C# Powershell and an Azure Function Walk Into a Bar...

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About Me • Anthony Obi • Independent SharePoint Consultant Obilogic Ltd • Twitter: @obilogic • Email: aobi@obilogic.co.uk

About Me • I’m a SharePoint Guy… • Who has a weakness for PowerShell…

About Me • And more recently… Azure Functions

Agenda • What is an Azure Function • How can you create Azure Functions • How can you create Azure Functions without an internet connection • How can you deploy Azure Functions

Agenda • What is an Azure Function • How can you create Azure Functions • How can you create Azure Functions without an internet connection • How can you deploy Azure Functions… to Azure (…when you’ve got an internet connection)

Not on the Agenda • JavaScript / F# / Python / PHP / Java / Bash / .cmd .bat Functions (… all possible, but not covered today ) • How much do Azure Functions cost (… often v.little) • Azure Function Proxies / Scaling / Performance (… maybe some links for you to peruse afterwards) • Durable Functions (… again, maybe some links … maybe)

So … What is an Azure Function?

So … What is an Azure Function? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-functions/ According to Microsoft Docs

So … What is an Azure Function? • Ok … But what is ‘Serverless’?

So … What is Serverless? • The same way ‘Cloud’ can refer to various services …

So … What is Serverless? • ‘Serverless’ can refer to various services …

So … What is an Azure Function? Answer: An ‘Azure Function’ is a piece of code that runs on a 'Serverless' Azure Service that you can execute on-demand.

So… What can Azure Functions do?

So… Lets create some Azure Functions

OK… That’s pretty cool, but… • I’m a real developer… (…I use Visual Studio and everything) • I don’t want to write code in a ‘web browser’ (…although sometimes I do use VSCode) • I’ve been writing code this way for ages (…and I’m unlikely to change anytime soon)

So … Creating Azure Functions Locally …(potentially) without an internet connection

So … Creating Azure Functions Locally Today’s Tools: • Visual Studio 2017 (v15.5 +above) • ‘Azure Functions Tools’ for Visual Studio • Azure Storage Explorer • Azure Storage Emulator • Postman - API Development App

So … Creating Azure Functions Locally • Why / What’s Postman ?

So … Creating Azure Functions Locally • Well.. Anything than can make a ‘http request’ can trigger an Azure Function

So … Creating Azure Functions Locally • So… We’ll use Postman to submit mock JSON requests

So… Lets create some Local Azure Functions

OK… That is cool, but… • How do deploy my ‘local’ azure functions …to Azure (…when I have an internet connection) • I don’t want to copy/paste code in a ‘web browser’ • What about source/version control?

So… Lets deploy some Azure Functions

Resource Links – Docs and Guides https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-functions/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-functions/functions- run-local https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-functions/functions- develop-vs https://david-obrien.net/tags/#serverless-ref http://johnliu.net/search?q=functions%20powershell http://www.brianbunke.com/blog/2018/02/26/serverless-api-in- azure/

Resource Links – Tools https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/features/storage-explorer/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/storage/common/storage- use-emulator https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/team-services/pricing https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudio WebandAzureTools.AzureFunctionsandWebJobsTools https://www.getpostman.com

Resource Links – Further Reading https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-functions/functions- scale https://anthonychu.ca/search/?q=Functions https://mikhail.io/tags/azure-functions https://www.azurefromthetrenches.com/?s=Functions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-functions/durable- functions-overview https://medium.com/@jeffhollan http://aka.ms/antipattern https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/details/functions

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