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Hands-On Azure for Developers
Hands-On Azure for Developers

Hands-On Azure for Developers: Implement rich Azure PaaS ecosystems using containers, serverless services, and storage solutions

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Hands-On Azure for Developers

Azure WebJobs

Azure WebJobs are one of the underlying features of Azure App Service. They allow for the easy running of so-called "jobs" using different intervals, or even running them infinitely. They are very flexible and provide a special SDK, so users can work with them efficiently and quickly.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • How to create Azure WebJobs
  • Working with different trigger types (continuous and triggered)
  • Using different file types for WebJobs

Technical requirements

To perform exercises from this chapter, you will need the following:

  • Access to an Azure subscription
  • Visual Studio 2017 with Azure development workload installed

Creating WebJobs

Working with WebJobs is much simpler than working with App Services, as this is a much easier service to configure and use. In fact, there are two ways of working with them:

  • Using Azure Portal and deploying a job manually
  • Using Visual Studio to develop and deploy it manually

What is more, you can leverage the WebJobs SDK to prepare an application triggered by an external service. This will be covered at the end of this chapter, and will be an excellent introduction to Azure Functions, described later in this book.

Creating and deploying WebJobs in Azure Portal

The easiest and quickest way to start working with WebJobs is to create a custom console application, perform an action, and then deploy it using...

Using different file types for WebJobs

When you are working with WebJobs, you are not limited to using EXE files. Currently, this service supports the following applications:

  • Windows executables (.exe, .bat, and .cmd)
  • Powershell (.ps1)
  • Bash (.sh)
  • Python (.py)
  • PHP (.php)
  • Node.js (.js)
  • Java (.jar)

As you can see, the preceding list is quite similar to the supported languages in App Services. This should be understandable now, as you have learned that WebJobs are in fact an integral part of Web Apps in Azure. Let's try something practical—we will deploy a simple Node.js application, which will publish to Azure as a WebJob.

Creating and deploying a Node.js application as a WebJob

JavaScript is one of the most popular...

Summary

As you have seen, Azure WebJobs are a really helpful and useful feature of App Services that let you quickly develop jobs running either continuously or triggered on schedule. They start to shine when you have a working web app, which could be used to host them and execute many different actions asynchronously (such as generating a report or reading a queue, which will feed your application's database later). Thanks to the support of different programming languages, you do not have to limit yourself to only one particular platform. Last but not least, they are a great introduction to Azure Functions, which are one of the most popular services in Azure and extend the current possibilities of WebJobs even further. In Chapter 3, Deploying Web Applications as Containers, you will learn about deploying Web Apps as containers, what extends even more the capabilities of...

Questions

  1. Can you run WebJobs using the Free or Shared tier?
  2. What run modes does WebJobs currently supprt?
  3. Can you run a Java application using WebJobs?
  4. How can you ensure that runtime will find your job starting file?
  5. Can you publish a WebJob containing more than only one file? If so, how can you do that?
  6. How can you ensure that a WebJob will not be scaled out to multiple instances?
  7. Can a WebJob access the application settings of the App Service that hosts it?
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Key benefits

  • Get up and running with the development aspects of Azure cloud
  • Build fault-tolerant and scalable applications on Azure
  • A practical, developer-centric guide for Azure developers

Description

Microsoft Azure is one of the fastest growing public cloud service providers in the market currently, and also holds the second highest market share after AWS. Azure has a sophisticated set of services that will help you build fault-tolerant and scalable cloud-based applications. Hands-On Azure for Developers will take you on a journey through multiple PaaS services available in Azure, including App Services, Functions, and Service Fabric, and explain in detail how to build a complete and reliable system with ease. You will learn about how to maximize your skills when building cloud-based solutions leveraging different SQL/NoSQL databases, serverless and messaging components, and even search engines such as Azure Search. In the concluding chapters, this book covers more advanced scenarios such as scalability best practices, serving static content with Azure CDN, and distributing loads with Azure Traffic Manager. By the end of the book, you will be able to build modern applications on the Azure cloud using the most popular and promising technologies, which will help make your solutions reliable, stable, and efficient.

Who is this book for?

Hands-On Azure for Developers is for developers who want to build highly scalable cloud-based applications on Azure. Prior knowledge of Azure services will be an added advantage.

What you will learn

  • Implement serverless components such as Azure functions and logic apps
  • Integrate applications with available storages and containers
  • Understand messaging components, including Azure Event Hubs and Azure Queue Storage
  • Gain an understanding of Application Insights and other proper monitoring solutions
  • Store your data with services such as Azure SQL and Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Develop fast and scalable cloud applications

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Table of Contents

23 Chapters
Azure App Service Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Azure WebJobs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Deploying Web Applications as Containers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Distributed Applications and Microservices with Service Fabric Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Azure Search Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Mobile Notifications with Notification Hub Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Serverless and Azure Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Integrating Different Components with Logic Apps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Swiss Army Knife - Azure Cosmos DB Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Reactive Architecture with Event Grid Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Azure Storage - Tables, Queues, Files, and Blobs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Big Data Pipeline - Azure Event Hub Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Real-Time Data Analysis - Azure Stream Analytics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Enterprise Integration - Azure Service Bus Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Application Insights to Monitor Your Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
SQL in Azure - Azure SQL Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Big Data Storage - Azure Data Lake Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Scaling Azure Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Serving Static Content Using Azure CDN Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Distributing Load with Azure Traffic Manager Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Tips and Tricks for Azure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Assessments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Gone through few pages , seems to be wonderful
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Das Buch liefert einen schönen Einstieg in die wichtigsten Punkte mit Azure Develoment. Es sind wirklich Hands-On, also Beispiele, denen man auch durch die vielen Screenshots gut folgen kann. Auch hier gilt zu bedenken, dass das Buch von 2018 ist, also Azure an einigen Stellen ein anderes Erscheinungsbild hat oder Funktionen umgezogen sind. Für den neuesten Stand kann man den Microsoft Learn Path zu Examen AZ-204 hinzuziehen. Die Tip-Sektion im Buch hat mir besonders gut gefallen, insgesamt schöne Gliederung und hilfreiche Beispiele. Wenn man nicht selbst tippen will, sind die Beispiele auf der Webseite zum Buch downloadbar.
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