Information about the current execution platform.
Supported execution platforms are Google App Engine (GAE), Google Container Engine (GKE), and Google Compute Engine (GCE).
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}\n\nGoogle Cloud Run platform details.\n`null` if not executing on Google Cloud Run.\n\n### GaeDetails\n\n public GaePlatformDetails GaeDetails { get; }\n\nGoogle App Engine (GAE) platform details.\n`null` if not executing on GAE.\n\n### GceDetails\n\n public GcePlatformDetails GceDetails { get; }\n\nGoogle Compute Engine (GCE) platform details.\n`null` if not executing on GCE.\n\n### GkeDetails\n\n public GkePlatformDetails GkeDetails { get; }\n\nGoogle Container (Kubernetes) Engine (GKE) platform details.\n`null` if not executing on GKE.\n\n### ProjectId\n\n public string ProjectId { get; }\n\nThe current Project ID.\n`null` if the Project ID cannot be determined on the current execution platform.\n\n### Type\n\n public PlatformType Type { get; }\n\nThe current execution platform.\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### Instance()\n\n public static Platform Instance()\n\nGet execution platform information. This may block briefly while network operations are in progress.\n\n### InstanceAsync()\n\n public static Task\u003cPlatform\u003e InstanceAsync()\n\nAsyncrhonously get execution platform information.\n\n### ToString()\n\n public override string ToString()\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)"]]
