def read(*parts):
    """
    Build an absolute path from *parts* and and return the contents of the
    resulting file.  Assume UTF-8 encoding.
    """
    with codecs.open(os.path.join(HERE, *parts), "rb", "utf-8") as f:
        return f.read()
def operations_client(self) -> operations_v1.OperationsClient:
        """Create the client designed to process long-running operations.

        This property caches on the instance; repeated calls return the same
        client.
        """
        # Quick check: Only create a new client if we do not already have one.
        if self._operations_client is None:
            self._operations_client = operations_v1.OperationsClient(self.grpc_channel)

        # Return the client from cache.
        return self._operations_client