TimeTrigger Azure Function Python API pass ScheduleStatus to function

What problem would the feature you’re requesting solve? Please describe.

The TimeTrigger Function pass a TimerRequest[1] object to the executed function. Unlike in the C# interface, the only property of the TimerRequest object is the past_due attribute.

Describe the solution you’d like

Pass all the information, which are discussed and listed in [2], e.g. the ScheduleStatus.

{` "Schedule":{ }, "ScheduleStatus": { "Last":"2016-10-04T10:15:00+00:00", "LastUpdated":"2016-10-04T10:16:00+00:00", "Next":"2016-10-04T10:20:00+00:00" }, "IsPastDue":false }

[1]https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/python/api/azure-functions/azure.functions.timerrequest?view=azure-python [2]https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-timer?tabs=csharp

[finn-wa]

As a workaround, you can set the input parameter to be str. Then you get all of the data in JSON format, and you can make your own class if you wish. For example: function.json

{
  "scriptFile": "sample.py",
  "bindings": [
    {
      "direction": "in",
      "type": "timerTrigger",
      "name": "timerJson",
      "schedule": "0 0 3 * * *"
    }
  ]
}

sample.py

import logging
from timer_request import TimerRequest

def main(timerJson: str):
    timer = TimerRequest(timerJson)
    if timer.past_due:
        logging.warn("Timer is past due!")
    logging.info(timer.schedule_status.last)

timer_request.py

import json
from datetime import datetime
from dateutil import parser

class ScheduleStatus:
    """
    Represents a timer schedule status.
    - last: Last recorded schedule occurrence
    - next: Expected next schedule occurrence
    - last_updated: The last time this record was updated. This is used to
      re-calculate Next with the current Schedule after a host restart.
    """

    last: datetime
    next: datetime
    last_updated: datetime

    def __init__(self, json_dict: dict):
        self.last = parser.isoparse(json_dict["Last"])
        self.next = parser.isoparse(json_dict["Next"])
        self.last_updated = parser.isoparse(json_dict["LastUpdated"])


class TimerRequest:
    """
    A more complete version of the TimerRequest with a ScheduleStatus.
    """

    schedule_status: ScheduleStatus
    past_due: bool

    def __init__(self, json_str: str):
        json_dict = json.loads(json_str)
        self.schedule_status = ScheduleStatus(json_dict["ScheduleStatus"])
        self.past_due = json_dict["IsPastDue"]

[KhaoticMind]

Any update on this issue? The workaround works as described but is a workaround, the timer parameter should work as documented.