Getting Started

There are two ways that you can add program instances to your Web Manager account, automatically or manually. Once added, you can manage the program instance and its communication channels.

Automatically – When registering a program to the ISB, you have the option of having all instances of that program automatically added to your Web Manager account.

Prerequisite:

Completion of the Linxter HelloWorld exercise

1. Register a program called “MyFirstLinxter” to the Linxter ISB.
2. View your Program’s details. Click the “Copy to clipboard” button then paste into a text editor (like Notepad)

   You’ll need the LinxterTool command for your integration, as outlined below.

Prerequisites

Completion of the Linxter HelloWorld exercise

Registration of a new program onto the Linxter ISB for this project and have the necessary IDs available in a text editor like Notepad

1. Open Visual Studio.
2. Create a new Visual Studio project, select Console Application. You can add Linxter to any type of application but for this exercise we will use a Console Application.
3. Add a new item as illustrated below.
   
   

Communication Channel: A dynamic digital contract between program instances that enables and governs message-based communication between them.

When you register a program to the Linxter ISB, you select one of three options for how communication channels are established with instances of that program. Those options are:

In Getting Started, we will walk you through:

1. Creating your Linxter Web Manager Account
2. Registering a program (HelloWorld) to the Linxter Internet Service Bus (ISB)
3. Building your program using our Visual Studio Template

With our Visual Studio HelloWorld template, you can build your first Linxter enabled program in about a minute. We also provide you with a standard Linxter integration template for when you are ready to go off on your own.

In Getting Started, we will walk you through the steps of:

1. Creating you Linxter Web Manager Account
2. Registering a program (HelloWorld) to the Linxter Internet Service Bus (ISB)
3. Building your program using our Visual Studio Template

With our Visual Studio HelloWorld template, you can build your first Linxter enabled program in less than 60 seconds. We also provide you with a Linxter Standard Integration template for when you are ready to go off on your own.

The Instances page is for managing your program instances and their communication channels.

The Linxter SDK encapsulates all the details of how to communicate with the Linxter Internet Service Bus (ISB). Both the Linxter SDK and Linxter ISB are designed using the principles of Service Oriented Architecture. The Linxter ISB is a collection of back-end services, including:

On this page, we will walk you through creating a HelloWorld program. For the purposes of this excerise, the program instance you will create does the following:

1. First, copy your User ID and paste it into a text editor like Notepad. You can find your User ID on the “Account” page.
   
2. Next, click on “Programs” in the navigator. Then, click on “Register Program”.