App Web

Host WebSharePoint-Hosted App

Provision an isolated sub web on a host

web

• Reuse web elements

(lists, files, out-of-box web parts)

• No server code allowed; use client

JavaScript for logic, UX

Provider-Hosted App

“Bring your own server hosting infrastructure”SharePoint

Web

Get remote events from

SharePoint

Use CSOM/REST +

OAuth to work with SP

Cloud-based Apps

Your Hosted

Site

Autohosted App

Auto-managed by Office 365 SharePoint

Online – provisioned “invisibly” to

Windows Azure as apps are installed

Windows

Azure

SharePoint

Web

* All apps use the

AppManifest.xml file

Shape Description Example

Immersive Full

Page App

App that implements a new

scenario for customers

Resource Tracking,

Budgeting

App Part Provides new parts you can add to

your sites

Weather, News, Stock

Ticker

Extension App Add new actions for documents

and items

Display Document

Visualization, Print to

Print Service Vendor

App Chrome

Options

App

Template

Chrome

Control

Custom

Chrome

https://mySPOsite-bf473b5225nn0f.sharepoint.com/SharePointAppTitle

APPUID

Unique ID given to each app installation in tenancy

Makes each app domain unique

APPNAME

Name of SPWeb under where app is installed

Developers have control

• Dissecting the App URL:

http://tenant-APPUID.domain.com/APPNAME

Tenant A

Deploy AppApp Infrastructure

Tenant A

Tenant B

Deploy AppApp Infrastructure

Tenant A

Tenant B

Cloud Hosted Apps SharePoint Hosted Apps

Preferred hosting model for almost all

types of apps

Good for smaller apps & resource storage

Full power of web – choose your

infrastructure & technology

SharePoint-based; no server-side code

May require your own hosting Automatically hosted in SharePoint

May require you own handling of

multitenancy & permission management

Inherent multitenancy & isolation

_api

Lists

Sites

Security

User

Profiles

Search

Taxonomy

_api

Feeds

Publishing

Sharing

Workflow

E-

Discovery

IRM

And more…

JavaScript

Library

Silverlight

Library

.Net CLR

Library

Custom Client Code

Client

SharePoint

_api

Execute

Query

Supported Client TechnologiesSharePoint 2013 Client side Object Model (CSOM) and REST/OData

OData /

REST

REST/OData

Managed CodeClientContext ctx = new ClientContext("https://contoso.sharepoint.com");ctx.Load(ctx.Web.Title);ctx.ExecuteQuery();

JavaScript

All or nothing

User credentials

only provided?Start

End

User only

context

App only

context

User + App

context

Anonymous

context

App token

provided?

App token

Includes user?

Yes

No

No No

Yes Yes

SharePoint Server

App.com

Browser

Browser

SharePoint Server

App.com

STS (ACS)

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

App.com

STS (ACS)https://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

App.com

2

STS (ACS)https://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

https://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

Developer Site

POST https://app.com/

…

SPAppToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV

1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.e…

https://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

5

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

Developer Sitehttps://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

5

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

6

Developer Sitehttps://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

5

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

6

7Developer Sitehttps://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

5

8

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

6

7Developer Sitehttps://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

5

8

9

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

6

7Developer Sitehttps://mySPSite.sharepo

Browser

SharePoint Server

1

10

5

8

9

App.com

2

STS (ACS)

3

4

6

7Developer Sitehttps://mySPSite.sharepo

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