Azure notification hub installantion - azure

Question

Fast question. How create installation using templates? Can you give an example? How construct 'InstallationTemplate' object.

Answer 1

When you want to create an ARM template based on the json schema of Microsoft.NotificationHubs:
Create a new project in Visual Studio 2015.
Choose for a Cloud project
Choose for Azure Resource Group
Choose Blank Template
Open azuredeploy.json
You will see this:
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
},
"variables": {
},
"resources": [
],
"outputs": {
}
}
Then begin with the resources part by typing apiVersion (note that you get intellisense already):
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": ""
}
],
After this add the type: Just select the correct value.
After the type is set. You will get intellisense on the allowed properties.
There are more parameters available. But when using the main properties and
create parameters of the hardcoded values and at the end you will get a template like:
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"namespaceLocation": {
"type": "string"
},
"namespaceName": {
"type": "string"
},
"notificationHubName": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"variables": {
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2014-09-01",
"name": "[parameters('namespaceName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.NotificationHubs/namespaces",
"location": "[parameters('namespaceLocation')]",
"properties": {
"name": "[parameters('namespaceName')]",
"namespaceType": "NotificationHub"
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2014-09-01",
"name": "[parameters('notificationHubName')]",
"type": "Microsoft.NotificationHubs/namespaces/notificationHubs",
"location": "[parameters('namespaceLocation')]",
"dependsOn": [
"[concat('Microsoft.NotificationHubs/namespaces/', parameters('namespaceName'))]"
],
"properties": {
"name": "[parameters('notificationHubName')]"
}
}
]
}
],
"outputs": {
}
}