Durable Functions overview (docs)
"Durable Functions is an extension of Azure Functions and Azure WebJobs that lets you write stateful functions in a serverless environment. The extension manages state, checkpoints, and restarts for you.
The extension lets you define stateful workflows in a new type of function called an orchestrator function. Here are some of the advantages of orchestrator functions:
- They define workflows in (C#) code. No JSON schemas or designers are needed.
- They can call other functions synchronously and asynchronously. Output from called functions can be saved to local variables.
- They automatically checkpoint their progress whenever the function awaits. Local state is never lost if the process recycles or the VM reboots."
Durable Task Framework extension for Azure Functions (GitHub repo)
Durable Functions and Bindings Extensibility Preview Announcement (blog)
