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+/*
+* <license header>
+*/
+
+/* global fetch */
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Invokes a web action
+ *
+ * @param  {string} actionUrl
+ * @param {object} headers
+ * @param  {object} params
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<string|object>} the response
+ *
+ */
+
+async function actionWebInvoke (actionUrl, headers = {}, params = {}, options = { method: 'POST' }) {  
+  const actionHeaders = {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    ...headers
+  }
+
+  const fetchConfig = {
+    headers: actionHeaders
+  }
+
+  if (window.location.hostname === 'localhost') {
+    actionHeaders['x-ow-extra-logging'] = 'on'
+  }
+
+  fetchConfig.method = options.method.toUpperCase()
+
+  if (fetchConfig.method === 'GET') {
+    actionUrl = new URL(actionUrl)
+    Object.keys(params).forEach(key => actionUrl.searchParams.append(key, params[key]))
+  } else if (fetchConfig.method === 'POST') {
+    fetchConfig.body = JSON.stringify(params)
+  }
+  
+  const response = await fetch(actionUrl, fetchConfig)
+
+  let content = await response.text()
+  
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    return JSON.parse(content)
+  }
+  try {
+    content = JSON.parse(content)
+  } catch (e) {
+    // response is not json
+  }
+  return content
+}
+
+export default actionWebInvoke