Merge pull request #7741 from nicolasnoble/manual-upmerge

Manual upmerge from v1.0.x to master.

35 files changed, 381 insertions, 500 deletions

diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
index 1fa14fc3df..7a6955311a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
@@ -39,30 +39,25 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto, Version=1.7.4137.9688, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a4292a325f69b123, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec
index 4baed3704c..a1f5668e2e 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</copyright>
     <tags>gRPC RPC Protocol HTTP/2 Auth OAuth2</tags>
 	<dependencies>
-	  <dependency id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" />
+	  <dependency id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" />
 	  <dependency id="Grpc.Core" version="$version$" />
     </dependencies>
   </metadata>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config
index c20d9ceed6..738d3e6f3b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
index 6215ca3585..30f0944693 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.Core": "1.1.0-dev",
-    "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.11.1"
+    "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.15.0"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net45": { },
     "netstandard1.5": {
       "imports": [
-        "net45"
+        "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.NETCore.Portable.Compatibility": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs
index df887d82b3..f1eb13dffc 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
         [Test]
         public void TestsJsonUpToDate()
         {
-            Dictionary<string, List<string>> discoveredTests = DiscoverAllTestClasses();
-			Dictionary<string, List<string>> testsFromFile 
-			    = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>(ReadTestsJson());
+            var discoveredTests = DiscoverAllTestClasses();
+            var testsFromFile 
+                = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>(ReadTestsJson());
 
             Assert.AreEqual(discoveredTests, testsFromFile);
         }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json
index 764a335ddf..ad319478ab 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.Examples": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json
index 764a335ddf..ad319478ab 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.Examples": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json
index 5329f390e4..98bd5d852c 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
         "System.IO": ""
       }
     },
-    "netstandard1.5": {
+    "netcoreapp1.0": {
       "imports": [
         "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
+        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
         "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
index 91fb3ce5bc..6816b5c5a2 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
@@ -39,30 +39,25 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto, Version=1.7.4137.9688, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a4292a325f69b123, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config
index c20d9ceed6..738d3e6f3b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj
index dda26a6892..593bf0939d 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.project.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/app.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/app.config
deleted file mode 100644
index e204447bb3..0000000000
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/app.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Primitives" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.2.29.0" newVersion="4.2.29.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Google.Apis.Core" publicKeyToken="4b01fa6e34db77ab" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.11.1.0" newVersion="1.11.1.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json
index 9afcb306b4..287950720f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
index f73d99dbd1..987387ca25 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
@@ -39,30 +39,25 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto, Version=1.7.4137.9688, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a4292a325f69b123, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
index c20d9ceed6..738d3e6f3b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
index 9afcb306b4..287950720f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
index 7512d2a5d1..e030b21eec 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="CommandLine">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\CommandLineParser.1.9.71\lib\net45\CommandLine.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Moq">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Moq.4.2.1510.2205\lib\net40\Moq.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -51,15 +48,6 @@
     <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Protobuf">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Protobuf.3.0.0-beta3\lib\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\Google.Protobuf.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -75,6 +63,18 @@
     <Reference Include="nunitlite">
       <HintPath>..\packages\NUnitLite.3.2.0\lib\net45\nunitlite.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="CommandLineParser.Unofficial">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.2.0.275\lib\net45\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
index ec407d3fcf..79fd18b6d5 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
@@ -56,24 +56,24 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         private class ClientOptions
         {
-            [Option("server_host", DefaultValue = "127.0.0.1")]
+            [Option("server_host", Default = "127.0.0.1")]
             public string ServerHost { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("server_host_override", DefaultValue = TestCredentials.DefaultHostOverride)]
+            [Option("server_host_override", Default = TestCredentials.DefaultHostOverride)]
             public string ServerHostOverride { get; set; }
 
             [Option("server_port", Required = true)]
             public int ServerPort { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("test_case", DefaultValue = "large_unary")]
+            [Option("test_case", Default = "large_unary")]
             public string TestCase { get; set; }
 
             // Deliberately using nullable bool type to allow --use_tls=true syntax (as opposed to --use_tls)
-            [Option("use_tls", DefaultValue = false)]
+            [Option("use_tls", Default = false)]
             public bool? UseTls { get; set; }
 
             // Deliberately using nullable bool type to allow --use_test_ca=true syntax (as opposed to --use_test_ca)
-            [Option("use_test_ca", DefaultValue = false)]
+            [Option("use_test_ca", Default = false)]
             public bool? UseTestCa { get; set; }
 
