Azure
[Linux] Enable Online Editing for Azure Functions
Severity: Significant (Time Consuming)
Issue: Currently, the Azure Functions set-up requires configuring files locally - which includes, among other steps, the need to configure the host.json file with the correct connection keys, paths and trigger types etc. Figuring out how to populate this file accurately takes a very long time and is very time consuming (see this issue for an example).
Ideally, an online editor would enable users to focus on writing the meat of the code (currently in init.py) while not worrying configuring connections. Debugging could be done easily via automatic logging - even with complex functions that require interactions across multiple Azure services.
In my experience, a lack of an online editor significantly increased the amount of time needed to develop a Function - and most of that time was spent in ironing out the configuration files.
@raahmed to be clear, this is for Linux right? We already have online editing for Windows.
@asavaritayal - Yes, thanks for pointing that out. I added the clarification in the issue.
@asavaritayal Is there a timeline to address this feature? I desperately need it.
@abhinavbom we don't have a timeline to address this feature. Please use the CLI tooling or the Azure Functions VS Code extension.
Keeping the issue open to gauge future traction.
