azure-batch-functions

Nodejs project working with Docker and Azure Batch.

Developing

Azure Batch

Get the Azure Cli 2.0 or use docker run -it azuresdk/azure-cli-python.

Set you subscription:

az login #follow the instructions
az account list
az account set --subscription <YOUR SUB ID>.

Create azure batch:

az group create --name azurebatchfunctionsrg --location eastus
az provider register -n Microsoft.Batch
az provider show -n Microsoft.Batch -o table #run a few times and wait until it says registered
az batch account create -l eastus -g azurebatchfunctionsrg -n myazurebatch

Azure functions Component

To learn about testing and debuging Azure functions locally read the docs. To get started with this project:

Install azure functions runtime npm i -g azure-functions-core-tools
Clone the repo and cd into the folder
Run npm install
Run npm test to run unit tests
Rename example.settings.json to local.settings.json
Upload docker_install_start_task.sh to a storage account.
Update settings in local.settings.json:
- get your batch keys by running az batch account keys list -g dockerworkshop -n workshopbatch
- get the storage account key

Test function

The following command will start the function host process in separate terminal and call the function GetPoolInfo passing the json object as body to request. For any of the other functions replace the name (some don't need the sample data as well).

func run GetPoolInfo -f GetPoolInfo/sample.dat

Add a new function

func new --language JavaScript --template HttpTrigger --name NameOfFunction

Other info

Find the docs for the node.js library at http://azure.github.io/azure-sdk-for-node/azure-batch/latest/

Azure Batch has a useful (if early release) of a cross platform Batch view at https://github.com/Azure/BatchLabs. As the project is very young there are a few missing features and you have to build the project yourself.

jsturtevant / azure-batch-functions