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Use variables in Azure Functions out binding

I'm using Azure functions with javascript, and i would like to modify the out binding of path in my functions. For example this is my function.json:
{
"bindings": [
{
"authLevel": "function",
"type": "httpTrigger",
"direction": "in",
"name": "req",
"methods": [
"get",
"post"
]
},
{
"type": "http",
"direction": "out",
"name": "res"
},
{
"name": "outputBlob",
"path": "container/{variableCreatedInFunction}-{rand-guid}",
"connection": "storagename_STORAGE",
"direction": "out",
"type": "blob"
}
]
I Would like to set {variableCreatedInFunction} in index.js, for example:
module.exports = async function (context, req) {
const data = req.body
const date = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
const variableCreatedInFunction = `dir/path/${date}`
if (data) {
var responseMessage = `Good`
var statusCode = 200
context.bindings.outputBlob = data
} else {
var responseMessage = `Bad`
var statusCode = 500
}
context.res = {
status: statusCode,
body: responseMessage
};
}
Couldn't find any way to this, is it possible?

Bindings are resolved before the function executes. You can use {DateTime} as a binding expression. It will by default be yyyy-MM-ddTHH-mm-ssZ. You can use {DateTime:yyyy} as well (and other formatting patterns, as needed).
Imperative bindings (which is what you want to achieve) is only available in C# and other .NET languages, the docs says:
Binding at runtime In C# and other .NET languages, you can use an
imperative binding pattern, as opposed to the declarative bindings in
function.json and attributes. Imperative binding is useful when
binding parameters need to be computed at runtime rather than design
time. To learn more, see the C# developer reference or the C# script developer reference.
MS might've added it to JS as well by now, since I'm pretty sure I read that exact section more than a year ago, but I can't find anything related to it. Maybe you can do some digging yourself.
If your request content is JSON, the alternative is to include the path in the request, e.g.:
{
"mypath":"a-path",
"data":"yourdata"
}
You'd then be able to do declarative binding like this:
{
"name": "outputBlob",
"path": "container/{mypath}-{rand-guid}",
"connection": "storagename_STORAGE",
"direction": "out",
"type": "blob"
}
In case you need the name/path to your Blob, you'd probably have to chain two functions together, where one acts as the entry point and path generator, while the other is handling the Blob (and of course the binding).
It would go something like this:
Declare 1st function with HttpTrigger and Queue (output).
Have the 1st function create your "random" path containing {date}-{guid}.
Insert a message into the Queue output with the content {"mypath":"2020-10-15-3f3ecf20-1177-4da9-8802-c7ad9ada9a33", "data":"some-data"} (replacing the date and guid with your own generated values, of course...)
Declare 2nd function with QueueTrigger and your Blob-needs, still binding the Blob path as before, but without {rand-guid}, just {mypath}.
The mypath is now used both for the blob output (declarative) and you have the information available from the queue message.

It is not possiable to set dynamic variable in .js and let the binding know.
The value need to be given in advance, but this way may achieve your requirement:
index.js
module.exports = async function (context, req) {
context.bindings.outputBlob = "This is a test.";
context.done();
context.res = {
body: 'Success.'
};
}
function.json
{
"bindings": [
{
"authLevel": "anonymous",
"type": "httpTrigger",
"direction": "in",
"name": "req",
"methods": [
"get",
"post"
]
},
{
"type": "http",
"direction": "out",
"name": "res"
},
{
"name": "outputBlob",
"path": "test/{test}",
"connection": "str",
"direction": "out",
"type": "blob"
}
]
}
local.settings.json
{
"IsEncrypted": false,
"Values": {
"AzureWebJobsStorage": "",
"FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME": "node",
"str":"DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=0730bowmanwindow;AccountKey=xxxxxx;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net"
}
}
Or you can just put the output logic in the body of function. Just use the javascript sdk.

Discord Bot - Downloading JSON file from a website and extract certain elements of it

