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+ # Authentication
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+
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+ In general, the google-area120-tables-v1alpha1 library uses
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+ [Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/creating-managing-service-accounts)
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+ credentials to connect to Google Cloud services. When running within
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+ [Google Cloud Platform environments](#google-cloud-platform-environments) the
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+ credentials will be discovered automatically. When running on other
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+ environments, the Service Account credentials can be specified by providing the
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+ path to the
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+ [JSON keyfile](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/managing-service-account-keys)
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+ for the account (or the JSON itself) in
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+ [environment variables](#environment-variables). Additionally, Cloud SDK
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+ credentials can also be discovered automatically, but this is only recommended
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+ during development.
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+
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+ ## Quickstart
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+
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+ 1. [Create a service account and credentials](#creating-a-service-account).
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+ 2. Set the [environment variable](#environment-variables).
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+
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+ ```sh
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+ export AREA120_TABLES_CREDENTIALS=path/to/keyfile.json
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+ ```
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+
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+ 3. Initialize the client.
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require "google/area120/tables/v1alpha1"
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+
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+ client = ::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Client.new
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Credential Lookup
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+
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+ The google-area120-tables-v1alpha1 library aims to make authentication
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+ as simple as possible, and provides several mechanisms to configure your system
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+ without requiring **Service Account Credentials** directly in code.
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+
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+ **Credentials** are discovered in the following order:
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+
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+ 1. Specify credentials in method arguments
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+ 2. Specify credentials in configuration
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+ 3. Discover credentials path in environment variables
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+ 4. Discover credentials JSON in environment variables
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+ 5. Discover credentials file in the Cloud SDK's path
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+ 6. Discover GCP credentials
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+
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+ ### Google Cloud Platform environments
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+
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+ When running on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Google Compute Engine
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+ (GCE), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Google App Engine (GAE), Google Cloud
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+ Functions (GCF) and Cloud Run, **Credentials** are discovered automatically.
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+ Code should be written as if already authenticated.
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+
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+ ### Environment Variables
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+
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+ The **Credentials JSON** can be placed in environment variables instead of
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+ declaring them directly in code. Each service has its own environment variable,
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+ allowing for different service accounts to be used for different services. (See
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+ the READMEs for the individual service gems for details.) The path to the
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+ **Credentials JSON** file can be stored in the environment variable, or the
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+ **Credentials JSON** itself can be stored for environments such as Docker
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+ containers where writing files is difficult or not encouraged.
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+
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+ The environment variables that google-area120-tables-v1alpha1
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+ checks for credentials are configured on the service Credentials class (such as
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+ {::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Credentials}):
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+
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+ 1. `AREA120_TABLES_CREDENTIALS` - Path to JSON file, or JSON contents
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+ 2. `AREA120_TABLES_KEYFILE` - Path to JSON file, or JSON contents
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+ 3. `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS` - Path to JSON file, or JSON contents
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+ 4. `GOOGLE_CLOUD_KEYFILE` - Path to JSON file, or JSON contents
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+ 5. `GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS` - Path to JSON file
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require "google/area120/tables/v1alpha1"
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+
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+ ENV["AREA120_TABLES_CREDENTIALS"] = "path/to/keyfile.json"
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+
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+ client = ::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Client.new
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Configuration
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+
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+ The **Credentials JSON** can be configured instead of placing them in
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+ environment variables. Either on an individual client initialization:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require "google/area120/tables/v1alpha1"
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+
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+ client = ::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Client.new do |config|
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+ config.credentials = "path/to/keyfile.json"
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ Or configured globally for all clients:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require "google/area120/tables/v1alpha1"
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+
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+ ::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Client.configure do |config|
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+ config.credentials = "path/to/keyfile.json"
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+ end
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+
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+ client = ::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Client.new
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Cloud SDK
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+
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+ This option allows for an easy way to authenticate during development. If
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+ credentials are not provided in code or in environment variables, then Cloud SDK
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+ credentials are discovered.
