Learning Windows Azure Mobile Services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 -- Table of Contents -- Learning Windows Azure Mobile Services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Instant Updates on New Packt Books -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Preparing the Windows Azure Mobile Services Portal -- Choosing a subscription -- Pay-as-you-go subscription -- Basic and Standard subscriptions -- Free trial -- Creating a Windows Azure account -- Creating a mobile service -- Mobile Services features -- Managing keys -- Mobile service dashboard -- Configure -- Scale -- Logs -- Summary -- 2. Start Developing with Windows Azure Mobile Services -- Preparing our development environment -- Requirement for hardware -- Setting up the software -- Requirement for store accounts -- Creating apps from the portal -- Connecting existing apps to Windows Azure Mobile Services -- Adding a Connected Service in Visual Studio 2013 -- Manually installing the SDK in Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone -- Creating a table -- Writing a model of the table -- Interacting with the table -- Summary -- 3. Securing Data and Protecting the User -- Configuring permissions -- Rules for choosing permissions -- Authentication providers -- Authentication -- Registering for Windows Live Connect Single Sign-on -- Authentication in the app -- Logging in -- Storing credentials -- Logging out -- The DataServiceBase class -- REST API and the master key -- Summary -- 4. Service Customization with Scripts.

Understanding table scripts -- Level-insert table script example -- Score-insert script example -- Score-read script example -- API scripts -- Creating an API script -- High-score API script -- Script debugging and logs -- Scheduling -- Working locally with Git -- Pulling the repository -- Updating our repository -- Adding scripts manually -- Pushing back changes -- Implementing NPM modules -- Summary -- 5. Implementing Push Notifications -- Understanding Push Notification Service flow -- Setting up Windows Store apps -- Setting up tiles -- Setting up badges -- Setting up Windows Phone 8 apps -- Service scripts -- WNS scripts for Store apps -- Sending toast notifications -- Sending tile notifications -- Sending multiple tiles -- Sending badge notifications -- MPNS scripts for Windows Phone apps -- Sending toast notifications -- Sending tile notifications -- Summary -- 6. Scaling Up with the Notifications Hub -- Configuring the Hub -- Setting up Windows Store and Windows Phone 8 apps -- Calling the hub from scripts -- Creating WNS scripts (for Store apps) -- Sending toast notifications -- Sending tile notifications -- Sending badge notifications -- Creating MPNS scripts (for Windows Phone 8 apps) -- Sending toast notifications -- Sending tile notifications -- Backend services -- Targeting audience using tags -- Summary -- 7. Best Practices for Web-connected Apps -- App certification requirements for the Windows Store -- UX guidelines -- Implementing a privacy policy -- Checking the network connection -- Managing notifications settings -- Implementing settings pages -- Summary -- Index.