Creating a serverless workflow using durable functions

The orchestrator function manages the workflow via code. The function can asynchronously call other Azure functions (named activity functions), which are the stages in the workflow.

In this recipe, you'll learn about orchestrator functions and activity functions.

Getting ready

Before moving forward, you can read more about orchestrator and activity trigger bindings at https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable-functions-bindings.

How to do it...

Here, you'll create the orchestrator function and the activity function.

Creating the orchestrator function

Complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Azure function templates and search for the Durable Functions orchestrator template, as shown in Figure 7.6:
   

   Figure 7.6: Durable Functions orchestrator—template

2. Once you click on the Durable Functions orchestrator tile, you'll be taken to the following tab, where you...