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AIR - ADOBE INTEGRATED RUNTIME


AIR – Why?•Rapid application development•Variety of development platform•Reusing code•Communication•Local data storage•Desktop application abilities


Agenda•Technology overview•AIR vs. Web application•AIR application features•Application examples•Coding samples•Questions


AIR – Adobe Integrated Runtime

•Cross platform application runtime environment for installing and running desktop application

•Rendering web content (webkit, AVM2, Adobe reader plugin)

•Development tools (SDK)•Platforms supported: Windows XP, Vista, Mac•Future platform: Linux


AIR (Apollo) History

•19/3/07 Preview release, Flex extension•10/6/07 Renamed AIR, public beta

release•1/10/07 Public beta 2 of AIR SDK•12/12/07 Public beta 3•25/2/08 AIR 1.0 released•31/3/08 AIR alpha version for Linux


Market competitors

•Enhaced Browser capabilities▫Gears (Google)▫XUL, PRISM (Mozilla)▫Silverlight (Microsoft)▫JRE (Sun)


Desktop vs. Web applications 1Feature RIA in browser RIA in Desktop

Application delivery

Applications can be easily discovered, explored, and used.

Installed applications have more persistence, power, and functionality.

Installation No application installation is necessary.

Applications install seamlessly from the browser or download and install like a traditional desktop application.

Updates Applications are updated by pushing new content to a website.

AIR provides APIs that allow applications to be updated as easily as pushing new content to a website.

Platform support Applications run on multiple operating systems and browsers.

AIR applications are cross-platform, so they can be installed on and run on multiple operating systems.

Programming languages

JavaScript is provided by browsers and ActionScript™ is provided by Adobe Flash® Player.

Integrated JavaScript and ActionScript virtual machines are compatible with the browser.

Background capability

RIAs can run only in a visible browser window.

Applications can run in the background or provide notifications like traditional desktop applications.


Desktop vs. Web applications 2Feature RIA in browser RIA in Desktop

Persistence Activity is limited to the browser session. When the browser is closed, information is lost.

RIAs are installed and available on the desktop. They store information locally and operate offline.

Desktop integration

Applications are sandboxed, so desktop integration is limited.

Applications can access a desktop file system, clipboard, drag and drop events, system tray/notifications, and more.

UI control RIAs run within a browser window that has its own controls, branding, and integration with the desktop.

RIAs have a customizable user interface and desktop integration, enabling branded experiences.

Data storage Applications have limited local storage, which the browser can destroy.

Applications have unlimited local storage and access to a local database, plus encrypted local storage.


Prerequisites•Developers with experience in Flash, Flex

or HTML•Software

▫Flash▫Flex▫HTML Editing software

•Open Source tools + SDK


Development Installation process•AIR SDK•JRE•Check command line commands•Extension for commercial

▫Flash update▫Flex 3▫Dreamweaver extension


Installation, update and remove

•Seamless installation•Manual installation •Application install flow•AIR Update•AIR application update•Uninstall•Certification (development, commercial)

▫Verisign, Thawte


Data storage

•Database server via web services •Local XML file •Local SQLite database•Encrypted Local Store


Application windows management•Generic desktop application behavior•Always on top features•Status bar•Transparency•Docking option•Generic windows menus


Drag& Drop functionality

•Internal drag & drop behavior (Flash/Flex)•External Drag and Drop•Clipboard object


External communication

•HTTP▫Web services

SOAP REST Remoting

▫Simple HTTP calls•Binary socket•RTMP communication


File input/output•File system classes

▫Open files for read/write▫Open external applications▫Display file content

Text Images Multimedia

▫Create new files (generic and custom encoders)

•Clipboard availability


AIR – classes and packages for AS3

Flash.desktop Clipboard, Icons, Drag & Drop management, updates

Flash.Filesystem

File descriptor and data

Flash.HTML HTML content display, PDF, history

Flash.data Working with SQL DB

Flash.security Validation of signature

Flash.events Browser, DRM and SQL events


AIR - The Future

•Flash player 10•DRM


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