diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index c092a248a7fc..36c677b38ff2 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class FloatingIpCommands(object):
         for floating_ip in floating_ips:
             instance = None
             if floating_ip['fixed_ip']:
-                instance = floating_ip['fixed_ip']['instance']['ec2_id']
+                instance = floating_ip['fixed_ip']['instance']['hostname']
             print "%s\t%s\t%s" % (floating_ip['host'],
                                   floating_ip['address'],
                                   instance)
diff --git a/nova/api/direct.py b/nova/api/direct.py
index 8ceae299c330..ea20042a7a4e 100644
--- a/nova/api/direct.py
+++ b/nova/api/direct.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova import flags
 from nova import utils
 from nova import wsgi
+import nova.api.openstack.wsgi
 
 
 # Global storage for registering modules.
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ class Reflection(object):
         return self._methods[method]
 
 
-class ServiceWrapper(wsgi.Controller):
+class ServiceWrapper(object):
     """Wrapper to dynamically povide a WSGI controller for arbitrary objects.
 
     With lightweight introspection allows public methods on the object to
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ class ServiceWrapper(wsgi.Controller):
     def __init__(self, service_handle):
         self.service_handle = service_handle
 
-    @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=wsgi.Request)
+    @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=nova.api.openstack.wsgi.Request)
     def __call__(self, req):
         arg_dict = req.environ['wsgiorg.routing_args'][1]
         action = arg_dict['action']
@@ -289,8 +290,11 @@ class ServiceWrapper(wsgi.Controller):
 
         try:
             content_type = req.best_match_content_type()
-            default_xmlns = self.get_default_xmlns(req)
-            return self._serialize(result, content_type, default_xmlns)
+            serializer = {
+              'application/xml': nova.api.openstack.wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(),
+              'application/json': nova.api.openstack.wsgi.JSONDictSerializer(),
+            }[content_type]
+            return serializer.serialize(result)
         except:
             raise exception.Error("returned non-serializable type: %s"
                                   % result)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py b/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py
index 5b7f080ade83..d8fb5265b875 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import webob.exc
 
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
-from nova import wsgi
+from nova import wsgi as base_wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import accounts
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
 from nova.api.openstack import backup_schedules
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from nova.api.openstack import servers
 from nova.api.openstack import server_metadata
 from nova.api.openstack import shared_ip_groups
 from nova.api.openstack import users
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import zones
 
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ flags.DEFINE_bool('allow_admin_api',
     'When True, this API service will accept admin operations.')
 
 
-class FaultWrapper(wsgi.Middleware):
+class FaultWrapper(base_wsgi.Middleware):
     """Calls down the middleware stack, making exceptions into faults."""
 
     @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=wsgi.Request)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class FaultWrapper(wsgi.Middleware):
             return faults.Fault(exc)
 
 
-class APIRouter(wsgi.Router):
+class APIRouter(base_wsgi.Router):
     """
     Routes requests on the OpenStack API to the appropriate controller
     and method.
@@ -97,19 +98,21 @@ class APIRouter(wsgi.Router):
             server_members['reset_network'] = 'POST'
             server_members['inject_network_info'] = 'POST'
 
-            mapper.resource("zone", "zones", controller=zones.Controller(),
+            mapper.resource("zone", "zones",
+                        controller=zones.create_resource(),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET', 'info': 'GET',
                                     'select': 'GET'})
 
-            mapper.resource("user", "users", controller=users.Controller(),
+            mapper.resource("user", "users",
+                        controller=users.create_resource(),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
             mapper.resource("account", "accounts",
-                            controller=accounts.Controller(),
+                            controller=accounts.create_resource(),
                             collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("console", "consoles",
-                        controller=consoles.Controller(),
+                        controller=consoles.create_resource(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                         collection_name='servers'))
 
@@ -122,31 +125,31 @@ class APIRouterV10(APIRouter):
     def _setup_routes(self, mapper):
         super(APIRouterV10, self)._setup_routes(mapper)
         mapper.resource("server", "servers",
-                        controller=servers.ControllerV10(),
+                        controller=servers.create_resource('1.0'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'},
                         member=self.server_members)
 
         mapper.resource("image", "images",
-                        controller=images.ControllerV10(),
+                        controller=images.create_resource('1.0'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("flavor", "flavors",
-                        controller=flavors.ControllerV10(),
+                        controller=flavors.create_resource('1.0'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("shared_ip_group", "shared_ip_groups",
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'},
-                        controller=shared_ip_groups.Controller())
+                        controller=shared_ip_groups.create_resource())
 
         mapper.resource("backup_schedule", "backup_schedule",
-                        controller=backup_schedules.Controller(),
+                        controller=backup_schedules.create_resource(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                         collection_name='servers'))
 
         mapper.resource("limit", "limits",
-                        controller=limits.LimitsControllerV10())
+                        controller=limits.create_resource('1.0'))
 
-        mapper.resource("ip", "ips", controller=ips.Controller(),
+        mapper.resource("ip", "ips", controller=ips.create_resource(),
                         collection=dict(public='GET', private='GET'),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                                              collection_name='servers'))
@@ -158,27 +161,27 @@ class APIRouterV11(APIRouter):
     def _setup_routes(self, mapper):
         super(APIRouterV11, self)._setup_routes(mapper)
         mapper.resource("server", "servers",
-                        controller=servers.ControllerV11(),
+                        controller=servers.create_resource('1.1'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'},
                         member=self.server_members)
 
         mapper.resource("image", "images",
-                        controller=images.ControllerV11(),
+                        controller=images.create_resource('1.1'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("image_meta", "meta",
-                        controller=image_metadata.Controller(),
+                        controller=image_metadata.create_resource(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='image',
                         collection_name='images'))
 
         mapper.resource("server_meta", "meta",
-                        controller=server_metadata.Controller(),
+                        controller=server_metadata.create_resource(),
                         parent_resource=dict(member_name='server',
                         collection_name='servers'))
 
         mapper.resource("flavor", "flavors",
-                        controller=flavors.ControllerV11(),
+                        controller=flavors.create_resource('1.1'),
                         collection={'detail': 'GET'})
 
         mapper.resource("limit", "limits",
-                        controller=limits.LimitsControllerV11())
+                        controller=limits.create_resource('1.1'))
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py b/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py
index 00fdd45401d0..0dcd37217df2 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/accounts.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 
 from nova.auth import manager
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
+
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack')
@@ -34,12 +35,7 @@ def _translate_keys(account):
                 manager=account.project_manager_id)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "account": ["id", "name", "description", "manager"]}}}
+class Controller(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.manager = manager.AuthManager()
@@ -66,20 +62,33 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         self.manager.delete_project(id)
         return {}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """We use update with create-or-update semantics
            because the id comes from an external source"""
         raise faults.Fault(webob.exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         """This is really create or update."""
         self._check_admin(req.environ['nova.context'])
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        description = env['account'].get('description')
-        manager = env['account'].get('manager')
+        description = body['account'].get('description')
+        manager = body['account'].get('manager')
         try:
             account = self.manager.get_project(id)
             self.manager.modify_project(id, manager, description)
         except exception.NotFound:
             account = self.manager.create_project(id, manager, description)
         return dict(account=_translate_keys(account))
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "account": ["id", "name", "description", "manager"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py b/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py
index 4bf744046729..71a14d4ced3f 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/backup_schedules.py
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ import time
 
 from webob import exc
 
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
-import nova.image.service
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 def _translate_keys(inst):
@@ -29,14 +28,9 @@ def _translate_keys(inst):
     return dict(backupSchedule=inst)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The backup schedule API controller for the Openstack API """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'attributes': {
-                'backupSchedule': []}}}
-
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         """ Returns a single backup schedule for a given instance """
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         """ No actual update method required, since the existing API allows
         both create and update through a POST """
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
@@ -56,3 +50,18 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
     def delete(self, req, server_id, id):
         """ Deletes an existing backup schedule """
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    metadata = {
+        'attributes': {
+            'backupSchedule': [],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+                                                  metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/common.py b/nova/api/openstack/common.py
index a89594c13412..571e4676616c 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/common.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/common.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import webob
 from nova import exception
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
-from nova import wsgi
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.common')
@@ -118,9 +117,3 @@ def get_id_from_href(href):
     except:
         LOG.debug(_("Error extracting id from href: %s") % href)
         raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(_('could not parse id from href'))
-
-
-class OpenstackController(wsgi.Controller):
-    def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
-        # Use V10 by default
-        return XML_NS_V10
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py b/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py
index 1a77f25d775a..bccf04d8f6ee 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/consoles.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from webob import exc
 
 from nova import console
 from nova import exception
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 def _translate_keys(cons):
@@ -43,17 +43,11 @@ def _translate_detail_keys(cons):
     return dict(console=info)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-    """The Consoles Controller for the Openstack API"""
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'attributes': {
-                'console': []}}}
+class Controller(object):
+    """The Consoles controller for the Openstack API"""
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.console_api = console.API()
-        super(Controller, self).__init__()
 
     def index(self, req, server_id):
         """Returns a list of consoles for this instance"""
@@ -63,9 +57,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return dict(consoles=[_translate_keys(console)
                               for console in consoles])
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         """Creates a new console"""
-        #info = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         self.console_api.create_console(
                                 req.environ['nova.context'],
                                 int(server_id))
@@ -94,3 +87,17 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         except exception.NotFound:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotFound())
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    metadata = {
+        'attributes': {
+            'console': [],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/contrib/volumes.py b/nova/api/openstack/contrib/volumes.py
index b22bd2846f91..feabdce892a9 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/contrib/volumes.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/contrib/volumes.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 from nova import volume
-from nova import wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import extensions
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def _translate_volume_summary_view(context, vol):
     return d
 
 
-class VolumeController(wsgi.Controller):
+class VolumeController(object):
     """The Volumes API controller for the OpenStack API."""
 
