So far i am developing the Windows Phone application that make an Wallet API to work for Wallet in Windows Phone 8. Normally we can use Deal object to add the deals into the Wallet application. But in every attempt, added deal does not have an option to edit. However if it is added through build in Wallet app, Obviously it has an Edit option. I am cracking my head for this problem for a long time. Could you please any one can help me to enable the Edit option through Deal API ?
That's intentional. Think about the zen of a wallet. When a user inputs a deal manually it doesn't mean anything to anyoe but the user. When your app creates a deal it means something to other people (to cashier looking at it, the machine scanning the barcode, etc). So it's important your deals don't get changed by the user.
Your locally stored deals on the phone are only a facade to deals stored on the server. So if you want to update those , you'll need to create a WalletAgent, pull data from a remote source and update those deals in the background.
Here's a code sample of a trivial WalletAgent that always marks all your wallet items as "Attention needed". Obviously this would be a good place to query a remote web service and update your WalletItem properties.
public class myWalletAgent : WalletAgent
{
protected override void OnRefreshData(RefreshDataEventArgs args)
{
foreach (WalletItem item in args.Items)
{
item.SetUserAttentionRequiredNotification(true);
}
base.OnRefreshData(args);
NotifyComplete();
}
}
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I wrote an application that use grpc with ASP.NET client/server.
This application is built for watch and inform about some operations.
Because I would to have an application also compatible with linux, I transformed it in a dll, then for Windows I made a little exe that uses it, with an icon in the systray.
It works for Windows, I must test for linux except for a part, I would to get the addresses used by the server after launching... it works if I back the dll in console mode, but with the short "launcher" it's impossible (add by edit) to get the addresses with the code i wrote between balises, BUT you can connect to the server (by example i changed port in config file to verify if it was not an address by default and it works.). My problem is only to retrieve addresses after launch, i need them to add the possibility to receive a mail with addresses to connect, show them in systray..
Yesterday I found this way to get addresses used:
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app,...)
{
string ServerAddress = app.ServerFeatures.Get<IServerAddressesFeature().Addresses.FirstOrDefault();
// ---
}
with the short launcher the string is null while it works when I back transform the dll as a program and launch it.
I would to have an easy way, without to make big modifications when I make an app for a system or another, I have chosen what was the more compatible and would to stay in this way if possible. I know i could make an identifier to know on which system I then launch according to the OS, but i hoped to find another way in case I want to make something else with this app.
Edit:
It seems it could be a problem between the fact to launch a systray that launch Kestrel. I'm beginner with Asp .net. I copy/paste contract and constructor to the systray, it seems i have the same problem (i used a different port). I can connect but IApplicationBuilder don't have the list of adresses used.
How can I directly read a value from Windows Service with VB6?
I wrote a Windows Service with C# which generate a string and I want to read this value with VB6.
For example, Windows Service Application generate a string variable like this for each 10 second:
string id = "1422144";
after 10 second
string id = "2462778";
I want to read this values with VB6 each 10 second. I can read it from text file when I create and write this value to text with Windows Service but I don't want to create a text file. Thanks in advance.
To use MSMQ (Message Queue) approach (note, I've not checked this exhaustively so it's just to get started):
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973860.aspx
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=131272&seqNum=6
To create self-hosted OWIN Web Api 2.0 service, I'd recommend using TopShelf (I've done this myself, but too much overhead for just passing a simple string along):
https://codeopinion.com/self-host-asp-net-web-api-as-a-windows-service/
Other options:
Communicate via TCP/IP directly
Use a database (server updates, VB6 reads)
use compicated system of arduino-activated relays to cause mice to take particular paths in a maze, and detect their movements (note: not entirely serious)
Lots of things I've not thought of
I've installed a MSPL script to redirect INVITE audio messages to the UCMA sip address
I'm currently writing a UCMA app for Skype for Business to:
receive incoming calls
accept the call
create a conference call
add a trusted participant to the conference
create a recording instance on the trusted participant audio flow to record the conversation
The last thing I need to do is add the To caller URI to the conference call.
