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Building Data Driven Applications
Using WinRT and XAML
Sergey Barskiy, Magenic
Microsoft MVP – Data Platform
Principal Consultant
Level: Intermediate
Overview
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Dealing with Data in XAML Based
Windows 8 Metro Style Applications
WinRT – Windows Runtime
Data Options in WinRT
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Persisting Data
– Local
– Remote / Cloud
Data Binding
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INotifyPropertyChanged
INotifyCollectionChanged
Data Options In Detail
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WCF Custom Services
– SOAP
– REST
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Web Api
OData
– WCF Data Services
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Local
– Windows.Storage
– SQLite
Setting up For WCF Development
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Create Metro Style Application
Check “Enable Loopback Address” option
Update Manifest to enable Networking and
Internet Client
WCF
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WCF Custom Services
– Create new WCF Service / Add Reference
Data Contacts / Data Members / Operation Contracts
– End point configuration
– Querying and updating data
– SOAP vs. REST
Soap is easier to use / proxy generation
REST offers better performance and scalability
WCF SOAP Service
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Create new Service.
Use Service Contract
Operation Contract
Data Member
– Define operations
– Build the service
– Add Service Reference to generate a proxy in
Windows Metro Style project
– Handle data binding!
– Deploy the service
– Setup URL on proxy
WCF REST Service
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Create new Service.
– Use new template to get a head start
– Define operations
WebGet, WebInvoke
Message Type XML vs. JSON
– Build the service
– Deploy the service
– Use WebClient or HttpWebRequest
– Use XML Serializer or JSON Serializer to convert data
between service and client
– Use headers to set content type
WCF Data Services
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WCF Data Services
– Define a service
– Create proxy (http://odata.codeplex.com)
DataSvcUtil.exe /uri:http://localhost/odataservice.svc/
/out:MyModel.cs /Version:2.0 /DataServiceCollection
– Configure end point
– CRUD operations
Data Service Collection
Web Api
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Web Api
– Define a controller
– Add actions
Local Storage
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Using Isolated Storage
– Using Serializers
– Helper class / Isolated Storage DB
SQLite
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Platform specific
– Very performant
– Has ORM you can use.
Data Options in WinRT
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Summary
– Remote vs. local data
– Hosting remote data
Azure / Cloud
Hosting providers
– Data binding / storage solutions
Contact Information
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[email protected]
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