Work with Windows Azure from Mobile Apps
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The document discusses working with Windows Azure from mobile platforms, focusing on client-side applications that utilize Azure for cloud storage and web application access. It details the use of Azure's Blob and Table storage, including how to list, create, and delete containers and entities. Additionally, it highlights toolkits available for various mobile platforms that simplify authentication and requests to Azure services.
![REST Endpoint:
http://[account].blob.core.windows.net
•List, Create, and Delete Containers
•List, Put, Get, Delete Blobs
blob storage](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workwithazurefrommobileplatforms-111008063235-phpapp02/85/Work-with-Windows-Azure-from-Mobile-Apps-14-320.jpg)
![list all blob containers
GET
http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/?comp=list&include=metadata
x-‐ms-‐date:
Thu,
14
Apr
2011
20:30:00
GMT
x-‐ms-‐version:
2009-‐09-‐19
x-‐ms-‐blob-‐type:
BlockBlob
Authorization:
SharedKey
watiosdemo:[ComputedHash]
blob storage](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workwithazurefrommobileplatforms-111008063235-phpapp02/85/Work-with-Windows-Azure-from-Mobile-Apps-15-320.jpg)
![list all blob containers
GET
http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/?comp=list&include=metadata
x-‐ms-‐date:
Thu,
14
Apr
2011
20:30:00
GMT
x-‐ms-‐version:
2009-‐09-‐19
x-‐ms-‐blob-‐type:
BlockBlob
Authorization:
SharedKey
watiosdemo:[ComputedHash]
<?xml
version="1.0"
encoding="utf-‐8"?>
<EnumerationResults
AccountName="http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/">
blob storage
<Prefix>c</Prefix>
<MaxResults>3</MaxResults>
<Containers>
<Container>
<Name>movieposter</Name>
<Url>http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/movieposter</Url>
<Properties>
<Last-‐Modified>Sun,
14
Apr
2011
20:09:03
GMT</Last-‐Modified>
</Properties>
</Container>
</Containers>
....](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workwithazurefrommobileplatforms-111008063235-phpapp02/85/Work-with-Windows-Azure-from-Mobile-Apps-17-320.jpg)
![add new image
PUT
http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/movieposter/poster.jpg
x-‐ms-‐date:
Thu,
14
Apr
2011
20:30:00
GMT
x-‐ms-‐version:
2009-‐09-‐19
x-‐ms-‐blob-‐type:
BlockBlob
Authorization:
SharedKey
watiosdemo:[ComputedHash]
{...binary
representation
of
image...}
blob storage](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workwithazurefrommobileplatforms-111008063235-phpapp02/85/Work-with-Windows-Azure-from-Mobile-Apps-18-320.jpg)
![REST Endpoint:
http://[account].table.core.windows.net
•List, Create, and Delete Tables
•List, Put, Get, Delete Table Entities
table storage](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workwithazurefrommobileplatforms-111008063235-phpapp02/85/Work-with-Windows-Azure-from-Mobile-Apps-19-320.jpg)
![list all tables
GET
http://watiosdemo.table.core.windows.net/Tables
x-‐ms-‐date:
Thu,
14
Apr
2011
20:30:00
GMT
x-‐ms-‐version:
2009-‐09-‐19
DataServiceVersion:
1.0;NetFx
MaxDataServiceVersion:
2.0;NetFx
Authorization:
SharedKey
watiosdemo:[ComputedHash]
<feed
xml:base="http://iostest.tables.core.windows.net/"
xmlns:d="http://
schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices"
xmlns:m="http://
schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata"
xmlns="http://
www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<title
type="text">Tables</title>
blob storage
<id>http://watiosdemo.tables.core.windows.net/Tables</id>
<updated>2011-‐04-‐04T17:18:54.7062347Z</updated>
<link
rel="self"
title="Tables"
href="Tables"
/>
<entry>
<id>http://watiosdemo.tables.core.windows.net/Tables(‘movie')</id>
<title
type="text"></title>
<updated>2009-‐01-‐04T17:18:54.7062347Z</updated>
<author>
<name
/>
</author>
....](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workwithazurefrommobileplatforms-111008063235-phpapp02/85/Work-with-Windows-Azure-from-Mobile-Apps-20-320.jpg)
Work with Windows Azure from Mobile Apps
- 1. jakarta, sep 29, 2011 work with Windows Azure from mobile platforms Andri Yadi andri (at) dycode (dot) com @andri_yadi
- 2. about me
- 3. 4 years in a row
- 4. start my own company & code for food
- 5. 8 years in mobile development
- 7. the ceo of
- 8. i won’t talk much about Azure, but mostly on client side
- 9. azure?
