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Developing on the Windows Live Platform. Mike Ormond Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd Mike.Ormond@microsoft.com http://mikeo.co.uk. Agenda. Live Search. Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live.
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Developing on the Windows Live Platform Mike Ormond Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd Mike.Ormond@microsoft.com 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 Platforms & Browsers (Mirosoft support) Novell Support (Moonlight) • 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 IE 6.0+ FireFox 1.5+ Safari 2.0 FireFox Konqueror Opera Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000* Mac OS X 10.4.8+ Linux (various distros)
Silverlight V1.0 and V1.1 Silverlight V1.1 • V1.1 will add .NET to V1.0 • CoreCLR • Independent subset of the .NET Framework Silverlight V1.0
Silverlight Streaming Provides developers a free, scalability-on-demand solution for Silverlight 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
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
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
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
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)
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
Windows Live Quick Apps (Beta) • http://dev.live.com/quickapps • Free source code to build social networking sites • Contoso University • Contacts API (Windows Live Data) • Virtual Earth • Spaces • Silverlight Streaming • 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 Bicycle Club • Virtual Earth • Spaces • Silverlight Streaming (geo-sync'd) • 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
Adding Search On Your Site • 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
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
The Live Search API String Query SourceRequest[] Requests SearchRequest Source String AppID ResultFields String CultureInfo ... MSNSearchService.Search(SearchRequest) SourceResponse[] Responses Result []Results SearchResponse Source Total Offset
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
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