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 samples/dotnet/KafkaFunctionSample/Properties/
 
 temp
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+.venv
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diff --git a/samples/python-v2/function_app.py b/samples/python-v2/function_app.py
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+import azure.functions as func
+
+from kafka_trigger_avro import KafkaTriggerAvro
+from kafka_output import KafkaOutput
+from kafka_trigger import KafkaTrigger
+from kafka_trigger_retry import KafkaTriggerRetry
+
+app = func.FunctionApp(http_auth_level=func.AuthLevel.ANONYMOUS)
+app.register_blueprint(KafkaTriggerAvro)
+app.register_blueprint(KafkaOutput)
+app.register_blueprint(KafkaTrigger)
+app.register_blueprint(KafkaTriggerRetry)
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diff --git a/samples/python-v2/host.json b/samples/python-v2/host.json
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "version": "2.0",
+  "logging": {
+    "applicationInsights": {
+      "samplingSettings": {
+        "isEnabled": true,
+        "excludedTypes": "Request"
+      }
+    },
+    "console": {
+          "isEnabled": true,
+          "DisableColors": false
+        }
+  },
+  "extensionBundle": {
+    "id": "Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle",
+    "version": "[4.*, 5.0.0)"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/samples/python-v2/kafka_output.py b/samples/python-v2/kafka_output.py
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+import azure.functions as func
+import json
+
+KafkaOutput = func.Blueprint()
+
+@KafkaOutput.function_name(name="KafkaOutput")
+@KafkaOutput.route(route="kafka_output")
+@KafkaOutput.kafka_output(arg_name="outputMessage", topic="KafkaTopic", broker_list="KafkaBrokerList", username="KafkaUsername", password="KafkaPassword", protocol="SaslSsl", authentication_mode="Plain")
+def kafka_output(req: func.HttpRequest, outputMessage: func.Out[str]) -> func.HttpResponse:
+    input_msg = req.params.get('message')
+    outputMessage.set(input_msg)
+    return 'OK'
+
+
+@KafkaOutput.function_name(name="KafkaOutputMany")
+@KafkaOutput.route(route="kafka_output_many")
+@KafkaOutput.kafka_output(arg_name="outputMessage", topic="KafkaTopic", broker_list="KafkaBrokerList", username="KafkaUsername", password="KafkaPassword", protocol="SaslSsl", authentication_mode="Plain", data_type="string")
+def kafka_output_many(req: func.HttpRequest, outputMessage: func.Out[str] ) -> func.HttpResponse:
+    outputMessage.set(json.dumps(['one', 'two']))
+    return 'OK'
+
+@KafkaOutput.function_name(name="KafkaOutputWithHeaders")
+@KafkaOutput.route(route="kafka_output_with_headers")
+@KafkaOutput.kafka_output(arg_name="out", topic="KafkaTopic", broker_list="KafkaBrokerList", username="KafkaUsername", password="KafkaPassword", protocol="SaslSsl", authentication_mode="Plain")
+def kafka_output_with_headers(req: func.HttpRequest, out: func.Out[str]) -> func.HttpResponse:
+    message = req.params.get('message')
+    kevent =  { "Offset":0,"Partition":0,"Topic":"dummy","Timestamp":"2022-04-09T03:20:06.591Z", "Value": message, "Headers": [{ "Key": "test", "Value": "python" }] }
+    out.set(json.dumps(kevent))
+    return 'OK'
+
+@KafkaOutput.function_name(name="KafkaOutputManyWithHeaders")
+@KafkaOutput.route(route="kafka_output_many_with_headers")
+@KafkaOutput.kafka_output(arg_name="out", topic="KafkaTopic", broker_list="KafkaBrokerList", username="KafkaUsername", password="KafkaPassword", protocol="SaslSsl", authentication_mode="Plain")
+def kafka_output_many_with_headers(req: func.HttpRequest, out: func.Out[str]) -> func.HttpResponse:
+    kevent = [{ "Offset": 364, "Partition":0,"Topic":"kafkaeventhubtest1","Timestamp":"2022-04-09T03:20:06.591Z", "Value": "one", "Headers": [{ "Key": "test", "Value": "python" }]  }, 
+            { "Offset": 364, "Partition":0,"Topic":"kafkaeventhubtest1","Timestamp":"2022-04-09T03:20:06.591Z", "Value": "two", "Headers": [{ "Key": "test", "Value": "python" }]  }]
+    out.set(json.dumps(kevent))
+    return 'OK'
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diff --git a/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger.py b/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger.py
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+++ b/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger.py
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+import logging
+import typing
+import azure.functions as func
+import json
+import base64
+
+KafkaTrigger = func.Blueprint()
+
+
+@KafkaTrigger.function_name(name="KafkaTrigger")
+@KafkaTrigger.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kevent",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    consumer_group="$Default1")
+def kafka_trigger(kevent : func.KafkaEvent):
+    logging.info(kevent.get_body().decode('utf-8'))
+    logging.info(kevent.metadata)
+
+@KafkaTrigger.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerMany")
+@KafkaTrigger.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kevents",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    cardinality="MANY",
+    data_type="string",
+    consumer_group="$Default2")
+def kafka_trigger_many(kevents : typing.List[func.KafkaEvent]):
+    for event in kevents:
+        logging.info(event.get_body())
+
+@KafkaTrigger.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerWithHeaders")
