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+/*
+Lists the virtual , similar to:
+az vm list --query [].id
+
+export SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$(az account show --query id --output tsv)
+export ACCESS_TOKEN=$(az account get-access-token --query accessToken --output tsv)
+cargo run --example vm_list
+*/
+
+use azure_compute_mgmt::{operations::virtual_machines, Result};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let subscription_id = &get_subscription_id()?;
+    let access_token = &get_access_token()?;
+    let config = &azure_compute_mgmt::Configuration::new(access_token);
+    let vms = virtual_machines::list_all(config, subscription_id, None).await?;
+    println!("# of virtual machines {}", vms.value.len());
+    for vm in &vms.value {
+        println!("{:?}", &vm.resource.id);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn get_subscription_id() -> Result<String> {
+    Ok(std::env::var("SUBSCRIPTION_ID").map_err(|_| "SUBSCRIPTION_ID required")?)
+}
+
+fn get_access_token() -> Result<String> {
+    Ok(std::env::var("ACCESS_TOKEN").map_err(|_| "ACCESS_TOKEN required")?)
+}