@@ -85,10 +85,50 @@ To get help, follow the instructions in the [shared Troubleshooting document][tr
8585
8686Analytics Data uses gRPC for the transport layer.
8787
88- ## Java Versions
88+ ## Supported Java Versions
8989
9090Java 7 or above is required for using this client.
9191
92+ Google's Java client libraries,
93+ [ Google Cloud Client Libraries] [ cloudlibs ]
94+ and
95+ [ Google Cloud API Libraries] [ apilibs ] ,
96+ follow the
97+ [ Oracle Java SE support roadmap] [ oracle ]
98+ (see the Oracle Java SE Product Releases section).
99+
100+ ### For new development
101+
102+ In general, new feature development occurs with support for the lowest Java
103+ LTS version covered by Oracle's Premier Support (which typically lasts 5 years
104+ from initial General Availability). If the minimum required JVM for a given
105+ library is changed, it is accompanied by a [ semver] [ semver ] major release.
106+
107+ Java 11 and (in September 2021) Java 17 are the best choices for new
108+ development.
109+
110+ ### Keeping production systems current
111+
112+ Google tests its client libraries with all current LTS versions covered by
113+ Oracle's Extended Support (which typically lasts 8 years from initial
114+ General Availability).
115+
116+ #### Legacy support
117+
118+ Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Java runtimes with long
119+ term stable libraries that don't receive feature updates on a best efforts basis
120+ as it may not be possible to backport all patches.
121+
122+ Google provides updates on a best efforts basis to apps that continue to use
123+ Java 7, though apps might need to upgrade to current versions of the library
124+ that supports their JVM.
125+
126+ #### Where to find specific information
127+
128+ The latest versions and the supported Java versions are identified on
129+ the individual GitHub repository ` github.com/GoogleAPIs/java-SERVICENAME `
130+ and on [ google-cloud-java] [ g-c-j ] .
131+
92132## Versioning
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@@ -152,3 +192,9 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
152192[ enable-api ] : https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=analytics-data.googleapis.com
153193[ libraries-bom ] : https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/wiki/The-Google-Cloud-Platform-Libraries-BOM
154194[ shell_img ] : https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png
195+
196+ [ semver ] : https://semver.org/
197+ [ cloudlibs ] : https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained
198+ [ apilibs ] : https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained#google_api_client_libraries
199+ [ oracle ] : https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html
200+ [ g-c-j ] : http://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java
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