<commit_before># Windows Azure SDK for .NET

The Windows Azure SDK for .NET allows you to build Windows Azure applications 
that take advantage of scalable cloud computing resources.

This repository contains the open source subset of the .NET SDK. For documentation of the 
complete SDK, please see the [Windows Azure .NET Developer Center](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/).

# Features

- Storage
  - Tables
    - Create/Delete Tables
    - Query/Create/Read/Update/Delete Entities
  - Blobs
    - Create/Read/Update/Delete Blobs
  - Queues
    - Create/Delete Queues
    - Insert/Peek Queue Messages
    - Advanced Queue Operations
- Management Libraries (Preview)
  - Compute
  - Infrastructure
  - Monitoring Services
  - Scheduler
  - Storage
  - Virtual Networks
- Media Services

    > Available in the separate [Media Services repository](http://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-media-services/tree/master/src/net/Client)

- Mobile Services

    > Available in the separate [Mobile Services repository](https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-mobile-services)

# Getting started

The complete Windows Azure SDK can be downloaded from the [Windows Azure Downloads Page](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/?sdk=net) and ships with support for building deployment packages, integrating with tooling, rich command line tooling, and more.

For the best development experience, developers should use the official Microsoft NuGet packages for libraries. NuGet packages are regularly updated with new functionality and hotfixes. 

## Target Frameworks

- .NET Framework 4.5 and newer
- .NET Framework 4.0
- Storage Libraries are available for Windows 8 for Windows Store development as well as Windows Phone 8

As of 10/2013, SDK 2.2 supports targeting only .NET Framework 4.0 and newer.

> Need support for previous versions of .NET such as 3.5? Version 2.1 of the Windows Azure SDK for .NET supports this version and can still be used today.
 
## Requirements

- Windows Azure Subscription: To call Windows Azure services, you need to first [create an account](https://account.windowsazure.com/Home/Index). Sign up for a free trial or use your MSDN subscriber benefits.
- Hosting: To host your .NET code in Windows Azure, you additionally need to download the full Windows Azure SDK for .NET - which includes packaging,
    emulation, and deployment tools, or use Windows Azure Web Sites to deploy ASP.NET web applications.

## Need Help?
Be sure to check out the Windows Azure [Developer Forums on MSDN](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234489) if you have trouble with the provided code or use StackOverflow.

## Collaborate & Contribute

We gladly accept community contributions.

- Issues: Please report bugs using the Issues section of GitHub
- Forums: Interact with the development teams on StackOverflow or the Windows Azure Forums
- Source Code Contributions: Please follow the [contribution guidelines for Windows Azure open source](http://windowsazure.github.io/guidelines.html) that details information on onboarding as a contributor 

For general suggestions about Windows Azure please use our [UserVoice forum](http://www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com/forums/34192-windows-azure-feature-voting).

# Storage Client Library for .NET 4, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8 (2.1.0.0)

The Storage Client Library ships with the Windows Azure SDK for .NET and also on NuGet. You'll find the latest version and hotfixes on NuGet via the `WindowsAzure.Storage` package. You can [read about the 2.1 release on the storage team blog post](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2013/09/07/announcing-storage-client-library-2-1-rtm.aspx).

Please note that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 libraries are CTP (Community
Technology Preview) releases.

## Download & Install

### Via Git

To get the source code of the SDK via git just type:

```bash
git clone git://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-net.git
cd azure-sdk-for-net
```

### Via NuGet

To get the binaries of this library as distributed by Microsoft, ready for use
within your project you can also have them installed by the .NET package manager [NuGet](http://www.nuget.org/).

`Install-Package WindowsAzure.Storage`

## Dependencies

### OData

This version depends on three libraries (collectively referred to as ODataLib), which are resolved through the ODataLib (version 5.2.0) packages available through NuGet and not the WCF Data Services installer which currently contains 5.0.0 versions.

The ODataLib libraries can be downloaded directly or referenced by your code project through NuGet.  

The specific ODataLib packages are:

- [Microsoft.Data.OData](http://nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.OData/)
- [Microsoft.Data.Edm](http://nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.Edm/)
- [System.Spatial](http://nuget.org/packages/System.Spatial)

### Test Dependencies

FiddlerCore is required by:

- Test\Unit\FaultInjection\HttpMangler
- Test\Unit\FaultInjection\XStoreMangler
- Test\Unit\DotNet40

This dependency is not included and must be downloaded from [http://www.fiddler2.com/Fiddler/Core/](http://www.fiddler2.com/Fiddler/Core/).