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+
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+ To configure your system for this, simply:
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+
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+ 1. [Download and install the Cloud SDK](https://cloud.google.com/sdk)
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+ 2. Authenticate using OAuth 2.0 `$ gcloud auth login`
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+ 3. Write code as if already authenticated.
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+
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+ **NOTE:** This is _not_ recommended for running in production. The Cloud SDK
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+ *should* only be used during development.
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+
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+ [gce-how-to]: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication#using
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+ [dev-console]: https://console.cloud.google.com/project
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+
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+ [enable-apis]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-common/master/authentication/enable-apis.png
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+
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+ [create-new-service-account]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-common/master/authentication/create-new-service-account.png
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+ [create-new-service-account-existing-keys]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-common/master/authentication/create-new-service-account-existing-keys.png
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+ [reuse-service-account]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-common/master/authentication/reuse-service-account.png
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+
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+ ## Creating a Service Account
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+
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+ Google Cloud requires **Service Account Credentials** to
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+ connect to the APIs. You will use the **JSON key file** to
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+ connect to most services with google-area120-tables-v1alpha1.
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+
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+ If you are not running this client within
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+ [Google Cloud Platform environments](#google-cloud-platform-environments), you
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+ need a Google Developers service account.
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+
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+ 1. Visit the [Google Developers Console][dev-console].
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+ 2. Create a new project or click on an existing project.
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+ 3. Activate the slide-out navigation tray and select **API Manager**. From
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+ here, you will enable the APIs that your application requires.
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+
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+ ![Enable the APIs that your application requires][enable-apis]
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+
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+ *Note: You may need to enable billing in order to use these services.*
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+
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+ 4. Select **Credentials** from the side navigation.
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+
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+ You should see a screen like one of the following.
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+
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+ ![Create a new service account][create-new-service-account]
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+
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+ ![Create a new service account With Existing Keys][create-new-service-account-existing-keys]
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+
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+ Find the "Add credentials" drop down and select "Service account" to be
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+ guided through downloading a new JSON key file.
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+
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+ If you want to re-use an existing service account, you can easily generate a
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+ new key file. Just select the account you wish to re-use, and click "Generate
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+ new JSON key":
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+
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+ ![Re-use an existing service account][reuse-service-account]
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+
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+ The key file you download will be used by this library to authenticate API
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+ requests and should be stored in a secure location.
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+ # Ruby Client for the Area 120 Tables V1alpha1 API
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+
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+ API Client library for the Area 120 Tables V1alpha1 API
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+
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+ Using the Area 120 Tables API, you can query for tables, and update/create/delete rows within tables programmatically.
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+
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+ https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby
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+
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+ This gem is a _versioned_ client. It provides basic client classes for a
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+ specific version of the Area 120 Tables V1alpha1 API. Most users should consider using
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+ the main client gem,
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+ [google-area120-tables](https://rubygems.org/gems/google-area120-tables).
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+ See the section below titled *Which client should I use?* for more information.
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```
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+ $ gem install google-area120-tables-v1alpha1
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Before You Begin
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+
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+ In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:
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+
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+ 1. [Select or create a Cloud Platform project.](https://console.cloud.google.com/project)
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+ 1. [Enable billing for your project.](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/modify-project#enable_billing_for_a_project)
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+ 1. [Enable the API.](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/area120tables.googleapis.com)
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+ 1. {file:AUTHENTICATION.md Set up authentication.}
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+
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+ ## Quick Start
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require "google/area120/tables/v1alpha1"
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+
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+ client = ::Google::Area120::Tables::V1alpha1::TablesService::Client.new
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+ request = my_create_request
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+ response = client.get_table request
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+ ```
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+
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+ View the [Client Library Documentation](https://googleapis.dev/ruby/google-area120-tables-v1alpha1/latest)
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+ for class and method documentation.
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+
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+ See also the [Product Documentation](https://tables.area120.google.com/u/0/about#/)
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+ for general usage information.
