Azure Functions (contd..)

• What is Serverless?
• Azure Functions Support the following languages
  • C#
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • TypeScript

Developer Setup (Python + VisualStudio Code)

• Refer Here for the official instructions
• Ensure Chocolatey is present on your system
• Install nvm using the below command & Refer Here for nvm usage

choco install nvm -y

• Refer Here for the sample changes
• Deploy the application to Azure Refer Here

Terms in Azure Functions

• Function:
  • This is primary building block which defines small piece of code to be executed
• Trigger:
  • This is what causes the function to be executed
• Binding:
  • Binding to a function is a declarative way of connecting other resources to azure
• Durable:
  • Extension to Azure to write stateful functions.

Triggers and Bindings in Azure Functions

• Refer Here for offcial docs in python
• Triggers in Azure Function
  • HTTP Trigger
  • Queue Trigger
  • Timer Trigger
  • Event Grid
• Bindings are defined declaratively in functions.json file
• Refer Here for the samples created in class room