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Getting Started with the .NET MAUI AI-Powered Scheduler

17 Dec 202517 minutes to read

This section explains how to add the smart scheduler as well as the essential aspects for getting started with the smart Scheduler and also provides a walk-through to configure the .NET MAUI Smart Scheduler control in a real-time scenario. Follow the steps below to add a .NET Smart Scheduler control to your project.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later is installed.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.3 or later) or Visual Studio Code. For Visual Studio Code users, ensure that the .NET MAUI workload is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New .NET MAUI Project

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI smart Scheduler NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Step 3: Register the handler

The Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet is a dependent package for all Syncfusion® controls of .NET MAUI. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® core.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;
namespace GettingStarted
{
    public static class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();

            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();
            builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                fonts.AddFont("Segoe-mdl2.ttf", "SegoeMDL2");
            });

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 4: Register the AI Service

To configure the AI services, you must call the ConfigureSyncfusionAIServices() method in the MauiProgram.cs file.

using Microsoft.Maui;
using Microsoft.Maui.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml;
using Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents.Hosting;

namespace GettingStarted
{
    public class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
            builder
                .UseMauiApp<App>()
                .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
                {
                    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                });

            string key = "<MENTION-YOUR-KEY>";
            Uri azureEndPoint = new Uri("<MENTION-YOUR-URL>");
            string deploymentName = "<MENTION-YOUR-DEPLOYMENT-NAME>";

            // Shows how to configure Azure AI service to the Smart Components.
            AzureOpenAIClient azureOpenAIClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(azureEndPoint, new AzureKeyCredential(key));
            IChatClient azureChatClient = azureOpenAIClient.GetChatClient(deploymentName).AsIChatClient();

            builder.Services.AddChatClient(azureChatClient);
            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionAIServices();

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 5: Add .NET MAUI smart Scheduler

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfSmartScheduler 
<ContentPage   
    . . .
    xmlns:smartScheduler="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents">

    <smartScheduler:SfSmartScheduler />
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSmartScheduler smartScheduler = new SfSmartScheduler();
        this.Content = smartScheduler;
    }
}

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later is installed.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI extension is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New .NET MAUI Project

  1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Ensure you have the latest version of JetBrains Rider.
  2. Install .NET 9 SDK or later is installed.
  3. Make sure the MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI Project

  1. Go to File > New Solution, Select .NET (C#) and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Enter the Project Name, Solution Name, and Location.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Smart Scheduler NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored. If not, Open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore

Step 3: Register the handler

The Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet is a dependent package for all Syncfusion® controls of .NET MAUI. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® core.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;
namespace GettingStarted
{
    public static class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();

            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();
            builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                fonts.AddFont("Segoe-mdl2.ttf", "SegoeMDL2");
            });

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 4: Register the AI Service

To configure the AI services, you must call the ConfigureSyncfusionAIServices() method in the MauiProgram.cs file.

using Microsoft.Maui;
using Microsoft.Maui.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml;
using Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents.Hosting;

namespace GettingStarted
{
    public class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
            builder
                .UseMauiApp<App>()
                .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
                {
                    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                });

            string key = "<MENTION-YOUR-KEY>";
            Uri azureEndPoint = new Uri("<MENTION-YOUR-URL>");
            string deploymentName = "<MENTION-YOUR-DEPLOYMENT-NAME>";

            // Shows how to configure Azure AI service to the Smart Components.
            AzureOpenAIClient azureOpenAIClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(azureEndPoint, new AzureKeyCredential(key));
            IChatClient azureChatClient = azureOpenAIClient.GetChatClient(deploymentName).AsIChatClient();

            builder.Services.AddChatClient(azureChatClient);
            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionAIServices();

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 5: Add .NET MAUI smart Scheduler

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfSmartScheduler.
<ContentPage   
    . . .
    xmlns:smartScheduler="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents">

    <smartScheduler:SfSmartScheduler />
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSmartScheduler smartScheduler = new SfSmartScheduler();
        this.Content = smartScheduler;
    }
}

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Smart Scheduler NuGet Package

  1. Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
  3. Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Smart Scheduler NuGet package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Step 3: Register the handler

The Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet is a dependent package for all Syncfusion® controls of .NET MAUI. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® core.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;
namespace GettingStarted
{
    public static class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();

            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();
            builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                fonts.AddFont("Segoe-mdl2.ttf", "SegoeMDL2");
            });

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 4: Register the AI Service

To configure the AI services, you must call the ConfigureSyncfusionAIServices() method in the MauiProgram.cs file.

using Microsoft.Maui;
using Microsoft.Maui.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml;
using Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents.Hosting;

namespace GettingStarted
{
    public class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
            builder
                .UseMauiApp<App>()
                .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
                {
                    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                });

            string key = "<MENTION-YOUR-KEY>";
            Uri azureEndPoint = new Uri("<MENTION-YOUR-URL>");
            string deploymentName = "<MENTION-YOUR-DEPLOYMENT-NAME>";

            // Shows how to configure Azure AI service to the Smart Components.
            AzureOpenAIClient azureOpenAIClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(azureEndPoint, new AzureKeyCredential(key));
            IChatClient azureChatClient = azureOpenAIClient.GetChatClient(deploymentName).AsIChatClient();

            builder.Services.AddChatClient(azureChatClient);
            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionAIServices();

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 5: Add .NET MAUI smart Scheduler

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfSmartScheduler.
<ContentPage   
    . . .
    xmlns:smartScheduler="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents">

    <smartScheduler:SfSmartScheduler />
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.SmartComponents;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfSmartScheduler smartScheduler = new SfSmartScheduler();
        this.Content = smartScheduler;
    }
}