             [Option("default_service_account", Required = false)]
@@ -84,19 +84,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             [Option("service_account_key_file", Required = false)]
             public string ServiceAccountKeyFile { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# interop testing client",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ClientOptions options;
@@ -108,14 +95,13 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ClientOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            var interopClient = new InteropClient(options);
-            interopClient.Run().Wait();
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ClientOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed(errors => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options =>
+                {
+                    var interopClient = new InteropClient(options);
+                    interopClient.Run().Wait();
+                });
         }
 
         private async Task Run()
@@ -145,26 +131,16 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             if (options.TestCase == "jwt_token_creds")
             {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
                 var googleCredential = await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync();
                 Assert.IsTrue(googleCredential.IsCreateScopedRequired);
                 credentials = ChannelCredentials.Create(credentials, googleCredential.ToCallCredentials());
-#else
-                // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-                throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
             }
 
             if (options.TestCase == "compute_engine_creds")
             {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
                 var googleCredential = await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync();
                 Assert.IsFalse(googleCredential.IsCreateScopedRequired);
                 credentials = ChannelCredentials.Create(credentials, googleCredential.ToCallCredentials());
-#else
-                // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-                throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
             }
             return credentials;
         }
@@ -395,7 +371,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static async Task RunOAuth2AuthTokenAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client, string oauthScope)
         {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
             Console.WriteLine("running oauth2_auth_token");
             ITokenAccess credential = (await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync()).CreateScoped(new[] { oauthScope });
             string oauth2Token = await credential.GetAccessTokenForRequestAsync();
@@ -413,15 +388,10 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Assert.True(oauthScope.Contains(response.OauthScope));
             Assert.AreEqual(GetEmailFromServiceAccountFile(), response.Username);
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
-#else
-            // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
         }
 
         public static async Task RunPerRpcCredsAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client, string oauthScope)
         {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
             Console.WriteLine("running per_rpc_creds");
             ITokenAccess googleCredential = await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync();
 
@@ -435,10 +405,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             Assert.AreEqual(GetEmailFromServiceAccountFile(), response.Username);
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
-#else
-            // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
         }
 
         public static async Task RunCancelAfterBeginAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
@@ -731,17 +697,12 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         // extracts the client_email field from service account file used for auth test cases
         private static string GetEmailFromServiceAccountFile()
         {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
             string keyFile = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS");
             Assert.IsNotNull(keyFile);
             var jobject = JObject.Parse(File.ReadAllText(keyFile));
             string email = jobject.GetValue("client_email").Value<string>();
             Assert.IsTrue(email.Length > 0);  // spec requires nonempty client email.
             return email;
-#else
-            // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
         }
 
         private static Metadata CreateTestMetadata()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs
index cd47e31c2b..4118f99c2b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs
@@ -51,25 +51,12 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         private class ServerOptions
         {
-            [Option("port", DefaultValue = 8070)]
+            [Option("port", Default = 8070)]
             public int Port { get; set; }
 
             // Deliberately using nullable bool type to allow --use_tls=true syntax (as opposed to --use_tls)
-            [Option("use_tls", DefaultValue = false)]
+            [Option("use_tls", Default = false)]
             public bool? UseTls { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# interop testing server",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ServerOptions options;
@@ -81,14 +68,13 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ServerOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            var interopServer = new InteropServer(options);
-            interopServer.Run();
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ServerOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed(errors => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options =>
+                {
+                    var interopServer = new InteropServer(options);
+                    interopServer.Run();
+                });
         }
 
         private void Run()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs
index a7c9fa894d..865556c242 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs
@@ -52,21 +52,8 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         private class ServerOptions
         {
-            [Option("driver_port", DefaultValue = 0)]
+            [Option("driver_port", Default = 0)]
             public int DriverPort { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# performance testing worker",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ServerOptions options;
@@ -78,14 +65,13 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ServerOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            var workerServer = new QpsWorker(options);
-            workerServer.RunAsync().Wait();
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ServerOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed((x) => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options =>
+                {
+                    var workerServer = new QpsWorker(options);
+                    workerServer.RunAsync().Wait();
+                });
         }
 
         private async Task RunAsync()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs
index 74ee040ae4..750613b078 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs
@@ -54,36 +54,23 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         private class ClientOptions
         {
-            [Option("server_addresses", DefaultValue = "localhost:8080")]
+            [Option("server_addresses", Default = "localhost:8080")]
             public string ServerAddresses { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("test_cases", DefaultValue = "large_unary:100")]
+            [Option("test_cases", Default = "large_unary:100")]
             public string TestCases { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("test_duration_secs", DefaultValue = -1)]
+            [Option("test_duration_secs", Default = -1)]
             public int TestDurationSecs { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("num_channels_per_server", DefaultValue = 1)]
+            [Option("num_channels_per_server", Default = 1)]
             public int NumChannelsPerServer { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("num_stubs_per_channel", DefaultValue = 1)]
+            [Option("num_stubs_per_channel", Default = 1)]
             public int NumStubsPerChannel { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("metrics_port", DefaultValue = 8081)]
+            [Option("metrics_port", Default = 8081)]
             public int MetricsPort { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# stress test client",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ClientOptions options;
@@ -105,23 +92,21 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ClientOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumChannelsPerServer > 0);
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumStubsPerChannel > 0);
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ClientOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed((x) => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options => {
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumChannelsPerServer > 0);
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumStubsPerChannel > 0);
 
