diff --git a/functions/spanner/index.js b/functions/spanner/index.js
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+/**
+ * Copyright 2017, Google, Inc.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+// [START spanner_functions_quickstart]
+// Imports the Google Cloud client library
+const Spanner = require('@google-cloud/spanner');
+
+// Instantiates a client
+const spanner = Spanner();
+
+// Your Cloud Spanner instance ID
+const instanceId = 'my-instance';
+
+// Your Cloud Spanner database ID
+const databaseId = 'my-database';
+
+/**
+ * HTTP Cloud Function.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} req Cloud Function request context.
+ * @param {Object} res Cloud Function response context.
+ */
+exports.get = (req, res) => {
+  // Gets a reference to a Cloud Spanner instance and database
+  const instance = spanner.instance(instanceId);
+  const database = instance.database(databaseId);
+
+  // The query to execute
+  const query = {
+    sql: 'SELECT * FROM Albums'
+  };
+
+  // Execute the query
+  return database.run(query)
+    .then((results) => {
+      const rows = results[0].map((row) => row.toJSON());
+      rows.forEach((row) => {
+        res.write(`SingerId: ${row.SingerId.value}, AlbumId: ${row.AlbumId.value}, AlbumTitle: ${row.AlbumTitle}\n`);
+      });
+      res
+        .status(200)
+        .end();
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      res
+        .status(500)
+        .send(`Error querying Spanner: ${err}`)
+        .end();
+    });
+};
+// [END spanner_functions_quickstart]
diff --git a/functions/spanner/package.json b/functions/spanner/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "nodejs-docs-samples-functions-spanner",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "author": "Google Inc.",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples.git"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=4.3.2"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "lint": "samples lint",
+    "pretest": "npm run lint",
+    "test": "ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@google-cloud/spanner": "0.4.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "1.4.7",
+    "ava": "0.19.1",
+    "proxyquire": "1.7.11",
+    "sinon": "2.1.0"
+  },
+  "cloud-repo-tools": {
+    "requiresKeyFile": true,
+    "requiresProjectId": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/functions/spanner/test/index.test.js b/functions/spanner/test/index.test.js
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+/**
+ * Copyright 2017, Google, Inc.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const proxyquire = require(`proxyquire`).noCallThru();
+const sinon = require(`sinon`);
+const test = require(`ava`);
+
+const entities = [
+  {
+    SingerId: { value: 1 },
+    AlbumId: { value: 1 },
+    AlbumTitle: 'Go, Go, Go'
+  },
+  {
+    SingerId: { value: 1 },
+    AlbumId: { value: 2 },
+    AlbumTitle: 'Total Junk'
+  }
+];
+
+const query = {
+  sql: 'SELECT * FROM Albums'
+};
+
+function getSample () {
+  const resultsMock = entities.map((row) => {
+    return { toJSON: sinon.stub().returns(row) };
+  });
+  const databaseMock = {
+    run: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve([resultsMock]))
+  };
+  const instanceMock = {
+    database: sinon.stub().returns(databaseMock)
+  };
+  const spannerMock = {
+    instance: sinon.stub().returns(instanceMock)
+  };
+
+  const SpannerMock = sinon.stub().returns(spannerMock);
+
+  return {
+    program: proxyquire(`../`, {
+      '@google-cloud/spanner': SpannerMock
+    }),
+    mocks: {
+      spanner: spannerMock,
+      database: databaseMock,
+      instance: instanceMock,
+      results: resultsMock,
+      res: {
+        status: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
+        send: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
+        end: sinon.stub().returnsThis(),
+        write: sinon.stub().returnsThis()
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+test(`get: Gets albums`, async (t) => {
+  const sample = getSample();
+  const mocks = sample.mocks;
+
+  await sample.program.get(mocks.req, mocks.res);
+  t.true(mocks.spanner.instance.called);
+  t.true(mocks.instance.database.called);
+  t.true(mocks.database.run.calledWith(query));
+  t.true(mocks.results[0].toJSON.called);
+  t.true(mocks.res.write.calledWith(`SingerId: 1, AlbumId: 2, AlbumTitle: Total Junk\n`));
+  t.true(mocks.res.end.called);
+});