def handle()

in azure/durable_functions/entity.py [0:0]


    def handle(self, context: DurableEntityContext, batch: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
        """Handle the execution of the user-defined entity function.

        Loops over the batch, which serves to specify inputs to the entity,
        and collects results and generates a final state, which are returned.

        Parameters
        ----------
        context: DurableEntityContext
            The entity context of the entity, which the user interacts with as their Durable API

        Returns
        -------
        str
            A JSON-formatted string representing the output state, results, and exceptions for the
            entity execution.
        """
        response = EntityState(results=[], signals=[])
        for operation_data in batch:
            result: Any = None
            is_error: bool = False
            start_time: datetime = datetime.now()

            try:
                # populate context
                operation = operation_data["name"]
                if operation is None:
                    message = "Durable Functions Internal Error:"\
                        "Entity operation was missing a name field"
                    raise InternalEntityException(message)
                context._operation = operation
                context._input = operation_data["input"]
                self.fn(context)
                result = context._result

            except InternalEntityException as e:
                raise e

            except Exception as e:
                is_error = True
                result = str(e)

            duration: int = self._elapsed_milliseconds_since(start_time)
            operation_result = OperationResult(
                is_error=is_error,
                duration=duration,
                result=result
            )
            response.results.append(operation_result)

        response.state = context._state
        response.entity_exists = context._exists
        return response.to_json_string()