Which emulators are installed with the Azure SDK?
I am a developer and working on a project related to Azure cloud solutions. In it, I need to test my application locally before the process of deployment. What are the emulators that come bundled with Azure SDK that can provide me assistance in the development and testing process?
Here are some common emulators for your question about which emulators are installed with the Azure SDK:-
Azure Storage Emulator
It is used to simulate Azure storage service locally, allowing developers to test blob storage, queues, tables, and file storage on the real Azure cloud.
Azure Cosmos DB Emulator
This particular emulator helps in replicating Azure Cosmos DB locally which enables developers to develop and test various applications by using Cosmos DB APIs even without connecting to Azure cloud.
Here is the Instance given for interacting with the Azure storage emulators using code (C# in this case)
// Sample C# code to interact with Azure Storage Emulator
Using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;
Using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob;
Using System;
Class Program
{
Static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Connect to the Azure Storage Emulator (default connection string)
CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(“UseDevelopmentStorage=true”);
// Create a blob client to interact with blobs
CloudBlobClient blobClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudBlobClient();
// Create a container
CloudBlobContainer container = blobClient.GetContainerReference(“mycontainer”);
Container.CreateIfNotExists();
// Upload a blob
CloudBlockBlob blockBlob = container.GetBlockBlobReference(“myblob.txt”);
blockBlob.UploadText(“Hello, Azure Storage Emulator!”);
Console.WriteLine(“Blob uploaded successfully.”);
}
}