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Composition Algorithm

Combine multiple templates into a single deployable project.

Azure MCP Path

INPUT: language, user_requirements
OUTPUT: Complete project ready for `azd up`

1. DISCOVER
   functions_template_get(language) → template list with descriptions

2. CHECK SINGLE-TEMPLATE MATCH
   If one template's description covers ALL requirements → use it alone

3. SELECT TEMPLATES
   - Trigger template (REQUIRED) — base project with IaC
   - Binding templates (OPTIONAL) — extract patterns only

4. FETCH TEMPLATES
   - Single match: 1 call
   - Multiple: parallel calls

5. COMPOSE
   - Use trigger template as BASE (functionFiles + projectFiles)
   - EXTRACT binding patterns from binding templates
   - MERGE IaC resources and RBAC roles
   - ADD user's custom business logic

6. TRIM unused demo code (keep AzureWebJobsStorage)

7. WRITE files — for each entry { path, content } in functionFiles[] AND projectFiles[]:
      a. Create parent directories from path
      b. Write content to path
      NEVER hand-write Bicep/Terraform and use azd init -t/func init/func new as fallback when composing multiple recipes and required templates are not found

8. DEPLOY: azd up --no-prompt

Fallback Path (Azure MCP Unavailable)

INPUT: language, user_requirements
OUTPUT: Complete project ready for `azd up`

1. FETCH MANIFEST
   GET https://cdn.functions.azure.com/public/templates-manifest/manifest.json
   If fetch fails → fall back to: https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-templates/blob/dev/Functions.Templates/Template-Manifest/manifest.json
   If both fail → fall back to known-good Azure-Samples/functions-quickstart-* repos by language+resource
   If all fail → report error and ask user to retry later

2. FILTER TEMPLATES
   Filter by: language, resource (from selection.md), iac

3. CHECK SINGLE-TEMPLATE MATCH
   If one template covers ALL requirements → use it alone

4. SELECT TEMPLATES
   - Trigger template (REQUIRED) — base project
   - Binding templates (OPTIONAL) — extract patterns only

5. DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES
   For each template:
   - If folderPath == "." → ZIP download + unzip
   - If folderPath != "." → fetch tree + raw github url file downloads
   - Fallback: git clone --depth 1

6. COMPOSE
   - Use trigger template as BASE
   - EXTRACT binding patterns from binding templates
   - MERGE IaC resources, RBAC roles and settings, README and other files.
   - ADD user's custom business logic

7. TRIM unused demo code (keep AzureWebJobsStorage)

8. WRITE all files

9. DEPLOY: azd up --no-prompt

Example (MCP)

User: "HTTP function that writes to Cosmos DB"

1. Discover: functions_template_get(language: "python") → returns template list
2. Check: No single template description mentions BOTH HTTP trigger AND Cosmos output
3. Select from discovered list:
   - Template with resource: "http" (trigger, base)
   - Template with resource: "cosmos" and description mentioning "output" (binding)
4. Fetch both templates by templateName from discovery results
5. Compose:
   - Base: HTTP template (has IaC, azure.yaml)
   - Extract: Cosmos output binding + RBAC from cosmos template
   - Merge: Add Cosmos module to infra/main.bicep
6. Trim: Remove HTTP demo response code
7. Write files
8. Deploy

Example (Fallback)

User: "HTTP function that writes to Cosmos DB"

1. Fetch: GET manifest.json from CDN
2. Filter: language=Python, resource=http OR resource=cosmos, iac=bicep
3. Check: No single template covers both
4. Select:
   - http-trigger-python-azd (trigger, base) → repositoryUrl + folderPath
   - cosmos-trigger-python-azd (binding) → repositoryUrl + folderPath
5. Download: ZIP download both repos (folderPath = ".")
6. Compose:
   - Base: HTTP template (has infra/, azure.yaml)
   - Extract: Cosmos IaC module + RBAC from cosmos template
   - Merge: Add cosmos.bicep to infra/app/, wire into main.bicep
7. Trim: Remove demo code
8. Write files
9. Deploy

Critical Rules

1. NEVER hardcode template names — always discover/fetch manifest first
2. PRESERVE generated IaC patterns — keep RBAC roles, managed identity config, and security settings intact when merging
3. ALWAYS keep AzureWebJobsStorage — runtime requires it
4. ALWAYS use --no-prompt — the agent must never elicit user input during azd commands
5. ALWAYS include ALL THREE UAMI settings for every binding — see UAMI Configuration below
6. ALWAYS wait for RBAC propagation — use two-phase deploy if 403 errors occur
7. NEVER enable allowSharedKeyAccess: true — correct solution is waiting for RBAC, not disabling security

IaC Merge Guidelines

When composing multiple templates:

Merge = additive combination, not modification of security patterns.

UAMI Configuration (CRITICAL)

Templates use User Assigned Managed Identity (UAMI). ALL service bindings require explicit credential and clientId app settings. Missing these causes 500/401/403 errors at runtime.