     _serialization_metadata = {
@@ -124,15 +123,14 @@ class VolumeController(wsgi.Controller):
         res = [entity_maker(context, vol) for vol in limited_list]
         return {'volumes': res}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """Creates a new volume."""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        if not env:
+        if not body:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
 
-        vol = env['volume']
+        vol = body['volume']
         size = vol['size']
         LOG.audit(_("Create volume of %s GB"), size, context=context)
         new_volume = self.volume_api.create(context, size, None,
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ def _translate_attachment_summary_view(_context, vol):
     return d
 
 
-class VolumeAttachmentController(wsgi.Controller):
+class VolumeAttachmentController(object):
     """The volume attachment API controller for the Openstack API.
 
     A child resource of the server.  Note that we use the volume id
@@ -219,17 +217,16 @@ class VolumeAttachmentController(wsgi.Controller):
         return {'volumeAttachment': _translate_attachment_detail_view(context,
                                                                       vol)}
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         """Attach a volume to an instance."""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        if not env:
+        if not body:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
 
         instance_id = server_id
-        volume_id = env['volumeAttachment']['volumeId']
-        device = env['volumeAttachment']['device']
+        volume_id = body['volumeAttachment']['volumeId']
+        device = body['volumeAttachment']['device']
 
         msg = _("Attach volume %(volume_id)s to instance %(server_id)s"
                 " at %(device)s") % locals()
@@ -259,7 +256,7 @@ class VolumeAttachmentController(wsgi.Controller):
         # TODO(justinsb): How do I return "accepted" here?
         return {'volumeAttachment': attachment}
 
-    def update(self, _req, _server_id, _id):
+    def update(self, req, server_id, id, body):
         """Update a volume attachment.  We don't currently support this."""
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPBadRequest())
 
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/extensions.py b/nova/api/openstack/extensions.py
index 8e77b25fb700..881b61733e19 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/extensions.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/extensions.py
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ import webob.exc
 from nova import exception
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
-from nova import wsgi
+from nova import wsgi as base_wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger('extensions')
@@ -115,28 +116,34 @@ class ExtensionDescriptor(object):
         return request_exts
 
 
-class ActionExtensionController(common.OpenstackController):
-
+class ActionExtensionController(object):
     def __init__(self, application):
-
         self.application = application
         self.action_handlers = {}
 
     def add_action(self, action_name, handler):
         self.action_handlers[action_name] = handler
 
-    def action(self, req, id):
-
-        input_dict = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
+    def action(self, req, id, body):
         for action_name, handler in self.action_handlers.iteritems():
-            if action_name in input_dict:
-                return handler(input_dict, req, id)
+            if action_name in body:
+                return handler(body, req, id)
         # no action handler found (bump to downstream application)
         res = self.application
         return res
 
 
-class RequestExtensionController(common.OpenstackController):
+class ActionExtensionResource(wsgi.Resource):
+
+    def __init__(self, application):
+        controller = ActionExtensionController(application)
+        super(ActionExtensionResource, self).__init__(controller)
+
+    def add_action(self, action_name, handler):
+        self.controller.add_action(action_name, handler)
+
+
+class RequestExtensionController(object):
 
     def __init__(self, application):
         self.application = application
@@ -153,7 +160,17 @@ class RequestExtensionController(common.OpenstackController):
         return res
 
 
-class ExtensionController(common.OpenstackController):
+class RequestExtensionResource(wsgi.Resource):
+
+    def __init__(self, application):
+        controller = RequestExtensionController(application)
+        super(RequestExtensionResource, self).__init__(controller)
+
+    def add_handler(self, handler):
+        self.controller.add_handler(handler)
+
+
+class ExtensionsResource(wsgi.Resource):
 
     def __init__(self, extension_manager):
         self.extension_manager = extension_manager
@@ -186,7 +203,7 @@ class ExtensionController(common.OpenstackController):
         raise faults.Fault(webob.exc.HTTPNotFound())
 
 
-class ExtensionMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
+class ExtensionMiddleware(base_wsgi.Middleware):
     """Extensions middleware for WSGI."""
     @classmethod
     def factory(cls, global_config, **local_config):
@@ -195,43 +212,43 @@ class ExtensionMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
             return cls(app, **local_config)
         return _factory
 
-    def _action_ext_controllers(self, application, ext_mgr, mapper):
-        """Return a dict of ActionExtensionController-s by collection."""
-        action_controllers = {}
+    def _action_ext_resources(self, application, ext_mgr, mapper):
+        """Return a dict of ActionExtensionResource-s by collection."""
+        action_resources = {}
         for action in ext_mgr.get_actions():
-            if not action.collection in action_controllers.keys():
-                controller = ActionExtensionController(application)
+            if not action.collection in action_resources.keys():
+                resource = ActionExtensionResource(application)
                 mapper.connect("/%s/:(id)/action.:(format)" %
                                 action.collection,
                                 action='action',
-                                controller=controller,
+                                controller=resource,
                                 conditions=dict(method=['POST']))
                 mapper.connect("/%s/:(id)/action" % action.collection,
                                 action='action',
-                                controller=controller,
+                                controller=resource,
                                 conditions=dict(method=['POST']))
-                action_controllers[action.collection] = controller
+                action_resources[action.collection] = resource
 
-        return action_controllers
+        return action_resources
 
-    def _request_ext_controllers(self, application, ext_mgr, mapper):
-        """Returns a dict of RequestExtensionController-s by collection."""
-        request_ext_controllers = {}
+    def _request_ext_resources(self, application, ext_mgr, mapper):
+        """Returns a dict of RequestExtensionResource-s by collection."""
+        request_ext_resources = {}
         for req_ext in ext_mgr.get_request_extensions():
-            if not req_ext.key in request_ext_controllers.keys():
-                controller = RequestExtensionController(application)
+            if not req_ext.key in request_ext_resources.keys():
+                resource = RequestExtensionResource(application)
                 mapper.connect(req_ext.url_route + '.:(format)',
                                 action='process',
-                                controller=controller,
+                                controller=resource,
                                 conditions=req_ext.conditions)
 
                 mapper.connect(req_ext.url_route,
                                 action='process',
-                                controller=controller,
+                                controller=resource,
                                 conditions=req_ext.conditions)
-                request_ext_controllers[req_ext.key] = controller
+                request_ext_resources[req_ext.key] = resource
 
-        return request_ext_controllers
+        return request_ext_resources
 
     def __init__(self, application, ext_mgr=None):
 
@@ -246,22 +263,22 @@ class ExtensionMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
             LOG.debug(_('Extended resource: %s'),
                         resource.collection)
             mapper.resource(resource.collection, resource.collection,
-                            controller=resource.controller,
+                            controller=wsgi.Resource(resource.controller),
                             collection=resource.collection_actions,
                             member=resource.member_actions,
                             parent_resource=resource.parent)
 
         # extended actions
-        action_controllers = self._action_ext_controllers(application, ext_mgr,
+        action_resources = self._action_ext_resources(application, ext_mgr,
                                                         mapper)
         for action in ext_mgr.get_actions():
             LOG.debug(_('Extended action: %s'), action.action_name)
-            controller = action_controllers[action.collection]
-            controller.add_action(action.action_name, action.handler)
+            resource = action_resources[action.collection]
+            resource.add_action(action.action_name, action.handler)
 
         # extended requests
-        req_controllers = self._request_ext_controllers(application, ext_mgr,
-                                                            mapper)
+        req_controllers = self._request_ext_resources(application, ext_mgr,
+                                                      mapper)
         for request_ext in ext_mgr.get_request_extensions():
             LOG.debug(_('Extended request: %s'), request_ext.key)
             controller = req_controllers[request_ext.key]
@@ -313,7 +330,7 @@ class ExtensionManager(object):
         """Returns a list of ResourceExtension objects."""
         resources = []
         resources.append(ResourceExtension('extensions',
-                                            ExtensionController(self)))
+                                            ExtensionsResource(self)))
         for alias, ext in self.extensions.iteritems():
             try:
                 resources.extend(ext.get_resources())
@@ -410,7 +427,7 @@ class ExtensionManager(object):
 
 
 class RequestExtension(object):
-    """Extend requests and responses of core nova OpenStack API controllers.
+    """Extend requests and responses of core nova OpenStack API resources.
 
