step5

Step 5 - Activating the extension

This step is rather simple, in it, we will initialize the IExtensionConfigProvider implementation we did in Step 4 and add it to the consumer's Function App project whenever they reference our Extension.

The IWebJobsBuilder static method simply registers your extension by calling AddExtension and passing your IExtensionConfigProvider implementation, and it also defines a Singleton instance of your Collector Factory, so whenever your IExtensionConfigProvider is created, it will receive this Factory to create the connector or services instances.

The IWebJobsStartup implementation is what will automatically initialize it as part of the Functions Runtime initialization.

Actions in this step

1. Create a static extension method that will:
   1. Register your IExtensionConfigProvider implementation with AddExtension.
   2. Register your Collector Factory with AddSingleton.
2. Create an IWebJobsStartup implementation that will call your extension method as part of Configure(IWebJobsBuilder builder).