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Kubernetes Engine uses gRPC for the transport layer.
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- ## Java Versions
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+ ## Supported Java Versions
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Java 7 or above is required for using this client.
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+ Google's Java client libraries,
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+ [ Google Cloud Client Libraries] [ cloudlibs ]
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+ and
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+ [ Google Cloud API Libraries] [ apilibs ] ,
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+ follow the
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+ [ Oracle Java SE support roadmap] [ oracle ]
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+ (see the Oracle Java SE Product Releases section).
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+ ### For new development
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+ In general, new feature development occurs with support for the lowest Java
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+ LTS version covered by Oracle's Premier Support (which typically lasts 5 years
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+ from initial General Availability). If the minimum required JVM for a given
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+ library is changed, it is accompanied by a [ semver] [ semver ] major release.
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+ Java 11 and (in September 2021) Java 17 are the best choices for new
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+ development.
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+ ### Keeping production systems current
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+ Google tests its client libraries with all current LTS versions covered by
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+ Oracle's Extended Support (which typically lasts 8 years from initial
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+ General Availability).
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+ #### Legacy support
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+ Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Java runtimes with long
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+ term stable libraries that don't receive feature updates on a best efforts basis
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+ as it may not be possible to backport all patches.
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+ Google provides updates on a best efforts basis to apps that continue to use
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+ Java 7, though apps might need to upgrade to current versions of the library
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+ that supports their JVM.
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+ #### Where to find specific information
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+ The latest versions and the supported Java versions are identified on
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+ the individual GitHub repository ` github.com/GoogleAPIs/java-SERVICENAME `
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+ and on [ google-cloud-java] [ g-c-j ] .
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## Versioning
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[ enable-api ] : https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=container.googleapis.com
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[ libraries-bom ] : https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/wiki/The-Google-Cloud-Platform-Libraries-BOM
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[ shell_img ] : https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png
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+ [ semver ] : https://semver.org/
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+ [ cloudlibs ] : https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained
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+ [ apilibs ] : https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained#google_api_client_libraries
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+ [ oracle ] : https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html
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+ [ g-c-j ] : http://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java
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