     Provide a way to add data to responses and handle custom request data
     that is sent to core nova OpenStack API controllers.
@@ -424,7 +441,7 @@ class RequestExtension(object):
 
 
 class ActionExtension(object):
-    """Add custom actions to core nova OpenStack API controllers."""
+    """Add custom actions to core nova OpenStack API resources."""
 
     def __init__(self, collection, action_name, handler):
         self.collection = collection
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/faults.py b/nova/api/openstack/faults.py
index 87118ce1901d..b9a23c1268b2 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/faults.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/faults.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 import webob.dec
 import webob.exc
 
-from nova import wsgi
-from nova.api.openstack import common
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 class Fault(webob.exc.HTTPException):
@@ -55,13 +54,21 @@ class Fault(webob.exc.HTTPException):
         if code == 413:
             retry = self.wrapped_exc.headers['Retry-After']
             fault_data[fault_name]['retryAfter'] = retry
+
         # 'code' is an attribute on the fault tag itself
-        metadata = {'application/xml': {'attributes': {fault_name: 'code'}}}
-        default_xmlns = common.XML_NS_V10
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer(metadata, default_xmlns)
+        metadata = {'attributes': {fault_name: 'code'}}
+
         content_type = req.best_match_content_type()
-        self.wrapped_exc.body = serializer.serialize(fault_data, content_type)
+
+        serializer = {
+            'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata,
+                                                      xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10),
+            'application/json': wsgi.JSONDictSerializer(),
+        }[content_type]
+
+        self.wrapped_exc.body = serializer.serialize(fault_data)
         self.wrapped_exc.content_type = content_type
+
         return self.wrapped_exc
 
 
@@ -70,14 +77,6 @@ class OverLimitFault(webob.exc.HTTPException):
     Rate-limited request response.
     """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        "application/xml": {
-            "attributes": {
-                "overLimitFault": "code",
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def __init__(self, message, details, retry_time):
         """
         Initialize new `OverLimitFault` with relevant information.
@@ -97,8 +96,16 @@ class OverLimitFault(webob.exc.HTTPException):
         Return the wrapped exception with a serialized body conforming to our
         error format.
         """
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer(self._serialization_metadata)
         content_type = request.best_match_content_type()
-        content = serializer.serialize(self.content, content_type)
+        metadata = {"attributes": {"overLimitFault": "code"}}
+
+        serializer = {
+            'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata,
+                                                      xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10),
+            'application/json': wsgi.JSONDictSerializer(),
+        }[content_type]
+
+        content = serializer.serialize(self.content)
         self.wrapped_exc.body = content
+
         return self.wrapped_exc
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py b/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py
index 4c5971cf6759..a21ff6cb2f84 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/flavors.py
@@ -19,22 +19,13 @@ import webob
 
 from nova import db
 from nova import exception
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import views
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """Flavor controller for the OpenStack API."""
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "flavor": ["id", "name", "ram", "disk"],
-                "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     def index(self, req):
         """Return all flavors in brief."""
         items = self._get_flavors(req, is_detail=False)
@@ -71,14 +62,31 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
 
 
 class ControllerV10(Controller):
+
     def _get_view_builder(self, req):
         return views.flavors.ViewBuilder()
 
 
 class ControllerV11(Controller):
+
     def _get_view_builder(self, req):
         base_url = req.application_url
         return views.flavors.ViewBuilderV11(base_url)
 
-    def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
-        return common.XML_NS_V11
+
+def create_resource(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': ControllerV10,
+        '1.1': ControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=xmlns),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py b/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py
index c51d7acf2122..ebfe2bde9d6c 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/image_metadata.py
@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import image
 from nova import quota
 from nova import utils
-from nova import wsgi
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """The image metadata API controller for the Openstack API"""
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.image_service = image.get_default_image_service()
-        super(Controller, self).__init__()
 
     def _get_metadata(self, context, image_id, image=None):
         if not image:
@@ -65,9 +63,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         else:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotFound())
 
-    def create(self, req, image_id):
+    def create(self, req, image_id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        body = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         img = self.image_service.show(context, image_id)
         metadata = self._get_metadata(context, image_id, img)
         if 'metadata' in body:
@@ -78,9 +75,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         self.image_service.update(context, image_id, img, None)
         return dict(metadata=metadata)
 
-    def update(self, req, image_id, id):
+    def update(self, req, image_id, id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        body = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         if not id in body:
             expl = _('Request body and URI mismatch')
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=expl)
@@ -105,3 +101,11 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         metadata.pop(id)
         img['properties'] = metadata
         self.image_service.update(context, image_id, img, None)
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V11),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/images.py b/nova/api/openstack/images.py
index d3510e1fdcd3..87cbef791397 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/images.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/images.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from nova import utils
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
 from nova.api.openstack.views import images as images_view
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 LOG = log.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.images')
@@ -32,18 +33,8 @@ FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 SUPPORTED_FILTERS = ['name', 'status']
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-    """Base `wsgi.Controller` for retrieving/displaying images."""
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "image": ["id", "name", "updated", "created", "status",
-                          "serverId", "progress"],
-                "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
-            },
-        },
-    }
+class Controller(object):
+    """Base controller for retrieving/displaying images."""
 
     def __init__(self, image_service=None, compute_service=None):
         """Initialize new `ImageController`.
@@ -122,21 +113,20 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         image_service.delete(context, image_id)
         return webob.exc.HTTPNoContent()
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """Snapshot a server instance and save the image.
 
         :param req: `wsgi.Request` object
         """
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         content_type = req.get_content_type()
-        image = self._deserialize(req.body, content_type)
 
-        if not image:
+        if not body:
             raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest()
 
         try:
-            server_id = image["image"]["serverId"]
-            image_name = image["image"]["name"]
+            server_id = body["image"]["serverId"]
+            image_name = body["image"]["name"]
         except KeyError:
             raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest()
 
@@ -165,5 +155,29 @@ class ControllerV11(Controller):
         base_url = request.application_url
         return images_view.ViewBuilderV11(base_url)
 
-    def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
-        return common.XML_NS_V11
+
+def create_resource(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': ControllerV10,
+        '1.1': ControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "image": ["id", "name", "updated", "created", "status",
+                      "serverId", "progress"],
+            "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=xmlns,
+                                                  metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/ips.py b/nova/api/openstack/ips.py
index 778e9ba1ab1d..abea718305cf 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/ips.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/ips.py
@@ -20,23 +20,14 @@ import time
 from webob import exc
 
 import nova
-import nova.api.openstack.views.addresses
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+import nova.api.openstack.views.addresses
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """The servers addresses API controller for the Openstack API."""
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'list_collections': {
-                'public':  {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
-                'private': {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def __init__(self):
         self.compute_api = nova.compute.API()
         self.builder = nova.api.openstack.views.addresses.ViewBuilderV10()
@@ -65,8 +56,24 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
     def show(self, req, server_id, id):
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
     def delete(self, req, server_id, id):
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    metadata = {
+        'list_collections': {
+            'public':  {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
+            'private': {'item_name': 'ip', 'item_key': 'addr'},
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata,
+                                                  xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/limits.py b/nova/api/openstack/limits.py
index bd0250a7f6c2..4d46b92df4a3 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/limits.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/limits.py
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from webob.dec import wsgify
 
 from nova import quota
+from nova import wsgi as base_wsgi
 from nova import wsgi
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
 from nova.api.openstack.views import limits as limits_views
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
 # Convenience constants for the limits dictionary passed to Limiter().
@@ -44,23 +46,11 @@ PER_HOUR = 60 * 60
 PER_DAY = 60 * 60 * 24
 
 
-class LimitsController(common.OpenstackController):
+class LimitsController(object):
     """
     Controller for accessing limits in the OpenStack API.
     """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        "application/xml": {
-            "attributes": {
-                "limit": ["verb", "URI", "uri", "regex", "value", "unit",
-                    "resetTime", "next-available", "remaining", "name"],
-            },
-            "plurals": {
-                "rate": "limit",
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def index(self, req):
         """
         Return all global and rate limit information.
@@ -86,6 +76,35 @@ class LimitsControllerV11(LimitsController):
         return limits_views.ViewBuilderV11()
 
 
+def create_resource(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': LimitsControllerV10,
+        '1.1': LimitsControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "limit": ["verb", "URI", "uri", "regex", "value", "unit",
+                "resetTime", "next-available", "remaining", "name"],
+        },
+        "plurals": {
+            "rate": "limit",
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=xmlns,
+                                                  metadata=metadata)
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers)
+
+
 class Limit(object):
     """
     Stores information about a limit for HTTP requets.
@@ -197,7 +216,7 @@ DEFAULT_LIMITS = [
 ]
 
 
-class RateLimitingMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
+class RateLimitingMiddleware(base_wsgi.Middleware):
     """
     Rate-limits requests passing through this middleware. All limit information
     is stored in memory for this implementation.
@@ -211,7 +230,7 @@ class RateLimitingMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
         @param application: WSGI application to wrap
         @param limits: List of dictionaries describing limits
         """
-        wsgi.Middleware.__init__(self, application)
+        base_wsgi.Middleware.__init__(self, application)
         self._limiter = Limiter(limits or DEFAULT_LIMITS)
 
     @wsgify(RequestClass=wsgi.Request)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py b/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py
index fd64ee4fbc50..b38b84a2a12b 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/server_metadata.py
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ from webob import exc
 
 from nova import compute
 from nova import quota
-from nova import wsgi
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The server metadata API controller for the Openstack API """
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -43,10 +42,9 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         return self._get_metadata(context, server_id)
 
-    def create(self, req, server_id):
+    def create(self, req, server_id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        data = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        metadata = data.get('metadata')
+        metadata = body.get('metadata')
         try:
             self.compute_api.update_or_create_instance_metadata(context,
                                                                 server_id,
@@ -55,9 +53,8 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             self._handle_quota_error(error)
         return req.body
 
-    def update(self, req, server_id, id):
+    def update(self, req, server_id, id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        body = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         if not id in body:
             expl = _('Request body and URI mismatch')
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=expl)
@@ -92,3 +89,11 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         if error.code == "MetadataLimitExceeded":
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=error.message)
         raise error
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V11),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
index 0ef1a83da664..82d8be4aa889 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import nova.api.openstack.views.addresses
 import nova.api.openstack.views.flavors
 import nova.api.openstack.views.images
 import nova.api.openstack.views.servers
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.auth import manager as auth_manager
 from nova.compute import instance_types
 import nova.api.openstack
@@ -42,30 +43,12 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.servers')
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The Server API controller for the OpenStack API """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        "application/xml": {
-            "attributes": {
-                "server": ["id", "imageId", "name", "flavorId", "hostId",
-                           "status", "progress", "adminPass", "flavorRef",
-                           "imageRef"],
-                "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
-            },
-            "dict_collections": {
-                "metadata": {"item_name": "meta", "item_key": "key"},
-            },
-            "list_collections": {
-                "public": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
-                "private": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
-            },
-        },
-    }
-
     def __init__(self):
         self.compute_api = compute.API()
-        super(Controller, self).__init__()
+        self._image_service = utils.import_object(FLAGS.image_service)
 
     def index(self, req):
         """ Returns a list of server names and ids for a given user """
@@ -130,15 +113,14 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotFound())
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """ Creates a new server for a given user """
-        env = self._deserialize_create(req)
-        if not env:
+        if not body:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
 