-            var serverAddresses = options.ServerAddresses.Split(',');
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(serverAddresses.Length > 0, "You need to provide at least one server address");
+                    var serverAddresses = options.ServerAddresses.Split(',');
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(serverAddresses.Length > 0, "You need to provide at least one server address");
 
-            var testCases = ParseWeightedTestCases(options.TestCases);
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(testCases.Count > 0, "You need to provide at least one test case");
+                    var testCases = ParseWeightedTestCases(options.TestCases);
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(testCases.Count > 0, "You need to provide at least one test case");
 
-            var interopClient = new StressTestClient(options, serverAddresses.ToList(), testCases);
-            interopClient.Run().Wait();
+                    var interopClient = new StressTestClient(options, serverAddresses.ToList(), testCases);
+                    interopClient.Run().Wait();
+                });
         }
 
         async Task Run()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
index e6e64e6558..8bf9dd4937 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="CommandLineParser" version="1.9.71" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="CommandLineParser.Unofficial" version="2.0.275" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Google.Protobuf" version="3.0.0-beta3" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="System.Interactive.Async" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Moq" version="4.2.1510.2205" targetFramework="net45" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
index bb61a679c1..9d706510b2 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       "target": "project"
     },
     "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
-    "CommandLineParser": "1.9.71",
+    "CommandLineParser.Unofficial": "2.0.275",
     "NUnit": "3.2.0",
     "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
   },
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages.bat b/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
index f05c0241b6..b92189c840 100644
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
 
 @rem Current package versions
 set VERSION=1.1.0-dev
-set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0-beta3
-
-@rem Packages that depend on prerelease packages (like Google.Protobuf) need to have prerelease suffix as well.
-set VERSION_WITH_BETA=%VERSION%-beta
+set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0
 
 @rem Adjust the location of nuget.exe
 set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ xcopy /Y /I ..\..\architecture=x64,language=protoc,platform=macos\artifacts\* pr
 
 @rem Fetch all dependencies
 %NUGET% restore ..\..\vsprojects\grpc_csharp_ext.sln || goto :error
-%NUGET% restore Grpc.sln || goto :error
 
 setlocal
 
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ endlocal
 
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.Auth\Grpc.Auth.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.Core\Grpc.Core.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
-%NUGET% pack Grpc.HealthCheck\Grpc.HealthCheck.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION_WITH_BETA% -Properties ProtobufVersion=%PROTOBUF_VERSION% || goto :error
+%NUGET% pack Grpc.HealthCheck\Grpc.HealthCheck.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% -Properties ProtobufVersion=%PROTOBUF_VERSION% || goto :error
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.nuspec -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
 
diff --git a/src/node/health_check/package.json b/src/node/health_check/package.json
index 40e276055b..e673359809 100644
--- a/src/node/health_check/package.json
+++ b/src/node/health_check/package.json
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "grpc": "^0.15.0",
+    "grpc": "^1.1.0-dev",
     "lodash": "^3.9.3",
-    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0-alpha.5"
+    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "LICENSE",
diff --git a/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js b/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js
index 53fc5dc428..7f8356867a 100755
--- a/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js
+++ b/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ var exe_ext = process.platform === 'win32' ? '.exe' : '';
 
 var protoc = path.resolve(__dirname, 'protoc' + exe_ext);
 
-var child_process = execFile(protoc, process.argv.slice(2), function(error, stdout, stderr) {
+var plugin = path.resolve(__dirname, 'grpc_node_plugin' + exe_ext);
+
+var args = ['--plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=' + plugin].concat(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+var child_process = execFile(protoc, args, function(error, stdout, stderr) {
   if (error) {
     throw error;
   }
diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h b/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h
index fd8d35636f..1d7824113f 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ static inline int php_grpc_zend_hash_find(HashTable *ht, char *key, int len,
 
 #define PHP_GRPC_RETURN_STRING(val, dup) RETURN_STRING(val)
 #define PHP_GRPC_MAKE_STD_ZVAL(pzv) \
-  zval _stack_zval_##pzv; \
-  pzv = &(_stack_zval_##pzv)
+  pzv = (zval *)emalloc(sizeof(zval));
 #define PHP_GRPC_DELREF(zv)
 
 #define PHP_GRPC_WRAP_OBJECT_START(name) \
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
index c753d6faf0..936c895bd2 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
 
 """Insecure client-server interoperability as a unit test."""
 
