Developing on the Windows Live Platform

Mike OrmondDeveloper & Platform GroupMicrosoft LtdMike.Ormond@microsoft.comhttp://mikeo.co.uk

Agenda

Live Search Microsoft Silverlight Streamingby 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

TimelineV1.0 Released September 2007, V1.1 in Alpha (timing and some functionality TBD)Moonlight – timing TBD (Novell)

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

Silverlight V1.0 and V1.1

SilverlightV1.1

SilverlightV1.0

V1.1 will add .NET to V1.0CoreCLRIndependent subset of the .NET Framework

A richer web with Silverlight

Silverlight StreamingProvides developers a free, scalability-on-demand solution for Silverlight

http://silverlight.live.comhttp://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 applicationsContent (video) for use in Silverlight apps

InvokingDefault (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 orderSet parameters (like Silverlight.createObject())

Add startup code to local page

Packaging Content for Silverlight Streaming

Expression Encoder

Generates VC-1 (WMV) contentOptimised for SilverlightAdd leaders / trailers / watermarks / chapters / captions etc

Output*.wmv fileComplete Silverlight media player appPublish to Silverlight Streaming (plugin preview)

Command line interface

Video & Expression Encoder

Silverlight Streaming API

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

CredentialsHTTP basic authentication (HTTPS required)

– Username = Account ID– Password = Account Key

File SetGroup of files representing a Silverlight applicationContained in a single zip archiveInclude a manifest (manifest.xml)

Silverlight Streaming API Operations

PUT / POSTAdds a file setRequest body must be a file set (zip file)

DELETEDeletes a file set

GETRetrieves information specified by the URLEg list of file sets, list of files in file set etc

Silverlight Streaming API

Contoso Bicycle ClubVirtual EarthSpacesSilverlight Streaming (geo-sync'd)Expo

Adventure Works ResortsLive ID associated with ASP.NET ProfilesUser Generated Video Content

Accepting file uploads (via a form post)Dropping uploads into MSMQ QueueEncoding using Expression EncoderUploading to Silverlight StreamingPlaying videos from Silverlight Streaming

Map Point Web ServiceContacts ControlSpaces Photo ControlWindows Live AlertsVirtual Earth

Contoso UniversityContacts API (Windows Live Data)Virtual EarthSpacesSilverlight Streaming Expo

Windows Live Quick Apps (Beta)http://dev.live.com/quickapps

Free source code to build social networking sites

Considerations

Cross domain issuesDifferent domains = restricted accessUse initialisation parameters (initParams)

<iframe> HostingHTML hosted / non-hosted structure differsAccess to HTML DOM

initParams

Live Search

Adding Search On Your Site

Live Search BoxFastSimpleNo code

Live Search Web ServiceFlexiblePowerfulUnlocks Capabilities

Live Search Box

BasicSearch either web or specific site

AdvancedWeb search plus optional

– Site Search (multiple sites)– Search Macro

Customisation Options

Live Search Box

Live Search Web Service

SOAP APIhttp://soap.search.msn.com/webservices.asmx?wsdl

Get application IDhttp://search.msn.com/developer

Add Web Reference…and play

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

The Live Search API

Additional Resources

Main Hubhttp://dev.live.com

SilverlightMain 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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