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
 
-        password = self._get_server_admin_password(env['server'])
+        password = self._get_server_admin_password(body['server'])
 
         key_name = None
         key_data = None
@@ -148,7 +130,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             key_name = key_pair['name']
             key_data = key_pair['public_key']
 
-        image_href = self._image_ref_from_req_data(env)
+        image_href = self._image_ref_from_req_data(body)
         try:
             image_service, image_id = nova.image.get_image_service(image_href)
             kernel_id, ramdisk_id = self._get_kernel_ramdisk_from_image(
@@ -159,18 +141,19 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             msg = _("Cannot find requested image %s") % image_href
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPBadRequest(msg))
 
-        personality = env['server'].get('personality')
+        personality = body['server'].get('personality')
+
         injected_files = []
         if personality:
             injected_files = self._get_injected_files(personality)
 
-        flavor_id = self._flavor_id_from_req_data(env)
+        flavor_id = self._flavor_id_from_req_data(body)
 
-        if not 'name' in env['server']:
+        if not 'name' in body['server']:
             msg = _("Server name is not defined")
             return exc.HTTPBadRequest(msg)
 
-        name = env['server']['name']
+        name = body['server']['name']
         self._validate_server_name(name)
         name = name.strip()
 
@@ -187,7 +170,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
                 display_description=name,
                 key_name=key_name,
                 key_data=key_data,
-                metadata=env['server'].get('metadata', {}),
+                metadata=body['server'].get('metadata', {}),
                 injected_files=injected_files,
                 admin_password=password)
         except quota.QuotaError as error:
@@ -204,18 +187,6 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         server['server']['adminPass'] = password
         return server
 
-    def _deserialize_create(self, request):
-        """
-        Deserialize a create request
-
-        Overrides normal behavior in the case of xml content
-        """
-        if request.content_type == "application/xml":
-            deserializer = ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer()
-            return deserializer.deserialize(request.body)
-        else:
-            return self._deserialize(request.body, request.get_content_type())
-
     def _get_injected_files(self, personality):
         """
         Create a list of injected files from the personality attribute
@@ -265,24 +236,23 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return utils.generate_password(16)
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         """ Updates the server name or password """
         if len(req.body) == 0:
             raise exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity()
 
-        inst_dict = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        if not inst_dict:
+        if not body:
             return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
 
         ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
         update_dict = {}
 
-        if 'name' in inst_dict['server']:
-            name = inst_dict['server']['name']
+        if 'name' in body['server']:
+            name = body['server']['name']
             self._validate_server_name(name)
             update_dict['display_name'] = name.strip()
 
-        self._parse_update(ctxt, id, inst_dict, update_dict)
+        self._parse_update(ctxt, id, body, update_dict)
 
         try:
             self.compute_api.update(ctxt, id, **update_dict)
@@ -304,7 +274,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         pass
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def action(self, req, id):
+    def action(self, req, id, body):
         """Multi-purpose method used to reboot, rebuild, or
         resize a server"""
 
@@ -317,10 +287,9 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             'rebuild': self._action_rebuild,
             }
 
-        input_dict = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         for key in actions.keys():
-            if key in input_dict:
-                return actions[key](input_dict, req, id)
+            if key in body:
+                return actions[key](body, req, id)
         return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
     def _action_change_password(self, input_dict, req, id):
@@ -343,19 +312,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     def _action_resize(self, input_dict, req, id):
-        """ Resizes a given instance to the flavor size requested """
-        try:
-            if 'resize' in input_dict and 'flavorId' in input_dict['resize']:
-                flavor_id = input_dict['resize']['flavorId']
-                self.compute_api.resize(req.environ['nova.context'], id,
-                        flavor_id)
-            else:
-                LOG.exception(_("Missing arguments for resize"))
-                return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
-        except Exception, e:
-            LOG.exception(_("Error in resize %s"), e)
-            return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPBadRequest())
-        return exc.HTTPAccepted()
+        return exc.HTTPNotImplemented()
 
     def _action_reboot(self, input_dict, req, id):
         if 'reboot' in input_dict and 'type' in input_dict['reboot']:
@@ -420,7 +377,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def reset_network(self, req, id):
+    def reset_network(self, req, id, body):
         """
         Reset networking on an instance (admin only).
 
@@ -435,7 +392,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def inject_network_info(self, req, id):
+    def inject_network_info(self, req, id, body):
         """
         Inject network info for an instance (admin only).
 
@@ -450,7 +407,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def pause(self, req, id):
+    def pause(self, req, id, body):
         """ Permit Admins to Pause the server. """
         ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -462,7 +419,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def unpause(self, req, id):
+    def unpause(self, req, id, body):
         """ Permit Admins to Unpause the server. """
         ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -474,7 +431,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def suspend(self, req, id):
+    def suspend(self, req, id, body):
         """permit admins to suspend the server"""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -486,7 +443,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         return exc.HTTPAccepted()
 
     @scheduler_api.redirect_handler
-    def resume(self, req, id):
+    def resume(self, req, id, body):
         """permit admins to resume the server from suspend"""
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
         try:
@@ -619,6 +576,21 @@ class ControllerV10(Controller):
             self.compute_api.set_admin_password(context, server_id,
                     inst_dict['server']['adminPass'])
 
+    def _action_resize(self, input_dict, req, id):
+        """ Resizes a given instance to the flavor size requested """
+        try:
+            if 'resize' in input_dict and 'flavorId' in input_dict['resize']:
+                flavor_id = input_dict['resize']['flavorId']
+                self.compute_api.resize(req.environ['nova.context'], id,
+                        flavor_id)
+            else:
+                LOG.exception(_("Missing 'flavorId' argument for resize"))
+                return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
+        except Exception, e:
+            LOG.exception(_("Error in resize %s"), e)
+            return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPBadRequest())
+        return exc.HTTPAccepted()
+
     def _action_rebuild(self, info, request, instance_id):
         context = request.environ['nova.context']
         instance_id = int(instance_id)
@@ -703,6 +675,22 @@ class ControllerV11(Controller):
                 LOG.info(msg)
                 raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg))
 
+    def _action_resize(self, input_dict, req, id):
+        """ Resizes a given instance to the flavor size requested """
+        try:
+            if 'resize' in input_dict and 'flavorRef' in input_dict['resize']:
+                flavor_ref = input_dict['resize']['flavorRef']
+                flavor_id = common.get_id_from_href(flavor_ref)
+                self.compute_api.resize(req.environ['nova.context'], id,
+                        flavor_id)
+            else:
+                LOG.exception(_("Missing 'flavorRef' argument for resize"))
+                return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity())
+        except Exception, e:
+            LOG.exception(_("Error in resize %s"), e)
+            return faults.Fault(exc.HTTPBadRequest())
+        return exc.HTTPAccepted()
+
     def _action_rebuild(self, info, request, instance_id):
         context = request.environ['nova.context']
         instance_id = int(instance_id)
@@ -744,11 +732,8 @@ class ControllerV11(Controller):
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(msg)
         return password
 
-    def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
-        return common.XML_NS_V11
 
-
-class ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(object):
+class ServerXMLDeserializer(wsgi.XMLDeserializer):
     """
     Deserializer to handle xml-formatted server create requests.
 
@@ -756,7 +741,7 @@ class ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(object):
     and personality attributes
     """
 
-    def deserialize(self, string):
+    def create(self, string):
         """Deserialize an xml-formatted server create request"""
         dom = minidom.parseString(string)
         server = self._extract_server(dom)
@@ -823,3 +808,43 @@ class ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(object):
             if child.nodeType == child.TEXT_NODE:
                 return child.nodeValue
         return ""
+
+
+def create_resource(version='1.0'):
+    controller = {
+        '1.0': ControllerV10,
+        '1.1': ControllerV11,
+    }[version]()
+
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "server": ["id", "imageId", "name", "flavorId", "hostId",
+                       "status", "progress", "adminPass", "flavorRef",
+                       "imageRef"],
+            "link": ["rel", "type", "href"],
+        },
+        "dict_collections": {
+            "metadata": {"item_name": "meta", "item_key": "key"},
+        },
+        "list_collections": {
+            "public": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
+            "private": {"item_name": "ip", "item_key": "addr"},
+        },
+    }
+
+    xmlns = {
+        '1.0': wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+        '1.1': wsgi.XMLNS_V11,
+    }[version]
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata,
+                                                  xmlns=xmlns),
+    }
+
+    deserializers = {
+        'application/xml': ServerXMLDeserializer(),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(controller, serializers=serializers,
+                         deserializers=deserializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py b/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py
index 996db3648878..4f11f8dfbd60 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/shared_ip_groups.py
@@ -17,29 +17,13 @@
 
 from webob import exc
 
-from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-def _translate_keys(inst):
-    """ Coerces a shared IP group instance into proper dictionary format """
-    return dict(sharedIpGroup=inst)
-
-
-def _translate_detail_keys(inst):
-    """ Coerces a shared IP group instance into proper dictionary format with
-    correctly mapped attributes """
-    return dict(sharedIpGroups=inst)
-
-
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
+class Controller(object):
     """ The Shared IP Groups Controller for the Openstack API """
 
