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Mastering Azure Serverless Computing

By : Lorenzo Barbieri, Massimo Bonanni
Book Image

Mastering Azure Serverless Computing

By: Lorenzo Barbieri, Massimo Bonanni

Overview of this book

Application development has evolved from traditional monolithic app development to using serverless options and microservices. This book is designed to guide you through using Microsoft's Azure Functions to process data, integrate systems, and build simple APIs and microservices. You will discover how to apply serverless computing to speed up deployment and reduce downtime. You'll also explore Azure Functions, including its core functionalities and essential tools, along with understanding how to debug and even customize Azure Functions. In addition to this, the book will take you through how you can effectively implement DevOps and automation in your working environment. Toward the concluding chapters, you'll cover some quick tips, troubleshooting techniques, and real-world serverless use cases that will help you make the most of serverless computing. By the end of this book, you will have gained the skills you need to develop and deliver cost-effective Azure serverless solutions.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Azure Functions 2.0 Fundamentals
5
Section 2: Azure Functions 2.0 Deployment and Automation
10
Section 3: Serverless Orchestration, API Management, and Event Processing
15
Section 4: Real-World Serverless Use Cases

Managing Durable Functions versioning

In the real world, we know that code is constantly changing. This is also the case for the solutions developed with Durable Functions.

Every time a Durable Function restarts, it uses its history to reconstruct its state, and there are several breaking changes you keep in mind every time you change your code:

  • Changing activity functions
  • Changing orchestrator functions

If you simply change the internal implementation of an activity function, you won't have an issue with the orchestration (the contract exposed by the activity function hasn't a breaking change so the running orchestrator function can continue to work correctly).

If you change the signature of the activity function, you may have issues with the running orchestrator instances.

Imagine you have the first version of your activity that accepts an Order instance and returns...