[Discussion] Storage and locking

[theacodes]

(post-1.0.0 discussion of implementing credential storage and locking)

/cc @bshaffer

[Mackey22]

@jonparrott I need storage capability for a project I'm working on that needs to be code-complete by the end of next week (8/11/2017). https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-auth-library-python/pull/165/files says that oauth2client will still be functional for the foreseeable future - I just want to make sure that's still the case before going ahead and using that. Thanks

[theacodes]

that is indeed the case. oauth2client is deprecated but we have no plans to remove it.

[amit-am]

Does this mean, "google-api-python-client" would be replaced by something else ?
Is "google-api-python-client" library under development ? Will there be support as and when Google-Cloud has more features adding to its services & that incorporating into "google-api-python-client" library ?

[theacodes]

Does this mean, "google-api-python-client" would be replaced by something else ?

Eventually yes, but in the near-term no.

Is "google-api-python-client" library under development ?

It is in maintenance mode - we will fix bugs but we will not be adding any new features.

[amit-am]

Eventually yes, but in the near-term no.

My current code infra depends on this library. Should i consider migrating to another library which would be there long term ? Which is the other library that i should think of moving to ?

It is in maintenance mode - we will fix bugs but we will not be adding any new features.

I've been using google-api-python-client library & it's not thread-safe. So the library that you'll mention in answer to above question will be thread-safe ?

[theacodes]

My current code infra depends on this library. Should i consider migrating to another library which would be there long term ? Which is the other library that i should think of moving to ?

We will continue to address issues in google-api-python-client until we formally deprecate it and then a year after that. We do not have any plans to do right now or any timeline. For cloud APIs, many of the Cloud Client Libraries are now GA and we suggest using those for new projects.

I've been using google-api-python-client library & it's not thread-safe. So the library that you'll mention in answer to above question will be thread-safe ?

The Cloud Client Libraries are thread-safe.

While I appreciate these questions and I'm happy to answer, this is the wrong project and issue to ask. I'd suggest filing issues on https://github.com/google/google-api-python-client.