Download - App primer

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Getting started with apps.

Chris Johnson

Apps for SharePoint Primer


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What we are going to cover The problem(s) today What changes in SharePoint 2013 How to get started building apps Tips and Tricks I have learnt along the way


What I want to you to take away today Development with SharePoint is changing Understand why this is happening Embrace change and use it to your

advantage Get started with the app model Build on my knowledge, don’t start from

scratch


The current problem with SharePoint Development


SharePoint Process(IIS w3wp.exe)

WSP

ResourcesXML/Features/Files

Code (DLL)

Farm solutions aka “Full Trust”


Sandbox Code Process(SPUCWorkerprocess.exe)


WSP

ResourcesXML/Features/Files

Code (DLL)

Sandbox solutions


The problems with the current situation Stability Security Management Cost

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How this is being addressed?



Overview of the App Model Office 365 and in on-premises farms Code never runs in SharePoint host process Calls have controlled authorization Apps can have permissions independent of

user permissions Apps deployed to private catalogs or online

Store



App Types SharePoint-Hosted Apps

All assets are in SharePoint No server code

Provider Hosted Backend is remotely hosted

Auto Hosted Backend is hosted for you in Azure by MS



SharePoint-Hosted Apps App resources added to

SharePoint host Stored in child site known

as app web App can have client-side

code App cannot have server-

side code



Provider-Hosted Apps App resources deployed on

remote server Remote site known as

remote web App can have client-side

code App can have server-side

code



Integration with SharePoint UI – App Parts and Menus Data/Operations - APIs to talk to

SharePoint Events – Remote Event Receivers



What is in an app? App consists of:

Zip file – Open Package Conventions AppManifest.xml WSP – declarative components only Code – deployed to “backend” SQL DB – optional - DACPAC



App Installation Scopes Site-Scoped Installation

App is installed in a specific site App is launched from same site This site is known as host web

Tenancy-Scoped Installation App installed > app catalog site App available many host webs Host webs access one app instance Centralizes app management



Authentication/Authorization SharePoint site authentication stays the

same

Three models for apps: Cloud: Office 365 + ACS – OAuth On-Prem: Server to Server (S2S) -

Advanced Hybrid: SharePoint on Prem + Office

365 + ACS – Advanced



What’s covered?Component App

sFarm

Web parts XApp parts X ASP.Net server controls XASP.Net user controls XList and library templates X XContent types X XEvent handlers XRemote event receivers X Pages and page layouts XFiles X XMaster pages XRibbon and list actions X XWorkflows XApps for Office X Custom JavaScript list view renderings

X

Custom JS column renderings



I do X today, how do I do Y tomorrow? Richard diZerega “App Approaches to

Common SharePoint Customizations”

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/richard_dizeregas_blog



Demo: SharePoint Hosted App



Provider Hosted Apps Developer provides the backend Typically Windows Azure but can be

anything Visual Studio tooling is excellent

Packaging, Deployment, Debugging Development tools

Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 Office 365 tenancy (trial will do) Fiddler



Provider Hosted Pros

Full control over the backend - Host anywhere you like (in theory)

Upgrade might be easier Upgrade the backend … leave the front end Caveat: You might need to support multiple front end

versions of your app Do any logging, tracing and management things you

like Cons

Costs of running backend Support and Management Ongoing commitment



OAuth 2.0 Primer What is OAuth?

Internet protocol for creating and managing app identity A cross-platform mechanism for authenticating apps Internet standard used by Facebook, Google

and Twitter

SharePoint 2013 use OAuth to establish app identity



How it works…



Demo: My First Provider Hosted App



Deploying Apps - App Catalog Private / enterprise marketplace for

organizations No certification process Seen only by that company

Enables license management & gateway for app procurement

Office 365 - 1:1 App Catalog per Tenant On-Premises - 1:1 + optionally have App

catalog per Web Application



Office Store



Getting your app in the store SharePoint Hosted or Provider Hosted only Paid Office 365 subscription needed Sellerdashboard.Microsoft.com

Create OAuth app IDs and Secrets Submit and Monitor your apps

Get paid License per seat or site license Subscription pricing per user per month



Tips and Tricks1. Use SignalR for App tracing and

debugging2. Cache tokens3. Use the SharePoint cross-domain library4. Single Page Apps in SharePoint5. App CSS makes your app look like part of

the experience6. Elevate your SharePoint app’s permissions

with app-only calls



Chris, this really is totally different from what we do today!?!?



Sandbox Code Process(SPUCWorkerprocess.exe)


WSP

XML/Features/Files Code (DLL)

Sandbox solutions



SharePoint SiteApp

Package

App Resources Code (DLL)

Provider Hosted apps



Go and try this today1. Sign up for Office 365

1. Free 30 day Trial2. MSDN get 1 year subscription benefit

2. Visual Studio 2013 1. Includes all the Office and SharePoint

apps tools3. Additional tools

1. Fiddler – http://fiddler2.com2. Fiddler Extension for SharePoint 2013

App Tokens (Kirk Evans Blog)

http://fiddler2.com/



http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2013/08/25/creating-a-fiddler-extension-for-sharepoint-2013-app-tokens.aspx



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