I've tried to invite the new participant into the conference using the code examples from this article, but I get an exception saying there are no AvailableMediaTypes in the conversation.
public static async void InviteToConference(string destinationUri)
{
//Create a new conversation for the application endpoint.
_toConversation = new Conversation(_server.ApplicationEndPoint);
var conferenceInviteSettings = new ConferenceInvitationSettings();
conferenceInviteSettings.ConferenceUri = _conferenceUri;
ConferenceInvitation invitation = new ConferenceInvitation(_toConversation, conferenceInviteSettings);
try
{
await invitation.DeliverAsync(destinationUri);
}
catch (InvalidOperationException)
{
// Conversation was terminated while trying to add participant.
}
}
Can someone please show me what I need to do to add / invite a participant into a conference call?
It would be even better if someone could show me how to record a Skype for Business call without the need to create a conference, as a conference can't be forwarded.
Your code looks like the old way (UCMA 3) of doing it. Have you tried this.
e.g.
McuDialOutOptions mcuDialOutOptions = new McuDialOutOptions();
mcuDialOutOptions.ParticipantUri = "sip:alice#contoso.com";
mcuDialOutOptions.ParticipantDisplayName = "Alice";
mcuDialOutOptions.PreferredLanguage = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-us");
conversation.ConferenceSession.AudioVideoMcuSession.BeginDialOut("tel:+14255551234", mcuDialOutOptions, dialOutCallback, state);
Using this sort of method to record very specific and low traffic should be fine but when you start to scale it up then you are going to hit all sorts of problems.
As for how to do it without a conference:
There is no way to do it fully with the supplied Microsoft API's.
What you have to do is implement, buy or use open source libraries for the following pieces:
sniff network packets
decode RTP/SRTP streams
decode the audio and/or video codecs used between the callers
encode streams into your desired format and save somewhere
To get access to the SRTP streams encryption setup and to figure out what the dynamic payload types for the audio/video codecs used, you also need to know the SDP offered and answered between the calling parties. You also need access to the SIP traffic to determine the calling parties to know who called who. This can be a lot more trouble than what it seems...
To get the SIP/SDP information there are two options that I know of:
Skype/Lync Server SDK (MSPL / Server Application) to see most of the SIP traffic. This is what I've used to implement a recording solution.
Skype/Lync SDN SDK - I haven't used this API but it seems to give access to the SDP so it should work.
If you get all these peices into place then the next problem is you can only "record" (basically "sniff") what you can see. If you can't see the RTP/SRTP traffic you can't record the calls.
So you need to have the sniffer part of the recording software on areas of the network that see the traffic you want to record. For example if you wish to record all PSTN calls, you can have a network spanning port off the Skype mediation servers.
If you wish to record ALL calls, then that gets a lot harder. You most likely need to either:
Force all media trafic to go through a known place (like the Edge server) and put sniffers on the that network.
Have lots of sniffers in strategic areas of the network to capture most RTP/SRTP traffic.
The problems with the above solutions are:
Forcing all the traffic through one point can cause performance issues (like you will see with your conference setup) once load starts to increase. Also forcing external (edge server users) and/or federated calls through this one point can cause a problems. Think edger server user calls to edge server users where the media traffic may not even go into your network at all but live only on the internet. Forcing the trafficing into your network can cause performance issues.
When not forcing all the traffic through one point, you may never be see all skype user to skype user calls depending on your network setup. Calls between Edge server skype users are even more of a problem as the media traffic may not even enter your network at all.
On top of all that there are the general problems of storage management (recording after a while will start taking up a large amount of disk space) and call recording management (e.g. searching for a specific call) and user security around these recordings to deal with. I'm sure I'm missing a lot but those are the basics.
If recording in not going to be a core component, you could just buy a 3rd party call recording solution that supports Lync/Skype.