+from concurrent import futures
 import unittest
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import _interop_test_case
@@ -44,14 +45,13 @@ class InsecureInteropTest(
     unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
-    self.server = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_server(methods.TestService())
+    self.server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+    test_pb2.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(
+        methods.TestService(), self.server)
     port = self.server.add_insecure_port('[::]:0')
     self.server.start()
-    self.stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(
-        implementations.insecure_channel('localhost', port))
-
-  def tearDown(self):
-    self.server.stop(0)
+    self.stub = test_pb2.TestServiceStub(
+        grpc.insecure_channel('localhost:{}'.format(port)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
index cb09f54a34..eaca553e1b 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
@@ -29,17 +29,16 @@
 
 """Secure client-server interoperability as a unit test."""
 
+from concurrent import futures
 import unittest
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import _interop_test_case
 from tests.interop import methods
 from tests.interop import resources
 
-from tests.unit.beta import test_utilities
-
 _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE = 'foo.test.google.fr'
 
 
@@ -48,19 +47,18 @@ class SecureInteropTest(
     unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
-    self.server = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_server(methods.TestService())
+    self.server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+    test_pb2.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(
+        methods.TestService(), self.server)
     port = self.server.add_secure_port(
-        '[::]:0', implementations.ssl_server_credentials(
+        '[::]:0', grpc.ssl_server_credentials(
             [(resources.private_key(), resources.certificate_chain())]))
     self.server.start()
-    self.stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(
-        test_utilities.not_really_secure_channel(
-            'localhost', port, implementations.ssl_channel_credentials(
-                resources.test_root_certificates()),
-                _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE))
-
-  def tearDown(self):
-    self.server.stop(0)
+    self.stub = test_pb2.TestServiceStub(
+        grpc.secure_channel(
+            'localhost:{}'.format(port),
+            grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(resources.test_root_certificates()),
+            (('grpc.ssl_target_name_override', _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE,),)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py
index 8aa1ce30c1..9d61d18975 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@
 import argparse
 from oauth2client import client as oauth2client_client
 
+import grpc
 from grpc.beta import implementations
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import methods
 from tests.interop import resources
-from tests.unit.beta import test_utilities
-
-_ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24
 
 
 def _args():
@@ -66,41 +64,49 @@ def _args():
   return parser.parse_args()
 
 
+def _application_default_credentials():
+  return oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
+
+
 def _stub(args):
+  target = '{}:{}'.format(args.server_host, args.server_port)
   if args.test_case == 'oauth2_auth_token':
-    creds = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
-    scoped_creds = creds.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
-    access_token = scoped_creds.get_access_token().access_token
-    call_creds = implementations.access_token_call_credentials(access_token)
+    google_credentials = _application_default_credentials()
+    scoped_credentials = google_credentials.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
+    access_token = scoped_credentials.get_access_token().access_token
+    call_credentials = grpc.access_token_call_credentials(access_token)
   elif args.test_case == 'compute_engine_creds':
-    creds = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
-    scoped_creds = creds.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
-    call_creds = implementations.google_call_credentials(scoped_creds)
+    google_credentials = _application_default_credentials()
+    scoped_credentials = google_credentials.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
+    # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/6799): Eliminate this last
+    # remaining use of the Beta API.
+    call_credentials = implementations.google_call_credentials(
+        scoped_credentials)
   elif args.test_case == 'jwt_token_creds':
-    creds = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
-    call_creds = implementations.google_call_credentials(creds)
+    google_credentials = _application_default_credentials()
+    # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/6799): Eliminate this last
+    # remaining use of the Beta API.
+    call_credentials = implementations.google_call_credentials(
+        google_credentials)
   else:
-    call_creds = None
+    call_credentials = None
   if args.use_tls:
     if args.use_test_ca:
       root_certificates = resources.test_root_certificates()
     else:
       root_certificates = None  # will load default roots.
 
-    channel_creds = implementations.ssl_channel_credentials(root_certificates)
-    if call_creds is not None:
-      channel_creds = implementations.composite_channel_credentials(
-          channel_creds, call_creds)
+    channel_credentials = grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(root_certificates)
+    if call_credentials is not None:
+      channel_credentials = grpc.composite_channel_credentials(
+          channel_credentials, call_credentials)
 
-    channel = test_utilities.not_really_secure_channel(
-        args.server_host, args.server_port, channel_creds,
-        args.server_host_override)
-    stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(channel)
+    channel = grpc.secure_channel(
+        target, channel_credentials,
+        (('grpc.ssl_target_name_override', args.server_host_override,),))
   else:
-    channel = implementations.insecure_channel(
-        args.server_host, args.server_port)
-    stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(channel)
-  return stub
+    channel = grpc.insecure_channel(target)
+  return test_pb2.TestServiceStub(channel)
 
 
 def _test_case_from_arg(test_case_arg):
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py
index 97e6c9e27e..7edd75c56c 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 """Implementations of interoperability test methods."""
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import enum
 import json
 import os
@@ -41,26 +39,21 @@ from oauth2client import client as oauth2client_client
 
 import grpc
 from grpc.beta import implementations
-from grpc.beta import interfaces
-from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
-from grpc.framework.interfaces.face import face
 
