the windows live dev platform

The Windows Live Dev Platform

Martin ParryDeveloper & Platform GroupMicrosoft Ltdmartin.parry@microsoft.comhttp://martinparry.com

Agenda

What is Windows Live?AuthenticationMapsAddress BookPhotosWindows Live Quick AppsWindows Live Desktop Apps

What is Windows Live?

Web ServicesHotmail, Virtual Earth, LiveID, Spaces, etc., etc.

Client ApplicationsMessenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, etc.

A platform of componentsYour app can consume any/all servicesFeatures that would be “hard” to build yourself

Terms of UseBased on Unique Users Per MonthApps with fewer than 1 Million UUs per month... Pay nothing

Averaged over a 3 month period

Services exposed through controls... Pay nothingServices in beta... Pay nothingApps with more than 1 Million UUs per month...

You have a choice...Pay $0.25 per UU per year, orEnter into revenue-sharing ad-funding agreement with Microsoft

There are some exceptions...Search: free up to 750,000 queries per monthVirtual Earth: free up to 3,000,000 map tiles per month

Our Demo Site

Authentication

Windows Live ID ServiceOk, it’s Passport, but now it’s different...

FederatedCan integrate with Windows CardSpace

300 Million users have a Windows Live IDApp still has a Users database, but freed from storing a secret-per-user (now 1 per app)Are all Live IDs xxx@hotmail.com ?

Managed vs. unmanaged members

Windows Live ID Sign-in

There’s a “control” – actually an iframeRegister your application at MS website

Tell us your hostname, a secret, and a return URLYou get a unique ID; you embed it in your app

Implement that page at the return URLUse your secret to decrypt the data returned

Action, App Context, Security Token

Windows Live ID

Custom Domains

Create Live IDs in your own domainYou tell us the name of your domain

...and make some changes to your DNS records

Use our website to manage accountsOr use the Custom Domains SDK

Manage accounts programmatically

Custom Domains APIs

Create/Delete/Enum/Rename membersEvict/Import unmanaged membersReset member passwordConvert between member name & NetIdEnum domainsGet domain info

Virtual Earth

Online database of maps & aerial photo data~17 PetabytesPowerful search

linked to Windows Live SearchFind businesses by location, type, etc.

Includes route calculator for driving directionsBirds-eye View

Virtual Earth Map Control

Javascript object model for maps/photosFull control over searching, route calc., etc.Can overlay your own informationCan capture events raised by map interactionJust released version 6

Virtual Earth Map Control

Windows Live Contacts API

Users can grant permission:To a web applicationTo access their Windows Live AddressBook

The app requests read-only or read/writeApp uses RESTful model to access data, e.g.https://cumulus.services.live.com/demo@hotmail.com/LiveContacts/Contacts(1)/Emails(1)

Implemented via Windows Live Data service

Windows Live Data

RESTful access to data in the Live platformImplements permission granting/revoking UX

The user is in control

Issues security tokens that apps can retainOnce granted, permission is perpetual

Until revoked

Live Data – Sequence of Events

1. User must grant permission for this app to access datahttp://ux.cumulus.services.live.com/pgux/default.aspx?...

2. App receives authentication token via HTTP POST3. App accesses data via REST, supplying authentication

token4. User can review list of permitted applications

http://ux.cumulus.services.live.com/prux/default.aspx 5. User can revoke permissions for specific applications

Windows Live Contacts API

Windows Live Spaces

Social Networking SiteBlogging, file-sharing, photo-sharing, etc.Live Spaces Photo Control...

Embed in your web pageAllows users to select from their photosTo share photos with your web app

Can share photos via 2 different URLs...

Windows Live Spaces Photo Control

Windows Live Quick Apps

Projects available on http://codeplex.comCustomizable, out-of-box solutions for common web scenariosFull source code available

Contribute to the projects, orTake the source code and build your app

Windows Live Quick Apps

Windows Live Desktop Installer

Unified installer for all WL desktop apps...Windows Live MailWindows Live MessengerWindows Live Photo GalleryWindows Live WriterWindows Live ToolbarWindows Live OneCare Family Safety

http://get.live.com/wl/desktop

Additional Information

Windows Live IDhttp://dev.live.com/liveid

Custom Domainshttp://dev.live.com/customdomains

Virtual Earthhttp://dev.live.com/virtualearth

Windows Live Contactshttp://dev.live.com/contacts

Windows Live Spaces Controlhttp://dev.live.com/spacescontrol

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