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Azure function binding and triggers

If Azure function runtime is the brain of Azure functions, then function bindings and triggers are the heart of Azure functions. Azure functions promote loose-coupling and high cohesion between services using triggers and bindings. Generally, the application implements code using imperative syntax for incoming and outgoing parameters and return values. This generally results in hardcoding the incoming parameters. Since Azure functions should be capable of invoking any function defined, they implement a generic mechanism to invoke functions by means of triggers and binding.

Binding refers to the process of creating a connection between the incoming data and the Azure function, mapping the data types. The ...