azure-functions.md

Azure Functions Example

Pre Requisites

• Node.js 8.5 or greater
• Docker running locally
• Azure CLI (or Cloud Shell)
• Azure Functions Core Tools v2

Step 1:

Go to project directory -> example -> azure-functions

After installing the pre requisities, you need to create a project in the above mentioned directory from Azure Fucntions Core Tools in order to create a function.

func init . --docker

With the above command, you will be creating a functions project. Then at the end we will be providing a "--docker" in order to create a Dockerfile along with the initial stage.

If Dockerfile is not created, create the file as below.

DockerFile

FROM microsoft/azure-functions-runtime:v2.0.0-beta1
ENV AzureWebJobsScriptRoot=/home/site/wwwroot
COPY . /home/site/wwwroot

Step 2:

Create a function type accordingly with the following command.

func new

Step 3:

Go to the created function. For me it's HttpTriggerJS folder -> function.json Change the authLevel to "anonymous".

Step 4:

Pull the docker image

docker pull microsoft/azure-functions-node8

Step 5:

Go to project terminal and init the file

• Init Functions

clocal function-init <folder>

Azure functions working directory is located in example/azure-functions. You can create a folder inside the location and give the folder location. Then attach the init file where the service starting file. Example: clocal function-init function-sample

• Start Functions

clocal function-start

• Stop Functions

 clocal function-stop 

Expected Result