Required pattern for EVERY service binding:

appSettings: {
  // Endpoint (varies by service)
  EventHubConnection__fullyQualifiedNamespace: eventhubs.outputs.fullyQualifiedNamespace
  // UAMI credentials - REQUIRED, prefix vary by example
  EventHubConnection__credential: 'managedidentity'
  EventHubConnection__clientId: apiUserAssignedIdentity.outputs.clientId
}

Validation Checklist (MANDATORY before deploy):

⛔ STOP if any check fails. The function WILL fail at runtime with 500/Unauthorized errors.

Language-Specific Entry Points

Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript)

⛔ Do NOT delete src/index.js (JS) or src/index.ts (TS). This file contains app.setup() which initializes the Functions runtime. Without it, functions deploy but return 404 on all endpoints.

⛔ Glob pattern REQUIRED in package.json:

{ "main": "src/{index.js,functions/*.js}" }

Using "main": "src/index.js" alone results in 404 on ALL endpoints.

⛔ package.json must be at project ROOT (same level as azure.yaml), NOT inside src/.

📦 TypeScript: Run npm run build before deployment. Use: "main": "dist/src/{index.js,functions/*.js}"

C# (.NET)

⛔ Do NOT replace Program.cs from the base template. The base template uses ConfigureFunctionsWebApplication() with App Insights integration. Recipes only ADD trigger function files (.cs) and package references (.csproj).

Deployment Strategy

Option A: Single command (fast, may fail on first deploy due to RBAC propagation)

azd up --no-prompt

Option B: Two-phase (recommended for reliability)

azd provision --no-prompt     # Create resources + RBAC assignments
sleep 60                       # Wait for RBAC propagation (Azure AD needs 30-60s)
azd deploy --no-prompt        # Deploy code (RBAC now active)

Terraform-Specific Requirements

⚠️ CRITICAL: All Terraform must use sku_name = "FC1" (Flex Consumption). NEVER use Y1/Dynamic.

Runtime Versions

⚠️ ALWAYS QUERY OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION — Do NOT use hardcoded versions.

Primary Source: Azure Functions Supported Languages

Query for latest GA/LTS versions before generating IaC.

Flex Consumption (FC1) Requires azapi

⚠️ Use azapi_resource instead of azurerm_linux_function_app for FC1. The AzureRM provider doesn't support FC1's functionAppConfig block.

resource "azapi_resource" "function_app" {
  type      = "Microsoft.Web/sites@2023-12-01"
  name      = "func-${local.name}"
  location  = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location
  parent_id = azurerm_resource_group.rg.id

  body = {
    kind = "functionapp,linux"
    properties = {
      serverFarmId = azapi_resource.plan.id
      functionAppConfig = {
        runtime = { name = "node", version = "22" }
        scaleAndConcurrency = { maximumInstanceCount = 100, instanceMemoryMB = 2048 }
        deployment = {
          storage = {
            type  = "blobContainer"
            value = "${azurerm_storage_account.storage.primary_blob_endpoint}deploymentpackage"
            authentication = {
              type                           = "UserAssignedIdentity"
              userAssignedIdentityResourceId = azurerm_user_assigned_identity.api.id
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  depends_on = [time_sleep.rbac_propagation]
}

RBAC Propagation Delay

Azure RBAC takes 30-60s to propagate. Terraform's depends_on only waits for resource creation, not RBAC propagation.

Solution 1: Add time_sleep resource

resource "time_sleep" "rbac_propagation" {
  depends_on      = [azurerm_role_assignment.storage_blob_owner]
  create_duration = "60s"
}

resource "azapi_resource" "function_app" {
  depends_on = [time_sleep.rbac_propagation]
  # ...
}

Solution 2: Create deployment container explicitly

resource "azurerm_storage_container" "deployment" {
  name                  = "deploymentpackage"
  storage_account_id    = azurerm_storage_account.storage.id
  container_access_type = "private"
  depends_on            = [azurerm_role_assignment.storage_blob_owner]
}

⚠️ Common Failures Without These Fixes:

• 403 Forbidden — RBAC not yet propagated
• 404 Container Not Found — deployment container not created
• Tag Not Found: azd-service-name — Azure resource tags take time to be queryable

Required: azd-service-name Tag

tags = {
  "azd-service-name" = "api"   # MUST match service name in azure.yaml
}

⚠️ Without this tag, azd deploy fails with: resource not found: unable to find a resource tagged with 'azd-service-name: api'

Disabled Local Auth (Policy Required)

Azure Policy often enforces RBAC-only authentication. Always disable local auth (connection strings, SAS keys) and use managed identity instead.

# Storage
shared_access_key_enabled = false

# Service Bus
local_auth_enabled = false

# Event Hubs
local_authentication_enabled = false

# Cosmos DB
local_authentication_disabled = true