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+from decorators import expose
+from pecan import request
+
+
+class RestController(object):
+    # TODO: implement the following:
+    #   - get, new, edit, post_delete, get_delete
+    #   - see: http://turbogears.org/2.1/docs/modules/tgcontroller.html
+    
+    @expose()
+    def _route(self, args):
+        if request.method == 'GET':
+            if len(args):
+                return self.get_one, args
+            return self.get_all, []
+        elif request.method == 'POST':
+            return self.post, []
+        elif request.method == 'PUT' and len(args):
+            return self.put, args
+        elif request.method == 'DELETE' and len(args):
+            return self.delete, args
+    
+    @expose()
+    def get_one(self, id):
+        raise NotImplemented
+    
+    @expose()
+    def get_all(self):
+        raise NotImplemented
+    
+    @expose()
+    def post(self):
+        raise NotImplemented
+    
+    @expose()
+    def put(self, id):
+        raise NotImplemented
+    
+    @expose()
+    def delete(self, id):
+        raise NotImplemented
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