diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/client.test.yml b/.azure-pipelines/client.test.yml
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+parameters:
+  name: ''
+  vmImage: ''
+
+jobs:
+- job: ${{ format('Test_{0}', parameters.name) }}
+
+  pool:
+    vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
+
+  steps:
+  - task: Maven@3
+    displayName: 'Run tests'
+    inputs:
+      mavenPomFile: 'pom.client.build.xml'
+      options: '--batch-mode'  #hides dependencies download progress from CI output
+      mavenOptions: '-Xmx3072m -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=error -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn'
+      javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+      jdkVersionOption: '1.8'
+      jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
+      publishJUnitResults: true
+      testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
+      goals: 'test'
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/client.yml b/.azure-pipelines/client.yml
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+trigger:
+- master
+
+jobs:
+- template: client.test.yml
+  parameters:
+    name: Linux
+    vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
+
+- template: client.test.yml
+  parameters:
+    name: macOS
+    vmImage: 'macOS-10.13'
+
+- template: client.test.yml
+  parameters:
+    name: Windows
+    vmImage: 'vs2017-win2016'
+
+- job: 'Publish'
+  
+  dependsOn:
+  - 'Test_Linux'
+  - 'Test_macOS'
+  - 'Test_Windows'
+
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
+
+  steps:
+  - task: Maven@3
+    inputs:
+      mavenPomFile: 'pom.client.build.xml'
+      options: '--batch-mode'  #hides dependencies download progress from CI output
+      mavenOptions: '-Xmx3072m -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=error -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn'
+      javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+      jdkVersionOption: '1.8'
+      jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
+      publishJUnitResults: false
+      goals: 'package'
+    displayName: 'Package'
+
+  - task: CopyFiles@2
+    inputs:
+      contents: '**/*.jar'
+      targetFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+      flattenFolders: true
+    displayName: 'Copy'
+
+  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+    displayName: 'Publish'
diff --git a/pom.client.build.xml b/pom.client.build.xml
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+++ b/pom.client.build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
+    <artifactId>azure-sdk-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>./pom.client.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <artifactId>azure-sdk-parent-build</artifactId>
+  <version>${parent.version}</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <name>Microsoft Azure SDK Build</name>
+  <description>This package bundles all the SDKs in a multi-module for build/CI purposes.</description>
+  <url>https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java</url>
+
+  <modules>
+    <module>./template/client</module>
+  </modules>
+</project>
diff --git a/pom.client.xml b/pom.client.xml
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index 0000000000000..60222bd17f4f1
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+++ b/pom.client.xml
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
+  <artifactId>azure-sdk-parent</artifactId>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <name>Microsoft Azure SDK Parent</name>
+  <description>This package contains the parent module of Microsoft Azure SDK.</description>
+  <url>https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java</url>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+          <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
+          <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+          <compilerArgument>-Xlint:unchecked</compilerArgument>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.12</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/template/client/README.md b/template/client/README.md
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+++ b/template/client/README.md
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+# Azure Template
+
+This project provides a starter template for a Java client package.
diff --git a/template/client/pom.xml b/template/client/pom.xml
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index 0000000000000..68c4478902dba
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+++ b/template/client/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
+    <artifactId>azure-sdk-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../../pom.client.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <artifactId>azure-sdk-template</artifactId>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+  <name>Microsoft Azure SDK for Template</name>
+  <description>This package contains Microsoft Azure SDK for Template.</description>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/template/client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/template/Hello.java b/template/client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/template/Hello.java
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index 0000000000000..a8d495a8abd35
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+++ b/template/client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/template/Hello.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for
+ * license information.
+ */
+package com.microsoft.azure.template;
+
+public class Hello {
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return "hello";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/template/client/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/template/HelloTest.java b/template/client/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/template/HelloTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0bcf2265d0ae1
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+++ b/template/client/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/template/HelloTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for
+ * license information.
+ */
+package com.microsoft.azure.template;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class HelloTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testMessage() {
+        assertEquals("hello", (new Hello()).getMessage());
+    }
+}