- 10. use cloud as storage (blob + structured data) access web applications hosted in azure receive notifications
- 11. work with azure from mobile client apps can be complex
- 12. scenario 1 table storage http blob storage
- 13. you need to create storage, then remember the account name & key
- 14. REST Endpoint: http://[account].blob.core.windows.net •List, Create, and Delete Containers •List, Put, Get, Delete Blobs blob storage
- 15. list all blob containers GET http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/?comp=list&include=metadata x-‐ms-‐date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMT x-‐ms-‐version: 2009-‐09-‐19 x-‐ms-‐blob-‐type: BlockBlob Authorization: SharedKey watiosdemo:[ComputedHash] blob storage
- 16. compute hash AccountKey: /9seXadQ9HwOpXUO1jKxFN8q… Request: GETnnnnnnnnnnnnx-‐ms-‐blob-‐type:BlockBlobnx-‐ms-‐ date:Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMTnx-‐ms-‐version:2009-‐09-‐19n/ watiosdemo/ncomp:listninclude:metadata Hash = HMACSHA256(UTF8Encode(Request), Base64Decode(AccountKey))
- 17. list all blob containers GET http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/?comp=list&include=metadata x-‐ms-‐date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMT x-‐ms-‐version: 2009-‐09-‐19 x-‐ms-‐blob-‐type: BlockBlob Authorization: SharedKey watiosdemo:[ComputedHash] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-‐8"?> <EnumerationResults AccountName="http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/"> blob storage <Prefix>c</Prefix> <MaxResults>3</MaxResults> <Containers> <Container> <Name>movieposter</Name> <Url>http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/movieposter</Url> <Properties> <Last-‐Modified>Sun, 14 Apr 2011 20:09:03 GMT</Last-‐Modified> </Properties> </Container> </Containers> ....
- 18. add new image PUT http://watiosdemo.blob.core.windows.net/movieposter/poster.jpg x-‐ms-‐date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMT x-‐ms-‐version: 2009-‐09-‐19 x-‐ms-‐blob-‐type: BlockBlob Authorization: SharedKey watiosdemo:[ComputedHash] {...binary representation of image...} blob storage
- 19. REST Endpoint: http://[account].table.core.windows.net •List, Create, and Delete Tables •List, Put, Get, Delete Table Entities table storage
- 20. list all tables GET http://watiosdemo.table.core.windows.net/Tables x-‐ms-‐date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:00 GMT x-‐ms-‐version: 2009-‐09-‐19 DataServiceVersion: 1.0;NetFx MaxDataServiceVersion: 2.0;NetFx Authorization: SharedKey watiosdemo:[ComputedHash] <feed xml:base="http://iostest.tables.core.windows.net/" xmlns:d="http:// schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xmlns:m="http:// schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns="http:// www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title type="text">Tables</title> blob storage <id>http://watiosdemo.tables.core.windows.net/Tables</id> <updated>2011-‐04-‐04T17:18:54.7062347Z</updated> <link rel="self" title="Tables" href="Tables" /> <entry> <id>http://watiosdemo.tables.core.windows.net/Tables(‘movie')</id> <title type="text"></title> <updated>2009-‐01-‐04T17:18:54.7062347Z</updated> <author> <name /> </author> ....
- 21. it’s hard, right? luckily...
- 22. there’re toolkits for popular mobile platforms iOS toolkit android toolkit wp7 toolkit
- 23. windows azure toolkit for windows phone 7 encapsulates authentication (directly or through proxy) requests & responses abstraction for cloud storage & SQL Azure supports both Apple push notification & MS push notification source code is available at: https://watwp.codeplex.com latest version 1.3.0, sep 30, 2011
- 24. windows azure toolkit for iOS encapsulates authentication (directly or through proxy) requests & responses abstraction for cloud storage supports Apple push notification source code is available at: https://github.com/microsoft-dpe/wa-toolkit-ios latest version 1.2.1, aug 31, 2011
- 25. windows azure toolkit for android encapsulates authentication (directly or through proxy) requests & responses abstraction for cloud storage source code is available at: https://github.com/microsoft-dpe/wa-toolkit-android latest version 0.8, aug 31, 2011
- 26. demo
- 28. we do apps for all mobile platforms
- 29. our mobile apps portfolios
- 30. our mobile apps portfolios