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What are triggers and bindings?

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What are triggers and bindings?

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- [Instructor] To fully understand Azure Functions we need to describe what triggers and bindings are. Triggers define how a function is executed. All triggers have an associated data that allows you to learn more about the invocation. For example, a trigger of type HTTP allows you to access the inner HTTP request. There are several triggers that we can use for our development purposes such as HTTP trigger, Blob Storage Queue, and Cosmos DB just to name a few. Each type of trigger has precise configuration requirements. For example, on the HTTP trigger, you can configure the authorization level. On the Blob Storage trigger, you can configure the name of the container used by the storage. Note that a function can only have one trigger. For this reason, if you want to execute the same logic through different triggers, you'll have to create several functions that share the same code. Please consult the official…

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