HTTP Azure Function that returns random jokes. Based off this version built in JavaScript

1. Install Azure Functions Core Tools

2. Clone this repository and navigate to its directory in your favorite command line tool

3. In the command line run the following

    `jokes-api > func start`
   

4. You should see something like this:

   Now listening on: http://0.0.0.0:7071
   Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
   
   Functions:
   
           jokes-api: [GET,POST] http://localhost:7071/api/jokes-api
   
   For detailed output, run func with --verbose flag.
   [2021-01-22T19:06:20.689] Worker process started and initialized.
   

5. Test it out with Postman

FYI: There are MANY ways to deploy a function to Azure, you can find more info here

1. Open your local copy in VS Code

2. Install the Azure Function Extension

3. In the Explorer, right click in the root directory and select Deploy to Function App...

4. Follow the prompts that pop up at the top of the editor

   • ⚠ You may be asked to sign in to your Azure account first

5. You should see a "Deploying to [your function app name]" notification, and will changes to "Deployment to [your function app name] completed" when finished.

6. Open the Azure Extension and search for your function app at [your function app name]. Confirm the jokes-api function exists

   • ⚠ If not, try deploying again to [your function app name]

7. Right click on the jokes-api function and select Copy function Url

8. Test it out with Postman

Postman makes it easy to send POST/GET/etc requests to endpoints, perfect for HTTP triggered functions! Download it here: Postman download page

• In Postman, click Import and find the collection in the repo named AzureSamples.postman_collection.json found here
• In the AzureSamples, collection open Local - JokesAPIRequest
• Confirm that the url matches the one from step 4
  • ⚠ if they're not the same use the url that was generated on your machine!
• Click Send

• In Postman, click Import and find the collection in the repo named AzureSamples.postman_collection.json found here
• In the AzureSamples, collection open JokesAPIRequest
• Paste the copied url from step 7, replacing the placeholder url
• Click Send

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