diff --git a/src/repository/__init__.py b/src/repository/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/repository/issue_dao.py b/src/repository/issue_dao.py
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+++ b/src/repository/issue_dao.py
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+from github import Github
+
+
+class IssueDAO:
+
+    def __init__(self, token):
+        self.github = Github(token)
+
+    def retrieve_new_issue_from_period(self, repo):
+        return self.github.get_repo(repo).get_issues()
diff --git a/tests/test_issue_dao.py b/tests/test_issue_dao.py
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+++ b/tests/test_issue_dao.py
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+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from src.repository.issue_dao import IssueDAO
+
+
+class TestIssueDAO(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.__test_token = "dd4f6d323c27b36c19b392e4f02a7d77b643b643"
+        self.__repo = "darkroomdevs/github-metrics-backend"
+
+    def test_retrieve_new_issue_from_period(self):
+        issue_dao = IssueDAO(self.__test_token)
+        self.assertGreater(issue_dao.retrieve_new_issue_from_period(self.__repo).totalCount, 0)