Azure Resource Manager Durabletask Dotnet

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Azure Resource Manager SDK for Durable Task Scheduler in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Durable Task Schedulers, Task Hubs, and retention policies via Azure Resource Manager. Triggers: "Durable Task Scheduler", "create scheduler", "task hub", "DurableTaskSchedulerResource", "provision Durable Task", "orchestration scheduler".

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The Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask SDK provides a .NET interface for management plane operations on Azure Durable Task Scheduler resources. It allows developers to programmatically provision and configure schedulers, task hubs, and retention policies within Azure. This SDK is strictly for infrastructure management and should be distinguished from data plane SDKs used for executing orchestrations or managing individual task instances.

What it does

Provision and configure Durable Task Scheduler resources.
Create and manage task hubs within a scheduler.
Define and update retention policies for task data.
Support for both Dedicated and Consumption SKU configurations.
Manage network security via IP allowlists.
Perform CRUD operations on scheduler resources via ARM.

When to use it

When you need to automate the deployment of Durable Task infrastructure.
When managing scheduler configurations like SKU capacity or network access.
When setting up task hubs as part of an infrastructure-as-code pipeline.
When you need to programmatically query or delete existing scheduler resources.

Advantages

Native .NET integration with the Azure Resource Manager ecosystem.
Supports idempotent resource creation and updates.
Provides strong typing for scheduler and task hub configurations.
Enables programmatic scaling of dedicated scheduler capacity.

Usage examples

“How do I create a new Durable Task Scheduler with a dedicated SKU using C#?”: The agent provides a code snippet using DurableTaskSchedulerData and CreateOrUpdateAsync to provision a scheduler with a specified capacity.
“What is the difference between this SDK and the data plane SDK?”: The agent clarifies that this SDK manages infrastructure (schedulers/hubs) while the data plane SDK handles runtime orchestration logic.
“How can I delete a task hub using the Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask library?”: The agent explains the hierarchy, noting that you must retrieve the task hub resource from the scheduler and call DeleteAsync.

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Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask (.NET)

Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Azure Durable Task Scheduler resources via Azure Resource Manager.

⚠️ Management vs Data Plane
This SDK (Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask): Create schedulers, task hubs, configure retention policies
Data Plane SDK (Microsoft.DurableTask.Client.AzureManaged): Start orchestrations, query instances, send events

Installation

dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Versions: Stable v1.0.0 (2025-11-03), Preview v1.0.0-beta.1 (2025-04-24) API Version: 2025-11-01

Environment Variables

AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id> # Required: Azure subscription ID
AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP=<your-resource-group> # Required: Azure resource group name
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id> # For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id> # For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret> # For service principal auth (optional)

Authentication

using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask;

// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(
    DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName
);
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes
// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
var armClient = new ArmClient(credential);

// Get subscription
var subscriptionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID");
var subscription = armClient.GetSubscriptionResource(
    new ResourceIdentifier($"/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}"));

Resource Hierarchy

ArmClient
└── SubscriptionResource
    └── ResourceGroupResource
        └── DurableTaskSchedulerResource
            ├── DurableTaskHubResource
            └── DurableTaskRetentionPolicyResource

Core Workflow

1. Create Durable Task Scheduler

using Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask;
using Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask.Models;

// Get resource group
var resourceGroup = await subscription
    .GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");

// Define scheduler with Dedicated SKU
var schedulerData = new DurableTaskSchedulerData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
    Properties = new DurableTaskSchedulerProperties
    {
        Sku = new DurableTaskSchedulerSku(DurableTaskSchedulerSkuName.Dedicated)
        {
            Capacity = 1  // Number of instances
        },
        // Optional: IP allowlist for network security
        IPAllowlist = { "10.0.0.0/24", "192.168.1.0/24" }
    }
};

// Create scheduler (long-running operation)
var schedulerCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetDurableTaskSchedulers();
var operation = await schedulerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "my-scheduler",
    schedulerData);

DurableTaskSchedulerResource scheduler = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Scheduler created: {scheduler.Data.Name}");
Console.WriteLine($"Endpoint: {scheduler.Data.Properties.Endpoint}");

2. Create Scheduler with Consumption SKU

// Consumption SKU (serverless)
var consumptionSchedulerData = new DurableTaskSchedulerData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
    Properties = new DurableTaskSchedulerProperties
    {
        Sku = new DurableTaskSchedulerSku(DurableTaskSchedulerSkuName.Consumption)
        // No capacity needed for consumption
    }
};

var operation = await schedulerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "my-serverless-scheduler",
    consumptionSchedulerData);

3. Create Task Hub

// Task hubs are created under a scheduler
var taskHubData = new DurableTaskHubData
{
    // Properties are optional for basic task hub
};

var taskHubCollection = scheduler.GetDurableTaskHubs();
var hubOperation = await taskHubCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "my-taskhub",
    taskHubData);

DurableTaskHubResource taskHub = hubOperation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Task Hub created: {taskHub.Data.Name}");

4. List Schedulers

// List all schedulers in subscription
await foreach (var sched in subscription.GetDurableTaskSchedulersAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Scheduler: {sched.Data.Name}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Location: {sched.Data.Location}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  SKU: {sched.Data.Properties.Sku?.Name}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Endpoint: {sched.Data.Properties.Endpoint}");
}

// List schedulers in resource group
var schedulers = resourceGroup.Value.GetDurableTaskSchedulers();
await foreach (var sched in schedulers.GetAllAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Scheduler: {sched.Data.Name}");
}

5. Get Scheduler by Name

// Get existing scheduler
var existingScheduler = await schedulerCollection.GetAsync("my-scheduler");
Console.WriteLine($"Found: {existingScheduler.Value.Data.Name}");