I'm working on a command that will automatically fetch a file from a link once a day and extract two of the elements in it and send that as a message in a channel.
My issue here is that I'm having issues actually getting the file downloaded. I've been trying several different functions to fetch the file but nothing has worked so far. I have attached one of the functions I've tried below.
async function getQuote () {
const url = "https://quotes.rest/qod?category=inspire";
const path = Path.resolve(__dirname, 'temp', 'qod.json')
const writer = fs.CreateWriteStream(path)
const response = await axios({
url,
method: 'GET',
responseType: 'stream'
})
response.data.pipe(writer)
getQuote();
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
writer.on('finish', resolve)
writer.on('error', reject)
})
}
fs.readFile('./temp/qod.json', 'utf8', function (err, data) {
if (err) throw err;
var obj = JSON.parse(data);
msg.channel.send(data);
})
The file I'm trying to work with here looks something like this:
{
"success": {
"total": 1
},
"contents": {
"quotes": [
{
"quote": "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.",
"length": "61",
"author": "Ralph Waldo Emerson",
"tags": [
"action",
"inspire",
"leadership",
"management",
"tod"
],
"category": "inspire",
"language": "en",
"date": "2020-08-23",
"permalink": "https://theysaidso.com/quote/ralph-waldo-emerson-what-you-do-speaks-so-loudly-that-i-cannot-hear-what-you-say",
"id": "eZ0NtMPtGp8c5eQJOBfJmweF",
"background": "https://theysaidso.com/img/qod/qod-inspire.jpg",
"title": "Inspiring Quote of the day"
}
]
},
"baseurl": "https://theysaidso.com",
"copyright": {
"year": 2022,
"url": "https://theysaidso.com"
}
}
It wants to download as a json file, but when visiting the link, it is listed as a xml document.
How would I go about getting this downloaded and extracting two lines from it? If you're wondering, the two lines are the quote and author lines.
Thanks!

I copy your code and run my local machine and everythin fine.
Limitations are like mirages created by your own mind. When you realise that limitation do not exist, those around you will also feel it and allow you inside their space. - Stephen Richards

Looks like you are trying to write the result to a file and then read from the file which is not efficient. Here's a much simpler way of doing it.
async function getQuote() {
const url = "https://quotes.rest/qod?category=inspire";
const response = await axios(url);
const result = response.data;
/*
result =
{
"success": {
"total": 1
},
"contents": {
"quotes": [
{
"quote": "Limitations are like mirages created by your own mind. When you realise that limitation do not exist, those around you will also feel it and allow you inside their space. ",
"length": "171",
"author": "Stephen Richards",
"tags": [
"inspire",
"motivational",
"positive-thinking",
"self-empowerment",
"self-help",
"self-improvement",
"wealth",
"wealth-creation"
],
"category": "inspire",
"language": "en",
"date": "2020-08-24",
"permalink": "https://theysaidso.com/quote/stephen-richards-limitations-are-like-mirages-created-by-your-own-mind-when-you",
"id": "OLSVpLiSwrWplvCcFgPPiweF",
"background": "https://theysaidso.com/img/qod/qod-inspire.jpg",
"title": "Inspiring Quote of the day"
}
]
},
"baseurl": "https://theysaidso.com",
"copyright": {
"year": 2022,
"url": "https://theysaidso.com"
}
}
*/
//this is an array of quote objects
const quotes = result.contents.quotes;
//extracting first quote object from the array
const quoteObject = quotes[0];
//extracting quote text and author from quote object
const quote = quoteObject.quote;
const author = quoteObject.author;
//the >>> will make it look like a quote in discord.
console.log(`>>> ${quote}\n- ${author}`);
//send the formatted quote to the channel
msg.channel.send(`>>> ${quote}\n- ${author}`);
//if for some reason you want to save the result to a file
fs.writeFile(filePath, result, function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Saved!');
});
}
getQuote();
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/axios/dist/axios.min.js"></script>

I would suggest simply reading the quote to an object, then creating a string using interpolation and send it on the discord channel:
async function getQuote () {
const url = "https://quotes.rest/qod?category=inspire";
console.log("getQuote: Reading quote...");
// Get the response as an object
const response = await axios({
url,
method: 'GET'
})
// Use destructuring to get the quote and author
let { quote, author } = response.data.contents.quotes[0];
// Format our quote
let data = `${quote} - ${author}`;
// Add a console.log for debugging purposes..
console.log("getQuote: Sending quote:", data);
// Send the quote on the channel
msg.channel.send(data);
}
Todays quote would then look like so:
Limitations are like mirages created by your own mind. When you realise that limitation do not exist, those around you will also feel it and allow you inside their space. - Stephen Richards

