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- Download Visual Studio
Install Visual Studio from the Visual Studio Marketplace. - Obtain Professional License Access
Ensure you have access to the Professional version of Visual Studio:- Submit an access request through the Service Desk portal
- Notify your manager to approve the license request
- Configure Installation Components
During the Visual Studio installation process:- When prompted, select the installation components screen
- Check the ASP.NET and web development workload
- his will automatically download all required dependencies and packages for EG-Flow development
- Click Install to begin the installation
- Complete Installation
The installer will now set up Visual Studio on your local machine.
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Project Setup and Configuration
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- After cloning completes:
- Open the Solution Explorer
- You'll see the complete project structure
- For detailed information about the project architecture, refer to the Project Structure Documentation or follow the Readme file of EG-Flow.
Configure Startup Project
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Note: Aspire is configured as the orchestrator for all projects in this solution
Azure Storage Explorer Setup
Azure Storage Explorer is a standalone application that allows you to manage Azure Storage resources (Blobs, Queues, and Tables) locally, eliminating the need to access the Azure Portal for routine operations.
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- Install Node.js
- Ensure you have Node.js installed (version 18 or higher)Installer Link
- Install Azurite
- Open a terminal and run:
- npm install -g azurite
- Start the Emulator
- In your terminal, execute:
- azurite
- Verify Operation
- You should see log messages indicating that Azurite is running and listening on specific ports
Connecting Azure Storage Explorer to Azurite
Configuration Steps
Verify Azurite is Running
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Important: Keep Azurite running in the background whenever you're working on the EG-Flow project to ensure proper functionality of storage-dependent features.