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import empty_pb2
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import messages_pb2
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
-_TIMEOUT = 7
-
 
-class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
+class TestService(test_pb2.TestServiceServicer):
 
   def EmptyCall(self, request, context):
     return empty_pb2.Empty()
 
   def UnaryCall(self, request, context):
     if request.HasField('response_status'):
-      context.code(request.response_status.code)
-      context.details(request.response_status.message)
+      context.set_code(request.response_status.code)
+      context.set_details(request.response_status.message)
     return messages_pb2.SimpleResponse(
         payload=messages_pb2.Payload(
             type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
@@ -68,8 +61,8 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
 
   def StreamingOutputCall(self, request, context):
     if request.HasField('response_status'):
-      context.code(request.response_status.code)
-      context.details(request.response_status.message)
+      context.set_code(request.response_status.code)
+      context.set_details(request.response_status.message)
     for response_parameters in request.response_parameters:
       yield messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallResponse(
           payload=messages_pb2.Payload(
@@ -79,7 +72,7 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
   def StreamingInputCall(self, request_iterator, context):
     aggregate_size = 0
     for request in request_iterator:
-      if request.payload and request.payload.body:
+      if request.payload is not None and request.payload.body:
         aggregate_size += len(request.payload.body)
     return messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallResponse(
         aggregated_payload_size=aggregate_size)
@@ -87,8 +80,8 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
   def FullDuplexCall(self, request_iterator, context):
     for request in request_iterator:
       if request.HasField('response_status'):
-        context.code(request.response_status.code)
-        context.details(request.response_status.message)
+        context.set_code(request.response_status.code)
+        context.set_details(request.response_status.message)
       for response_parameters in request.response_parameters:
         yield messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallResponse(
             payload=messages_pb2.Payload(
@@ -101,83 +94,80 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
     return self.FullDuplexCall(request_iterator, context)
 
 
-def _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, fill_username, fill_oauth_scope,
-                                 protocol_options=None):
-  with stub:
-    request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE, response_size=314159,
-        payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * 271828),
-        fill_username=fill_username, fill_oauth_scope=fill_oauth_scope)
-    response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(request, _TIMEOUT,
-                                            protocol_options=protocol_options)
-    response = response_future.result()
-    if response.payload.type is not messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
-      raise ValueError(
-          'response payload type is "%s"!' % type(response.payload.type))
-    if len(response.payload.body) != 314159:
-      raise ValueError(
-          'response body of incorrect size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
+def _large_unary_common_behavior(
+    stub, fill_username, fill_oauth_scope, call_credentials):
+  request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE, response_size=314159,
+      payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * 271828),
+      fill_username=fill_username, fill_oauth_scope=fill_oauth_scope)
+  response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(
+      request, credentials=call_credentials)
+  response = response_future.result()
+  if response.payload.type is not messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
+    raise ValueError(
+        'response payload type is "%s"!' % type(response.payload.type))
+  elif len(response.payload.body) != 314159:
+    raise ValueError(
+        'response body of incorrect size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
+  else:
     return response
 
 
 def _empty_unary(stub):
-  with stub:
-    response = stub.EmptyCall(empty_pb2.Empty(), _TIMEOUT)
-    if not isinstance(response, empty_pb2.Empty):
-      raise TypeError(
-          'response is of type "%s", not empty_pb2.Empty!', type(response))
+  response = stub.EmptyCall(empty_pb2.Empty())
+  if not isinstance(response, empty_pb2.Empty):
+    raise TypeError(
+        'response is of type "%s", not empty_pb2.Empty!', type(response))
 
 
 def _large_unary(stub):
-  _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, False, False)
+  _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, False, False, None)
 
 
 def _client_streaming(stub):
-  with stub:
-    payload_body_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
-    payloads = (
-        messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size)
-        for size in payload_body_sizes)
-    requests = (
-        messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
-        for payload in payloads)
-    response = stub.StreamingInputCall(requests, _TIMEOUT)
-    if response.aggregated_payload_size != 74922:
-      raise ValueError(
-          'incorrect size %d!' % response.aggregated_payload_size)
+  payload_body_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
+  payloads = (
+      messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size)
+      for size in payload_body_sizes)
+  requests = (
+      messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
+      for payload in payloads)
+  response = stub.StreamingInputCall(requests)
+  if response.aggregated_payload_size != 74922:
+    raise ValueError(
+        'incorrect size %d!' % response.aggregated_payload_size)
 
