Can't bind parameter 'log' to type TraceWriter when running Azure function template locally - azure

I met an issue when using Azure function.
I create a Azure Functions v1(.Net Framework) Http Trigger template in VS. But when I try to run it directly, exceptions thrown.
I am using latest version of VS(15.6.7) and Azure Functions and Web Job tools(15.0.40502.0).
When I run it first time, no prompt for installation of anything, it runs on 1.0.10 Azure Function CLI. After I restart my VS and try to run it again, VS asks to download 1.0.12.1 Function CLI. The download seems failed as I still see 1.0.10 on the tile of window. The exception remains all the time.
Any idea? It doesn't make sense since I just try to run a template.

The root cause is shown in your screenshot.
Starting Host(...,Version=1.0.11232.0)
It means your function Cli is 1.0.4 other than 1.0.10 actually, here's release note of 1.0.4. After tests, find that old version does cause this exception. This version issue roots in failing to download latest Azure Function Core Tools trough VS.
Update for official solution
Handle downloading problem of Azure Function Core Tools. Try the first option to download using VS again, if it still fails, use the second option, PS scripts.
Below is the original solution, similar to the first and third official option, just ignore it
More Details
Azure Functions and Web Jobs Tools is updated to 15.0.40502.0 recently and mechanism of using local function Cli is also changed. Release Notes.
Tools now consume a feed which keeps templates, build tools, and the runtime up to date whenever there is a change made in the service.
The first time we create an Azure function after this update, we can see the tip on the dialog Making sure all templates are up to date.... It means VS is downloading necessary cli and templates to this folder C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AzureFunctionsTools.
After a while, we can see the tip changes as
If we don't wait the downloading to complete and create project directly, it will prompt that VS is downloading 1.0.12.1 Cli. And everything should work fine after that.
As for your problem, I reproduce it once due to slow network. It fails to download those files and tries to use old version cli downloaded by VS before.
Solution
I recommend you to delete AzureFunctionsTools folder and restart your VS to download it again.
If it still fails to download, you can download it manually.
You can find download link of cli, itemTemplates and projectTemplates in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AzureFunctionsTools\feed.json.
And the folder structure in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AzureFunctionsTools\Releases\1.0.12.1 is like this
cli
--func.exe
....
templates
--ItemTemplates.nupkg
--ProjectTemplates.nupkg
manifest.json
Content of manifest.json
{
"ReleaseName": "1.0.12.1",
"CliEntrypointPath":"C:\\Users\\UserName\\AppData\\Local\\AzureFunctionsTools\\Releases\\1.0.12.1\\cli\\func.exe",
"TemplatesDirectory": "C:\\Users\\UserName\\AppData\\Local\\AzureFunctionsTools\\Releases\\1.0.12.1\\templates",
"FunctionsExtensionVersion": "~1",
"SdkPackageVersion": "1.0.13"
}

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I have an App Engine Service, running on Google Cloud Platform.
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This is what worked for me...
Note: I was getting 404 on my function which is a nodejs and inline editing on the browser.
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Running on linux machine
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Is there a method for hard resetting an Azure function?

I'm looking for a way to perform a hard reset on a NodeJS Azure Function that gets uploaded through VS Code? It's v2 of the Azure Functions.
Things I have tried
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stopping/starting the Azure Function via the portal
removing the bin, obj, extensions.csproj and node_modules from the VS Code project and re-installing
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I can sometimes get the new build used by restarting the site from KUDU, but that's really not desired.
Any idea? I never had these issues when deploying through Github.
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