The document discusses Native Application development on BlackBerry 10. It introduces Aaron Ardiri and Kamel Lajili of BlackBerry as contacts for Native Application development. It then provides an overview of the BlackBerry 10 operating system, the application development tools and platforms supported, and the QNX Neutrino real-time operating system. It also discusses application guidelines for the BlackBerry 10 platform, including how to properly handle the application lifecycle and how to integrate with the operating system and other applications using frameworks for BBM, sharing, PIM, universal search, push services, payments and more.

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Native Application (C/C++)
development on BlackBerry 10
Aaron Ardiri
AARDIRI@blackberry.com
twitter: @ARDIRI
Kamel Lajili
KLAJILI@blackberry.com
twitter: @KLAJILI
SO, WHAT IS
EXACTLY?
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BlackBerry 10
• cinematic experience
• multi-tasking as second nature
• content is king
• fluid workflow
• moments of charm
http://developer.blackberry.com/ui
BLACKBERRY 10
DEMO
BlackBerry 2

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APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT
AND TOOLCHAINS
BlackBerry 10
C++/Qt C/C++ HTML5 BlackBerry® ActionScript Java
Cascades Native SDK WebWorks™ Adobe® AIR® Android™
Runtime
BlackBerry 3

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BlackBerry 10
SDK Platform Support
THE QNX
NEUTRINO RTOS
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Operating Systems
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Operating Systems
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Operating Systems
Kernel Sizes (Lines of Code)
• 0-@3&I#3'#*+A($+.A#+$0(**#$.+(0&"'.+
Millions of lines of kernel code
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WinCE 3.9
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Linux (Generic) 14
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Linux (Android) 12
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Operating Systems
Kernel Architecture Comparisons
BlackBerry 6

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QNX: Proof of Stability
Mission Critical Reliability
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BB10 APPLICATION
GUIDELINES
BlackBerry 7

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Application Guidelines
application lifecycle
Start
• respond correctly
to lifecycle events
Normal Hidden
(Active) (Inactive)
• failure to do so can:
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(Active/Inactive)
• interfere with other apps
Exit
Application Guidelines
applications can integrate with the operating system and
other core applications by using:
• BBM Framework,
• Share Framework,
• PIM APIs,
• Universal Search, Integrated Social Beautiful
• Push Service,
• Payment Service,
• Advertisement Service
• Balance
BlackBerry 8

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Application Guidelines
applications can use the Invocation Framework to minimize
“reinventing the wheel” and improve the user’s flow:
• cards and content viewers
• launching core and 3rd party Apps
• registering URIs and MIME types
Bound Invocation
I want Dr. Doc to
open this .doc
file.
I can
open .doc
files
Dr. Doc
Invocation Framework
BlackBerry 9

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Unbound Invocation
I can
open .doc
I need to open files
this .doc file.
Anyone?
I can
open .doc
files
Invocation Framework I can
open .png
files
Cards
! embeds a screen from target
! instead of launching the full app
! no App Grid presence
! supports peeking
! a leap ahead of the competition
! BlackBerry 10 Flow at its best!
! invoked in the same way!
BlackBerry 10

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Card Styles
! Three styles
! Composer
! Previewer
! Picker
! Determines
! Peek behavior
! Transition style
Application Packaging
• cannot directly access files of
Sandbox other applications
• use the development mode to
data see your application sandbox
logs • only place user visible files
(across device) in shared area
tmp
app Application Installation
shared User Shared
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Application need to request resource access in the bar-
descriptor.xml file
Application Signing
BAR
Request Half Signed Sign with
RIM Signature Developer Certificate
BAR
Signed
BAR
BlackBerry 12

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BlackBerry 10 Foundations
Platform APIs & Core Packages
Android Native Web AIR
Player Runtime Runtime Runtime
Application BBM™ Application
Infrastructure Payment Advertising Push Data Notification Phone Platform
Service
Invocation Share Calendar Contacts Messages Tasks …
Configuration Cascades Search Config Balance
Backup /
Lifecycle Utilities i18n Instrument n …
Restore
System Service Authenticatio
Navigator Installer Launcher Multimedia SQLite NFC
n
Window
WebKit Protocols Network DRM Crypto …
Manager
OS Memory Process Power Device
IPC File System …
Management Management Management Drivers
NATIVE SDK
BlackBerry 13