+@KafkaTrigger.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kevent",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    data_type="string",
+    consumer_group="$Default3")
+def kafka_trigger_with_headers(kevent : func.KafkaEvent):
+    logging.info("Python Kafka trigger function called for message " + kevent.metadata["Value"])
+    headers = json.loads(kevent.metadata["Headers"])
+    for header in headers:
+        logging.info("Key: "+ header['Key'] + " Value: "+ str(base64.b64decode(header['Value']).decode('ascii')))
+
+
+@KafkaTrigger.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerManyWithHeaders")
+@KafkaTrigger.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kevents",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    cardinality="MANY",
+    data_type="string",
+    consumer_group="$Default4")
+def kafka_trigger_many_with_headers(kevents : typing.List[func.KafkaEvent]):
+    for event in kevents:
+        event_dec = event.get_body().decode('utf-8')
+        event_json = json.loads(event_dec)
+        logging.info("Python Kafka trigger function called for message " + event_json["Value"])
+        headers = event_json["Headers"]
+        for header in headers:
+            logging.info("Key: "+ header['Key'] + " Value: "+ str(base64.b64decode(header['Value']).decode('ascii')))
diff --git a/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger_avro.py b/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger_avro.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e4f1cf8
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+++ b/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger_avro.py
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+import logging
+import typing
+import azure.functions as func
+
+KafkaTriggerAvro = func.Blueprint()
+
+@KafkaTriggerAvro.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerAvroMany")
+@KafkaTriggerAvro.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kafkaAvroGenericTriggerMany",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    data_type="string",
+    consumer_group="$Default",
+    avro_schema= "{\"type\":\"record\",\"name\":\"Payment\",\"namespace\":\"io.confluent.examples.clients.basicavro\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"id\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\":\"amount\",\"type\":\"double\"},{\"name\":\"type\",\"type\":\"string\"}]}",
+    cardinality="MANY")
+def kafka_trigger_avro_many(kafkaAvroGenericTriggerMany : typing.List[func.KafkaEvent]):
+    for event in kafkaAvroGenericTriggerMany:
+        logging.info(event.get_body())
+
+@KafkaTriggerAvro.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerAvroOne")
+@KafkaTriggerAvro.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kafkaTriggerAvroGeneric",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    consumer_group="$Default",
+    avro_schema= "{\"type\":\"record\",\"name\":\"Payment\",\"namespace\":\"io.confluent.examples.clients.basicavro\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"id\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\":\"amount\",\"type\":\"double\"},{\"name\":\"type\",\"type\":\"string\"}]}")
+def kafka_trigger_avro_one(kafkaTriggerAvroGeneric : func.KafkaEvent):
+    logging.info(kafkaTriggerAvroGeneric.get_body().decode('utf-8'))
+    logging.info(kafkaTriggerAvroGeneric.metadata)
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diff --git a/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger_retry.py b/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger_retry.py
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index 00000000..9246e0e2
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+++ b/samples/python-v2/kafka_trigger_retry.py
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+import logging
+import azure.functions as func
+
+KafkaTriggerRetry = func.Blueprint()
+
+
+@KafkaTriggerRetry.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerRetryFixed")
+@KafkaTriggerRetry.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kevent",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    consumer_group="$Default")
+@KafkaTriggerRetry.retry(strategy="fixed_delay", max_retry_count="3", delay_interval="00:00:10")
+def kafka_trigger_retry_fixed(kevent : func.KafkaEvent):
+    logging.info(kevent.get_body().decode('utf-8'))
+    logging.info(kevent.metadata)
+    raise Exception("unhandled error")
+
+
+@KafkaTriggerRetry.function_name(name="KafkaTriggerRetryExponential")
+@KafkaTriggerRetry.kafka_trigger(
+    arg_name="kevent",
+    topic="KafkaTopic",
+    broker_list="KafkaBrokerList",
+    username="KafkaUsername",
+    password="KafkaPassword",
+    protocol="SaslSsl",
+    authentication_mode="Plain",
+    consumer_group="$Default")
+@KafkaTriggerRetry.retry(strategy="exponential_backoff", max_retry_count="5", minimum_interval="00:00:10", maximum_interval="00:15:00")
+def kafka_trigger_retry_exponential(kevent : func.KafkaEvent):
+    logging.info(kevent.get_body().decode('utf-8'))
+    logging.info(kevent.metadata)
+    raise Exception("unhandled error")
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diff --git a/samples/python-v2/requirements.txt b/samples/python-v2/requirements.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# DO NOT include azure-functions-worker in this file
+# The Python Worker is managed by Azure Functions platform
+# Manually managing azure-functions-worker may cause unexpected issues
+
+azure-functions
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