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RIA Services Master Class

RIA Services Master Class. Presenter: Kevin Grossnicklaus November 30 th , 2010. Agenda. Introductions Overview of RIA Services Setting up a new RIA Services Solution Common RIA Services Tasks Break Advanced Topics Additional Resources Conclusion. Introductions. Kevin Grossnicklaus

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RIA Services Master Class

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  1. RIA Services Master Class Presenter: Kevin Grossnicklaus November 30th, 2010

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Overview of RIA Services • Setting up a new RIA Services Solution • Common RIA Services Tasks • Break • Advanced Topics • Additional Resources • Conclusion

  3. Introductions • Kevin Grossnicklaus • ArchitectNow-www.architectnow.net (2009-Present) • President • Washington University - CAIT Program (2003-Present) • Instructor • SSE - www.SSEinc.com (1999-2009) • Chief Architect • Software Development Practice Leader • Email: kvgros@architectnow.net • Twitter: @kvgros • Blog: blog.architectnow.net

  4. ArchitectNow • Training • Mentoring • Framework Design and Implementation • Code Reviews • Project Development • Short Term and Long Term Engagements • As Needed Support

  5. Expectations

  6. Assumed Knowledge • Basic Knowledge • C# • Silverlight/XAML • VS.NET 2010 • Optional (but useful): • XAML • Data Binding • MVVM • Entity Framework

  7. What is RIA Services? Silverlight Entity Framework Caching WCF LINQ Security Asynchronous Concurrency Data Validation

  8. What is RIA Services? Silverlight Entity Framework WCF Caching LINQ Concurrency Security Asynchronous Data Validation

  9. Data Access RIA Services is Data Layer Agnostic • Entity Framework • LINQ to SQL • POCO Objects • Custom data access

  10. Getting Started • Technologies • Visual Studio.NET 2010 • C# • Silverlight 4.0 • Entity Framework 4.0 • WCF RIA Services 4.0 • Initial Resources • www.Silverlight.net • Web Platform Installer

  11. Data Access RIA Services is Data Layer Agnostic • Entity Framework • LINQ to SQL • POCO Objects • Custom data access

  12. Alternatives • Manual WCF • Services • SOAP • JSON • Other

  13. Demo Setting up a new RIA Solution

  14. Using RIA Services

  15. Common Scenarios • Querying Data • LoadOperation • Adding Service Methods • Updating Data • Changesets • SubmitOperation • Error Handling • Data Validation • Data Annotations • HasValidationErrors • Sharing Code • Lazy Loading

  16. RIA Entities • Tracked By Context • Notable Attributes: • INotifyPropertyChanged • EntityState • GetOriginal() • HasValidationErrors • RejectChanges • GetConflict • ValidationErrors

  17. Troubleshooting • Accessing Services via URL • Regenerating DomainContext • Verifying entities are included in service API • “Not Found” Exceptions • Server Side Error Tracking (OnError)

  18. Break

  19. Advanced Topics

  20. UI Considerations • MVVM • Data Binding • Self Tracking Entities • Context Sharing • Asynchronous Loading

  21. Advanced Topics • Dynamic Queries • Rejecting Local Changes • Unit Testing • Transaction Support • Concurrency • Caching • Transactions

  22. Data Access Patterns • IRepository • SQL 2008 Database Project

  23. Security • Windows Authentication • ASP.NET Forms Authentication • FormsAuthenticationService • UserBase • Injecting UserBase derived classes • [RequiresAuthentication]

  24. Gotchas • Multiple Domain Services • Method Names • Domain Service Public Interfaces • Generating Temporary Domain Services • Returning Complex Types • EF Limitations: • No Many to Many • Advanced Inheritance • HasChanges on New Entities

  25. Final Thoughts

  26. Additional Resources • http://www.Silverlight.net • http://Msdn.microsoft.com • http://www.silverlightshow.net/ • http://www.asp.net • http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/Silverlight4/ • http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/ • http://www.microsoft.com/expression/resources/BlendTraining/ • http://silverlight.codeplex.com/ • http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/

  27. Additional Resources (Cont.) • http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/RobBagby/NET-RIA-Services-in-5-Minutes • http://silverlight.net/riaservices/ • http://www.silverlight.net/learn/videos/all/net-ria-services-intro/ • http://www.silverlight.net/learn/videos/all/ria-services-support-visual-studio-2010/ • http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/Silverlight4/SL4BusinessModule2/SL4LOB_02_01_RIAServices • http://www.myvbprof.com/MainSite/index.aspx#/zSL4_RIA_01 • http://channel9.msdn.com/blogs/egibson/silverlight-firestarter-ria-services • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee707336%28v=VS.91%29.aspx • www.silverlight.net • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/silverlight4trainingcourse.aspx • http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/silverlighttv

  28. Additional Resources

  29. Next Steps… • Dive in • Play around • Ask Questions • Research What if I need help? kvgros@architectnow.net Twitter: @kvgros

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