Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook

封面

版权信息

Preface

About

About Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook Third Edition

1. Accelerating cloud app development using Azure Functions

Introduction

Building a back-end web API using HTTP triggers

Persisting employee details using Azure Table Storage output bindings

Saving profile picture paths to queues using queue output bindings

Storing images in Azure Blob Storage

Resizing an image using an ImageResizer trigger

2. Working with notifications using the SendGrid and Twilio services

Introduction

Sending an email notification using SendGrid service

Sending an email notification dynamically to the end user

Implementing email logging in Azure Blob Storage

Modifying the email content to include an attachment

Sending an SMS notification to the end user using the Twilio service

3. Seamless integration of Azure Functions with Azure Services

Introduction

Using Cognitive Services to locate faces in images

Monitoring and sending notifications using Logic Apps

Integrating Logic Apps with serverless functions

Auditing Cosmos DB data using change feed triggers

Integrating Azure Functions with Data Factory pipelines

4. Developing Azure Functions using Visual Studio

Introduction

Creating a function application using Visual Studio 2019

Debugging Azure Function hosted in Azure using Visual Studio

Connecting to the Azure Storage from Visual Studio

Deploying the Azure Function application using Visual Studio

Debugging Azure Function hosted in Azure using Visual Studio

Deploying Azure Functions in a container

5. Exploring testing tools for Azure functions

Introduction

Testing Azure functions

Testing an Azure function in a staging environment using deployment slots

Creating and testing Azure functions locally using Azure CLI tools

Validating Azure function responsiveness using Application Insights

Developing unit tests for Azure functions with HTTP triggers

6. Troubleshooting and monitoring Azure Functions

Introduction

Troubleshooting Azure Functions

How to do it…

Integrating Azure Functions with Application Insights

Monitoring Azure Functions

Pushing custom metrics details to Application Insights Analytics

Sending application telemetry details via email

Integrating Application Insights with Power BI using Azure Functions

7. Developing reliable serverless applications using durable functions

Introduction

Configuring durable functions in the Azure portal

Creating a serverless workflow using durable functions

Testing and troubleshooting durable functions

Implementing reliable applications using durable functions

8. Bulk import of data using Azure Durable Functions and Cosmos DB

Introduction

Business problem

The durable serverless way of implementing CSV imports

Uploading employee data to blob storage

Creating a blob trigger

Creating the durable orchestrator and triggering it for each CSV import

Reading CSV data using activity functions

Autoscaling Cosmos DB throughput

Bulk inserting data into Cosmos DB

9. Configuring security for Azure Functions

Introduction

Enabling authorization for function apps

Controlling access to Azure Functions using function keys

Securing Azure Functions using Azure Active Directory

Throttling Azure Functions using API Management

Securely accessing an SQL database from Azure Functions using Managed Identity

Configuring additional security using IP whitelisting

10. Implementing best practices for Azure Functions

Introduction

Adding multiple messages to a queue using the IAsyncCollector function

Implementing defensive applications using Azure functions and queue triggers

Avoiding cold starts by warming the app at regular intervals

Sharing code across Azure functions using class libraries

Migrating C# console application to Azure functions using PowerShell

Implementing feature flags in Azure functions using App Configuration

11. Configuring serverless applications in the production environment

Introduction

Deploying Azure functions using the Run From Package feature

Deploying Azure functions using ARM templates

Configuring a custom domain for Azure functions

Techniques to access application settings

Breaking down large APIs into smaller subsets using proxies

Moving configuration items from one environment to another

12. Implementing and deploying continuous integration using Azure DevOps

Introduction

Continuous integration—creating a build definition

Continuous integration—queuing a build and triggering it manually

How to do it...

Continuous integration—configuring and triggering an automated build

Continuous integration—executing unit test cases in the pipeline

Creating a release definition

Triggering a release automatically

Integrating Azure Key Vault to configure application secrets