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+
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+ ## Enabling Logging
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+
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+ To enable logging for this library, set the logger for the underlying [gRPC](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/master/src/ruby) library.
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+ The logger that you set may be a Ruby stdlib [`Logger`](https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/logger/rdoc/Logger.html) as shown below,
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+ or a [`Google::Cloud::Logging::Logger`](https://googleapis.dev/ruby/google-cloud-logging/latest)
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+ that will write logs to [Cloud Logging](https://cloud.google.com/logging/). See [grpc/logconfig.rb](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/src/ruby/lib/grpc/logconfig.rb)
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+ and the gRPC [spec_helper.rb](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb) for additional information.
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+
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+ Configuring a Ruby stdlib logger:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require "logger"
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+
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+ module MyLogger
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+ LOGGER = Logger.new $stderr, level: Logger::WARN
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+ def logger
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+ LOGGER
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # Define a gRPC module-level logger method before grpc/logconfig.rb loads.
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+ module GRPC
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+ extend MyLogger
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Supported Ruby Versions
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+
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+ This library is supported on Ruby 2.4+.
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+
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+ Google provides official support for Ruby versions that are actively supported
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+ by Ruby Core—that is, Ruby versions that are either in normal maintenance or
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+ in security maintenance, and not end of life. Currently, this means Ruby 2.4
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+ and later. Older versions of Ruby _may_ still work, but are unsupported and not
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+ recommended. See https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/branches/ for details
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+ about the Ruby support schedule.
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+
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+ ## Which client should I use?
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+
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+ Most modern Ruby client libraries for Google APIs come in two flavors: the main
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+ client library with a name such as `google-area120-tables`,
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+ and lower-level _versioned_ client libraries with names such as
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+ `google-area120-tables-v1alpha1`.
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+ _In most cases, you should install the main client._
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+
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+ ### What's the difference between the main client and a versioned client?
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+
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+ A _versioned client_ provides a basic set of data types and client classes for
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+ a _single version_ of a specific service. (That is, for a service with multiple
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+ versions, there might be a separate versioned client for each service version.)
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+ Most versioned clients are written and maintained by a code generator.
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+
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+ The _main client_ is designed to provide you with the _recommended_ client
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+ interfaces for the service. There will be only one main client for any given
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+ service, even a service with multiple versions. The main client includes
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+ factory methods for constructing the client objects we recommend for most
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+ users. In some cases, those will be classes provided by an underlying versioned
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+ client; in other cases, they will be handwritten higher-level client objects
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+ with additional capabilities, convenience methods, or best practices built in.
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+ Generally, the main client will default to a recommended service version,
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+ although in some cases you can override this if you need to talk to a specific
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+ ### Why would I want to use the main client?
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+ We recommend that most users install the main client gem for a service. You can
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+ identify this gem as the one _without_ a version in its name, e.g.
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+ `google-area120-tables`.
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+ The main client is recommended because it will embody the best practices for
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+ accessing the service, and may also provide more convenient interfaces or
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+ tighter integration into frameworks and third-party libraries. In addition, the
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+ documentation and samples published by Google will generally demonstrate use of
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+ the main client.
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+ ### Why would I want to use a versioned client?
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+ You can use a versioned client if you are content with a possibly lower-level
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+ class interface, you explicitly want to avoid features provided by the main
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+ client, or you want to access a specific service version not be covered by the
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+ main client. You can identify versioned client gems because the service version
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+ is part of the name, e.g. `google-area120-tables-v1alpha1`.
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+ ### What about the google-apis-<name> clients?
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+ Client library gems with names that begin with `google-apis-` are based on an
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+ older code generation technology. They talk to a REST/JSON backend (whereas
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+ most modern clients talk to a [gRPC](https://grpc.io/) backend) and they may
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+ not offer the same performance, features, and ease of use provided by more
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+ The `google-apis-` clients have wide coverage across Google services, so you
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+ might need to use one if there is no modern client available for the service.
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+ However, if a modern client is available, we generally recommend it over the
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