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Native SDK
OSS & Developer Experience
Native SDK
Hello World
#include <stdio.h>!
#include <stdlib.h>!
int !
main(int argc, char **argv)!
{!
fprintf(stdout, “Hello World!n”);!
return EXIT_SUCCESS;!
}!
BlackBerry 14

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Native SDK
BlackBerry Platform Services
the BlackBerry Platform Services (BPS) library provides an
application with a single consistent interface to a number of
different services during the execution of the application.
• universal event management
• user interaction/navigator
• input/output (sensors, audio, LED, screen, multimedia)
• device information, locale and payment services
• network status and geo-location
Native SDK
BlackBerry Platform Services
bps_event_t *event_bps;!
event_bps = NULL;!
bps_get_event(&event_bps, timeout); // -1, forever!
if (event_bps != NULL)!
{!
event_domain = bps_event_get_domain(event_bps);!
if (event_domain == xxx)!
{!
// request event information within the domain!
}!
}!
BlackBerry 15

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Native SDK
BlackBerry Platform Services
handling {service} events
!{service}_request_events({param}); // request events
then capture the appropriate {service} events!
event_domain = bps_event_get_domain(event_bps);!
if (event_domain == {service}_get_domain())!
{!
// handle the {service} event
Native SDK
Open Industry Standards
BlackBerry 16

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Native SDK
Open Source Support
CASCADES SDK
BlackBerry 17

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Cascades SDK
OSS & Developer Experience
Mature C++ application framework
Good APIs
Signals and Slots
Many help classes
QML
QtGui Cascades
BlackBerry 18

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BLACKBERRY 10
CASCADES DEMO
Cascades SDK
Hello World
import bb.cascades 1.0
Page
{
content: Label
{
text: "Hello World"
}
}
BlackBerry 19

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Cascades SDK
Hello World
Page* root = new Page;
Label* label = Label::create()
.text("Hello World");
root->setContent(label);
Application::instance()->setScene(root);
60 FPS!
BlackBerry 20

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App logic UI in separate thread
28°
Cascades
Photos by rumpleteaser and whologwy Flickr
Scene Graph
Root
Container
RotationZ
Hello World
Scale
Opacity
Container
Text: “Hello World”
BlackBerry 21

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R6#'.$+
Qt uses signals & slots paradigm
Cascades events are mapped to Qt signals
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Container
{
onTouch:
{
if (event.isDown()) {
scaleX = 2; scaleY = 2; rotationZ = 45;
}
else if (event.isUp()){
scaleX = 1; scaleY = 1; rotationZ = 0;
}
}
}+
BlackBerry 22

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S('1*-'F+T&"@A+R6#'.$+-'+BUU+
QObject::connect(bubble,SIGNAL touched(bb::cascades::TouchEvent *t)
(touch(bb::cascades::TouchEvent*)) {
this,SLOT if (t->isDown()) {
(touched(bb::cascades::TouchEvent*)) bubble->setScale(2f);
); bubble->setRotation(45.0f);
}
else if (t->isUp()) {
bubble->setScale(1f);
bubble->setRotation(0.0f);
}
}
}
C++ QML
You can choose!
No difference between UI created in QML or C++
They can be combined
Typically, UI in QML and business logic in C++
QML supports JavaScript for signal handling
BlackBerry 23

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>'-0(%&'$+
Any Cascades UI element can be animated
Animations are running on the engine thread
Remember the client server setup?
Explicit & Implicit animations:
translation, rotation, scale, opacity, …
Core Controls
BlackBerry 24

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B"$.&0+B&'.3&*$
SpeedGauge
Container
DockLayout
RotationZ (-0) RotationZ (-40)
TranslationY TranslationY
(30) (30)
Custom list items
BlackBerry 25

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Data Binding
SQL
XML
JSON
Anything
StackLayout & DockLayout
BlackBerry 26

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Pages, Panes and Navigation
UI Guidelines
developer.blackberry.com/ui
BlackBerry 27

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Thank You
Aaron Ardiri
AARDIRI@blackberry.com
twitter: @ARDIRI
Kamel Lajili
KLAJILI@blackberry.com
twitter: @KLAJILI
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