Azure Resources

Azure Functions

Platform stack: Python 3.11 running on a linux base image

Region: east-us

Billing Plan: Consumption (max instances: 200, event-driven instance scaling)

Azure File Share

File share is mounted to /hdf5data within the Azure Functions instance

Important file structure is as follows:

/
|
+ - hdf5_data/
  |
  + {test_id}.hdf5

Debugging Azure Functions

Tools needed:

• Python 3.11 or later
• The Azure Functions VSCode extension
• Azure Functions Core Tools

In the azure_functions folder, simply attach the python debugger to the functions process by clicking "debug" in the VSCode debugging panel.

Troubleshooting

If azure functions local debugging isn't working (can't determine functions language), you'll likely need to add a file azure_functions/local.settings.json with the following contents:

{
    "IsEncrypted": false,
    "Values": {
        "FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME": "python"
    }
}