Friday, February 29th, 2008
Windows Live Teasers before Mix
Category: JavaScript, Library
, Microsoft
Today though, Dare Obasanjo posted a slew of Windows Live news on several APIs.
The big meta message is the fact that "Microsoft Standardizes on AtomPub". Now I feel like it is time for me to open a pub in the valley and one in Seattle called "The AtomPub" ;)
On the JavaScript side we have the Windows Live Messenger Library where they implemented it in Script#:
The Messenger Library is written in C# and compiled into JavaScript using Script#. Messenger Library applications can be written in either C# (with Script#) or JavaScript. Messenger Library applications can be built using ASP.NET and ASP.NET Ajax, or they can be built independently of the .NET framework.
The code looks very C#-y:
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try {
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var hash = window.location.hash.substr(1);
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if (window.location.replace == null)
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window.location.replace = window.location.assign;
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window.location.replace("about:blank");
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var name = hash.split("/")[0];
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var win = null;
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if (name && (name != ".parent"))
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win = window.parent.frames[name];
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else
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win = window.parent.parent;
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if (win.Microsoft) {
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win.Microsoft.Live.Channels.Mux._recv_chunk(hash);
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}
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} catch (ex) {
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/* ignore */
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}
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You can also use a high level widget to embed chat, which you can see on Dare's space:
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That’s pretty cool. Pardon my ignorance but is there a way to do that with any of the other messengers (aim, google, yahoo)?
@JonBad
I think that you can do that with Meebo.
If you open “The AtomPub” Seattle I will be your best customer and proponent.
I can also build, staff, and manage your bar, if you’d like. Does Seattle have a good geek bar? Damn, that would be awesome. I actually know someone looking to open a location right now, drop me a line.
/dreamingIf you want that chat widget on your own site, go to the The Windows Live Messenger IM Control page. There you can create easily you own widget.
It is a iframe thing…