HTTP Verb URL Suffix
Create POST /TodoItem
Read GET /TodoItem?$filter=id%3D42
Update PATCH /TodoItem/id
Delete DELETE /TodoItem/id
Data Operations and their REST Equivalents
Base REST API Endpoint URL
https://mymobileservice.azure-mobile.net/tables/*
Odata protocol
LINQ support for
the C# SDK
A Basic table

17. Demo:
Azure Mobile Services

18. Push notification lifecycle
Registration at app launch
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2.
Sending Notification
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Maintenance
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Platform
Notification
Service
App back-end

19. Challenges of push notifications
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20. Using Notification Hubs
One-time set up
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Register
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Send Notification
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APNsWNS
Notification Hub
App back-end
iOS app Windows app
MPNS
GCM
ADM

21. Demo:
Push Notifications

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Advantages of using Notification Hubs

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Summary

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 https://manage.windowsazure.com
 https://portal.azure.com/
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http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover
 http://friday.azure.com
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 http://www.visualstudio.com

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29. Thank You!
Slides will be posted on SlideShare. Demos are in GitHub.
Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/ActiveNick
Blog: www.AgeofMobility.com
Twitter: @ActiveNick
Mobile Apps: www.bigbaldapps.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/activenick
GitHub: github.com/ActiveNick
Email: nick.landry@microsoft.com