This chapter provides implementation hints on various tasks of an IoT solution developer.

This chapter details the following topics:

• General topics
  • Authentication options
    • Custom Identity Provider (IDP) Authentication
  • Working behind a proxy server
  • HTTPS
  • API versioning
  • API documentation
• Data Decoder Service
• Data Recorder Service
• MongoDB Query Service
  • Download query results
  • MongoDB extended JSON
  • Query templates
• Project Management Service
  • Creating an API user via API
  • Creating a device type via API
  • Creating a device via API
  • Assigning access rights to a device via API
  • Restoring a deleted calendar event (booking)
• REST API code examples
  • C#
  • C++
  • Java
  • Matlab
  • Python
  • Scala
  • Visual Basic for Excel
• Custom Widgets guide
  • Admin tasks
    • Adding users - detailed process description
    • Removing users - detailed process description
  • Developer tasks
    • Accessing the GitHub repository
    • Creating your first widget
      • Configuring the manifest file
      • Using the widget context
      • Running and testing your widget locally
    • Building your first widget
    • Deploying your first widget
    • Setting up a staging environment
  • Reviewer tasks