CSOM in SharePoint 2013

Sahil Malik
www.winsmarts.com
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 What is CSOM?

Server side object model - Microsoft.SharePoint.*

Has to run on the server
Client side object model Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.*

Client Application
 How CSOM works

Create a ClientContext

Use Load/LoadQuery to specify what data you wish to get

Get data using ExecuteQuery/ExecuteQueryAsync

Make changes to data

Save data using ExecuteQuery/ExecuteQueryAsync

 How CSOM works

Client Application Server

Sequence of Client.svc
commands:
command 1;
command 2; Execute commands
command 3; in the batch:
XML
context.ExecuteQuery(); command 1;
command 2;
command 3;
JSON
Process results Send results back
 ClientContext

Represents the context for SharePoint objects and operations.

Important Load Methods

Important Execute Methods

 Client Objects

Server .NET Managed Silverlight JavaScript

(Microsoft (Microsoft.SharePoint (Microsoft.SharePoint (SP.js)
.SharePoint) .Client) .Client.Silverlight)
SPContext ClientContext ClientContext ClientContext

SPSite Site Site Site

SPWeb Web Web Web

SPList List List List

SPListItem ListItem ListItem ListItem

SPField Field Field Field

Member names mostly the same from server to client

(e. g., SPWeb.QuickLaunchEnabled = Web.QuickLaunchEnabled)

JavaScript frequently has get_ set_ methods instead of properties

Load vs LoadQuery
Update Data
ExecuteQuery vs ExecuteQueryAsync
Upload file using CSOM
 CSOM Thick Client

Add references to the following DLLs in the ISAPI folder,

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll
Microsoft.SharePoint.Runtime.dll
Other such references if you need them.
http://blah.winsmarts.com/2010-3-
Integrating_Silverlight_BING_Maps_with_SharePoint_2010.aspx

Demo

CSOM Thick Client

 CSOM Silverlight

Add references to the following DLLs in the _layouts/ClientBin folder,

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll
Microsoft.SharePoint.Runtime.dll
Other such references if you need them.
I am going to skip this demo

CSOM Silverlight
http://www.pluralsight.com/training/Courses/TableOfContents/sp2010-client-object-model
 CSOM - JavaScript

<%@ Register Tagprefix="SharePoint"

Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls"
Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=15.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c"
%>

<SharePoint:ScriptLink ID="ScriptLink1"
Name="SP.js" runat="server" OnDemand="false"
Localizable="false"
LoadAfterUI="True"></SharePoint:ScriptLink>
Referencing CSOM by hand
Demo

CSOM JavaScript
 Summary and Whats next?

A basic intro to REST and CSOM

Deeper dive into CSOM
Deeper dive into REST

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