queueSample.js

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/**
* Azure Storage Queue Sample in Node.JS 
* This samples demonstrates how to use the Queue Storage service.
* Queue storage provides a reliable messaging solution for asynchronous communication
* Queues can be accessed from anywhere in the world via HTTP or HTTPS.
*
* Documentation References: 
* - What is a Storage Account - http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-whatis-account/
* - Getting Started with Queues - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-nodejs-how-to-use-queues
* - Queue Service Concepts - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dd179353.aspx
* - Queue Service REST API - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dd179363.aspx
* - Queue Service Node API - http://azure.github.io/azure-storage-node/QueueService.html
* - Delegating Access with Shared Access Signatures - http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-dotnet-shared-access-signature-part-1/
* - Storage Emulator - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-use-emulator/
*/

basicScenarios = require('./basic.js');
advancedScenarios = require('./advanced.js');

console.log('Azure Storage Queue Samples in Node.JS');

RunQueueSamples();

function RunQueueSamples() {
  /**
   * Instructions: This sample can be run using either the Azure Storage Emulator that installs as part of the Microsoft Azure SDK, which is available in Windows only - or by  
   * updating the app.config file with your connection string.
   *
   * To run the sample using the Storage Emulator (Microsoft Azure SDK)
   *      Start the Azure Storage Emulator (once only) by pressing the Start button or the Windows key and searching for it
   *      by typing "Azure Storage Emulator". Select it from the list of applications to start it.
   * 
   * To run the sample using the Storage Service
   *      Open the app.config file and comment out the connection string for the emulator ("useDevelopmentStorage":true) and
   *      set the connection string for the storage service.
   */


  var scenarios = basicScenarios.concat(advancedScenarios);

  var current = 0;

  var callback = function (error) {
    if (error) {
      throw error;
    } else {
      console.log(scenarios[current].message);

      current++;
      if (current < scenarios.length) {
        scenarios[current].action(callback);
      }
    }
  };

  scenarios[current].action(callback);
}