Creating an Azure function

An Azure function can be created by using Visual Studio. It is like creating a .NET web application that runs in the cloud based on a trigger. Start Visual Studio. Select Create a new project, as shown in Figure 11.5:

Figure 11.5 – Getting started with Visual Studio 2019

Execute the following steps, as shown in Figure 11.6:

1. Enter Azure Function in the search field.
2. Select the Azure Functions template.
3. Click on the Next button:

Figure 11.6 – Select Azure Functions as the template for our project

Execute the following steps, as shown in Figure 11.7:

1. Enter the project name SmartBuildingSensorUpdater.
2. Set the location to c:\Github.
3. Click on the Create button:

Figure 11.7 – Enter the project and location name for our project

Execute the following steps, as shown in Figure 11.8:

1. Select Service Bus Queue trigger.
2. Select...