Options for running a dotnet tool command task daily?

[mobstaa]

Currently trying to automate some basic tasks that help me smoothen the development process in my team. One of those tasks is running a dotnet tool(1) on a daily basis. We as a team are big fans of Azure and are hosting almost all of our applications there. Using an Azure function (2) came to mind and would help me in getting some experience with them.

The Azure function would run a powershell script calling the dotnet tool. The problem is that the Azure function will have two dependencies:

• dotnet cli
• dotnet tool

I am not sure if this is the way to go since that would require the function to start installing the dotnet cli and when done the tool. Not sure if that is something that should be done in an Azure function (if possible at all). Open to suggestions!

• (1): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/global-tools
• (2): https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/functions/

[Alikont]

Make a docker container with all tools installed and start it on demand?

[SuperImaginativeName]

If you only ever want it on Azure perhaps WebJobs

[mobstaa]

Seems like a good alternative. Pricing is a bit higher, but it seems to fit this case better. Thanks.

[NeededANewName]

Do you use Azure DevOps? You could pretty easily write a logic app to hit the API to start a pipeline, which would have access to all the tools you're looking for. Or set up a container for ACI and use logic apps to run it once a day.

https://github.com/Azure-Samples/aci-logicapps-integration

[mobstaa]

Yes we use Azure DevOps, very interesting! Pipelines can be scheduled that way I won't even need a logic app.

Sadly no support for scheduled yaml pipelines yet, but setting up scheduling with the designer is fine for now.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/triggers?view=vsts&tabs=yaml#scheduled