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+import appmap
+
+
+def record(func, file_path='/tmp/record.appmap.json'):
+    '''
+    Decorator that records the execution flow.
+
+    Usage
+    -----
+
+    @record()
+    def my_function():
+        pass
+
+    You can also pass the path to save the appmap recording file
+
+    @record(file_path='/tmp/new_file_path.json')
+    def my_function():
+        pass
+
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    file_path : str
+        location of the path where appmap file will be saved (default: /tmp/record.appmap.json)
+    '''
+  
+    def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
+        r = appmap.Recording()
+        print('Start recording...')
+
+        with r:
+            func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        print('End recording! Saving appmap json file...')
+
+        with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(appmap.generation.dump(r))
+
+        print('Done!')
+          
+    return wrap