Bicep Sneak Peek

01-arm-template.json

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {},
  "functions": {},
  "variables": {},
  "resources": [],
  "outputs": {}
}

02-parameter-1.bicep

param myParameter string {
  metadata: {
    description: 'Name of Virtual Machine'
  },
  secure: true
  allowed: [
    'abc'
    'def'
  ]
  default: abc
}

03-parameter-2.bicep

// Resource name
param name string

// Resource suffix
param suffix string

param location string = resourceGroup().location
param locationCode string

04-parameter-3.bicep

param virtualMachineAdminUsername string

param virtualMachineAdminPassword string {
  secure: true
}

param virtualMachineSize string {
  allowed: [
    'Standard_D2s_v3'
    'Standard_D4s_v3'
    'Standard_D8s_v3'
  ]
  default: 'Standard_D8s_v3'
}

05-variable.bicep

var metadata = {
  longName: '{0}-${name}-${locationCode}${coalesce(suffix, '') == '' ? '': concat('-', suffix)}'
  shortName: '{0}${replace(name, '-', '')}${locationCode}${coalesce(suffix, '') == '' ? '' : suffix}'
}

var storageAccount = {
  name: replace(metadata.shortName, '{0}', 'st')
  location: location
}

06-resource.bicep

resource st 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts@2017-10-01' = {
  name: storageAccount.name
  location: storageAccount.location
  kind: 'StorageV2'
  sku: {
    name: 'Standard_LRS'
  }
}

resource vm 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines@2018-10-01' = {
  name = resourceName
  location = resourceLocation
  ...
  properties: {
    ...
    diagnosticsProfile: {
      bootDiagnostics: {
        enabled: true
        storageUri: st.properties.primaryEndpoints.blob
      }
    }
  }
}

07-get-provider.ps1

$resourceType = @{ Label = "Resource Type"; Expression = { $_.ResourceTypes[0].ResourceTypeName } }
$apiVersion = @{ Label = "API Version"; Expression = { $_.ResourceTypes[0].ApiVersions[0] } }
Get-AzResourceProvider `
    -ProviderNamespace <NAMESPACE> `
    -Location <LOCATION> | `
    Select-Object $resourceType, $apiVersion | `
    Sort-Object -Property "Resource Type" | `
    Where-Object { $_."Resource Type" -eq "<RESOURCE TYPE>" }

08-build-bicep.sh

bicep build ./azuredeploy.bicep