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+import requests
+import json
+
+SERVICE_HOST = 'http://localhost:4567'
+
+PREFIX = SERVICE_HOST + '/api/v1'
+
+def delete_threads(commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_commentable_threads(commentable_id), *args, **kwargs)
+
+def get_threads(commentable_id, recursive=False, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads(commentable_id), {'recursive': recursive}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def create_thread(commentable_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_threads(commentable_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
+    
+def get_thread(thread_id, recursive=False, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_thread(thread_id), {'recursive': recursive}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def update_thread(thread_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_thread(thread_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def create_comment(thread_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_thread_comments(thread_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def delete_thread(thread_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_thread(thread_id), *args, **kwargs)
+
+def get_comment(comment_id, recursive=False, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_comment(comment_id), {'recursive': recursive}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def update_comment(comment_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_comment(comment_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def create_sub_comment(comment_id, attributes, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_comment(comment_id), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def delete_comment(comment_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_comment(comment_id), *args, **kwargs)
+
+def vote_for_comment(comment_id, user_id, value, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_vote_comment(comment_id), {'user_id': user_id, 'value': value}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def undo_vote_for_comment(comment_id, user_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_vote_comment(comment_id), *args, **kwargs)
+
+def vote_for_thread(thread_id, user_id, value, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('put', _url_for_vote_thread(thread_id), {'user_id': user_id, 'value': value}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def undo_vote_for_thread(thread_id, user_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_vote_thread(thread_id), *args, **kwargs)
+
+def get_notifications(user_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_notifications(user_id), *args, **kwargs)
+
+def get_user_info(user_id, complete=True, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_user(user_id), {'complete': complete}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def subscribe(user_id, subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('post', _url_for_subscription(user_id), subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def subscribe_user(user_id, followed_user_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return subscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'user', 'source_id': followed_user_id})
+
+follow = subscribe_user
+
+def subscribe_thread(user_id, thread_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return subscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'thread', 'source_id': thread_id})
+
+def subscribe_commentable(user_id, commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return subscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'other', 'source_id': commentable_id})
+
+def unsubscribe(user_id, subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_subscription(user_id), subscription_detail, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def unsubscribe_user(user_id, followed_user_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'user', 'source_id': followed_user_id})
+
+unfollow = unsubscribe_user
+
+def unsubscribe_thread(user_id, thread_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'thread', 'source_id': thread_id})
+
+def unsubscribe_commentable(user_id, commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
+    return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'other', 'source_id': commentable_id})
+
+def search(text, commentable_id=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search(), {'text': text, 'commentable_id': commentable_id}, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def _perform_request(method, url, data_or_params=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    if method in ['post', 'put', 'patch']:
+        response = requests.request(method, url, data=data_or_params)
+    else:
+        response = requests.request(method, url, params=data_or_params)
+    if kwargs.get("raw", False):
+        return response.text
+    else:
+        return json.loads(response.text)
+
+def _url_for_threads(commentable_id):
+    return "{prefix}/{commentable_id}/threads".format(prefix=PREFIX, commentable_id=commentable_id)
+
+def _url_for_thread(thread_id):
+    return "{prefix}/threads/{thread_id}".format(prefix=PREFIX, thread_id=thread_id)
+
+def _url_for_thread_comments(thread_id):
+    return "{prefix}/threads/{thread_id}/comments".format(prefix=PREFIX, thread_id=thread_id)
+
+def _url_for_comment(comment_id):
+    return "{prefix}/comments/{comment_id}".format(prefix=PREFIX, comment_id=comment_id)
+
+def _url_for_vote_comment(comment_id):
+    return "{prefix}/comments/{comment_id}/votes".format(prefix=PREFIX, comment_id=comment_id)
+
+def _url_for_vote_thread(thread_id):
+    return "{prefix}/threads/{thread_id}/votes".format(prefix=PREFIX, thread_id=thread_id)
+
+def _url_for_notifications(user_id):
+    return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}/notifications".format(prefix=PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
+
+def _url_for_subscription(user_id):
+    return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}/subscriptions".format(prefix=PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
+
+def _url_for_user(user_id):
+    return "{prefix}/users/{user_id}".format(prefix=PREFIX, user_id=user_id)
+
+def _url_for_search():
+    return "{prefix}/search".format(prefix=PREFIX)