Azure configuration settings and Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudConfigurationManager

Question

Apparently Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudConfigurationManager.GetSettings will start by looking in ServiceConfiguration.*.cscfg and then fall back to web.config and app.config

Answer 1

You will need to add the settings to the ServiceDefinition.csdef and ServiceConfiguration.cscfg

ex: ServiceDefinition.csdef

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ServiceDefinition name="WindowsAzure1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2008/10/ServiceDefinition" schemaVersion="2012-05.1.7">
    <WebRole name="WebRole1" vmsize="Small">
        <ConfigurationSettings>
            <Setting name="Foo"/>
        </ConfigurationSettings>
        :
    </WebRole>
</ServiceDefinition>

ex: ServiceConfiguration.cscfg

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ServiceConfiguration serviceName="WindowsAzure1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2008/10/ServiceConfiguration" osFamily="1" osVersion="*" schemaVersion="2012-05.1.7">
  <Role name="WebRole1">
    <Instances count="1" />
    <ConfigurationSettings>
        <Setting name="Foo" value="val"/>
    </ConfigurationSettings>
  </Role>
</ServiceConfiguration>

Answer 2

It will just be an appSettings key/value.

<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="Foo" value="AzureSetting"/>
  </appSettings>
</configuration>