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+compiled/**
diff --git a/gitlab.rkt b/gitlab.rkt
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+#lang racket
+
+(require net/url)
+(require (prefix-in http: net/http-easy))
+(require (only-in srfi/1 alist-cons))
+
+(provide gitlab-client%)
+
+(define (gitlab-token-auth token)
+  (lambda (uri headers params)
+    (values (hash-set headers 'private-token token) params)))
+
+(define gitlab-client%
+  (class object%
+    
+    (super-new)
+    
+    (init-field token
+                (api-url (string->url "https://gitlab.com")))
+    
+    (define/public (url-for path-parts #:query [query-params '()])
+      (struct-copy url api-url
+               [query query-params]
+               [path (map (lambda (p) (path/param p '())) (append (list "api" "v4") path-parts))]))
+
+    (define/public (get path-parts #:query [query-params '()])
+      (let* ([u (url-for path-parts #:query query-params)]
+             [res (http:get u #:auth (gitlab-token-auth token))])
+        (if (> (http:response-status-code res) 299)
+            (raise-user-error 'gitlab-client/get (format "GET ~a: ~a" (url->string u) (http:response-status-message res)))
+        res)))
+
+    (define/public (get-paged path-parts #:query [query-params '((per_page . "100"))])
+      (define (get-pages response accum)
+        (let ([accum (append accum (http:response-json response))]
+          [next-page (bytes->string/utf-8 (http:response-headers-ref response 'x-next-page))])
+          (if (non-empty-string? next-page)
+              (get-pages (get path-parts #:query (alist-cons 'page next-page query-params)) accum)
+              accum)))
+      (get-pages (get path-parts #:query query-params) '()))
+
+    (define/public (list-descendant-groups group-id)
+      (get-paged (list "groups" group-id "descendant_groups")))
+
+    (define/public (list-projects group-id)
+      (get-paged (list "groups" group-id "projects")))))
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