Similar to this question which invokes the Windows 10 store to allow a user to write a review or rate an app, I'd also like to be able to invoke the Windows 10 Feedback app and allow users to provide feedback there.
I cannot seem to find much information on:
How this works in general. Can any old app use this service? (I
notice it just kind of shows whatever apps I have running)
How to invoke the Windows Feedback app with my package id
In short - not that I can see.
Other apps are invoked via protocol activation. I haven't seen this documented for the feedback app though so I have to err on the side of 'we haven't made this available yet' (I'm still checking though)
Here's an overall guide to the process http://blog.jerrynixon.com/2012/10/walkthrough-using-windows-8-custom.html?m=1
When I look in the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol I see (shortened a tad)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.WindowsFeedback...\ActivatableClassId\App.AppX7eaybq6p4x7d4jgd6w6jk7r5dg6yhmbf.mca\CustomProperties]
"Name"="windows-feedback"
So - give that a try via launching windows-feedback
If I do Windows Key-R (run): windows-feedback://
it works fine so this should work:
var uri = new Uri(#"windows-feedback://");
var success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri);
if (success)
{
// URI launched
}
else
{
// URI launch failed
}
Update
I've done some searching and it seems the magic parameter there is
windows-feedback:?contextid=522
That launches the NFL feedback for example. This is a predetermined number - I'm not sure how one gets on this list though.
I need some help to find a good pattern for a custom application insights metric.
Environment
I have a custom Windows Service running on multiple Azure VMs.
I can successfull add Events to my Monitoring instance on Azure.
Goal
I want to create a custom metric that allows me to monitor if my windows services are running and responding per instance. It would be perfect if it acts like the respond timeout in website metric.
Each service instance has a custom maschine related identifier, like:
TelemetryClient telemetry = new TelemetryClient();
telemetry.Context.Device.Id = FingerPrint.Instance;
Now I wnat to create a alert if one of my Service instances (Context.Device.Id) is not running or responding.
Question
How to achive this?
Is it even possible or usefull to Monitor multiple instance of one service type onside on application insight? Or must I open one single application insight per instance?
Can anybody help me?
Response to Paul's answere
Track Metric Use TrackMetric to send metrics that are not attached to particular events. For example, you could monitor a queue length at regular intervals.
If I do so, whats happens if my server made a restart (update or somethink) and my service don't start up. Now the service did't send a TrackMetric to the application insight and no alert is raised because the value don't drop below 1, but the Service is still not running.
Regards Steffen
I found a good working solution, with only a few simple steps.
1) Implement a HttpListener instance on a service port (for example 8181) with a simple text response "200: OK"
2) Add a matching endpoint to the azure VM imstande
3) Create a default web test on "myVM.cloudapp.net:8181" with checkup of response text
Work great so far and matches all my needs! :)
Per the documentation on Azure portal:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/app-insights-api-custom-events-metrics/#track-metric
Track Metric
Use TrackMetric to send metrics that are not attached to particular events. For example, you could monitor a queue length at regular intervals.
Metrics are displayed as statistical charts in metric explorer, but unlike events, you can't search for individual occurrences in diagnostic search.
Metric values should be >= 0 to be correctly displayed.
c# code looks like this
private void Run() {
var appInsights = new TelemetryClient();
while (true) {
Thread.Sleep(60000);
appInsights.TrackMetric("Queue", queue.Length);
}
}
I don't think there is currently a good way to accomplish this. What you're actually looking for is a way to detect a "stale heartbeat." For example, if your service was sending up an event "Service Health is okay", you'd want an alert that you haven't received one of those events in a certain amount of time. There aren't any date/time conditional operators in AI's alert system.
Microsoft might explain that this scenario is not intended to be satisfied by AI, as this is more of a "health checking" system's responsibility, like SCOM or Operation Insights or something else entirely.
I agree this is something that needs a solution, and using AI for it would be wonderful (I've already attempted to accomplish the same thing with no luck); I just think "they" will say its not a scenario in the realm of responsibility for AI.