function sugar_initialize(){

    # get variable settings that are entered using the form defined in the file sugarcrm_bridge.admin.inc
    $url = variable_get('sugar_test_url', '');
    $username = variable_get('sugar_username', '');
    $password = variable_get('sugar_password', '');

    # we default to the test URL, but if the environment is prod, then sugar prod is selected
    if(isset($_SERVER['SGK_ENVIRONMENT']) &&  $_SERVER['SGK_ENVIRONMENT'] == 'prod'){
        $url = variable_get('sugar_url', '');
    }

	  #include the Spinegar wrapper class
    require_once libraries_get_path('sugarcrm7-api-wrapper-class') . '/vendor/autoload.php';

    $sugar = new \Spinegar\Sugar7Wrapper\Rest();
    $sugar->setUrl($url)
        ->setUsername($username)
        ->setPassword($password)
        ->connect();

    return $sugar;
}