We will start by building the Function application and test it.
Follow these steps to create the Function application which will contain the Saver and the Getter functions.
- In Visual Studio 2017, select File, New, Project.
- Under Cloud, select Azure Functions.
Note: In order to see the Functions application, you need the latest version of Visual Studio with the Azure development workload.
- Enter the name of the project you want to create (for instance: LbCoinValue).
Note: The Lb stands for my name, Laurent Bugnion. I use this to make the Azure Function name unique in a given subscription, for example when this subscription is shared with other co-workers. Of course you can use a different naming scheme to make your function's name unique, if necessary.
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Select the location for the new project and press OK.
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In the New Template dialog,
In the next steps, we will create the Coin Value Saver (Timer Triggered Function).