The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor ofDeviceManagerClient.
The optionaloptionsargument may be used to configure aspects of the returnedDeviceManagerConnection. Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:
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Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:\n\n- [`google::cloud::CommonOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::GrpcOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::UnifiedCredentialsOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::iot_v1::DeviceManagerPolicyOptionList`](/cpp/docs/reference/iot/2.11.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iot__v1)\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### MakeDefaultDeviceManagerConnectionIdempotencyPolicy()\n\nType Aliases\n------------\n\n### DeviceManagerRetryPolicy\n\n**Alias Of** : `::google::cloud::internal::TraitBasedRetryPolicy\u003c iot_v1_internal::DeviceManagerRetryTraits \u003e` \n\n### DeviceManagerLimitedTimeRetryPolicy\n\n**Alias Of** : `::google::cloud::internal::LimitedTimeRetryPolicy\u003c iot_v1_internal::DeviceManagerRetryTraits \u003e` \n\n### DeviceManagerLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy\n\n**Alias Of** : `::google::cloud::internal::LimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy\u003c iot_v1_internal::DeviceManagerRetryTraits \u003e` \n\n### DeviceManagerPolicyOptionList\n\n**Alias Of** : `OptionList\u003c DeviceManagerRetryPolicyOption, DeviceManagerBackoffPolicyOption, DeviceManagerConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption \u003e` \nThe options applicable to DeviceManager."]]
