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+import {
+  writeLineProtocol as writeLineProtocolAJAX,
+} from 'src/data_explorer/apis'
+
+import {errorThrown} from 'shared/actions/errors'
+import {publishAutoDismissingNotification} from 'shared/dispatchers'
+
+export const writeLineProtocolAsync = (source, db, data) => async dispatch => {
+  try {
+    await writeLineProtocolAJAX(source, db, data)
+    dispatch(
+      publishAutoDismissingNotification(
+        'success',
+        'Data was written successfully'
+      )
+    )
+  } catch (response) {
+    const errorMessage = `Write failed: ${response.data.error}`
+    dispatch(errorThrown(response, errorMessage))
+    throw response
+  }
+}