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            'attributes': {
-                'sharedIpGroup': []}}}
-
     def index(self, req):
         """ Returns a list of Shared IP Groups for the user """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
@@ -48,7 +32,7 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         """ Shows in-depth information on a specific Shared IP Group """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         """ You can't update a Shared IP Group """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
@@ -60,6 +44,10 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         """ Returns a complete list of Shared IP Groups """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         """ Creates a new Shared IP group """
         raise faults.Fault(exc.HTTPNotImplemented())
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller())
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/users.py b/nova/api/openstack/users.py
index 7ae4c323239a..50975fc1f1e0 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/users.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/users.py
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 from nova.api.openstack import common
 from nova.api.openstack import faults
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.auth import manager
 
+
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack')
 
@@ -34,12 +36,7 @@ def _translate_keys(user):
                 admin=user.admin)
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "user": ["id", "name", "access", "secret", "admin"]}}}
+class Controller(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.manager = manager.AuthManager()
@@ -81,23 +78,35 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         self.manager.delete_user(id)
         return {}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         self._check_admin(req.environ['nova.context'])
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        is_admin = env['user'].get('admin') in ('T', 'True', True)
-        name = env['user'].get('name')
-        access = env['user'].get('access')
-        secret = env['user'].get('secret')
+        is_admin = body['user'].get('admin') in ('T', 'True', True)
+        name = body['user'].get('name')
+        access = body['user'].get('access')
+        secret = body['user'].get('secret')
         user = self.manager.create_user(name, access, secret, is_admin)
         return dict(user=_translate_keys(user))
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         self._check_admin(req.environ['nova.context'])
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        is_admin = env['user'].get('admin')
+        is_admin = body['user'].get('admin')
         if is_admin is not None:
             is_admin = is_admin in ('T', 'True', True)
-        access = env['user'].get('access')
-        secret = env['user'].get('secret')
+        access = body['user'].get('access')
+        secret = body['user'].get('secret')
         self.manager.modify_user(id, access, secret, is_admin)
         return dict(user=_translate_keys(self.manager.get_user(id)))
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "user": ["id", "name", "access", "secret", "admin"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/versions.py b/nova/api/openstack/versions.py
index 3f9d9193485f..9db160102ba0 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/versions.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/versions.py
@@ -18,13 +18,26 @@
 import webob
 import webob.dec
 
-from nova import wsgi
 import nova.api.openstack.views.versions
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 
 
-class Versions(wsgi.Application):
-    @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=wsgi.Request)
-    def __call__(self, req):
+class Versions(wsgi.Resource):
+    def __init__(self):
+        metadata = {
+            "attributes": {
+                "version": ["status", "id"],
+                "link": ["rel", "href"],
+            }
+        }
+
+        serializers = {
+            'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(metadata=metadata),
+        }
+
+        super(Versions, self).__init__(None, serializers=serializers)
+
+    def dispatch(self, request, *args):
         """Respond to a request for all OpenStack API versions."""
         version_objs = [
             {
@@ -37,24 +50,6 @@ class Versions(wsgi.Application):
             },
         ]
 
-        builder = nova.api.openstack.views.versions.get_view_builder(req)
+        builder = nova.api.openstack.views.versions.get_view_builder(request)
         versions = [builder.build(version) for version in version_objs]
-        response = dict(versions=versions)
-
-        metadata = {
-            "application/xml": {
-                "attributes": {
-                    "version": ["status", "id"],
-                    "link": ["rel", "href"],
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        content_type = req.best_match_content_type()
-        body = wsgi.Serializer(metadata).serialize(response, content_type)
-
-        response = webob.Response()
-        response.content_type = content_type
-        response.body = body
-
-        return response
+        return dict(versions=versions)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/wsgi.py b/nova/api/openstack/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ddf4e6fa9c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+
+import json
+import webob
+from xml.dom import minidom
+
+from nova import exception
+from nova import log as logging
+from nova import utils
+from nova import wsgi
+
+
+XMLNS_V10 = 'http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0'
+XMLNS_V11 = 'http://docs.openstack.org/compute/api/v1.1'
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.api.openstack.wsgi')
+
+
+class Request(webob.Request):
+    """Add some Openstack API-specific logic to the base webob.Request."""
+
+    def best_match_content_type(self):
+        """Determine the requested response content-type.
+
+        Based on the query extension then the Accept header.
+
+        """
+        supported = ('application/json', 'application/xml')
+
+        parts = self.path.rsplit('.', 1)
+        if len(parts) > 1:
+            ctype = 'application/{0}'.format(parts[1])
+            if ctype in supported:
+                return ctype
+
+        bm = self.accept.best_match(supported)
+
+        # default to application/json if we don't find a preference
+        return bm or 'application/json'
+
+    def get_content_type(self):
+        """Determine content type of the request body.
+
+        Does not do any body introspection, only checks header
+
+        """
+        if not "Content-Type" in self.headers:
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=None)
+
+        allowed_types = ("application/xml", "application/json")
+        content_type = self.content_type
+
+        if content_type not in allowed_types:
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
+        else:
+            return content_type
+
+
+class TextDeserializer(object):
+    """Custom request body deserialization based on controller action name."""
+
+    def deserialize(self, datastring, action='default'):
+        """Find local deserialization method and parse request body."""
+        action_method = getattr(self, action, self.default)
+        return action_method(datastring)
+
+    def default(self, datastring):
+        """Default deserialization code should live here"""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class JSONDeserializer(TextDeserializer):
+
+    def default(self, datastring):
+        return utils.loads(datastring)
+
+
+class XMLDeserializer(TextDeserializer):
+
+    def __init__(self, metadata=None):
+        """
+        :param metadata: information needed to deserialize xml into
+                         a dictionary.
+        """
+        super(XMLDeserializer, self).__init__()
+        self.metadata = metadata or {}
+
+    def default(self, datastring):
+        plurals = set(self.metadata.get('plurals', {}))
+        node = minidom.parseString(datastring).childNodes[0]
+        return {node.nodeName: self._from_xml_node(node, plurals)}
+
+    def _from_xml_node(self, node, listnames):
+        """Convert a minidom node to a simple Python type.
+
+        :param listnames: list of XML node names whose subnodes should
+                          be considered list items.
+
+        """
+        if len(node.childNodes) == 1 and node.childNodes[0].nodeType == 3:
+            return node.childNodes[0].nodeValue
+        elif node.nodeName in listnames:
+            return [self._from_xml_node(n, listnames) for n in node.childNodes]
+        else:
+            result = dict()
+            for attr in node.attributes.keys():
+                result[attr] = node.attributes[attr].nodeValue
+            for child in node.childNodes:
+                if child.nodeType != node.TEXT_NODE:
+                    result[child.nodeName] = self._from_xml_node(child,
+                                                                 listnames)
+            return result
+
+
+class RequestDeserializer(object):
+    """Break up a Request object into more useful pieces."""
+
+    def __init__(self, deserializers=None):
+        """
+        :param deserializers: dictionary of content-type-specific deserializers
+
+        """
+        self.deserializers = {
+            'application/xml': XMLDeserializer(),
+            'application/json': JSONDeserializer(),
+        }
+
+        self.deserializers.update(deserializers or {})
+
+    def deserialize(self, request):
+        """Extract necessary pieces of the request.
+
+        :param request: Request object
+        :returns tuple of expected controller action name, dictionary of
+                 keyword arguments to pass to the controller, the expected
+                 content type of the response
+
+        """
+        action_args = self.get_action_args(request.environ)
+        action = action_args.pop('action', None)
+
+        if request.method.lower() in ('post', 'put'):
+            if len(request.body) == 0:
+                action_args['body'] = None
+            else:
+                content_type = request.get_content_type()
+                deserializer = self.get_deserializer(content_type)
+
+                try:
+                    body = deserializer.deserialize(request.body, action)
+                    action_args['body'] = body
+                except exception.InvalidContentType:
+                    action_args['body'] = None
+
+        accept = self.get_expected_content_type(request)
+
+        return (action, action_args, accept)
+
+    def get_deserializer(self, content_type):
+        try:
+            return self.deserializers[content_type]
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
+
+    def get_expected_content_type(self, request):
+        return request.best_match_content_type()
+
+    def get_action_args(self, request_environment):
+        """Parse dictionary created by routes library."""
+        try:
+            args = request_environment['wsgiorg.routing_args'][1].copy()
+        except Exception:
+            return {}
+
+        try:
+            del args['controller']
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            del args['format']
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+        return args
+
+
+class DictSerializer(object):
+    """Custom response body serialization based on controller action name."""
+
+    def serialize(self, data, action='default'):
+        """Find local serialization method and encode response body."""
+        action_method = getattr(self, action, self.default)
+        return action_method(data)
+
+    def default(self, data):
+        """Default serialization code should live here"""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class JSONDictSerializer(DictSerializer):
+
+    def default(self, data):
+        return utils.dumps(data)
+
+
+class XMLDictSerializer(DictSerializer):
+
+    def __init__(self, metadata=None, xmlns=None):
+        """
+        :param metadata: information needed to deserialize xml into
+                         a dictionary.
+        :param xmlns: XML namespace to include with serialized xml
+        """
+        super(XMLDictSerializer, self).__init__()
+        self.metadata = metadata or {}
+        self.xmlns = xmlns
+
+    def default(self, data):
+        # We expect data to contain a single key which is the XML root.
+        root_key = data.keys()[0]
+        doc = minidom.Document()
+        node = self._to_xml_node(doc, self.metadata, root_key, data[root_key])
+
+        xmlns = node.getAttribute('xmlns')
+        if not xmlns and self.xmlns:
+            node.setAttribute('xmlns', self.xmlns)
+
+        return node.toprettyxml(indent='    ')
+
+    def _to_xml_node(self, doc, metadata, nodename, data):
+        """Recursive method to convert data members to XML nodes."""
+        result = doc.createElement(nodename)
+
+        # Set the xml namespace if one is specified
+        # TODO(justinsb): We could also use prefixes on the keys
+        xmlns = metadata.get('xmlns', None)
+        if xmlns:
+            result.setAttribute('xmlns', xmlns)
+
+        #TODO(bcwaldon): accomplish this without a type-check
+        if type(data) is list:
+            collections = metadata.get('list_collections', {})
+            if nodename in collections:
+                metadata = collections[nodename]
+                for item in data:
+                    node = doc.createElement(metadata['item_name'])
+                    node.setAttribute(metadata['item_key'], str(item))
+                    result.appendChild(node)
+                return result
+            singular = metadata.get('plurals', {}).get(nodename, None)
+            if singular is None:
+                if nodename.endswith('s'):
+                    singular = nodename[:-1]
+                else:
+                    singular = 'item'
+            for item in data:
+                node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, singular, item)
+                result.appendChild(node)
+        #TODO(bcwaldon): accomplish this without a type-check
+        elif type(data) is dict:
+            collections = metadata.get('dict_collections', {})
+            if nodename in collections:
+                metadata = collections[nodename]
+                for k, v in data.items():
+                    node = doc.createElement(metadata['item_name'])
+                    node.setAttribute(metadata['item_key'], str(k))
+                    text = doc.createTextNode(str(v))
+                    node.appendChild(text)
+                    result.appendChild(node)
+                return result
+            attrs = metadata.get('attributes', {}).get(nodename, {})
+            for k, v in data.items():
+                if k in attrs:
+                    result.setAttribute(k, str(v))
+                else:
+                    node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, k, v)
+                    result.appendChild(node)
+        else:
+            # Type is atom
+            node = doc.createTextNode(str(data))
+            result.appendChild(node)
+        return result
+
+
+class ResponseSerializer(object):
+    """Encode the necessary pieces into a response object"""
+
+    def __init__(self, serializers=None):
+        """
+        :param serializers: dictionary of content-type-specific serializers
+
+        """
+        self.serializers = {
+            'application/xml': XMLDictSerializer(),
+            'application/json': JSONDictSerializer(),
+        }
+        self.serializers.update(serializers or {})
+
+    def serialize(self, response_data, content_type):
+        """Serialize a dict into a string and wrap in a wsgi.Request object.
+
+        :param response_data: dict produced by the Controller
+        :param content_type: expected mimetype of serialized response body
+
+        """
+        response = webob.Response()
+        response.headers['Content-Type'] = content_type
+
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(content_type)
+        response.body = serializer.serialize(response_data)
+
+        return response
+
+    def get_serializer(self, content_type):
+        try:
+            return self.serializers[content_type]
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
+            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
+
+
+class Resource(wsgi.Application):
+    """WSGI app that handles (de)serialization and controller dispatch.
+
+    WSGI app that reads routing information supplied by RoutesMiddleware
+    and calls the requested action method upon its controller.  All
+    controller action methods must accept a 'req' argument, which is the
+    incoming wsgi.Request. If the operation is a PUT or POST, the controller
+    method must also accept a 'body' argument (the deserialized request body).
+    They may raise a webob.exc exception or return a dict, which will be
+    serialized by requested content type.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, controller, serializers=None, deserializers=None):
+        """
+        :param controller: object that implement methods created by routes lib
+        :param serializers: dict of content-type specific text serializers
+        :param deserializers: dict of content-type specific text deserializers
+
+        """
+        self.controller = controller
+        self.serializer = ResponseSerializer(serializers)
+        self.deserializer = RequestDeserializer(deserializers)
+
+    @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=Request)
+    def __call__(self, request):
+        """WSGI method that controls (de)serialization and method dispatch."""
+
+        LOG.debug("%(method)s %(url)s" % {"method": request.method,
+                                          "url": request.url})
+
+        try:
+            action, action_args, accept = self.deserializer.deserialize(
+                                                                      request)
+        except exception.InvalidContentType:
+            return webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(_("Unsupported Content-Type"))
+
+        action_result = self.dispatch(request, action, action_args)
+
+        #TODO(bcwaldon): find a more elegant way to pass through non-dict types
+        if type(action_result) is dict:
+            response = self.serializer.serialize(action_result, accept)
+        else:
+            response = action_result
+
+        try:
+            msg_dict = dict(url=request.url, status=response.status_int)
+            msg = _("%(url)s returned with HTTP %(status)d") % msg_dict
+        except AttributeError:
+            msg_dict = dict(url=request.url)
+            msg = _("%(url)s returned a fault")
+
+        LOG.debug(msg)
+
+        return response
+
+    def dispatch(self, request, action, action_args):
+        """Find action-spefic method on controller and call it."""
+
+        controller_method = getattr(self.controller, action)
+        return controller_method(req=request, **action_args)
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/zones.py b/nova/api/openstack/zones.py
index af73d8f6ddb7..8061b3b67885 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/zones.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/zones.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
 from nova.api.openstack import common
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.scheduler import api
 
