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@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+ "sources": [
+ {
+ "git": {
+ "name": ".",
+ "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config.git",
+ "sha": "3213d373bd9059907158b41ec4b9f0aacc80d242"
+ }
+ },
+ {
+ "git": {
+ "name": "synthtool",
+ "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
+ "sha": "27e0e916cbfdb3d5ff6639b686cc04f78a0b0386"
+ }
+ }
+ ]
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,36 +1,93 @@
-# Google Cloud Shared Build Configs
+# Google Google Cloud Shared Build Configs Client for Java
-Shared Maven build configuration for Google Cloud Java client libraries.
+Java idiomatic client for [Google Cloud Shared Build Configs][product-docs].
[![Maven][maven-version-image]][maven-version-link]
+![Stability][stability-image]
+
+- [Product Documentation][product-docs]
+- [Client Library Documentation][javadocs]
+
+> Note: This client is a work-in-progress, and may occasionally
+> make backwards-incompatible changes.
## Quickstart
-[//]: # ({x-version-update-start:google-cloud-shared-config:released})
-If you are using Maven, use this artifact as your project's parent.
+
+If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:
+
```xml
-
-
- com.google.cloud
- google-cloud-shared-config
- 0.9.2
-
-
+
+ com.google.cloud
+ google-cloud-shared-config
+ 0.9.2
+
```
-[//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
+
+If you are using Gradle, add this to your dependencies
+```Groovy
+compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-config:0.9.2'
+```
+If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
+```Scala
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-shared-config" % "0.9.2"
+```
+
+## Authentication
+
+See the [Authentication][authentication] section in the base directory's README.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+You will need a [Google Cloud Platform Console][developer-console] project with the Google Cloud Shared Build Configs [API enabled][enable-api].
+
+[Follow these instructions][create-project] to get your project set up. You will also need to set up the local development environment by
+[installing the Google Cloud SDK][cloud-sdk] and running the following commands in command line:
+`gcloud auth login` and `gcloud config set project [YOUR PROJECT ID]`.
+
+### Installation and setup
+
+You'll need to obtain the `google-cloud-shared-config` library. See the [Quickstart](#quickstart) section
+to add `google-cloud-shared-config` as a dependency in your code.
+
+## About Google Cloud Shared Build Configs
+
+
+[Google Cloud Shared Build Configs][product-docs]
+
+See the [Google Cloud Shared Build Configs client library docs][javadocs] to learn how to
+use this Google Cloud Shared Build Configs Client Library.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+To get help, follow the instructions in the [shared Troubleshooting document][troubleshooting].
+
+## Java Versions
+
+Java 7 or above is required for using this client.
## Versioning
+
This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
+
It is currently in major version zero (``0.y.z``), which means that anything may change at any time
and the public API should not be considered stable.
## Contributing
+
Contributions to this library are always welcome and highly encouraged.
-See [CONTRIBUTING.md][contributing] documentation for more information on how to get started.
+See [CONTRIBUTING][contributing] for more information how to get started.
Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in
this project you agree to abide by its terms. See [Code of Conduct][code-of-conduct] for more
@@ -40,8 +97,40 @@ information.
Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license] for more information.
+## CI Status
+
+Java Version | Status
+------------ | ------
+Java 7 | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-1]][kokoro-badge-link-1]
+Java 8 | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-2]][kokoro-badge-link-2]
+Java 8 OSX | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-3]][kokoro-badge-link-3]
+Java 8 Windows | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-4]][kokoro-badge-link-4]
+Java 11 | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-5]][kokoro-badge-link-5]
+
+[product-docs]:
+[javadocs]:
+[kokoro-badge-image-1]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java7.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-1]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java7.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-2]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java8.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-2]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java8.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-3]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java8-osx.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-3]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java8-osx.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-4]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java8-win.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-4]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java8-win.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java11.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-shared-config/java11.html
+[stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-beta-yellow
[maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-shared-config.svg
[maven-version-link]: https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:com.google.cloud%20AND%20a:google-cloud-shared-config&core=gav
+[authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
+[developer-console]: https://console.developers.google.com/
+[create-project]: https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects
+[cloud-sdk]: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/
+[troubleshooting]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-common/blob/master/troubleshooting/readme.md#troubleshooting
[contributing]: https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
[code-of-conduct]: https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md#contributor-code-of-conduct
-[license]: https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/blob/master/LICENSE
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+[license]: https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+
+[libraries-bom]: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/wiki/The-Google-Cloud-Platform-Libraries-BOM
+[shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png