 
 def _server_streaming(stub):
-  sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979)
-
-  with stub:
-    request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_parameters=(
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[0]),
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[1]),
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[2]),
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[3]),
-        ))
-    response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request, _TIMEOUT)
-    for index, response in enumerate(response_iterator):
-      if response.payload.type != messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
-        raise ValueError(
-            'response body of invalid type %s!' % response.payload.type)
-      if len(response.payload.body) != sizes[index]:
-        raise ValueError(
-            'response body of invalid size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
+  sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979,)
+
+  request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
+      response_parameters=(
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[0]),
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[1]),
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[2]),
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[3]),
+      )
+  )
+  response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request)
+  for index, response in enumerate(response_iterator):
+    if response.payload.type != messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'response body of invalid type %s!' % response.payload.type)
+    elif len(response.payload.body) != sizes[index]:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'response body of invalid size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
 
 def _cancel_after_begin(stub):
-  with stub:
-    sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
-    payloads = [messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size) for size in sizes]
-    requests = [messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
-                for payload in payloads]
-    responses = stub.StreamingInputCall.future(requests, _TIMEOUT)
-    responses.cancel()
-    if not responses.cancelled():
-      raise ValueError('expected call to be cancelled')
+  sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
+  payloads = (messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size) for size in sizes)
+  requests = (messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
+              for payload in payloads)
+  response_future = stub.StreamingInputCall.future(requests)
+  response_future.cancel()
+  if not response_future.cancelled():
+    raise ValueError('expected call to be cancelled')
 
 
 class _Pipe(object):
@@ -220,18 +210,17 @@ class _Pipe(object):
 
 
 def _ping_pong(stub):
-  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979)
-  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
+  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979,)
+  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
 
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, _TIMEOUT)
-    print('Starting ping-pong with response iterator %s' % response_iterator)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe)
     for response_size, payload_size in zip(
         request_response_sizes, request_payload_sizes):
       request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
           response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-          response_parameters=(messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(
-              size=response_size),),
+          response_parameters=(
+              messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=response_size),),
           payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * payload_size))
       pipe.add(request)
       response = next(response_iterator)
@@ -244,17 +233,17 @@ def _ping_pong(stub):
 
 
 def _cancel_after_first_response(stub):
-  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979)
-  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, _TIMEOUT)
+  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979,)
+  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe)
 
     response_size = request_response_sizes[0]
     payload_size = request_payload_sizes[0]
     request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
         response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_parameters=(messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(
-            size=response_size),),
+        response_parameters=(
+            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=response_size),),
         payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * payload_size))
     pipe.add(request)
     response = next(response_iterator)
@@ -264,16 +253,17 @@ def _cancel_after_first_response(stub):
 
     try:
       next(response_iterator)
-    except Exception:
-      pass
+    except grpc.RpcError as rpc_error:
+      if rpc_error.code() is not grpc.StatusCode.CANCELLED:
+        raise
     else:
       raise ValueError('expected call to be cancelled')
 
 
 def _timeout_on_sleeping_server(stub):
   request_payload_size = 27182
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, 0.001)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, timeout=0.001)
 
     request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
         response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
@@ -282,15 +272,16 @@ def _timeout_on_sleeping_server(stub):
     time.sleep(0.1)
     try:
       next(response_iterator)
-    except face.ExpirationError:
-      pass
+    except grpc.RpcError as rpc_error:
+      if rpc_error.code() is not grpc.StatusCode.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED:
+        raise
     else:
       raise ValueError('expected call to exceed deadline')
 
 
 def _empty_stream(stub):
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, _TIMEOUT)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe)
     pipe.close()
     try:
       next(response_iterator)
@@ -300,65 +291,64 @@ def _empty_stream(stub):
 
 
 def _status_code_and_message(stub):
-  with stub:
-    message = 'test status message'
-    code = 2
-    status = grpc.StatusCode.UNKNOWN # code = 2
-    request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_size=1,
-        payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00'),
-        response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message)
-        )
-    response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(request, _TIMEOUT)
-    if response_future.code() != status:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_future.code()))
-    if response_future.details() != message:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_future.details()))
-
-    request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_parameters=(
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=1),),
-        response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message))
-    response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request, _TIMEOUT)
-    if response_future.code() != status:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_iterator.code()))
-    if response_future.details() != message:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_iterator.details()))
+  message = 'test status message'
+  code = 2
+  status = grpc.StatusCode.UNKNOWN # code = 2
+  request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
+      response_size=1,
+      payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00'),
+      response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message)
+  )
+  response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(request)
+  if response_future.code() != status:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_future.code()))
+  elif response_future.details() != message:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_future.details()))
+
+  request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
+      response_parameters=(
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=1),),
+      response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message))
+  response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request)
+  if response_future.code() != status:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_iterator.code()))
+  elif response_future.details() != message:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_iterator.details()))
 