 
@@ -52,12 +53,7 @@ def _scrub_zone(zone):
                     'deleted', 'deleted_at', 'updated_at'))
 
 
-class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
-
-    _serialization_metadata = {
-        'application/xml': {
-            "attributes": {
-                "zone": ["id", "api_url", "name", "capabilities"]}}}
+class Controller(object):
 
     def index(self, req):
         """Return all zones in brief"""
@@ -96,17 +92,15 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
         api.zone_delete(req.environ['nova.context'], zone_id)
         return {}
 
-    def create(self, req):
+    def create(self, req, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
-        zone = api.zone_create(context, env["zone"])
+        zone = api.zone_create(context, body["zone"])
         return dict(zone=_scrub_zone(zone))
 
-    def update(self, req, id):
+    def update(self, req, id, body):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        env = self._deserialize(req.body, req.get_content_type())
         zone_id = int(id)
-        zone = api.zone_update(context, zone_id, env["zone"])
+        zone = api.zone_update(context, zone_id, body["zone"])
         return dict(zone=_scrub_zone(zone))
 
     def select(self, req):
@@ -140,3 +134,18 @@ class Controller(common.OpenstackController):
             cooked.append(dict(weight=entry['weight'],
                 blob=cipher_text))
         return cooked
+
+
+def create_resource():
+    metadata = {
+        "attributes": {
+            "zone": ["id", "api_url", "name", "capabilities"],
+        },
+    }
+
+    serializers = {
+        'application/xml': wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns=wsgi.XMLNS_V10,
+                                                  metadata=metadata),
+    }
+
+    return wsgi.Resource(Controller(), serializers=serializers)
diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index 6a1c6856114e..d799b44e4720 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -272,11 +272,13 @@ class API(base.Base):
                                         'instance_type': instance_type,
                                         'filter':
                                             'nova.scheduler.host_filter.'
-                                            'InstanceTypeFilter'
-                                    },
+                                            'InstanceTypeFilter',
+                               },
                                "availability_zone": availability_zone,
                                "injected_files": injected_files,
-                               "admin_password": admin_password}})
+                               "admin_password": admin_password,
+                              },
+                     })
 
         for group_id in security_groups:
             self.trigger_security_group_members_refresh(elevated, group_id)
diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/016_make_quotas_key_and_value.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/016_make_quotas_key_and_value.py
index a2d8192cab7c..5d0593f2ec8d 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/016_make_quotas_key_and_value.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/016_make_quotas_key_and_value.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def convert_backward(migrate_engine, old_quotas, new_quotas):
                 'project_id': quota.project_id,
                 'created_at': quota.created_at,
                 'updated_at': quota.updated_at,
-                quota.resource: quota.hard_limit
+                quota.resource: quota.hard_limit,
             }
         else:
             quotas[quota.project_id]['created_at'] = earliest(
diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/018_rename_server_management_url.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/018_rename_server_management_url.py
index a169afb404f5..73c76f666998 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/018_rename_server_management_url.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/018_rename_server_management_url.py
@@ -14,23 +14,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, MetaData, String, Table
-#from nova import log as logging
+from sqlalchemy import MetaData, Table
 
 meta = MetaData()
 
-c_manageent = Column('server_manageent_url',
-                           String(length=255, convert_unicode=False,
-                                  assert_unicode=None, unicode_error=None,
-                                  _warn_on_bytestring=False),
-                           nullable=True)
-
-c_management = Column('server_management_url',
-                           String(length=255, convert_unicode=False,
-                                  assert_unicode=None, unicode_error=None,
-                                  _warn_on_bytestring=False),
-                           nullable=True)
-
 
 def upgrade(migrate_engine):
     # Upgrade operations go here. Don't create your own engine;
@@ -40,11 +27,8 @@ def upgrade(migrate_engine):
     tokens = Table('auth_tokens', meta, autoload=True,
                       autoload_with=migrate_engine)
 
-    tokens.create_column(c_management)
-    migrate_engine.execute(tokens.update()
-            .values(server_management_url=tokens.c.server_manageent_url))
-
-    tokens.c.server_manageent_url.drop()
+    c_manageent = tokens.c.server_manageent_url
+    c_manageent.alter(name='server_management_url')
 
 
 def downgrade(migrate_engine):
@@ -53,8 +37,5 @@ def downgrade(migrate_engine):
     tokens = Table('auth_tokens', meta, autoload=True,
                       autoload_with=migrate_engine)
 
