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OData

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SHORT Introduction ODataToss in a demo to make it look longer Ask questions any time

Overture

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OData = Open Data ProtocolExpose data in an easily accessible wayMicrosoft Initiative

Open to all via Open Specification PromiseOriginated from WCF Data Services

Built for the web

What is it?

Previously known as ADO.NET Data Services

Previously known as Astoria

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HTTP & HTTPSREST*

POST, GET, PUT, DELETE = CRUDHeaders & Request Body

HTTP

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XML Based FormatOriginally competed with RSSBoils down to lists of dataOData requires ATOM v2

ATOM

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Text based FormatComes from JavaScript worldCan be consumed by many languagesSame as ATOM with less <> and more []

JSON

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A specificationSDK’sHelp Icon

What does Odata give us?

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SDKs

JavaScript

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Producers in the wild?

SharePoint 2010

SQL Reporting ServicesSQL Azure

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GoogleAlmost the same

ATOM 1Different query language

Low adoption outside Google

GData – The other OData

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DEMO

Demo ODataProducer: WCF Data Services

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