Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed

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DESCRIERE

Microsoft® Visual Studio® LightSwitch® Unleashed

Alessandro Del Sole



Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch represents a breakthrough in business application development for Windows clients, the Web, and the cloud. Using this new tool, you can build powerful data-centric applications with far less code than ever before. Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish guide to this powerful new tool. Written by longtime Visual Basic expert and Microsoft MVP Alessandro Del Sole, this book covers everything Microsoft developers need to know to make the most of LightSwitch–from the absolute basics to the most advanced enterprise techniques.



You learn how to use LightSwitch to build modern, scalable, customized line-of-business applications that automatically leverage technologies such as Silverlight, WCF, and SQL Server Express with no effort or expertise on your part. Through hands-on examples, Del Sole guides you through building solutions that can integrate and analyze business information from virtually any source, crafting custom logic that solves your company’s unique problems, and delivering state-of-the-art usability through professional-quality user interfaces.


•Implement features such as screen navigation, data interaction, paging, and Excel export, with absolutely no coding
•Build simple data-centric applications and add power to them with relationships and details
•Rapidly create customized queries, filters, sorts, and reports
•Aggregate data from many locations, including SharePoint, SQL Server, and the cloud
•Simplify the implementation of application-level data validation
•Protect your applications with authentication and authorization
•Fine tune your code for scalability and performance
•Streamline deployment to local computers, web servers, and the Windows Azure cloud
•Use .NET code to define custom behaviors related to data and the user interface
•Understand how LightSwitch applications are architected and how they are handled by Visual Studio
•Use LightSwitch with other Visual Studio tools to manage the entire application life cycle
•Efficiently debug LightSwitch code–and create code that’s easier to debug



Category: Microsoft Programming

Covers: LightSwitch

User Level: Intermediate—Advanced



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Table of Contents


Part I Building Applications with LightSwitch

Chapter 1 Introducing Visual Studio LightSwitch 1

Who Uses LightSwitch?

A Short History of Microsoft Business Tools

Microsoft Access with Visual Basic for Applications

Microsoft Visual Basic 6

Microsoft Visual FoxPro

Microsoft Visual StudioNET (2002 to 2010)

About Visual Studio LightSwitch.

Technologies Used Behind the Scenes

Available Editions.

Companion Source Code

Setting Up the Development Machine

Operating System

Development Environment.

Server Components

Database Tools

Controls and Toolkits.

What You Need to Know About Programming

Summary.

Chapter 2 Exploring the IDE

Getting Started with Visual Studio LightSwitch

Introducing the Start Page

Creating New Projects and Exploring Solutions

The LightSwitch Designer

The Entity Designer

The Screen Designer

The Properties Window

The Query Designer

The Application Designer

The Code Editor.

Building, Running, and Debugging Applications.

Managing and Arranging Windows

Getting Help

Visual Studio 2010 with LightSwitch

Summary.

Chapter 3 Building Data-Centric Applications

Creating a New Application

Creating a New Data Source.

Adding Entity Properties.

Building a Complete Entity.

Data Storage

The User Interface: Implementing Screens

Controls Overview.

Creating a Data Entry Screen.

Creating a Search Screen.

Testing the Application on the Development Machine

Starting the Application as a Desktop Client

Adding and Editing Data

Displaying and Searching Data

Exporting Data to Microsoft Excel

Basic Screen Customizations.

Running the Application as a 3-Tier Desktop Client

Running the Application in the Web Browser.

Input-Data Validation

Required Fields Validation

String-Length Validation.

Date Validation.

Number Validation

Default Validation of Business Types

Validating Email Addresses.

Validating Phone Numbers

Validating Images.

Validating Money.

Summary.

Chapter 4 Building More-Complex Applications with Relationships and Details Screens

Creating a New LightSwitch Project

Designing Complex Data Sources.

Entities That Define Choice Lists.

Working with the Money Data Type

Adding Relationships

Using Computed Properties

More-Complex, Business-Oriented User Interfaces.

Creating Data Entry Screens

Creating Search Screens

Running the Application and Entering Data.

Editing Data with Editable Grids

Handling Master-Details Relationships with Details Screens

Editing the Screen Navigation Control

Customizing the Look and Feel of Screens

Implementing Data Validation.

Validation on Master-Details Relationships

Summary

Part II Manipulating Data

Chapter 5 Customizing Data Validation

Understanding the Validation Model

Built-In Validation Rules

Writing Custom Validation Rules

Client Validation: Validating Entity Properties

Client and Server Validation: Validating a Single Entity.

