Azure-AppService-WebApp-Create.sh

# This script file handles the creation and deployment of a new Azure App Service web app.
echo "" # Blank space for formatting
echo "This script will attempt to create a new Azure App Service WebApp and return the configuration created"
echo "" # Blank space for formatting
echo "Please enter the name of the Web Application (name entered will form a unique FQDN ex: mysampleapp.azurewebsites.net): "

# Accept an application name. Prompt if not entered correctly.
while [ ${#applicationName} -eq 0 ]
do
    read applicationName
    # Perform a basic check - if user did not enter any input, ask again.
    if [ ${#applicationName} -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "Did not receive a valid input. Please try again."
    fi
done
echo "" # Blank space for formatting

echo "Please wait. Fetching available App Service plans for your subscription."
echo "" # Blank space for formatting

# Declare an array to store the App Service plan names
declare -a appServicePlanNames

# This service is executed to be displayed to the user
az appservice plan list --query "[].{planName:name,tier:sku.tier, size:sku.size, location:location, status:status}" -o table
# This service is executed to store data directly to an Array. This is done so that a user can select an index number to select a plan on the succeeding prompt
appServicePlanNames=(`az appservice plan list --query "[].{planName:name}" -o tsv`)
echo "" # Blank space for formatting

# Ask the user to enter an index number to select a plan from the list | No checks here, entries should be correct.
echo "Please enter an index number to select a plan. (Starts with 0):"
read planIndexNumber

# Go ahead and create the WebApp
echo "Creating a WebApp. Please wait."
az webapp create \
--name ${applicationName} \
--plan ${appServicePlanNames[planIndexNumber]} \
# Ensure Resource group are stored as environment variable on the system. I do this because I always deploy my resources within the same resource group
--resource $AZURE_GROUP \
# I've added a couple of users and their email IDs as environment variables since I use them frequently.
--tags CreatedBy="${AZURE_ME}" Project=${AZURE_PROJECT} StartDate="`date`" ProductlineLeader="${AZURE_USER_VENKAT}" \
-o jsonc

echo "" # Blank space for formatting
echo "" # Blank space for formatting
echo "A web app has been created successfully. Creation response is above."