def _get_appoptics(options):
    '''
    Return an appoptics connection object.
    '''
    conn = appoptics_metrics.connect(
        options.get('api_token'),
        sanitizer=appoptics_metrics.sanitize_metric_name,
        hostname=options.get('api_url'))
    log.info("Connected to appoptics.")
    return conn
Return an appoptics connection object.