Azure Cosmos DB emulator is an exciting tool for getting started with Cosmos Db. This allows us to play with Cosmos DB without even having an Azure Subscription. That means you can write Cosmos DB code in your .net application and view your data on emulator.
Introduction
System Requirements
You cannot run emulator on Window 7, 8. Below are the software and hardware requirements
Download Cosmos DB Emulator
You can download emulator from Microsoft Download Center
Running Cosmos DB Emulator
Data Explorer
Downloading Sample Project
You can download following sample project from Quick Start menu
Let’s download a sample project for .Net and open it in Visual Studio.
Exploring .Net Sample Project
It is a simple To DO List web application written using MVC and Cosmos DB
Let’s view web.config file. You can find two main settings registered in web.config required for Cosmos DB connectivity.
In Production Environment you need to replace values of these two settings with actual values.
You can explore DocumentDbRepository.cs file to observe CRUD operation code.
Running Sample Project
View Cosmos DB Data
To view Cosmos DB data:
Reference
Understanding Azure: A Guide For Developers