[//]: # "This README.md file is auto-generated, all changes to this file will be lost." [//]: # "To regenerate it, use `python -m synthtool`." Google Cloud Platform logo # [Google APIs Common Module: Node.js Client](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common) [![release level](https://img.shields.io/badge/release%20level-general%20availability%20%28GA%29-brightgreen.svg?style=flat)](https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages) [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/googleapis-common.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/googleapis-common) [![codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common/master.svg?style=flat)](https://codecov.io/gh/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common) A common tooling library used by the googleapis npm module. You probably don't want to use this directly. A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in [the CHANGELOG](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md). * [github.com/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common) Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google APIs Client Libraries, in [Client Libraries Explained][explained]. [explained]: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained **Table of contents:** * [Quickstart](#quickstart) * [Installing the client library](#installing-the-client-library) * [Versioning](#versioning) * [Contributing](#contributing) * [License](#license) ## Quickstart ### Installing the client library ```bash npm install googleapis-common ``` ## Supported Node.js Versions Our client libraries follow the [Node.js release schedule](https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/). Libraries are compatible with all current _active_ and _maintenance_ versions of Node.js. Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and can be installed via npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag). The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`. _Legacy Node.js versions are supported as a best effort:_ * Legacy versions will not be tested in continuous integration. * Some security patches may not be able to be backported. * Dependencies will not be kept up-to-date, and features will not be backported. #### Legacy tags available * `legacy-8`: install client libraries from this dist-tag for versions compatible with Node.js 8. ## Versioning This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). This library is considered to be **General Availability (GA)**. This means it is stable; the code surface will not change in backwards-incompatible ways unless absolutely necessary (e.g. because of critical security issues) or with an extensive deprecation period. Issues and requests against **GA** libraries are addressed with the highest priority. More Information: [Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages][launch_stages] [launch_stages]: https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages ## Contributing Contributions welcome! See the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Please note that this `README.md`, the `samples/README.md`, and a variety of configuration files in this repository (including `.nycrc` and `tsconfig.json`) are generated from a central template. To edit one of these files, make an edit to its template in this [directory](https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool/tree/master/synthtool/gcp/templates/node_library). ## License Apache Version 2.0 See [LICENSE](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-googleapis-common/blob/master/LICENSE) [shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png [projects]: https://console.cloud.google.com/project [billing]: https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6293499#enable-billing [auth]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started