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+/*jshint unused: false */
+/* global arango */
+'use strict';
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// DISCLAIMER
+///
+/// Copyright 2016 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+/// Copyright 2013 triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+///
+/// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+/// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+/// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+///
+///     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+///
+/// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+/// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+/// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+/// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+/// limitations under the License.
+///
+/// Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+///
+/// @author Dr. Frank Celler
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+const arangosh = require("@arangodb/arangosh");
+const printf = require("internal").printf;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief request work information
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+const workOverview = function() {
+  const res = arango.GET("/_admin/work-monitor");
+  const work = res.work;
+
+  const output = function(indent, w) {
+   let txt = "";
+
+    if (w.type === "thread") {
+      txt = w.name;
+    } else if (w.type === "AQL query") {
+      txt = w.description;
+    } else if (w.type === "http-handler") {
+      txt = w.url + " (started: " + w.startTime + ")";
+    }
+	 
+    printf("%s%s: %s\n", indent, w.type, txt);
+
+    if (w.hasOwnProperty('parent')) {
+      output("  " + indent, w.parent);
+    }
+  };
+
+  work.forEach(function(w) {output("", w);});
+};
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief exports
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+exports.workOverview = workOverview;
+