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+/*
+TODO: Someday these methods should try pick out authentication from the Redux stores.
+*/
+
+const BASE_URL = THALLIUM_BASE_URL;
+
+interface APIErrorResponse {
+    detail?: string;
+}
+
+export type APIRequestBody = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+type APIResponseBody = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+export class APIError extends Error {
+    constructor(message: string, public status: number, public data: APIErrorResponse | null) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+}
+
+const request = async (url: string, options: RequestInit = {}): Promise<APIResponseBody> => {
+    const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}${url}`, options);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+        let maybeData: APIErrorResponse | null;
+
+        try {
+            maybeData = await response.json() as APIErrorResponse;
+        } catch (e) {
+            maybeData = null;
+        }
+
+        throw new APIError(response.statusText, response.status, maybeData);
+    }
+    return response.json() as Promise<APIResponseBody>;
+};
+
+export const get = async (url: string, options: RequestInit = {}): Promise<APIResponseBody> => {
+    return request(url, {
+        ...options,
+        method: "GET",
+    });
+};
+
+export const post = async (url: string, data: APIRequestBody, options: RequestInit = {}): Promise<APIResponseBody> => {
+    return request(url, {
+        ...options,
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(data),
+    });
+};