Okay, here’s my blog post about “Azure Flame Hanzo”, written from a personal, hands-on perspective, using simple language and basic HTML tags:
Alright, folks, gather ’round! Today, I wanna share my little adventure with something I’ve been calling “Azure Flame Hanzo”. It’s not as fancy as it sounds, trust me. It all started with a simple idea: I wanted to get a little more familiar with Azure, and I had this image of a, well, a ninja-like process. Don’t ask.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed an Azure account. I already had a free trial one, so I skipped the whole signup process. If you don’t have one, you can get a free trial. It is very easy.
Then, I created a new resource group. Think of it like a folder to keep all my related stuff together. I named it “HanzoProject” – keeping with the theme, you know?
The “Flame” Part
Next up, I wanted to create something that would generate some “heat,” metaphorically speaking. I opted for an Azure Function. It’s basically a small piece of code that runs in the cloud without needing a whole server. I chose a simple HTTP trigger, so it would run whenever I sent it a request.
I clicked on “Create a resource,” searched for “Function App,” and hit “Create.” I gave it a name, “HanzoFlame,” chose a runtime stack (I went with Python because I’m most comfortable with it), and selected the region closest to me.
After Azure did its thing and deployed the Function App, I headed over to the “Functions” section and created a new function. I picked the “HTTP trigger” template. This gives you some basic code to start with.
The “Azure” Part
The code itself was super simple. It just returned a message like “Hanzo’s flame burns bright!” Nothing fancy, but it was running in Azure! I modified the code a bit to make it a tiny bit more interesting. I added a part that would take a name as input and include it in the message. So, if I sent a request with “?name=Bob,” it would say, “Hanzo’s flame burns bright for Bob!”
Testing the Ninja
To test it out, I grabbed the function URL from the Azure portal. Then, I opened up my browser and pasted the URL, adding my little “?name=MyName” to the end. And there it was! “Hanzo’s flame burns bright for MyName!” I felt like a total tech wizard, even though it was the simplest thing ever.
Polishing the Kunai
To make it a bit more “real,” I decided to add some logging. I wanted to see when the function was being called and what name was being passed in. So, I added a few lines of code to log that information using Azure’s built-in logging features.
- Create Azure Account
- Create Resource Group
- Create a Function App
- Choose HTTP trigger
- Select python for runtime stack
- Get Function URL from the Azure Portal
After making these changes and testing, the process went smoothly, and I was quite pleased. I even considered that I could deploy more stuff later.
Wrapping Up
And that’s it! That’s my “Azure Flame Hanzo” journey. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it was a fun little project to dip my toes into Azure Functions. I learned a bit about resource groups, function apps, HTTP triggers, and even a little bit about logging. Plus, I got to pretend I was a tech ninja for a few hours. Who could ask for more?
