How to add an appsettings.json file to my Azure Function 3.0 configuration?

Question

The new Azure Function 3.0 SDK provides a way to implement a Startup class. It gives access to the collection of services that are available by dependency injection, where I

Answer 1

With this .NET Core 3.1 and Azure Function 3. Spent a hours days. Here is what I came up with.

[assembly: FunctionsStartup(typeof(Ugly.AzureFunctions.Startup))]

namespace Ugly.AzureFunctions
{
    class Startup : FunctionsStartup
    {
        public override void ConfigureAppConfiguration(IFunctionsConfigurationBuilder builder)
        {
            try
            {
                // On Azure, we need to get where the app is.
                // If you use Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), you will get something like D:\Program Files (x86)\SiteExtensions\Functions\3.0.14785\32bit
                var basePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "..");
                var environmentName = builder.GetContext().EnvironmentName;
                builder.ConfigurationBuilder
                    .SetBasePath(basePath)
                    .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
                    .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{environmentName}.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
                    .AddEnvironmentVariables();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Handle exceptions about this. Which __should__ never ever happen.
                // The previous comment is sarcastic.
                throw;
            }
        }

        public override void Configure(IFunctionsHostBuilder builder)
        {
            try
            {
                // DO NOT add the configuration as Singleton.
                // If you need the IConfiguration:
                //var configuration = builder.GetContext().Configuration;

                builder.Services
                    .AddOptions()
                    .Configure((settings, configuration) => {
                        configuration.GetSection("MachineLearningConfig").Bind(settings);
                });
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Handle or not handle? That's the question.
                throw;
            }
        }
    }
}