Working with Azure Storage Blobs with a Java Azure Function

Bryan Soltis shows how to create a simple Java Azure Function to work with Azure Storage files.

If you’ve spent much time around me, you know that I’m a huge fan of Azure Functions. Being able to code stand-alone, serverless functions to handle tasks is an extremely powerful addition to any application. While my preference is C#, Azure Functions supports a number of other languages, allowing developers of all flavors to use the platform. In this article, I’ll show you how to create a simple Java Azure Function to work with Azure Storage files.

In my role as a Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, I work with a lot of different companies, all with different skillsets and development stacks. While my forte is certainly the .NET stack, most companies use a blend of platforms to build their solutions. With a lineage back to 1991, Java has one of the largest followings, due to its immense versatility and capability. To help me work with clients who specialize in Java, I decided to create an Azure Function using Java to work with Azure Storage blobs.

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This blog is in no way an “expert” level article on Java programming. I’m just sharing some stuff I learned to hopefully help the next C# dev find their way.

Setup

To get going, I add Java support to Visual Studio Code. Now, there are a lot of IDE’s available for Java, and IntelliJ is probably one of the best. Just for fun, I wanted to see VS Code could do. Luckily, there’s a collection of extensions you can install to get up and going with Java quickly: The Java Extension Pack.

Check out the step-by-step example here.

Working with Azure Storage Blobs with a Java Azure Function

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