Reasons to use this project vs googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client

[Maxim-Mazurok]

While searching for DialogFlow libs, I rediscovered this project: https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client

It has virtually all Google APIs written in TypeScript. But you can't use it on client-side (because it uses fs) and it doesn't have client-side auth lib and client lib

Please, let me know what made you use this project. Am I missing any reasons?

[namoscato]

This seems fine, but would it make sense to focus on clarifying that this project is intended to generate type definitions for google-api-javascript-client (gapi)? I feel like the Node.js explanation could cause more confusion.

Ultimately up to you, I don't have a huge preference either way.

[declanvong]

Yep, in mine I just said These definitions are for the Google API Javascript Client: https://github.com/google/google-api-javascript-client and that was about it. I think your explanation is fine though.

TLDR is just google-api-nodejs-client != google-api-javascript-client, right?

[Maxim-Mazurok]

Thank you guys a lot! I finally wrapped my head around how the things work with these APIs.
Please, check the updated version.

would it make sense to focus on clarifying that this project is intended to generate type definitions for gapi?

Yes, in this update I tried to make it clear and moved focus to gapi.

TLDR is just google-api-nodejs-client != google-api-javascript-client, right?

Right, I just wasn't really sure what the key differences are.
Basically, client libraries are generated on the fly from discovery service by gapi, which is closed-source.

[namoscato]

👍

We should chat with the gapi guys soon if we have not already to see if we can get their "official" buy in for this project.