Data Validation on the Server: Validating Entity Collections

Validation in Master-Details Relationships

For the Experts: Implementing Complex Validation Rules with theNET Framework

Summary

Chapter 6 Querying, Filtering, and Sorting Data

Querying Data in LightSwitch

Applying Filters.

Applying Filters at the Data Level

Understanding the Query Event Model

Applying Filters at the Screen Level

Applying Sorting Logic

Sorting at the Data Level.

Sorting at the Screen Level

Basing Queries on Other Queries.

Summary

Chapter 7 Customizing Applications with Buttons, COM Automation, and Extensions

Customizing the Command Bars.

Adding Built-In Buttons to the Screen Command Bar

Adding and Managing Custom Buttons

Handling More-Complex Scenarios with COM Interoperability

Downloading, Installing, and Using Extensions

Extensions Types in Visual Studio LightSwitch.

Downloading and Installing Extensions.

Using Extensions

Summary

Chapter 8 Aggregating Data from Different Data Sources

Connecting to SQL Server Databases.

Installing the Sample Northwind Database.

Creating New Applications on Existing SQL Server Databases.

Aggregating Data from Existing Databases into LightSwitch Applications

Database in the Cloud: Connecting to SQL Azure

Establishing Connections to SQL Azure

Creating a SQL Azure Database

Connecting LightSwitch Applications to SQL Azure.

Collaboration: Working with Lists from SharePoint 2010

Running the Default Website

Configuring a Vacation Plan Calendar on SharePoint 2010

Extending LightSwitch Applications with SharePoint Data.

Summary

Part III Securing and Deploying Applications

Chapter 9 Implementing Authentication and Authorization

Understanding Authentication

Implementing Windows Authentication.

Setting Up the Development Environment.

Authorization: Settings Permissions

Writing the Permission Logic

Permission Logic on Entities.

Permission Logic on the User Interface.

Debugging the Application.

Creating User Roles and Administering the Application

Implementing Forms Authentication

Publishing Applications with Forms Authentication

Testing the Application with Different Credentials

Permission Elevation on Server Code

Summary

Chapter 10 Deploying LightSwitch Applications

Deployment Fundamentals

Understanding 2-Tier and 3-Tier Applications.

Preparing the Application for Deployment.

Specifying the Application Name and Logo.

Styling the Application

Runtime Settings

Localizing an Application.

Deploying 2-Tier Applications

Client Configuration

Application Server Configuration

Publish Output.

Database Connections

Prerequisites

Other Connections

Specifying a Certificate

Publish Summary

Publishing and Deploying the Application.

Deploying 3-Tier Applications

Configuring the Target Web Server

Publishing the Application

Remotely Publishing to a Web Server

Creating and Importing Packages into IIS

Deploying to Windows Azure

Preparing Applications to Deployment

Summary

Part IV Advanced LightSwitch

Chapter 11 Handling Events in Code

Working with Entities in Code.

Understanding Data Objects

Handling Data Events in Code

Handling Custom Query Events in Code

Handling Screen Events in Code

Button Methods

General Methods

Collection Methods

Launching Screens Programmatically

Opening Screens Without Passing Parameters

Opening Screens by Passing Parameters

Summary

Chapter 12 Dissecting a LightSwitch Application

Applications Architecture and Tiers

Architecture Overview

Understanding the Data Access and Storage Tiers

Understanding the Logic Tier.

Understanding the Presentation Tier

Dissecting LightSwitch Projects.

Overview of LightSwitch Solutions

Server-Side Projects

Middle-Tier Projects

Client-Side Projects

Summary

Chapter 13 Advanced LightSwitch with Visual Studio 2010

Managing the Application Life Cycle with TFS 2010.

Connecting to Team Foundation Server.

Creating New Team Projects

Submitting Projects to Source Control.

Creating and Assigning Work Items

Retrieving Specific Project Versions with Version Control

Automating Builds

Code Metrics

Unit Testing Your Helper Code

Creating a Test Project

Creating Unit Tests

Analyzing the Execution Flow with IntelliTrace

IntelliTrace Options

IntelliTrace in Action with LightSwitch

IntelliTrace Log Files

Summary

Chapter 14 Debugging LightSwitch Applications

Debugging Applications.

The Error List Tool Window.

Breakpoints and Data Tips.

