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Schema Csdef Webrole
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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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windows_tools
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missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation for Azure Cloud Services (extended support) WebRole schema demonstrates a Windows bias. It exclusively references Windows technologies (IIS 7, ASP.NET, .NET Framework), Windows file paths and environment variables (e.g., %ROLEROOT%), and Windows-centric configuration concepts (certificate stores, CMD scripts). There are no examples or mentions of Linux-based web roles, alternative web servers, or cross-platform scripting. All examples and descriptions assume a Windows environment.
Recommendations:
- Add explicit statements about Linux support or lack thereof for Cloud Services (extended support) web roles. If Linux is unsupported, clarify this early in the documentation.
- If Linux support exists, provide parallel examples and schema explanations for Linux-based web roles, including references to Linux web servers (e.g., Apache, Nginx), Linux file paths, and environment variables.
- Include information about how startup tasks and scripts should be formatted and executed on Linux (e.g., using shell scripts instead of CMD files).
- Mention Linux certificate storage and management equivalents if applicable.
- Where possible, use neutral or dual-platform terminology and examples (e.g., 'web server' instead of 'IIS', or provide both IIS and Nginx/Apache scenarios).
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |
Flagged Code Snippets
<ServiceDefinition …>
<WebRole name="<web-role-name>" vmsize="<web-role-size>" enableNativeCodeExecution="[true|false]">
<Certificates>
<Certificate name="<certificate-name>" storeLocation="<certificate-store>" storeName="<store-name>" />
</Certificates>
<ConfigurationSettings>
<Setting name="<setting-name>" />
</ConfigurationSettings>
<Imports>
<Import moduleName="<import-module>"/>
</Imports>
<Endpoints>
<InputEndpoint certificate="<certificate-name>" ignoreRoleInstanceStatus="[true|false]" name="<input-endpoint-name>" protocol="[http|https|tcp|udp]" localPort="<port-number>" port="<port-number>" loadBalancerProbe="<load-balancer-probe-name>" />
<InternalEndpoint name="<internal-endpoint-name>" protocol="[http|tcp|udp|any]" port="<port-number>">
<FixedPort port="<port-number>"/>
<FixedPortRange min="<minimum-port-number>" max="<maximum-port-number>"/>
</InternalEndpoint>
<InstanceInputEndpoint name="<instance-input-endpoint-name>" localPort="<port-number>" protocol="[udp|tcp]">
<AllocatePublicPortFrom>
<FixedPortRange min="<minimum-port-number>" max="<maximum-port-number>"/>
</AllocatePublicPortFrom>
</InstanceInputEndpoint>
</Endpoints>
<LocalResources>
<LocalStorage name="<local-store-name>" cleanOnRoleRecycle="[true|false]" sizeInMB="<size-in-megabytes>" />
</LocalResources>
<LocalStorage name="<local-store-name>" cleanOnRoleRecycle="[true|false]" sizeInMB="<size-in-megabytes>" />
<Runtime executionContext="[limited|elevated]">
<Environment>
<Variable name="<variable-name>" value="<variable-value>">
<RoleInstanceValue xpath="<xpath-to-role-environment-settings>"/>
</Variable>
</Environment>
<EntryPoint>
<NetFxEntryPoint assemblyName="<name-of-assembly-containing-entrypoint>" targetFrameworkVersion="<.net-framework-version>"/>
</EntryPoint>
</Runtime>
<Sites>
<Site name="<web-site-name>">
<VirtualApplication name="<application-name>" physicalDirectory="<directory-path>"/>
<VirtualDirectory name="<directory-path>" physicalDirectory="<directory-path>"/>
<Bindings>
<Binding name="<binding-name>" endpointName="<endpoint-name-bound-to>" hostHeader="<url-of-the-site>"/>
</Bindings>
</Site>
</Sites>
<Startup priority="<for-internal-use-only>">
<Task commandLine="<command-to=execute>" executionContext="[limited|elevated]" taskType="[simple|foreground|background]">
<Environment>
<Variable name="<variable-name>" value="<variable-value>">
<RoleInstanceValue xpath="<xpath-to-role-environment-settings>"/>
</Variable>
</Environment>
</Task>
</Startup>
<Contents>
<Content destination="<destination-folder-name>" >
<SourceDirectory path="<local-source-directory>" />
</Content>
</Contents>
</WebRole>
</ServiceDefinition>