 
 def _compute_engine_creds(stub, args):
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True, None)
   if args.default_service_account != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
-        'expected username %s, got %s' % (args.default_service_account,
-                                          response.username))
+        'expected username %s, got %s' % (
+            args.default_service_account, response.username))
 
 
 def _oauth2_auth_token(stub, args):
   json_key_filename = os.environ[
       oauth2client_client.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS]
   wanted_email = json.load(open(json_key_filename, 'rb'))['client_email']
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True, None)
   if wanted_email != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
         'expected username %s, got %s' % (wanted_email, response.username))
   if args.oauth_scope.find(response.oauth_scope) == -1:
     raise ValueError(
-        'expected to find oauth scope "%s" in received "%s"' %
-        (response.oauth_scope, args.oauth_scope))
+        'expected to find oauth scope "{}" in received "{}"'.format(
+            response.oauth_scope, args.oauth_scope))
 
 
 def _jwt_token_creds(stub, args):
   json_key_filename = os.environ[
       oauth2client_client.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS]
   wanted_email = json.load(open(json_key_filename, 'rb'))['client_email']
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False, None)
   if wanted_email != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
         'expected username %s, got %s' % (wanted_email, response.username))
@@ -370,11 +360,11 @@ def _per_rpc_creds(stub, args):
   wanted_email = json.load(open(json_key_filename, 'rb'))['client_email']
   credentials = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
   scoped_credentials = credentials.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
-  call_creds = implementations.google_call_credentials(scoped_credentials)
-  options = interfaces.grpc_call_options(disable_compression=False,
-                                         credentials=call_creds)
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False,
-                                          protocol_options=options)
+  # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/6799): Eliminate this last
+  # remaining use of the Beta API.
+  call_credentials = implementations.google_call_credentials(
+      scoped_credentials)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False, call_credentials)
   if wanted_email != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
         'expected username %s, got %s' % (wanted_email, response.username))
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
index ab2c3c708f..1ae83bc57d 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 """The Python implementation of the GRPC interoperability test server."""
 
 import argparse
+from concurrent import futures
 import logging
 import time
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import methods
@@ -51,12 +52,13 @@ def serve():
       default=False, type=resources.parse_bool)
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
-  server = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_server(methods.TestService())
+  server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+  test_pb2.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(methods.TestService(), server)
   if args.use_tls:
     private_key = resources.private_key()
     certificate_chain = resources.certificate_chain()
-    credentials = implementations.ssl_server_credentials(
-        [(private_key, certificate_chain)])
+    credentials = grpc.ssl_server_credentials(
+        ((private_key, certificate_chain),))
     server.add_secure_port('[::]:{}'.format(args.port), credentials)
   else:
     server.add_insecure_port('[::]:{}'.format(args.port))
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ def serve():
       time.sleep(_ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS)
   except BaseException as e:
     logging.info('Caught exception "%s"; stopping server...', e)
-    server.stop(0)
+    server.stop(None)
     logging.info('Server stopped; exiting.')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py
index 0de2532cd8..975f33b4c1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 """Entry point for running stress tests."""
 
 import argparse
+from concurrent import futures
 import threading
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from six.moves import queue
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import metrics_pb2
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
@@ -92,24 +93,24 @@ def _parse_weighted_test_cases(test_case_args):
 
 def run_test(args):
   test_cases = _parse_weighted_test_cases(args.test_cases)
-  test_servers = args.server_addresses.split(',')
+  test_server_targets = args.server_addresses.split(',')
   # Propagate any client exceptions with a queue
   exception_queue = queue.Queue()
   stop_event = threading.Event()
   hist = histogram.Histogram(1, 1)
   runners = []
 
-  server = metrics_pb2.beta_create_MetricsService_server(
-      metrics_server.MetricsServer(hist))
+  server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=25))
+  metrics_pb2.add_MetricsServiceServicer_to_server(
+      metrics_server.MetricsServer(hist), server)
   server.add_insecure_port('[::]:{}'.format(args.metrics_port))
   server.start()
 
-  for test_server in test_servers:
-    host, port = test_server.split(':', 1)
+  for test_server_target in test_server_targets:
     for _ in xrange(args.num_channels_per_server):
-      channel = implementations.insecure_channel(host, int(port))
+      channel = grpc.insecure_channel(test_server_target)
       for _ in xrange(args.num_stubs_per_channel):
-        stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(channel)
+        stub = test_pb2.TestServiceStub(channel)
         runner = test_runner.TestRunner(stub, test_cases, hist,
                                         exception_queue, stop_event)
         runners.append(runner)
@@ -128,8 +129,8 @@ def run_test(args):
     stop_event.set()
     for runner in runners:
       runner.join()
-      runner = None
-    server.stop(0)
+    runner = None
+    server.stop(None)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   run_test(_args())
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py
index b994e4643e..33dd1d6f2a 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from src.proto.grpc.testing import metrics_pb2
 GAUGE_NAME = 'python_overall_qps'
 
