How to use Node.js with the local Azure Storage Emulator
As you may know, the Azure SDK for Node.js includes a Storage Emulator for development purposes. This lets you code against a local storage system using the Azure table, blob, and queue APIs rather than needing something configured in the public cloud. Need to develop on your laptop while midair on a flight? No problem. You can switch between using the local Storage Emulator and the public cloud by using environment variables. Take a look at the open source SDK on GitHub, and you’ll see in serviceclient.js that several environment variables are parsed: /* * Used environment variables
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How to use Node.js with the local Azure Storage Emulator