// Or use extension method
var schedulerResource = armClient.GetDurableTaskSchedulerResource(
    DurableTaskSchedulerResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(
        subscriptionId,
        "my-resource-group",
        "my-scheduler"));
var scheduler = await schedulerResource.GetAsync();

6. Update Scheduler

// Get current scheduler
var scheduler = await schedulerCollection.GetAsync("my-scheduler");

// Update with new configuration
var updateData = new DurableTaskSchedulerData(scheduler.Value.Data.Location)
{
    Properties = new DurableTaskSchedulerProperties
    {
        Sku = new DurableTaskSchedulerSku(DurableTaskSchedulerSkuName.Dedicated)
        {
            Capacity = 2  // Scale up
        },
        IPAllowlist = { "10.0.0.0/16" }  // Update IP allowlist
    }
};

var updateOperation = await schedulerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "my-scheduler",
    updateData);

7. Delete Resources

// Delete task hub first
var taskHub = await scheduler.GetDurableTaskHubs().GetAsync("my-taskhub");
await taskHub.Value.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

// Then delete scheduler
await scheduler.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

8. Manage Retention Policies

// Get retention policy collection
var retentionPolicies = scheduler.GetDurableTaskRetentionPolicies();

// Create or update retention policy
var retentionData = new DurableTaskRetentionPolicyData
{
    Properties = new DurableTaskRetentionPolicyProperties
    {
        // Configure retention settings
    }
};

var retentionOperation = await retentionPolicies.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "default",  // Policy name
    retentionData);

Key Types Reference

Type	Purpose
`ArmClient`	Entry point for all ARM operations
`DurableTaskSchedulerResource`	Represents a Durable Task Scheduler
`DurableTaskSchedulerCollection`	Collection for scheduler CRUD
`DurableTaskSchedulerData`	Scheduler creation/update payload
`DurableTaskSchedulerProperties`	Scheduler configuration (SKU, IPAllowlist)
`DurableTaskSchedulerSku`	SKU configuration (Name, Capacity, RedundancyState)
`DurableTaskSchedulerSkuName`	SKU options: `Dedicated`, `Consumption`
`DurableTaskHubResource`	Represents a Task Hub
`DurableTaskHubCollection`	Collection for task hub CRUD
`DurableTaskHubData`	Task hub creation payload
`DurableTaskRetentionPolicyResource`	Retention policy management
`DurableTaskRetentionPolicyData`	Retention policy configuration
`DurableTaskExtensions`	Extension methods for ARM client

SKU Options

SKU	Description	Use Case
`Dedicated`	Fixed capacity with configurable instances	Production workloads, predictable performance
`Consumption`	Serverless, auto-scaling	Development, variable workloads

Extension Methods

The SDK provides extension methods on SubscriptionResource and ResourceGroupResource:

// On SubscriptionResource
subscription.GetDurableTaskSchedulers();           // List all in subscription
subscription.GetDurableTaskSchedulersAsync();      // Async enumerable

// On ResourceGroupResource  
resourceGroup.GetDurableTaskSchedulers();          // Get collection
resourceGroup.GetDurableTaskSchedulerAsync(name);  // Get by name

// On ArmClient
armClient.GetDurableTaskSchedulerResource(id);     // Get by resource ID
armClient.GetDurableTaskHubResource(id);           // Get task hub by ID

Best Practices

Use WaitUntil.Completed for operations that must finish before proceeding
Use WaitUntil.Started when you want to poll manually or run operations in parallel
Use DefaultAzureCredential — never hardcode keys
Handle RequestFailedException for ARM API errors
Use CreateOrUpdateAsync for idempotent operations
Delete task hubs before schedulers — schedulers with task hubs cannot be deleted
Use IP allowlists for network security in production

Error Handling

using Azure;

try
{
    var operation = await schedulerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
        WaitUntil.Completed, schedulerName, schedulerData);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Scheduler already exists");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 404)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Resource group not found");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}");
}

Complete Example

using Azure;
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask;
using Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask.Models;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Resources;

// Setup
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
var armClient = new ArmClient(credential);

var subscriptionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")!;
var resourceGroupName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP")!;

var subscription = armClient.GetSubscriptionResource(
    new ResourceIdentifier($"/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}"));
var resourceGroup = await subscription.GetResourceGroupAsync(resourceGroupName);

// Create scheduler
var schedulerData = new DurableTaskSchedulerData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
    Properties = new DurableTaskSchedulerProperties
    {
        Sku = new DurableTaskSchedulerSku(DurableTaskSchedulerSkuName.Dedicated)
        {
            Capacity = 1
        }
    }
};

var schedulerCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetDurableTaskSchedulers();
var schedulerOp = await schedulerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed, "my-scheduler", schedulerData);
var scheduler = schedulerOp.Value;

Console.WriteLine($"Scheduler endpoint: {scheduler.Data.Properties.Endpoint}");

// Create task hub
var taskHubData = new DurableTaskHubData();
var taskHubOp = await scheduler.GetDurableTaskHubs().CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed, "my-taskhub", taskHubData);
var taskHub = taskHubOp.Value;

Console.WriteLine($"Task Hub: {taskHub.Data.Name}");

// Cleanup
await taskHub.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);
await scheduler.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

SDK	Purpose	Install
`Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask`	Management plane (this SDK)	`dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.DurableTask`
`Microsoft.DurableTask.Client.AzureManaged`	Data plane (orchestrations, activities)	`dotnet add package Microsoft.DurableTask.Client.AzureManaged`
`Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker.AzureManaged`	Worker for running orchestrations	`dotnet add package Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker.AzureManaged`
`Azure.Identity`	Authentication	`dotnet add package Azure.Identity`
`Azure.ResourceManager`	Base ARM SDK	`dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager`

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