Category: .NET Core

So , I said, now just retrieve data – and put on database:

try
             {
                 log.Info(“trying to save”);
                 ISave save = new SaveSqlServer(null);
                 await save.Save(data.ToArray());
             }
             catch(Exception ex)
             {
                 log.Error($”ERROR !! {ex.Message}”);
             }

This gives me a new whole error:

ERROR !! Could not load type ‘System.IAsyncDisposable’ from assembly ‘netstandard, Version=2.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51’.

Ok. Coming from start: What I want ? To save recent data into the database and checking at regular times. How to do that ? Simple . Just call https://infovalutar.azurewebsites.net/api/v1.0/save/LoadAndSaveAll

Good. So this should be the code:

log.Info($”LOAD from website: {DateTime.Now}”);
             Console.WriteLine(“————————!!”);
             var url = “https://infovalutar.azurewebsites.net/api/v1.0/save/LoadAndSaveAll”;
             var http = new HttpClient();
             var data = await http.GetStringAsync(url);
             log.Info($”obtaining data {data}”);

And … it works flawless! – For BNR – for ECB it shows just a record. That is somehow strange – the coding was almost the same

Now it is time to wrote some more tests  -and to find if ECB is loading more than 1 record. Yes, it is.

Then the problem is when saving? Or when loading ?

I have the result of saving :

public class ResultsLoadBankData
     {
         public string Bank { get; internal set; }
         public int NrRecords { get; internal set; }
         public bool HasSuccess { get; internal set; }
         public string ErrorMessage { get; internal set; }
     }

And I modified to this

public class ResultsLoadBankData
     {
         public string Bank { get; internal set; }
         public int NrRecordsLoaded { get; internal set; }
         public int NrRecordsSaved { get; internal set; }

        public bool HasSuccess { get; internal set; }
         public string ErrorMessage { get; internal set; }
     }

Also , there were many other small modifications when loading data.

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Now I have broken the build. Why ?Because of the docker file – to be optimized on local, I copy ecah csproj one by one and the I do dotnet restore. (If docker had a glob patttern! ) . So each time that I put a new project, the build will fail!

Trying now from the Azure Function to load the plugins . Apparently, the deploying does not deploy also the plugins ( Application Insights , connected to the Azure function ,is your friend – it can show you all kind of messages)

But now I have a problem copying the plugins. I do in azure Function like I have done with the other projects;

A post-build event

dotnet pwsh $(ProjectDir)preBuild.ps1 “$(RepoRoot)plugins\”  “$(TargetDir)”

and a file prebuild.ps1 file that says

echo “args 0 ”  $args[0]
echo “args 1 ” $args[1]
$a= Get-Location
echo $a
echo now copy
Copy-Item -Path $args[0] -Destination $args[1] -Recurse -Force

For all other projects it is working. For the azure function, it gives an error at the compiling time on CI ( not on local! )

/bin/sh: 3: /tmp/tmpdd44ee8bfe4f49dca815035fe3a451ee.exec.cmd: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

I found the problem

dotnet pwsh $(ProjectDir)preBuild.ps1 “$(RepoRoot)plugins\”  “$(TargetDir)”

Now, a different error raises on Github CI when compiling the Azure Function:

The specified framework ‘Microsoft.NETCore.App’, version ‘2.1.0’ was not found.

The problem  is here: https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-vs-build-sdk/blob/master/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions.MSBuild/Targets/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions.targets 

<_FunctionsTaskFramework Condition=” ‘$(MSBuildRuntimeType)’ == ‘Core'”>netcoreapp2.1</_FunctionsTaskFramework>

I try to build into an netcoreapp3.0 docker container. I must install 2.1, probably.

For github actions:

– name: Setup .NET Core 2.1
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
         dotnet-version: 2.1.802

    – name: Setup .NET Core 3.0
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
         dotnet-version: 3.0.100

Not working!

But a new idea – what if I have the project not up-to-date  ? And indeed , the nuget for azure functions was not update. Now it works for GitHub actions!https://github.com/ignatandrei/InfoValutar/actions

Now , back to work  – I want to deploy the plugins in the Azure Function

Reading about ExecutionContext – ok. Reading about difference between FunctionAppDirectory and  FunctionDirectory  –https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-host/wiki/Retrieving-information-about-the-currently-running-function . Ok – I want FunctionDirectory – I think it is just for this function.

For uploading files and folder, there are 2 ideas:

1. to have included in .csproj ( do not want the plugins to be included !)
2. To include in the zip file https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/deployment-zip-push 

So CI / CD to the rescue. I will do in AzureDevOps – next time!

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I need to load data at scheduled intervals – it is normal that the exchange rates are published every day.

So what options we have in Azure?

1. WebJobs
2. Worker Roles
3. Azure functions

After reading a lot, I decide on Azure Functions – it is the new kid on the block and battle tested. More, it has something called Durable , https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-overview?tabs=csharp that seems very promising

I create the function in the Azure Portal –  just account that creation is not milliseconds, but seconds. And be sure that you craete under the same resource group as the previous resources.

The I create the function project template in Visual Studio.  Trying to deploy from Visual Studio – after configuring , the endpoint on Azureshows error. Thinking  – guess the problem – I configured the endpoint with Linux – and on my PC I have Windows. Deleting and creating another one – with Windows Containers. And now an error:”Requested feature is not available in resource group infovalutarRG. Please try using a different resource group or create a new one”

No wonder why is a DevOps thing nowadays…

Going back to Visual Studio – figuring “ Publish” has an edit – and I can see there that I can select on what OS I can publish to. => error on deploy. Investigating the logs – not understanding the error ( not enough details)

Ok –  now I want to create the Azure Function from within Visual Studio. Let’s see. Now publishing works, the website show a nice interface ( your functions is up and running) . But , even if successfully deployed, does not show my function!

Trying to get the deployment profile from the Azure WebSite – says that it cannot find the function. However, it is just a time caching problem. Some seconds later it shows the function!

Moral : do not rush. Caching is a bitch nowadays.

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