Debugging in Steps

About Runtime Errors.

The Edit and Continue Feature

Advanced Debugging Instrumentation

Breakpoints and Trace Points Unleashed.

Showing a Variables Value in the Locals Window.

Evaluating Expressions in the Command Window

Understanding the Method Calls Flow in the Call Stack Window

Watch Windows

Analyzing Threads with the Threads Window.

Understanding Debugger Visualizers

Debugging in Code.

The Debug Class.

Using Debugger Attributes in Code.

Summary

Part V Extensibility

Chapter 15 Customizing the IDE

Customizing Visual Studio LightSwitch

Customizing Commands and Toolbars

Customizing an Existing Toolbar

Creating a New Custom Toolbar.

Managing User Settings

Exporting Settings

Importing Settings

Using, Creating, and Managing Reusable Code Snippets

Using Code Snippets

The Code Snippet Manager

Creating and Using Custom Code Snippets

Summary

Chapter 16 Customizing Applications with Custom Controls

Building Custom Controls

Creating Controls with Visual Studio 2010

Implementing and Aggregating Chart Controls.

Binding the User Control to Data and the Screen

Integrating Bing Maps

Claiming Your Bing Maps Developer Keys.

Making Bing Maps Available to LightSwitch

Updating Entities to Support Bing Maps

Adding Bing Maps to Screens.

Summary

Chapter 17 Implementing Printing and Reporting

Using the Office Integration Extension

Overview of the Class Library

Creating Emails and Appointments with

Microsoft Outlook

Exporting to Microsoft Word and to PDF

Importing and Exporting Data with

Microsoft Excel 2010

Using SQL Server Reporting Services

Reporting Extensions from Microsoft Partners

XtraReports from Developer Express

NetAdvantage for LightSwitch from Infragistics

OLAP Extension from Component One.

Telerik Reporting for Silverlight.

Using Custom Controls for Printing and Reporting

Creating a Visual Report as a User Control

Displaying the Report in the User Interface

Silverlight’s Printing APIs

Summary

Chapter 18 LightSwitch Extensibility: Themes, Shells, Controls, and Screens

Understanding the Extensibility Model

Creating Themes

Creating a New Extensibility Project

Setting Extension Properties

Adding a Theme to the Extensibility Project.

Editing Themes with Visual Studio 2010.

Editing Themes with Expression Blend 4

Making the Green Theme

Testing the Custom Theme.

Creating Custom Shells

Creating Extensibility Projects for Custom Shells

Editing the Official Sample from Microsoft

Sharing Custom Controls.

Available Control Types

Creating Control Extensions.

Creating Screen Templates

Designing Custom Screen Templates

Implementing the IScreenTemplate Properties

Generating the Screen Content Tree.

Adding Code to the Screen.

Testing the Screen Template

Screen Templates Tips and Tricks

Summary

Chapter 19 LightSwitch Extensibility: Data and Extension Deployment

Creating Business Types.

Implementing a New Business Type

Implementing the Data Type Definition

Implementing Data Validation.

Designing Controls

Testing the Extension

Creating and Using Custom Data Sources with WCF RIA Services

TheNET Framework for WCF RIA Services

Creating WCF RIA Services to Work with XML Data

Calling WCF RIA Services from LightSwitch Applications

Calling Stored Procedures Through WCF RIA Services

Sharing Custom Data Sources

Testing Custom Data Sources

Handling Connection Strings

Deploying Extensions to Others.

Preparing the Deployment Manifest.

Uploading VSIX Packages to the Visual Studio Gallery

Releasing Extension Updates

Summary

Appendixes

Appendix A Installing and Configuring Visual Studio LightSwitch

Installing Visual Studio LightSwitch

Managing the Offline Documentation

Appendix B Useful Resources

MSDN Resources

LightSwitch Developer Center.

LightSwitch How-Do-I Videos

LightSwitch Blogs

LightSwitch Forums

Training Kit and Starter Kits

Extensibility Center

The Visual Studio Gallery.

Code Samples

Social Networks.

Community Resources.

Visual Studio LightSwitch Help Website.

LightSwitch Video Training on MyVBProf.com

The CodeProject

StackOverflow

Italian LightSwitch Tips & Tricks Community.

Other LightSwitch Blogs and Websites.

Third-Party Extensions

Document Toolkit for LightSwitch.

RSSBus Data Providers

Infragistics NetAdvantage Light Edition

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