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Brief Summary of Changes

What does this PR address?

• [ ] GitHub issue (Add reference - #XX)
• [ ] Refactoring
• [x] New feature
• [ ] Bug fix
• [ ] Adds more tests

Are tests included?

• [ ] Yes
• [x] No

Reviewer, please note:

• Updates made to sync module to accommodate this new module as well changes to functions on api_utils which is used by other modules so need to pay extra attention here.

Checklist:

• [x] My code follows the code style of this project.
• [x] My change requires a change to the documentation.
• [x] I ran the full test suite before pushing the changes and all the tests pass.