Creating the function

Let's take a look at the following steps to create the function:

1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project, choose Add -> New Item -> Azure Function, and enter ScoreText in the name. This will be the name of the .cs file that defines the function.
2. In the next dialog, fill the following parameters:
   • Function type: HttpTrigger
   • AccessRights: Anonymous
   • FunctionName: ScoreText

3. Click on Create.

You will see the ScoreText.cs file appear in the project tree.

Running the function locally

The function code is provided next. The auto-generated code implements the same behavior as we've seen in the HelloWorld function created online, however, you will notice a few differences in code. The differences exist because the online function was a C# script ( CSX ) based function.

The Visual Studio "precompiled" function template has references to a number of system libraries and the Azure.WebJobs libraries, and the function's Run method is annotated with attributes. The FunctionName attribute...