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Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013 App Development

by Scot Hillier and Ted Pattison

January 2013

Intermediate to advanced

125 pages

6h 3m

English

Microsoft Press

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Understanding the new SharePoint app modelUnderstanding SharePoint solution challengesUnderstanding SharePoint app model design goalsUnderstanding SharePoint app model architectureWorking with app service applicationsUnderstanding app installation scopesUnderstanding app code isolationUnderstanding app hosting modelsReviewing the app manifestUsing the app manifest designer in Visual Studio 2012Setting the start page URLUnderstanding the app webUnderstanding the app web-hosting domainWorking with app user-interface entry pointsBuilding app partsBuilding UI custom actionsPackaging and distributing appsPackaging appsUnderstanding the app web solution packagePackaging host web featuresPackaging for autohosted appsPublishing appsPublishing SharePoint apps to the Office StorePublishing apps to an app catalogInstalling appsInstalling apps at tenancy scopeUpgrading appsTrapping app lifecycle eventsConclusion
Introducing JavaScript for SharePoint developersUnderstanding JavaScript namespacesUnderstanding JavaScript variablesUnderstanding JavaScript functionsUnderstanding JavaScript closuresUnderstanding JavaScript prototypesCreating custom librariesUnderstanding the singleton patternUnderstanding the module patternUnderstanding the prototype patternIntroducing jQuery for SharePoint developersReferencing jQueryUnderstanding the global functionUnderstanding selector syntaxUnderstanding jQuery methodsUnderstanding jQuery event handlingWorking with the CSOMUnderstanding client object model fundamentalsUnderstanding contextsLoading and executing operationsWorking with the managed client object modelReturning collectionsHandling errorsCreating, reading, updating, and deletingWorking with the JavaScript client object modelReturning collectionsHandling errorsCreating, reading, updating, and deleting in the JavaScript client object modelWorking with the REST APIUnderstanding REST fundamentalsWorking with the REST API in JavaScriptPerforming basic operationsPerforming CRUD in RESTWorking with the REST API in C#Performing basic operationsPerforming CRUD in C#Conclusion
Reviewing the concepts of authentication and authorizationUnderstanding SharePoint 2013 authenticationUnderstanding user authentication in SharePoint 2013Configuring user authentication in web applicationsUnderstanding how SharePoint 2013 authenticates appsUsing Internal AuthenticationUsing external authenticationUnderstanding app authentication flow in SharePoint 2013Managing app permissionsUnderstanding app permission policiesReviewing how SharePoint manages user permissionsRequesting and granting app permissionsRequesting app-only permissionsEstablishing app identity by using OAuthUnderstanding where OAuth fits inUnderstanding where OAuth fits inUnderstanding OAuth terms and conceptsUnderstanding app principalsRegistering app principalsUnderstanding app authentication flow in Office 365Developing with OAuthProgramming with the TokenHelper classWorking with access tokensWorking with app-only access tokensAcquiring permissions on the fly by using authorization codeEstablishing app identity by using S2S trustsArchitecture of an S2S trustConfiguring an S2S trustDeveloping provider-hosted apps by using S2S trustsConclusion
Understanding app patternsBuilding MVVM appsUnderstanding JavaScript challengesIntroducing knockoutUtilizing promisesBuilding MVC appsUnderstanding web form challengesIntroducing MVC4Using the chrome controlCalling across domainsUsing the cross-domain libraryUsing the web proxyGoing beyond the basicsUsing remote event receiversUsing the search REST APIUsing app-level External Content TypesUsing the social feedConclusion

Overview

Your guide to designing apps that extend the capabilities of your SharePoint site.

Take advantage of the most important new concept in Microsoft SharePoint 2013--the app. Led by two SharePoint experts, you’ll learn development techniques such as building app lists, creating event handlers, and the major classes in the object model that provide access to content stored in SharePoint.

Get expert guidance on how to:

Best design an app

Develop a SharePoint-hosted app

Develop a developer- hosted app

Create and use lists

Support notifications

Program a client-side app with JavaScript

Establish user security and SharePoint application security

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