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Version: v2.0.0

HTTP Trigger template (Azure Functions)

Create your first Arcus Azure Functions with HTTP Trigger project​

First, install the template from NuGet:

> dotnet new install Arcus.Templates.AzureFunctions.Http

When installed, the template can be created with shortname: arcus-az-func-http:

> dotnet new arcus-az-func-http --name Arcus.Demo.AzureFunctions.Http

Features​

Creates a starter worker project with by default configured:

  • Arcus secret store setup with Azure Key Vault secret provider (see more info here on what this includes)

  • Serilog as logging mechanism with default enrichers (version, application, and correlation when appropriate), sinking to Application Insights.

  • Example Azure Function HTTP 'order' trigger with:

    • HTTP correlation (see more info here on what this includes)
    • Request content and header to restrict to JSON content and JSON parsing with data model annotations validation
    • General exception handling that results in 500 Internal Server Error
    • OpenAPI docs generation and UI (see more info here)
    • Dockerfile

Configuration​

And additional features available with options:

  • --include-healthchecks (default false): include a default Health Azure Function and health check services from the project
  • --exclude-openapi (default false): exclude the Azure Functions OpenAPI docs generation and UI from the project.
  • --exclude-serilog (default false): exclude the Serilog logging infrastructure in the Azure Functions project which includes default enrichers (version and application), and sinking to Application Insights.

Security​

As part of this template the following HTTP header value(s) are removed for security sake:

  • Server header * Provides information concerning the web runtime