Update the docs and CHANGELOG to show that application default creds are available.

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Tim Emiola 2015-03-23 18:06:02 -07:00
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# 0.8.3
* Adds support for authorization via Application Default Credentials.
# Adds support for tracking coverage on coveralls.io
# 0.8.2
* Fixes for file storage and missing cacerts file

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For server-to-server interactions, like those between a web application and Google Cloud Storage, Prediction, or BigQuery APIs, use service accounts.
As of version 0.8.3, service accounts can be configured using
[Application Default Credentials][1], which rely on the credentials being
available in a well-known location. If the credentials are not present
and it's being used on a Compute Engine VM, it will use the VM's default credentials.
```ruby
client.authorization = :google_app_default # in a later version, this will become the default
client.authorization.fetch_access_token!
client.execute(...)
```
This is simpler API to use than in previous versions, although that is still available:
```ruby
key = Google::APIClient::KeyUtils.load_from_pkcs12('client.p12', 'notasecret')
client.authorization = Signet::OAuth2::Client.new(
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## Support
Please [report bugs at the project on Github](https://github.com/google/google-api-ruby-client/issues). Don't hesitate to [ask questions](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-api-ruby-client) about the client or APIs on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com).
[1]: https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/application-default-credentials