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You're reading from Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013 The search engine in SharePoint 2013 is a refreshed version and this book will show you how to make the most of it with a range of methodologies for developing search-driven applications. JavaScript experience required.

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2013

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781782171003

Length 106 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

SharePoint Framework

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

Johnny Tordgeman

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Learning Search-driven Application Development with SharePoint 2013

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

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Preface

1. Getting Started with SharePoint 2013 Search

2. Using the Out of the Box Search Components FREE CHAPTER

3. Using the New CSOM and RESTful APIs

4. Customizing the Look

5. Extending Beyond SharePoint

Index

Using the new client-side APIs

For the first time in SharePoint history, Microsoft treats client-side developing as a first-class citizen in SharePoint. With a set of RESTful APIs that provide access to almost every aspect of SharePoint and a redesigned client-side object model, we, SharePoint developers, can create powerful and engaging client-side applications.

Search, which is a major element in SharePoint 2013, embraces the new methodology and enables us to develop search-driven applications using JavaScript and managed code (C#).

Before we go ahead and discuss the usage of the new client-side APIs, let's dive into what these APIs are.

RESTful API

REST (or Representational State Transfer) is a simple alternative to SOAP (or Simple Object Access Protocol) based on an HTTP request/response pair. To communicate with a REST service, the client sends an HTTP request using a unique URI (Unique Resource Identifier).