Add -cprof_service_account_json_file flag for explicit credential path #76
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Title:
Add -cprof_service_account_json_file flag for explicit credential path
Description:
This PR adds a new flag
-cprof_service_account_json_filethat allows users to specify a custom service account JSON file path for authentication.Motivation
When running the profiler on-premises or in environments where the application already uses
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSfor a different Google Cloud service, there's no way toprovide separate credentials for the profiler.
Changes
-cprof_service_account_json_fileExample Usage
Use Cases
Testing
Tested with a Java application that uses separate credentials for: