Azure Eventhub Dotnet
Azure Event Hubs SDK for .NET.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-eventhub-dotnet -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- microsoft/skills3.2k
- Category
- DevOps
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,588 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Azure Event Hubs SDK for .NET. Use for high-throughput event streaming: sending events (EventHubProducerClient, EventHubBufferedProducerClient), receiving events (EventProcessorClient with checkpointing), partition management, and real-time data ingestion. Triggers: "Event Hubs", "event streaming", "EventHubProducerClient", "EventProcessorClient", "send events", "receive events", "checkpointing", "partition".
Azure.Messaging.EventHubs (.NET)
High-throughput event streaming SDK for sending and receiving events via Azure Event Hubs.
Installation
# Core package (sending and simple receiving)
dotnet add package Azure.Messaging.EventHubs
# Processor package (production receiving with checkpointing)
dotnet add package Azure.Messaging.EventHubs.Processor
# Authentication
dotnet add package Azure.Identity
# For checkpointing (required by EventProcessorClient)
dotnet add package Azure.Storage.Blobs
Current Versions: Azure.Messaging.EventHubs v5.12.2, Azure.Messaging.EventHubs.Processor v5.12.2
Environment Variables
EVENTHUB_FULLY_QUALIFIED_NAMESPACE=<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net # Required: Event Hubs fully qualified namespace
EVENTHUB_NAME=<event-hub-name> # Required: Event Hub name
BLOB_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=<storage-connection-string> # Alternative to Entra ID auth
BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME=<checkpoint-container> # Required: checkpoint container name
EVENTHUB_CONNECTION_STRING=Endpoint=sb://<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=... # Alternative to Entra ID auth
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
Authentication
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Messaging.EventHubs;
using Azure.Messaging.EventHubs.Producer;
// 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 fullyQualifiedNamespace = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("EVENTHUB_FULLY_QUALIFIED_NAMESPACE");
var eventHubName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("EVENTHUB_NAME");