-    tokens.create_column(c_manageent)
-    migrate_engine.execute(tokens.update()
-            .values(server_manageent_url=tokens.c.server_management_url))
-
-    tokens.c.server_management_url.drop()
+    c_management = tokens.c.server_management_url
+    c_management.alter(name='server_manageent_url')
diff --git a/nova/flags.py b/nova/flags.py
index 9eaac5596018..d5090edba2c7 100644
--- a/nova/flags.py
+++ b/nova/flags.py
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ DEFINE_bool('fake_network', False,
             'should we use fake network devices and addresses')
 DEFINE_string('rabbit_host', 'localhost', 'rabbit host')
 DEFINE_integer('rabbit_port', 5672, 'rabbit port')
+DEFINE_bool('rabbit_use_ssl', False, 'connect over SSL')
 DEFINE_string('rabbit_userid', 'guest', 'rabbit userid')
 DEFINE_string('rabbit_password', 'guest', 'rabbit password')
 DEFINE_string('rabbit_virtual_host', '/', 'rabbit virtual host')
diff --git a/nova/objectstore/s3server.py b/nova/objectstore/s3server.py
index dd6327c8f30f..76025a1e3fba 100644
--- a/nova/objectstore/s3server.py
+++ b/nova/objectstore/s3server.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class S3Application(wsgi.Router):
         super(S3Application, self).__init__(mapper)
 
 
-class BaseRequestHandler(wsgi.Controller):
+class BaseRequestHandler(object):
     """Base class emulating Tornado's web framework pattern in WSGI.
 
     This is a direct port of Tornado's implementation, so some key decisions
diff --git a/nova/rpc.py b/nova/rpc.py
index c5277c6a92b7..2e78a31e79f1 100644
--- a/nova/rpc.py
+++ b/nova/rpc.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Connection(carrot_connection.BrokerConnection):
         if new or not hasattr(cls, '_instance'):
             params = dict(hostname=FLAGS.rabbit_host,
                           port=FLAGS.rabbit_port,
+                          ssl=FLAGS.rabbit_use_ssl,
                           userid=FLAGS.rabbit_userid,
                           password=FLAGS.rabbit_password,
                           virtual_host=FLAGS.rabbit_virtual_host)
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/host_filter.py b/nova/scheduler/host_filter.py
index 4260cbf4284f..7d6ee0ee331f 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/host_filter.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/host_filter.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class JsonFilter(HostFilter):
         required_disk = instance_type['local_gb']
         query = ['and',
                     ['>=', '$compute.host_memory_free', required_ram],
-                    ['>=', '$compute.disk_available', required_disk]
+                    ['>=', '$compute.disk_available', required_disk],
                 ]
         return (self._full_name(), json.dumps(query))
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/extensions/foxinsocks.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/extensions/foxinsocks.py
index dbdd0928a15d..03aad007a2fa 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/extensions/foxinsocks.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/extensions/foxinsocks.py
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 
 import json
 
-from nova import wsgi
-
 from nova.api.openstack import extensions
 
 
-class FoxInSocksController(wsgi.Controller):
+class FoxInSocksController(object):
 
     def index(self, req):
         return "Try to say this Mr. Knox, sir..."
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_extensions.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_extensions.py
index 544298602ee1..60914c0a3f1a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_extensions.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_extensions.py
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova.api import openstack
 from nova.api.openstack import extensions
 from nova.api.openstack import flavors
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova.tests.api.openstack import fakes
-import nova.wsgi
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 response_body = "Try to say this Mr. Knox, sir..."
 
 
-class StubController(nova.wsgi.Controller):
+class StubController(object):
 
     def __init__(self, body):
         self.body = body
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py
index 70f59eda6d2e..01613d1d8fdf 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_limits.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class LimitsControllerV10Test(BaseLimitTestSuite):
     def setUp(self):
         """Run before each test."""
         BaseLimitTestSuite.setUp(self)
-        self.controller = limits.LimitsControllerV10()
+        self.controller = limits.create_resource('1.0')
 
     def _get_index_request(self, accept_header="application/json"):
         """Helper to set routing arguments."""
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class LimitsControllerV11Test(BaseLimitTestSuite):
     def setUp(self):
         """Run before each test."""
         BaseLimitTestSuite.setUp(self)
-        self.controller = limits.LimitsControllerV11()
+        self.controller = limits.create_resource('1.1')
 
     def _get_index_request(self, accept_header="application/json"):
         """Helper to set routing arguments."""
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
index 9f3b53cdf593..3acdf38169c1 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
             },
         ]
 
-        print res_dict['server']
         self.assertEqual(res_dict['server']['links'], expected_links)
 
     def test_get_server_by_id_with_addresses_xml(self):
@@ -771,9 +770,7 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
         self.body = json.dumps(dict(server=inst_dict))
 
         def server_update(context, id, params):
-            filtered_dict = dict(
-                display_name='server_test'
-            )
+            filtered_dict = dict(display_name='server_test')
             self.assertEqual(params, filtered_dict)
             return filtered_dict
 
@@ -842,7 +839,6 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
         req = webob.Request.blank('/v1.0/servers/detail')
         req.headers['Accept'] = 'application/xml'
         res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
-        print res.body
         dom = minidom.parseString(res.body)
         for i, server in enumerate(dom.getElementsByTagName('server')):
             self.assertEqual(server.getAttribute('id'), str(i))
@@ -1006,6 +1002,14 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
         res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
         self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 501)
 
+    def test_server_change_password_xml(self):
+        req = webob.Request.blank('/v1.0/servers/1/action')
+        req.method = 'POST'
+        req.content_type = 'application/xml'
+        req.body = '<changePassword adminPass="1234pass">'
+#        res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
+#        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 501)
+
     def test_server_change_password_v1_1(self):
         mock_method = MockSetAdminPassword()
         self.stubs.Set(nova.compute.api.API, 'set_admin_password', mock_method)
@@ -1265,6 +1269,25 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 202)
         self.assertEqual(self.resize_called, True)
 
+    def test_resize_server_v11(self):
+
+        req = webob.Request.blank('/v1.1/servers/1/action')
+        req.content_type = 'application/json'
+        req.method = 'POST'
+        body_dict = dict(resize=dict(flavorRef="http://localhost/3"))
+        req.body = json.dumps(body_dict)
+
+        self.resize_called = False
+
+        def resize_mock(*args):
+            self.resize_called = True
+
+        self.stubs.Set(nova.compute.api.API, 'resize', resize_mock)
+
+        res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 202)
+        self.assertEqual(self.resize_called, True)
+
     def test_resize_bad_flavor_fails(self):
         req = self.webreq('/1/action', 'POST', dict(resize=dict(derp=3)))
 
@@ -1378,13 +1401,13 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
 class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.deserializer = servers.ServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer()
+        self.deserializer = servers.ServerXMLDeserializer()
 
     def test_minimal_request(self):
         serial_request = """
 <server xmlns="http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0"
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1"/>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"server": {
                 "name": "new-server-test",
                 "imageId": "1",
@@ -1398,7 +1421,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
     <metadata/>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"server": {
                 "name": "new-server-test",
                 "imageId": "1",
@@ -1413,7 +1436,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
     <personality/>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"server": {
                 "name": "new-server-test",
                 "imageId": "1",
@@ -1429,7 +1452,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
     <metadata/>
     <personality/>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"server": {
                 "name": "new-server-test",
                 "imageId": "1",
@@ -1446,7 +1469,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
     <personality/>
     <metadata/>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"server": {
                 "name": "new-server-test",
                 "imageId": "1",
@@ -1464,7 +1487,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <file path="/etc/conf">aabbccdd</file>
     </personality>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = [{"path": "/etc/conf", "contents": "aabbccdd"}]
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["personality"], expected)
 
@@ -1474,7 +1497,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
 <personality><file path="/etc/conf">aabbccdd</file>
 <file path="/etc/sudoers">abcd</file></personality></server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = [{"path": "/etc/conf", "contents": "aabbccdd"},
                     {"path": "/etc/sudoers", "contents": "abcd"}]
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["personality"], expected)
@@ -1490,7 +1513,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <file path="/etc/ignoreme">anything</file>
     </personality>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = [{"path": "/etc/conf", "contents": "aabbccdd"}]
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["personality"], expected)
 
@@ -1499,7 +1522,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
 <server xmlns="http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0"
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
 <personality><file>aabbccdd</file></personality></server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = [{"contents": "aabbccdd"}]
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["personality"], expected)
 
@@ -1508,7 +1531,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
 <server xmlns="http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0"
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
 <personality><file path="/etc/conf"></file></personality></server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = [{"path": "/etc/conf", "contents": ""}]
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["personality"], expected)
 
@@ -1517,7 +1540,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
 <server xmlns="http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0"
  name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
 <personality><file path="/etc/conf"/></personality></server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = [{"path": "/etc/conf", "contents": ""}]
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["personality"], expected)
 
@@ -1529,7 +1552,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta key="alpha">beta</meta>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"alpha": "beta"}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1542,7 +1565,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta key="foo">bar</meta>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"alpha": "beta", "foo": "bar"}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1554,7 +1577,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta key="alpha"></meta>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"alpha": ""}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1567,7 +1590,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta key="delta"/>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"alpha": "", "delta": ""}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1579,7 +1602,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta>beta</meta>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"": "beta"}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1592,7 +1615,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta>gamma</meta>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"": "gamma"}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1605,7 +1628,7 @@ class TestServerCreateRequestXMLDeserializer(unittest.TestCase):
         <meta key="foo">baz</meta>
     </metadata>
 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         expected = {"foo": "baz"}
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["metadata"], expected)
 