Once installed:

- Copy `FiddlerCore.dll` `\azure-sdk-for-net\microsoft-azure-api\Services\Storage\Test\Unit\FaultInjection\Dependencies\DotNet2`
- Copy `FiddlerCore4.dll` to `azure-sdk-for-net\microsoft-azure-api\Services\Storage\Test\Unit\FaultInjection\Dependencies\DotNet4`

## Code Samples

> Note:
> How-Tos focused around accomplishing specific tasks are available on the [Windows Azure .NET Developer Center](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/).

### Creating a Table

First, include the classes you need (in this case we'll include the Storage and Table
and further demonstrate creating a table):

```csharp
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;<commit_msg>Updating README.md to point to storage repo<commit_after># Windows Azure SDK for .NET

The Windows Azure SDK for .NET allows you to build Windows Azure applications 
that take advantage of scalable cloud computing resources.

This repository contains the open source subset of the .NET SDK. For documentation of the 
complete SDK, please see the [Windows Azure .NET Developer Center](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/).

# Features

- Storage
  - Tables
    - Create/Delete Tables
    - Query/Create/Read/Update/Delete Entities
  - Blobs
    - Create/Read/Update/Delete Blobs
  - Queues
    - Create/Delete Queues
    - Insert/Peek Queue Messages
    - Advanced Queue Operations

    > Available in the separate [Storage repository](https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-storage-net/)

- Management Libraries (Preview)
  - Compute
  - Infrastructure
  - Monitoring Services
  - Scheduler
  - Storage
  - Virtual Networks
- Media Services

    > Available in the separate [Media Services repository](http://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-media-services/tree/master/src/net/Client)

- Mobile Services

    > Available in the separate [Mobile Services repository](https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-mobile-services)

# Getting started

The complete Windows Azure SDK can be downloaded from the [Windows Azure Downloads Page](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/?sdk=net) and ships with support for building deployment packages, integrating with tooling, rich command line tooling, and more.

For the best development experience, developers should use the official Microsoft NuGet packages for libraries. NuGet packages are regularly updated with new functionality and hotfixes. 

## Target Frameworks

- .NET Framework 4.5 and newer
- .NET Framework 4.0
- Storage Libraries are available for Windows 8 for Windows Store development as well as Windows Phone 8

As of 10/2013, SDK 2.2 supports targeting only .NET Framework 4.0 and newer.

> Need support for previous versions of .NET such as 3.5? Version 2.1 of the Windows Azure SDK for .NET supports this version and can still be used today.
 
## Requirements

- Windows Azure Subscription: To call Windows Azure services, you need to first [create an account](https://account.windowsazure.com/Home/Index). Sign up for a free trial or use your MSDN subscriber benefits.
- Hosting: To host your .NET code in Windows Azure, you additionally need to download the full Windows Azure SDK for .NET - which includes packaging,
    emulation, and deployment tools, or use Windows Azure Web Sites to deploy ASP.NET web applications.

## Need Help?
Be sure to check out the Windows Azure [Developer Forums on MSDN](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234489) if you have trouble with the provided code or use StackOverflow.

## Collaborate & Contribute

We gladly accept community contributions.

- Issues: Please report bugs using the Issues section of GitHub
- Forums: Interact with the development teams on StackOverflow or the Windows Azure Forums
- Source Code Contributions: Please follow the [contribution guidelines for Windows Azure open source](http://windowsazure.github.io/guidelines.html) that details information on onboarding as a contributor 

For general suggestions about Windows Azure please use our [UserVoice forum](http://www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com/forums/34192-windows-azure-feature-voting).

# Storage Client Library for .NET 4, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8 (2.1.0.0)

The Storage Client Library ships with the Windows Azure SDK for .NET and also on NuGet. You'll find the latest version and hotfixes on NuGet via the `WindowsAzure.Storage` package. You can [read about the 2.1 release on the storage team blog post](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2013/09/07/announcing-storage-client-library-2-1-rtm.aspx).

Please note that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 libraries are CTP (Community Technology Preview) releases.

## Storage source code

### v3.0+

With the release of the 3.0.0 storage client library, you can find the latest storage library (and associated issues) in the separate repo [azure-storage-net](http://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-storage-net/).

### v2.0.1.4

The latest version of the v2.1.x storage client library is available in the azure-sdk-for-net repo under the [`v2.1.0.4` tag](https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-for-net/releases/tag/v2.1.0.4). 

## NuGet install

The storage client libaries are delivered via NuGet officially by Microsoft, ready for use within your project. They are installed with the [NuGet package manager](http://www.nuget.org/) which is built into Visual Studio 2013; for earlier releases of Visual Studio, NuGet is a quick and easy extension to install.

`Install-Package WindowsAzure.Storage`

## Storage Code Samples

> Note:
> How-Tos focused around accomplishing specific tasks are available on the [Windows Azure .NET Developer Center](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/).

### Creating a Table

First, include the classes you need (in this case we'll include the Storage and Table
and further demonstrate creating a table):

```csharp
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;
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