 
-class MetricsServer(metrics_pb2.BetaMetricsServiceServicer):
+class MetricsServer(metrics_pb2.MetricsServiceServicer):
 
   def __init__(self, histogram):
     self._start_time = time.time()
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
index 196f84f65f..d7cd9e6df2 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module GRPC
       @call = call
       @marshal = marshal
       @op_notifier = nil  # signals completion on clients
-      @readq = Queue.new
       @unmarshal = unmarshal
       @metadata_received = metadata_received
       @reads_complete = false
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ module GRPC
     def run_on_client(requests, op_notifier, &blk)
       @op_notifier = op_notifier
       @enq_th = Thread.new { write_loop(requests) }
-      @loop_th = start_read_loop
-      each_queued_msg(&blk)
+      read_loop(&blk)
     end
 
     # Begins orchestration of the Bidi stream for a server generating replies.
@@ -101,14 +99,13 @@ module GRPC
     def run_on_server(gen_each_reply)
       # Pass in the optional call object parameter if possible
       if gen_each_reply.arity == 1
-        replys = gen_each_reply.call(each_queued_msg)
+        replys = gen_each_reply.call(read_loop(is_client: false))
       elsif gen_each_reply.arity == 2
-        replys = gen_each_reply.call(each_queued_msg, @req_view)
+        replys = gen_each_reply.call(read_loop(is_client: false), @req_view)
       else
         fail 'Illegal arity of reply generator'
       end
 
-      @loop_th = start_read_loop(is_client: false)
       write_loop(replys, is_client: false)
     end
 
@@ -145,24 +142,6 @@ module GRPC
       batch_result
     end
 
-    # each_queued_msg yields each message on this instances readq
-    #
-    # - messages are added to the readq by #read_loop
-    # - iteration ends when the instance itself is added
-    def each_queued_msg
-      return enum_for(:each_queued_msg) unless block_given?
-      count = 0
-      loop do
-        GRPC.logger.debug("each_queued_msg: waiting##{count}")
-        count += 1
-        req = @readq.pop
-        GRPC.logger.debug("each_queued_msg: req = #{req}")
-        fail req if req.is_a? StandardError
-        break if req.equal?(END_OF_READS)
-        yield req
-      end
-    end
-
     def write_loop(requests, is_client: true)
       GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-write-loop: starting')
       count = 0
@@ -201,47 +180,45 @@ module GRPC
       raise e
     end
 
-    # starts the read loop
-    def start_read_loop(is_client: true)
-      Thread.new do
-        GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: starting')
-        begin
-          count = 0
-          # queue the initial read before beginning the loop
-          loop do
-            GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: #{count}")
-            count += 1
-            batch_result = read_using_run_batch
-
-            # handle the next message
-            if batch_result.message.nil?
-              GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: null batch #{batch_result}")
-
-              if is_client
-                batch_result = @call.run_batch(RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT => nil)
-                @call.status = batch_result.status
-                batch_result.check_status
-                GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: done status #{@call.status}")
-              end
-
-              @readq.push(END_OF_READS)
-              GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: done reading!')
-              break
+    # Provides an enumerator that yields results of remote reads
+    def read_loop(is_client: true)
+      return enum_for(:read_loop,
+                      is_client: is_client) unless block_given?
+      GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: starting')
+      begin
+        count = 0
+        # queue the initial read before beginning the loop
+        loop do
+          GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: #{count}")
+          count += 1
+          batch_result = read_using_run_batch
+
+          # handle the next message
+          if batch_result.message.nil?
+            GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: null batch #{batch_result}")
+
+            if is_client
+              batch_result = @call.run_batch(RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT => nil)
+              @call.status = batch_result.status
+              batch_result.check_status
+              GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: done status #{@call.status}")
             end
 
-            # push the latest read onto the queue and continue reading
-            res = @unmarshal.call(batch_result.message)
-            @readq.push(res)
+            GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: done reading!')
+            break
           end
-        rescue StandardError => e
-          GRPC.logger.warn('bidi: read-loop failed')
-          GRPC.logger.warn(e)
-          @readq.push(e)  # let each_queued_msg terminate with this error
+
+          res = @unmarshal.call(batch_result.message)
+          yield res
         end
-        GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: finished')
-        @reads_complete = true
-        finished
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        GRPC.logger.warn('bidi: read-loop failed')
+        GRPC.logger.warn(e)
+        raise e
       end
+      GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: finished')
+      @reads_complete = true
+      finished
     end
   end
 end