Testing and troubleshooting durable functions

In Chapter 5, Exploring testing tools for Azure functions, we discussed various ways of testing Azure functions. We can test durable functions with the same set of tools. However, the approach to testing is entirely different, as regular Azure functions implement one functionality and durable functions help us to achieve durable workflows.

In this recipe, you'll learn how to test and check the status of a durable function.

Getting ready

Download and install the following if you haven't done so already:

• The Postman tool, available from https://www.getpostman.com.
• Azure Storage Explorer, available from http://storageexplorer.com.
• Let's get started.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the code editor of the HttpStart function and copy the URL by clicking on </>Get function URL. Replace the {functionName} template value with DurableFuncManager.
2. Make a...