[This is preliminary documentation and is subject to change.]

The .NET Framework Toolkit for Live Framework provides the highest abstraction of the base XML over HTTP development model. It provides a way for Microsoft .NET developers to create Live Framework applications without having to learn the underlying protocol infrastructure. Developers building applications in ASP.NET, Microsoft Silverlight, Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Forms are the target audience for this development model.

The .NET Framework Toolkit for Live Framework is located in the Microsoft.LiveFX.Client.dll assembly and the namespace is Microsoft.LiveFX.Client. Among the key classes are:

LiveOperatingEnvironment

This class is the entry point for an application. It provides methods to connect to the Mesh.

Mesh

This class provides access to the resources, such as Mesh objects, devices, news, and provisioned user information.

MeshObject

This class provides access to the resources, such as the news, for a specific Mesh object.