| [](https://sonarcloud.io/summary/new_code?id=googleapis_gapic-generator-java) |
| # API Client Generator for Java |
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| Generates a Java client library from protocol buffers. |
| Replaces the Java parts of the |
| [older monolithic generator](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator). |
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| See [DEVELOPMENT.md](DEVELOPMENT.md) for setting up development environment. |
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| ## service_config.proto |
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| We use the `src/main/proto/service_config.proto` file to generate corresponding |
| Java class files. |
| They are needed to generate client libraries for gRPC-based Google services. |
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| The source of `src/main/proto/service_config.proto` is the |
| [https://github.com/grpc/grpc-proto repository]( |
| https://github.com/grpc/grpc-proto/blob/master/grpc/service_config/service_config.proto). |
| We copy the file from the repository when a new enhancement is made in the file |
| and the service team asks us to incorporate the enhancement into the code |
| generator. |
