Timer trigger

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Timer Trigger Function

Functions can be triggered on a schedule. This examples logs the time, and the next 5 occurrences when a function timer is triggered or logs when it is late.

using System;

public static void Run(TimerInfo myTimer, TraceWriter log)
{
    if(myTimer.IsPastDue)
    {
        log.Info("Timer is late!");
    }

    log.Info($"C# Timer trigger function executed at: {DateTime.Now}.\n{myTimer.FormatNextOccurrences(5)}"); 
}

Takeaways

  • Use IsPastDue to find out if a timer trigger is delayed.
  • The trigger schedule can be altered in the Integrate section of your function in the Azure portal, or in the function's function.json file.

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