I am not get value which is sent in request body in specific json format

I need help in my one issue. I have write the program in that I am use map in node.js.
I am testing this program using postman by sending JSON structure, however I am not get specific value in console which I am printing.
Please see below code .
async CreateProduceMVPRateAsset(data, callback) {
// Create a new file system based wallet for managing identities.
var ProducePRICE = {};
var MVPRATE = new Map();
var MVPPRICE =[];
var MVPPRICE_BS ={};
var MVPPRICE_LB ={};
var PRODUCENAME = data.PRODUCE
console.log('PRODUCENAME', PRODUCENAME);
var COUNTRY = data.COUNTRY;
console.log('COUNTRY', COUNTRY);
var STATE = data.STATE;
console.log('STATE', STATE);
MVPRATES = data.MVPRATES;
console.log('MVPRATERATE', MVPRATES); // not getting value of MVPRATES from request body
}
JSON structure which is sending using POSTMAN
{
"username": "admin2",
"PRODUCE": "Apple",
"STATE": "MI",
"COUNTRY": "US",
"MVPRATES": {
"fuji": {
"VARIETY": "fuji",
"RATE": [
{
"UNIT": "Bussel",
"CURRENCY": "USD",
"VALUE": 10.25,
"UIDISPLAY": true
}
]
},
"gala": {
"VARIETY": "gala",
"RATE": [
{
"UNIT": "Bussel",
"CURRENCY": "USD",
"VALUE": 10.25,
"UIDISPLAY": true
}
]
}
}
}
output
Any help very appreciable
Thanks
Abhijeet

That's how logs will show up for the non-primitive type of data. Try stringifying the response like:
MVPRATES = data.MVPRATES;
console.log('MVPRATERATE', JSON.stringify(MVPRATES));
This will help you in printing actual values to the logs. A better approach will be to use a logging module like winston and configure all such things and many more.

Sorry to waste you all time I think I miss the var in front of MVPRATES. It should be
var MVPRATES = data.MVPRATES;

Generate json object from variables and insert into another json object

This question is purely syntax. I'm trying to insert a generated JSON object into another JSON object.
Let's say my JSON looks like this:
var database =
{
"john": {
"pwd": "somehashrighthere",
"mail": "example#gmail.com"
}
}
This object stores a hash and an email under the users name. Now I want to insert a new user:
var name = "somename";
var pwd = "hash";
var mail = "email#email.net";
If I try to insert this into a json object as by
database.name =
{
"pwd": pwd,
"mail": mail
}
I would expect an output that fills the gaps:
{
"john": {
"pwd": "r1pper",
"mail": "example#gmail.com"
},
"somenamerighthere": {
"pwd": "hash",
"mail": "email#email.net"
}
}
Instead the javascipt takes the expression quite literall:
{
"john": {
"pwd": "r1pper",
"mail": "example#gmail.com"
},
"name": {
"pwd": "pwd",
"mail": "mail"
}
}
I'm quite new to javascript/json and would appreciate if you guys exlain to me how one could dynamically(!) generate json objects and feed them into a bigger data structure. None of the answers I found on SO could solve this problem in a way I could understand. Do I need to make changes to the datastructure, or have I just misunderstood the javascript/node.js syntax. Thanks in advance :)
Edit: I solved the problem quite simply. Turns out javascript actually passes the variables into the json and I was just confused:
{
"john": {
"pwd": "r1pper",
"mail": "example#gmail.com"
},
"name": {
"pwd": "hash",
"mail": "email#email.net"
}
}
Now we just need to pass the name dynamically, which can be solved by treating the JSON, as if it was an array:
database[name]
treats name as a variable.
Edit 2:
The comments below came in while editing. I apologize for that.

you should use database[name] (take the value of name and use as index)
instead of database.name (use the string 'name' as index)

API returns JSON object with results in an array, How to iterate through them?

I'm trying to make a simple news feed app to practise working with API's. I've made a fetch request but I cant work out how to correctly iterate over the array. My objective is simply to be able to get the Author and title and output them to the page in html
Javascript
var url = 'https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines?' +
'country=us&' +
'apiKey=123DemoKey';
var req = new Request(url);
fetch(req)
.then(function(response) {
console.log(response.json());
})
Snippet of Returned Data from API
{
"status": "ok",
"totalResults": 20,
-"articles": [
-{
-"source": {
"id": "cnn",
"name": "CNN"
},
"author": "Sheena McKenzie, CNN",
"title": "Russian spy attack: Customers urged to wash clothes as traces of nerve agent found",
"description": "Customers at a restaurant and pub in Salisbury were urged to wash their clothes Sunday, after traces of the nerve agent used on Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were detected.",
"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/11/europe/russian-spy-attack-customers-told-to-wash-clothes-intl/index.html",
"urlToImage": "https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180306183502-russian-spy-critically-ill-salisbury-uk-investigation-black-pkg-00005819-super-tease.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2018-03-11T13:07:01Z"
}

Since News API returns JSON you can parse it as you did and then use .forEach or a for...of loop to iterate through the result.
fetch('https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines')
.then(r => r.json())
.then(r => {
r.articles.forEach(art => {
// ... do something with `art`
});
for (const art of r.articles) {
// ... do something with `art`
}
});