How to add an appsettings.json file to my Azure Function 3.0 configuration?

Question

The new Azure Function 3.0 SDK provides a way to implement a Startup class. It gives access to the collection of services that are available by dependency injection, where I

Answer 1

In the startup class:

    IConfigurationRoot config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
              .SetBasePath(Environment.CurrentDirectory)
              .AddJsonFile("someSettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
              .AddEnvironmentVariables()
              .Build();

Add a json file to you project that holds the settings. Note that local.settings.json is ignored/removed during deployment. (Name the file something else.)