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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright 2018 Whitestack, LLC
+# *************************************************************
+
+# This file is part of OSM Monitoring module
+# All Rights Reserved to Whitestack, LLC
+
+# 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.
+# For those usages not covered by the Apache License, Version 2.0 please
+# contact: glavado@whitestack.com
+##
+import logging
+import requests
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# TODO (lavado): migrate to Class, import config variables
+url = "http://grafana:3000/api/"
+headers = {
+    'content-type': "application/json",
+    'authorization': "Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4="
+    }
+
+
+def get_all_dashboard_uids():
+    response = requests.request("GET", url + "search?query=%", headers=headers)
+    dashboards = response.json()
+    dashboard_uids = []
+    for dashboard in dashboards:
+        print(dashboard['uid'])
+        dashboard_uids.append(dashboard['uid'])
+    log.debug("Searching for all dashboard uids: %s", dashboard_uids)
+    return dashboard_uids
+
+
+def get_dashboard_status(uid):
+    response = requests.request("GET", url + "dashboards/uid/" + uid, headers=headers)
+    log.debug("Searching for dashboard result: %s", response.text)
+    return response
+
+
+def create_dashboard(uid, name, json_file):
+    with open(json_file) as f:
+        dashboard_data = f.read()
+
+    dashboard_data = dashboard_data.replace('OSM_ID', uid).replace('OSM_NAME', name)
+
+    response = requests.request("POST", url + "dashboards/db/",  data=dashboard_data, headers=headers)
+    log.debug("Creating dashboard result: %s", response.text)
+    return response
+
+
+def delete_dashboard(uid):
+    response = requests.request("DELETE", url + "dashboards/uid/" + uid, headers=headers)
+    log.debug("Delete dashboard result: %s", response.text)
+    return response