function InitializeStorage()
{
if (USE_DEV_EMULATOR) {
//Connect to the Storage Emulator
$tableClient = new Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Table();
$blobClient = new Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Blob();
$queueClient = new Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Queue();
} else {
//Connect to Azure storage
$tableClient = new Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Table(AZURE_TABLES_URL, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT, AZURE_STORAGE_KEY);
$blobClient = new Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Blob(AZURE_BLOBS_URL, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT, AZURE_STORAGE_KEY);
$queueClient = new Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Table(AZURE_QUEUES_URL, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT, AZURE_STORAGE_KEY);
}
//Create a table to store GuestBook Entries if it doesn't exist
if (!$tableClient->tableExists(GB_TABLE_NAME)) {
$result = $tableClient->createTable(GB_TABLE_NAME);
}
//Validate the blob container name
if ($blobClient->isValidContainerName(GB_BLOB_CONTAINER)) {
if (!$blobClient->containerExists(GB_BLOB_CONTAINER)) {
//create it if it doesn't exist
$result = $blobClient->createContainer(GB_BLOB_CONTAINER);
//Make it public
$blobClient->setContainerAcl(GB_BLOB_CONTAINER, Microsoft_WindowsAzure_Storage_Blob::ACL_PUBLIC);
$blobClient->registerStreamWrapper();
}
}
//Create a queue to send thumbnail jobs to a worker process if it doesn't exist
$queue = $queueClient->createQueueIfNotExists(GB_QUEUE_NAME);
return array($tableClient, $blobClient, $queueClient);
}