Time

This provider can be used to build a very basic provider, register it with the system, and have it return some data to the caller. Some calculations are performed on the server side in order to return the current time of the MPS Server.

Visual Studio 2003

To register the Time Provider Sample in Visual Studio 2003

In Visual Studio2003, from the File menu, point to Open, then click to select Project.
Navigate to the folder where the sample providers are installed, which by default should be: <SystemDrive> :Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Development\Samples\CSharp\1.1\GetTime
Open the TimeProvideProvider.csproj file.
Once open, build the project (Ctl-Shift-B).
Navigate to the project's \\bin\debug folder and view the namespace file that has been generated (in the format of: GetTime_ns.xml).

You can open up Provisioning Manager and import this namespace, or go to a command prompt, navigate to <SystemDrive> :Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Development\Samples\CSharp\1.1\GetTime and use the 'provnamespace' command to register the namespace with MPS with the following command: Provnamespace GetTimeVB_ns.xml

Now a request can be submitted from the command line in order to test the provider. Create a sample request, similar to the following:

<request>
  <data />
  <procedure>
	<execute namespace="SDK Time Provider" procedure="Get Server Time">
	<after source="executeData" destination="data" mode="merge" />
	</execute>
  </procedure>
</request>

Submit the request to MPS, and the response from MPS should look similar to this sample:

<response>
  <data>
	<serverTime>06:30:49 AM GMT</serverTime>
  </data>
</response>

Visual Studio 2005

You can follow the same steps as those provided in Visual Studio 2003 to register this sample provider. Or, you can use the MPS SDK Visual Studio add-ins to register providers from the Solution Explorer instead.

To register the Time Provider Sample in Visual Studio 2005 using MPS SDK add-in features

In Visual Studio 2005, from the File menu, point to Open, then click to select Project.
Navigate to the folder where the sample providers are installed, which by default should be: <SystemDrive>:Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Development\Samples\CSharp\2.0\GetTime
In the project's Solution Explorer, choose to Show All Files. The project should show a bin/debug folder.
Within the debug folder, double-click to open the namespace file.
Now, right-click on the file in the main window and choose 'Register Namespace'.

The MPS Output window should indicate that the namespace was registered successfully. A new namespace beginning with the letters "SDK" should now show up in the Provisioning Manager, and refreshing the Namespace Browser window in Visual Studio should yield the same result.

You can send a sample request using the method described in Visual Studio 2003 above or you can create one by right-clicking on the procedure and choosing 'Create Sample Request'. If there are any inputs to modify, change them and save the file.

The request will be similar to the following example:

<request>
  <data />
  <procedure>
	<execute namespace="SDK Time Provider" procedure="Get Server Time">
	<after source="executeData" destination="data" mode="merge" />
	</execute>
  </procedure>
</request>

Submit the request to MPS, and the response from MPS should look similar to this sample:

<response>
  <data>
	<serverTime>06:30:49 AM GMT</serverTime>
  </data>
</response>

A test can also be run from within Visual Studio 2005 by opening the MPS Development Tools.

To test the Time Sample Provider within Visual Studio 2005

In the MPS Namespace Explorer window, navigate to the 'SDK Time Provider CS' provider.
Click on the Get Server Time Method nested below this provider.
In the MPS Procedure Browser Window, right-click on the Provider call (SDK Time Provider CS::Get Server Time) and select Execute. The output window will appear, and will show the request and the response of the MPS call.

VB.NET

To register the Time Provider Sample in Visual Studio 2005

In Visual Studio 2005, from the File menu, point to Open, then click to select Project.
Navigate to the folder where the sample providers are installed, which by default should be: <SystemDrive>:Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Development\Samples\VBNet\2.0\GetTime
Open the TimeProviderVB.vbproj file.
Once open, build the project (Ctl-Shift-B).
Navigate to the project's \\bin\debug folder and view the namespace file that has been generated (in the format of: TimeProviderVB_ns.xml).

You can open up Provisioning Manager and import this namespace, or go to a command prompt, navigate to <SystemDrive>:Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Development\Samples\VBNet\2.0\GetTime and use the 'provnamespace' command to register the namespace with MPS with the following command: Provnamespace TimeProviderVB_ns.xml

To register the Time Provider Sample in Visual Studio 2005 using MPS SDK add-in features

In Visual Studio 2005, from the File menu, point to Open, then click to select Project.
Navigate to the folder where the sample providers are installed, which by default should be: <SystemDrive>:Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Development\Samples\VBNet\2.0\GetTime
In the project's Solution Explorer, choose to Show All Files. The project should show a bin/debug folder.
Within the debug folder, double-click to open the namespace file.
Now, right-click on the file in the main window and choose 'Register Namespace'.

Now a request can be submitted from the command line in order to test the provider. Create a sample request, similar to the following:

<request>
  <data />
  <procedure>
	<execute namespace="SDK Time Provider VB" procedure="Get Server Time">
	<after source="executeData" destination="data" mode="merge" />
	</execute>
  </procedure>
</request>

Submit the request to MPS, and the response from MPS should be similar to the following sample:

<response>
  <data>
	<serverTime>06:30:49 AM GMT</serverTime>
  </data>
</response>

A test can also be run from within Visual Studio 2005 by opening the MPS Development Tools.

To test the Time Sample Provider within Visual Studio 2005

In the MPS Namespace Explorer window, navigate to the 'SDK Time Provider VB' provider.
Click on the Get Server Time Method nested below this provider.
In the MPS Procedure Browser Window, right-click on the Provider call (SDK Time Provider VB::Get Server Time) and select Execute. The output window will appear, and will show the request and the response of the MPS call.