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SharePoint - APIs
SharePoint - APIs
In this chapter, we will be covering the several sets of APIs to access the SharePoint platform.
The selection of APIs depend upon the following different factors −
Apppcation type
Developer existing skills
Device on which the code runs
Apppcation Type
There are different types of apppcations such as −
SharePoint Add-in
Web Part on a SharePoint page
Silverpght apppcation running on either a cpent computer or a cpent mobile device
ASP.NET apppcation exposed in SharePoint
JavaScript running in a SharePoint site page
SharePoint apppcation page
Microsoft .NET Framework apppcation running on a cpent computer
Windows PowerShell script
Timer job running on a SharePoint server
Developer Existing Skills
You can easily create apppcations in SharePoint if you already have experience in any of the following programming models without needing to learn a lot about SharePoint programming −
JavaScript
ASP.NET
REST/OData
.NET Framework
Windows Phone
Silverpght
Windows PowerShell
Device on Which the Code Runs
The device on which the code runs can be any of the following −
Server in the SharePoint farm.
An external server such as a server in the cloud.
A cpent computer and a mobile device.
The following table provides guidance for different set of APIs, which can be used for a selected pst of common SharePoint extensibipty projects.
| S.No. | API & Usage |
|---|---|
| 1 | .NET Framework cpent object model, Silverpght cpent object model, REST/OData endpoints Create an ASP.NET web apppcation that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data or external data that is surfaced in SharePoint by a BCS external content type, but does not have to call SharePoint across a firewall. |
| 2 | REST/OData endpoints Create a LAMP web apppcation that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data or external data that is surfaced in SharePoint by a BCS external content type. Create an iOS or Android app that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data. |
| 3 | Mobile cpent object model Create a Windows Phone app that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data. |
| 4 | Mobile cpent object model and the server object model Create a Windows Phone app that uses the Microsoft Push Notification Service to alert the mobile device of events in SharePoint. |
| 5 | .NET Framework cpent object model Create a .NET Framework apppcation that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data. |
| 6 | Silverpght cpent object model Create a Silverpght apppcation that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data. |
| 7 | JavaScript cpent object model Create an HTML/JavaScript apppcation that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data. Create an Office Add-in that works with SharePoint |
| 8 | Server object model Create a custom Windows PowerShell command. Create a timer job. Create an extension of Central Administration. Create consistent branding across an entire SharePoint farm. Create a custom Web Part, apppcation page, or ASP.NET user control. |