Building Connected iOS Apps With Mobile ServicesChris RisnerSenior Technical Evangelist@chrisrisner Microsoft Azure
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About meTechnical Evangelist @chrisrisner
Chrisrisner.com Live in Washington
Grew up in Michigan Mobile dev for 5+ years
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AgendaMicrosoft Azure Mobile Services
Features and Demos Advanced Features
Scaling and Pricing Questions
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What is Azure?•Hosting and Services•Massively scalable•Geographically available•Affordable
What is Mobile Services?
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Storage
AuthenticationLogic
Push
Scheduler
Demo: Getting StartedYour first Mobile Service
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Structured Storage• Powered by SQL Database• Supports rich querying capabilities• Dynamic Schematization• Data management in:• Azure Portal• SQL Portal (Silverlight)• SQL Management Studio• REST API• Azure CLI Tools• SQL CLI
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The REST API
Action HTTP Method URL Suffix
Create POST /TodoItem
Read GET /TodoItem?filter=id%3D42
Update PATCH /TodoItem/id
Delete DELETE /TodoItem/id
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Base Endpoint: https://MobileService.azure-mobile.net/tables/*
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JSON to SQL Type MappingsJSON Type T-SQL TypeNumeric values (integer, decimal, floating point)
Float(53)
Boolean bit
DateTime DateTimeOffset(3)
String Nvarchar(max)
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Auto-generated Columns• id – unique guid• __createdAt – date• __updatedAt – date• __version – timestamp
• Helps with concurrency and offline
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Backend Logic:.NET & JavaScript
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Server Side Table ScriptsNode.js scripts Intercept CRUD
requests to tables
Passes through to SQL by default Fully customizable
.NET backend in Visual Studio
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Node Modulesrequest push.*
console mssql
tables azure
sendgrid
pusher
twilio
Demo: Customizing LogicAdding Data Validation
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Custom API• Non-table based scripts• Accessible from
• GET• POST
PUTPATCHDELETE
• Expose any functionality you want
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Push Notifications
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Push Notification Flow
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Demo: Adding Push
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Notification Hubs• Separate from Mobile Services
• Can be used regardless of whether you’re storing data in Azure• Extremely scalable push notifications• Cross platform support
• Push to iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows Phone, Windows Store• Tags (i.e. tie my registration to this topic or user ID)• Templates (i.e. when I get a push, send it in this format)• Connect to using Azure module
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Authorization&Authentication
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Data Authorization• Per HTTP method auth options:
• App Key Required• Not ideal for production use
• Everyone• Authenticated Users• Admins and other scripts
• Requires Master Key as header• 400 Unauthorized response if security check fails
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User Auth Flow (server)
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MOBILE SERVICE
DEVICE
CREDENTIALS
(via
oAuth/WebView)
MICROSOFT
IDENTITY
AUTH
TOKE
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GRAP
H AC
CESS
(LIM
ITED)
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User Auth Flow (client)
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MOBILE SERVICE
DEVICE
MICROSOFTAUTH CODE
AUTH CODE + TOKEN
GRAP
H AC
CESS
CREDENTIALS
(via native SDKs)
IDENTITY
GRAPH ACCESS
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The User object• User.level
• Admin• Authenticated• Anonymous
• User.userId• Provider:id or undefined
• User.getIdentities()• UserId• Provider Access Token / Secret• Basic user information (i.e. name, username, locale, picture, link)
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Demo: Adding AuthLock Down and Login
Command Line Interface
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CLICreate / Delete Services Inspect / Delete Table
Data
Create / Update / Delete Tables and
PermissionsCreate / Upload / Delete
Scripts
Scale Up / Down Services
Much More Across Azure
Demo: Using the CLI
Scheduler
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Scheduled Jobs• Executes a script on defined schedule• Can be run on demand• Ideal for any backend data processing job
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ScriptSourceControl
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Script Source Control• Creates a Git repo in Azure• Access table, scheduler, custom API, shared scripts and
permissions• Pushing changes triggers a redeploy of your Mobile Service• Enables installing NPM modules
• Shared Scripts• Create scripts that can be used from all other scripts in your
Service
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DiagnosticsLoggingScale
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Diagnostics, Logging, ScaleAPI Calls, # of Devices,
Data OutConsole Logging (auto
error logging)
Scale Service Based off API Calls
Auto-scale to Save Money
Free Tier for Mobile Free Tier for SQL
Mobile Service Scaling Free: 500k calls / month / subscription Basic: 1.5M calls / unit (6) / month Standard: 15M calls / unit (10) / month
Demo: ScalingLeaving Free Mode and Turning on AutoScale
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Mobile Service Tiers
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usage & licensing $ service level
agreementsGeneral Availability99.9%
Free Basic Standard
Usage Restrictions
Up to 10 services,Up to 500 Active
Devices*
N/A N/A
API Calls 500K (per subscription)
1.5M(per unit)
15M(per unit)
Scale N/A Up to 6 (in portal)
Up to 10 (in portal)
Scheduled Jobs
Limited Included Included
SQL Database (required)
20MB free DB 20MB free DB 20MB free DB
*Active devices refers to the number of physical devices and emulators that make at least one call to or receive a push notification from your mobile service.
What is Mobile Services?
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Storage
AuthenticationLogic
Push
Scheduler
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Resources• Get a FREE Microsoft Azure Trial Account:
• http://azure.microsoft.com• Videos, Tutorials, and More
• http://azure.microsoft.com/ios• SDK Source Code on GitHub
• https://github.com/Azure/azure-mobile-services• Contact Details
• http://chrisrisner.com• http://aka.ms/CommonWams• @chrisrisner
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