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Azure Functions are still new to me, and I\u2019m learning as I\u2019m going. I blogged about my foray into Azure Functions with Couchbase over a month ago<\/a>. Right after I posted that, I got some helpful feedback about the way I was instantiating a Couchbase cluster (and bucket).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I had (wrongly) assumed that there was no way to save state between Azure Function calls. This is why I created a GetCluster()<\/code> method that was called each time the function ran. But, initializing a Couchbase Cluster<\/code> object is an expensive operation. The less often you instantiate it, the better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can follow along with the updated source code for this blog post on Github<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Static state<\/h2>\n
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I had a hard time finding documentation on whether I could use a static<\/code> object for reuse between function calls. I suppose I should have experimented, like fellow Microsoft MVP Mark Heath<\/a> did. Instead, I posed the question to StackOverflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In short: yes. A Cluster<\/code>, instantiated and saved to a static member, can is reusable between function calls. According to Mark\u2019s post above, there\u2019s no guarantee how long this value will survive. But that\u2019s an expected trade-off that you make when going “serverless”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lazy initializing within Azure Functions<\/h2>\n
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Simply using a static member would work, but it\u2019s not thread-safe. There are a few ways to tackle that issue, but an easy way that\u2019s built right into the .NET framework is to use Lazy Initialization<\/a> with Lazy<T><\/code>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Lazy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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First, I removed the GetBucket<\/code> and GetCluster<\/code> methods. Next, I created a Lazy<IBucket><\/code> property to replace them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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private static readonly Lazy<IBucket> Bucket = new Lazy<IBucket>(() =>\r\n{\r\n    var uri = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[\"couchbaseUri\"];\r\n    var bucketName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[\"couchbaseBucketName\"];\r\n    var bucketPassword = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[\"couchbaseBucketPassword\"];\r\n    var cluster = new Cluster(new ClientConfiguration\r\n    {\r\n        Servers = new List<Uri> { new Uri(uri) }\r\n    });\r\n    return cluster.OpenBucket(bucketName, bucketPassword);\r\n});<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I just made a single property for a bucket, since that\u2019s all I need for this example. But if you need to use the cluster, you can easily make that its own Lazy<\/code> property. (Once you have a cluster, getting a bucket is a relatively cheap operation).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Using a Lazy property<\/h2>\n
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When you instantiate a Lazy<T><\/code> object, you supply it with an initialization lambda. That lambda won\u2019t execute until the Value<\/code> property is actually called for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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var lazyObject = new Lazy<string>(() =>\r\n{\r\n    \/\/ this code won't be called until 'lazyObject.Value' is referenced\r\n    \/\/ for the first time\r\n    return \"I'm lazy!\";\r\n});<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For instance, notice the Value<\/code> between Bucket<\/code> and GetAsync<\/code> in the updated version of my Azure Functions:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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var doc = await Bucket.Value.GetAsync<MyDocument>(id);<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If that\u2019s the first time Value<\/code> is used, the cluster will be initialized. Otherwise, it will use the already initialized cluster (try experimenting with a Guid<\/code> instead of a Bucket<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Summary<\/h2>\n
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State can be saved between Azure Function calls by using a static member. Make sure that it\u2019s thread-safe (by using Lazy<T><\/code> or something like it). Don\u2019t make any assumptions about how long that object will be around.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Anything else I missed? Are you using Azure Functions with Couchbase? I would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below or ping me on Twitter @mgroves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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