google/auth/environment_vars.py

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"""Environment variables used by :mod:`google.auth`."""


PROJECT = "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
"""Environment variable defining default project.

This used by :func:`google.auth.default` to explicitly set a project ID. This
environment variable is also used by the Google Cloud Python Library.
"""

LEGACY_PROJECT = "GCLOUD_PROJECT"
"""Previously used environment variable defining the default project.

This environment variable is used instead of the current one in some
situations (such as Google App Engine).
"""

CREDENTIALS = "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
"""Environment variable defining the location of Google application default
credentials."""

# The environment variable name which can replace ~/.config if set.
CLOUD_SDK_CONFIG_DIR = "CLOUDSDK_CONFIG"
"""Environment variable defines the location of Google Cloud SDK's config
files."""

# These two variables allow for customization of the addresses used when
# contacting the GCE metadata service.
GCE_METADATA_HOST = "GCE_METADATA_HOST"
GCE_METADATA_ROOT = "GCE_METADATA_ROOT"
"""Environment variable providing an alternate hostname or host:port to be
used for GCE metadata requests.

This environment variable is originally named GCE_METADATA_ROOT. System will
check the new variable first; should there be no value present,
the system falls back to the old variable.
"""

GCE_METADATA_IP = "GCE_METADATA_IP"
"""Environment variable providing an alternate ip:port to be used for ip-only
GCE metadata requests."""

GOOGLE_API_USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE = "GOOGLE_API_USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE"
"""Environment variable controlling whether to use client certificate or not.

The default value is false. Users have to explicitly set this value to true
in order to use client certificate to establish a mutual TLS channel."""