API Client Generator for C++

A generator and runtime for protocol buffer described APIs for and in C++.

This repository contains two subprojects:

• An API client library generator, implemented as a protoc plugin
• A runtime library supporting the generated code (known as gax)

The generator takes APIs specified by protocol buffers, such as those inside Google,
and generates a client library.

Note: this project has been shelved. See STATUS.md for the current status of various features and designs.

Versioning

This library follows Semantic Versioning. Please note it
is currently under active development. Any release versioned 0.x.y is subject to
backwards-incompatible changes at any time.

GA: Libraries defined at a GA quality level are expected to be stable and
all updates in the libraries are guaranteed to be backwards-compatible. Any
backwards-incompatible changes will lead to the major version increment
(1.x.y -> 2.0.0).

Beta: Libraries defined at a Beta quality level are expected to be mostly
stable and we're working towards their release candidate. We will address issues
and requests with a higher priority.

Alpha: Libraries defined at an Alpha quality level are still a
work-in-progress and are more likely to get backwards-incompatible updates.
Additionally, it's possible for Alpha libraries to get deprecated and deleted
before ever being promoted to Beta or GA.

Contributing changes

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to contribute to
this project, including how to build and test your changes as well as how to
properly format your code.

Licensing

Apache 2.0; see LICENSE for details.