Developing Cloud Functions

There are two primary ways to develop and test Cloud Functions: locally using the Cloud Functions simulator and directly in the cloud via the Cloud Console.

Using the Cloud Console

The simplest way to get started is by using the Google Cloud Console. Firstly, navigate to Navigation menu | Cloud Functions. If you haven't already, you'll need to enable the Cloud Functions API, which can be done from this page by clicking Enable API. Once enabled, click Create Function to get started.

The function creation page allows developers to specify a function name, memory allocation, the function trigger type, and code to execute. With the Source code option set to Inline editor, a simple example function will be provided in the editor pane based on the type of trigger selected. This serves as a good starting point, and we can create our first function by selecting HTTP trigger and using the following code:

exports.hello = (req, res) => {
  name = req.query.name || 'unknown...