The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor ofCloudShellServiceClient.
The optionaloptionsargument may be used to configure aspects of the returnedCloudShellServiceConnection. Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis webpage provides documentation for the Google Cloud Shell C++ client library, specifically version 2.24.0, which is viewable via the dropdown menu.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe latest release candidate is version 2.37.0-rc, and the page includes links to all prior versions dating back to version 2.11.0.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt contains information regarding classes like \u003ccode\u003eCloudShellServiceClient\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eCloudShellServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e, used to interface with Google Cloud Shell.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe documentation also details structs for configuring policies, like \u003ccode\u003eCloudShellServiceBackoffPolicyOption\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eCloudShellServiceRetryPolicyOption\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eMakeCloudShellServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e function is a key element, allowing developers to create a \u003ccode\u003eCloudShellServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e object, with options to customize it.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Namespace google::cloud::shell_v1 (2.24.0)\n\nVersion 2.24.0keyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.42.0-rc (latest)](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.41.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.41.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.40.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.40.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.39.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.39.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.38.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.38.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.37.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.37.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.36.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.36.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.35.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.35.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.34.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.34.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.33.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.33.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.32.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.32.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.31.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.31.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.30.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.30.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.29.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.29.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.28.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.28.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.27.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.27.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.26.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.26.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.25.1](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.25.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.24.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.23.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.23.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.22.1](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.22.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.21.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.21.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.20.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.20.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.19.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.19.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.18.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.18.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.17.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.17.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.16.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.16.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.15.1](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.15.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.14.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.14.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.13.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.13.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.12.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.12.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1)\n- [2.11.0](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.11.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1) \n\nClasses\n-------\n\n### [CloudShellServiceClient](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceClient)\n\nAPI for interacting with Google Cloud Shell.\n\n### [CloudShellServiceConnection](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection)\n\nThe [`CloudShellServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection) object for [`CloudShellServiceClient`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceClient).\n\n### [CloudShellServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy)\n\n### [CloudShellServiceLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`CloudShellServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection) based on counting errors.\n\n### [CloudShellServiceLimitedTimeRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceLimitedTimeRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`CloudShellServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection) based on elapsed time.\n\n### [CloudShellServiceRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceRetryPolicy)\n\nThe retry policy for [`CloudShellServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection).\n\nStructs\n-------\n\n### [CloudShellServiceBackoffPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceBackoffPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the backoff policy.\n\n### [CloudShellServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure which operations are retried.\n\n### [CloudShellServicePollingPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServicePollingPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the long-running operations polling policy.\n\n### [CloudShellServiceRetryPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceRetryPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the retry policy.\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### MakeCloudShellServiceConnection(Options)\n\nA factory function to construct an object of type [`CloudShellServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection). \nThe returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor of [CloudShellServiceClient](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceClient).\n\nThe optional `options` argument may be used to configure aspects of the returned [`CloudShellServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/shell/2.24.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1shell__v1_1_1CloudShellServiceConnection). Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:\n\n- [`google::cloud::CommonOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n- [`google::cloud::GrpcOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::UnifiedCredentialsOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n- [`google::cloud::shell_v1::CloudShellServicePolicyOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n\n| **Note:** Unexpected options will be ignored. To log unexpected options instead, set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes` in the environment.\n\n### MakeDefaultCloudShellServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy()"]]