20482 – Advanced Windows Store App Development Using HTML5 and JavaScript

This module describes the essential Windows Store app features.

• Review of Windows Store App Essentials – Presentation
• Review of Windows Store App Essentials and the Windows 8 Ecosystem

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe basic Windows Store app concepts related to the app presentation.
• Describe basic Windows Store app concepts related to integration with the Windows 8 ecosystem.

This module explains how to add animations and transitions to improve the user experience by using JavaScript APIs and CSS.

• Using Animation
• Working with Transitions and Transformations

• Creating Animations in a Windows Store App
• Creating Transitions and Transformations in a Windows Store App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the built-in WinJS animation library and CSS animations.
• Apply transitions and transformations.

This module explains how to localise the Windows Store application User Interface.

• Working with Resource Files
• Implementing Culture-Specific Formatting

• Create and Consume Resource Files
• Apply Culture-Specific Formatting

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and consume localised resources.
• Apply language-specific formatting for a multi-lingual application.

This module explains how to brand Windows Store app and improve the loading experience with a splash screen.

• Customising the Splash Screen
• Branding the User Interface

• Create a Customised Splash Screen
• Branding a Windows Store App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and present a splash screen.
• Differentiate Windows Store apps by branding.

This module explains how to use various storage mechanisms, choose a suitable caching strategy for a Windows Store app, and use advanced file access methods.

• Windows Store App Storage Options
• Implementing Data Caching
• Advanced File Functionality

• Cache Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the storage mechanisms available to Windows Store apps.
• Describe caching strategies.
• Describe advanced file access options.

This module explains how to create custom controls, extend templated controls, and create and consume WinMD components.

• Creating Custom Controls
• Extending Existing Controls
• Consuming WinMD Components

• Create and Use a Custom Control
• Consume a WinMD Component

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create reusable custom controls.
• Create and extend templated controls.
• Consume a WinMD component.

This module explains how to implement the Print and Settings contracts and the Play To API.

• The Print Contract
• The Play To Contract

• Print a single page
• Print multiple pages

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Print by using the print contact.
• Describe the Play To API.

This module explains how to work with the Push Notification Service (WNS).

• The Push Notification Service (WNS)
• Communicating with the Push Notification Service (WNS)

• Manage a Windows Notification Service (WNS) Channel

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the Push Notification Service (WNS).
• Work with push notifications.

This module explains how to capture media with the camera and microphone.

• Using CameraCaptureUI to Capture Pictures, Videos or Audio
• Using MediaCapture to Capture Pictures, Video, or Audio

• Capture video using the CameraCaptureUI API
• Capture image using the MediaCapture API

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use the CameraCaptureUI API.
• Use the MediaCapture API.

This module explains how to create and consume background tasks.

• Creating Background Tasks
• Consuming Background Tasks in a Windows Store App

• Create and Consume a Background Task
• Consume a Background Task

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create background tasks.
• Consume background tasks.

This module explains how to discover device capabilities, interact with devices, and act upon sensor data.

• Working with Sensors
• Working with Devices

• Use the orientation sensor
• Use location services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Discover sensors, test their availability, and handle sensor events.
• Discover device availability, enumerate devices and their capabilities and properties, and use them.

This module explains how implement trial licensing and in-app purchasing and advertising.

• Implementing Trial Functionality in a Windows Store App
• Implement In-App Purchases
• Advertising in a Windows Store App

• Use Windows.Store Classes to Support Trial App Conversion
• Implement In-App Purchasing in an App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement trial functionality and transition to a full license.
• Implement in-app purchases.
• Implement advertising functionality.

This module explains how to manage Windows authentication and web authentication in Windows Store apps.

• Managing Windows Authentication
• Managing Web Authentication
• Encryption in Windows Store Apps

• Encrypt User Information
• Use ACS Authentication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Authenticate using Windows Live Authentication.
• Authenticate using web authentication protocols.
• Encrypt data.

This module explains how to diagnose problems and monitor Windows Store app behaviour by using tracing and profiling tools and APIs.

• Tracing a Windows Store App
• Profiling a Windows Store App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Trace a Windows Store app.
• Profile a Windows Store app.