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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+import { createApiRef, DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core';
+
+export type NewRelicApplication = {
+  id: number;
+  application_summary: NewRelicApplicationSummary;
+  name: string;
+  language: string;
+  health_status: string;
+  reporting: boolean;
+  settings: NewRelicApplicationSettings;
+  links?: NewRelicApplicationLinks;
+};
+
+export type NewRelicApplicationSummary = {
+  apdex_score: number;
+  error_rate: number;
+  host_count: number;
+  instance_count: number;
+  response_time: number;
+  throughput: number;
+};
+
+export type NewRelicApplicationSettings = {
+  app_apdex_threshold: number;
+  end_user_apdex_threshold: number;
+  enable_real_user_monitoring: boolean;
+  use_server_side_config: boolean;
+};
+
+export type NewRelicApplicationLinks = {
+  application_instances: Array<any>;
+  servers: Array<any>;
+  application_hosts: Array<any>;
+};
+
+export type NewRelicApplications = {
+  applications: NewRelicApplication[];
+};
+
+export const newRelicApiRef = createApiRef<NewRelicApi>({
+  id: 'plugin.newrelic.service',
+  description: 'Used by the NewRelic plugin to make requests',
+});
+
+const DEFAULT_PROXY_PATH_BASE = '/newrelic';
+
+type Options = {
+  discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+  /**
+   * Path to use for requests via the proxy, defaults to /newrelic
+   */
+  proxyPathBase?: string;
+};
+
+export class NewRelicApi {
+  private readonly discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+  private readonly proxyPathBase: string;
+
+  constructor(options: Options) {
+    this.discoveryApi = options.discoveryApi;
+    this.proxyPathBase = options.proxyPathBase ?? DEFAULT_PROXY_PATH_BASE;
+  }
+
+  async getApplications(): Promise<NewRelicApplications> {
+    const url = await this.getApiUrl('apm', 'applications.json');
+    const response = await fetch(url);
+    const responseJson = await response.json();
+
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      throw new Error(responseJson?.error?.title || response.statusText);
+    }
+
+    return responseJson;
+  }
+
+  private async getApiUrl(product: string, path: string) {
+    const proxyUrl = await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('proxy');
+    return `${proxyUrl}${this.proxyPathBase}/${product}/api/${path}`;
+  }
+}