@@ -1652,7 +1675,7 @@ b25zLiINCg0KLVJpY2hhcmQgQmFjaA==""",
                 },
             ],
         }}
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         self.assertEqual(request, expected)
 
     def test_request_xmlser_with_flavor_image_href(self):
@@ -1662,7 +1685,7 @@ b25zLiINCg0KLVJpY2hhcmQgQmFjaA==""",
                     imageRef="http://localhost:8774/v1.1/images/1"
                     flavorRef="http://localhost:8774/v1.1/flavors/1">
                 </server>"""
-        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request)
+        request = self.deserializer.deserialize(serial_request, 'create')
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["flavorRef"],
                           "http://localhost:8774/v1.1/flavors/1")
         self.assertEquals(request["server"]["imageRef"],
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_wsgi.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebbdc940902b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+import json
+import webob
+
+from nova import exception
+from nova import test
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
+
+
+class RequestTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_content_type_missing(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.body = "<body />"
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType,
+                          request.get_content_type)
+
+    def test_content_type_unsupported(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/html"
+        request.body = "asdf<br />"
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType,
+                          request.get_content_type)
+
+    def test_content_type_with_charset(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
+        result = request.get_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
+
+    def test_content_type_from_accept_xml(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml"
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
+
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
+
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml, application/json"
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
+
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
+        request.headers["Accept"] = \
+            "application/json; q=0.3, application/xml; q=0.9"
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
+
+    def test_content_type_from_query_extension(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
+
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.json')
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
+
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.invalid')
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
+
+    def test_content_type_accept_and_query_extension(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
+        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
+
+    def test_content_type_accept_default(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.unsupported')
+        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/unsupported1"
+        result = request.best_match_content_type()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
+
+
+class DictSerializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_dispatch(self):
+        serializer = wsgi.DictSerializer()
+        serializer.create = lambda x: 'pants'
+        serializer.default = lambda x: 'trousers'
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.serialize({}, 'create'), 'pants')
+
+    def test_dispatch_default(self):
+        serializer = wsgi.DictSerializer()
+        serializer.create = lambda x: 'pants'
+        serializer.default = lambda x: 'trousers'
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.serialize({}, 'update'), 'trousers')
+
+
+class XMLDictSerializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_xml(self):
+        input_dict = dict(servers=dict(a=(2, 3)))
+        expected_xml = '<serversxmlns="asdf"><a>(2,3)</a></servers>'
+        serializer = wsgi.XMLDictSerializer(xmlns="asdf")
+        result = serializer.serialize(input_dict)
+        result = result.replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
+        self.assertEqual(result, expected_xml)
+
+
+class JSONDictSerializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_json(self):
+        input_dict = dict(servers=dict(a=(2, 3)))
+        expected_json = '{"servers":{"a":[2,3]}}'
+        serializer = wsgi.JSONDictSerializer()
+        result = serializer.serialize(input_dict)
+        result = result.replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
+        self.assertEqual(result, expected_json)
+
+
+class TextDeserializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_dispatch(self):
+        deserializer = wsgi.TextDeserializer()
+        deserializer.create = lambda x: 'pants'
+        deserializer.default = lambda x: 'trousers'
+        self.assertEqual(deserializer.deserialize({}, 'create'), 'pants')
+
+    def test_dispatch_default(self):
+        deserializer = wsgi.TextDeserializer()
+        deserializer.create = lambda x: 'pants'
+        deserializer.default = lambda x: 'trousers'
+        self.assertEqual(deserializer.deserialize({}, 'update'), 'trousers')
+
+
+class JSONDeserializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_json(self):
+        data = """{"a": {
+                "a1": "1",
+                "a2": "2",
+                "bs": ["1", "2", "3", {"c": {"c1": "1"}}],
+                "d": {"e": "1"},
+                "f": "1"}}"""
+        as_dict = dict(a={
+                'a1': '1',
+                'a2': '2',
+                'bs': ['1', '2', '3', {'c': dict(c1='1')}],
+                'd': {'e': '1'},
+                'f': '1'})
+        deserializer = wsgi.JSONDeserializer()
+        self.assertEqual(deserializer.deserialize(data), as_dict)
+
+
+class XMLDeserializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_xml(self):
+        xml = """
+            <a a1="1" a2="2">
+              <bs><b>1</b><b>2</b><b>3</b><b><c c1="1"/></b></bs>
+              <d><e>1</e></d>
+              <f>1</f>
+            </a>
+            """.strip()
+        as_dict = dict(a={
+                'a1': '1',
+                'a2': '2',
+                'bs': ['1', '2', '3', {'c': dict(c1='1')}],
+                'd': {'e': '1'},
+                'f': '1'})
+        metadata = {'plurals': {'bs': 'b', 'ts': 't'}}
+        deserializer = wsgi.XMLDeserializer(metadata=metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(deserializer.deserialize(xml), as_dict)
+
+    def test_xml_empty(self):
+        xml = """<a></a>"""
+        as_dict = {"a": {}}
+        deserializer = wsgi.XMLDeserializer()
+        self.assertEqual(deserializer.deserialize(xml), as_dict)
+
+
+class ResponseSerializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        class JSONSerializer(object):
+            def serialize(self, data):
+                return 'pew_json'
+
+        class XMLSerializer(object):
+            def serialize(self, data):
+                return 'pew_xml'
+
+        self.serializers = {
+            'application/json': JSONSerializer(),
+            'application/XML': XMLSerializer(),
+        }
+
+        self.serializer = wsgi.ResponseSerializer(serializers=self.serializers)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_get_serializer(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.serializer.get_serializer('application/json'),
+                         self.serializers['application/json'])
+
+    def test_get_serializer_unknown_content_type(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType,
+                          self.serializer.get_serializer,
+                          'application/unknown')
+
+    def test_serialize_response(self):
+        response = self.serializer.serialize({}, 'application/json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.headers['Content-Type'], 'application/json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.body, 'pew_json')
+
+    def test_serialize_response_dict_to_unknown_content_type(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType,
+                          self.serializer.serialize,
+                          {}, 'application/unknown')
+
+
+class RequestDeserializerTest(test.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        class JSONDeserializer(object):
+            def deserialize(self, data):
+                return 'pew_json'
+
+        class XMLDeserializer(object):
+            def deserialize(self, data):
+                return 'pew_xml'
+
+        self.deserializers = {
+            'application/json': JSONDeserializer(),
+            'application/XML': XMLDeserializer(),
+        }
+
+        self.deserializer = wsgi.RequestDeserializer(
+                                            deserializers=self.deserializers)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_get_deserializer(self):
+        expected = self.deserializer.get_deserializer('application/json')
+        self.assertEqual(expected, self.deserializers['application/json'])
+
+    def test_get_deserializer_unknown_content_type(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType,
+                          self.deserializer.get_deserializer,
+                          'application/unknown')
+
+    def test_get_expected_content_type(self):
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/')
+        request.headers['Accept'] = 'application/json'
+        self.assertEqual(self.deserializer.get_expected_content_type(request),
+                         'application/json')
+
+    def test_get_action_args(self):
+        env = {
+            'wsgiorg.routing_args': [None, {
+                'controller': None,
+                'format': None,
+                'action': 'update',
+                'id': 12,
+            }],
+        }
+
+        expected = {'action': 'update', 'id': 12}
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.deserializer.get_action_args(env), expected)
+
+    def test_deserialize(self):
+        def fake_get_routing_args(request):
+            return {'action': 'create'}
+        self.deserializer.get_action_args = fake_get_routing_args
+
+        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/')
+        request.headers['Accept'] = 'application/xml'
+
+        deserialized = self.deserializer.deserialize(request)
+        expected = ('create', {}, 'application/xml')
+
+        self.assertEqual(expected, deserialized)
+
+
+class ResourceTest(test.TestCase):
+    def test_dispatch(self):
+        class Controller(object):
+            def index(self, req, pants=None):
+                return pants
+
+        resource = wsgi.Resource(Controller())
+        actual = resource.dispatch(None, 'index', {'pants': 'off'})
+        expected = 'off'
+        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+
+    def test_dispatch_unknown_controller_action(self):
+        class Controller(object):
+            def index(self, req, pants=None):
+                return pants
+
+        resource = wsgi.Resource(Controller())
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, resource.dispatch,
+                          None, 'create', {})
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py b/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py
index 5820ecdc253f..d33268296160 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/test_wsgi.py
@@ -67,192 +67,3 @@ class Test(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result.body, "Router result")
         result = webob.Request.blank('/bad').get_response(Router())
         self.assertNotEqual(result.body, "Router result")
-
-
-class ControllerTest(test.TestCase):
-
-    class TestRouter(wsgi.Router):
-
-        class TestController(wsgi.Controller):
-
-            _serialization_metadata = {
-                'application/xml': {
-                    "attributes": {
-                        "test": ["id"]}}}
-
-            def show(self, req, id):  # pylint: disable=W0622,C0103
-                return {"test": {"id": id}}
-
-        def __init__(self):
-            mapper = routes.Mapper()
-            mapper.resource("test", "tests", controller=self.TestController())
-            wsgi.Router.__init__(self, mapper)
-
-    def test_show(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
-        self.assertEqual(json.loads(result.body), {"test": {"id": "123"}})
-
-    def test_response_content_type_from_accept_xml(self):
-        request = webob.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml"
-        result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
-        self.assertEqual(result.headers["Content-Type"], "application/xml")
-
-    def test_response_content_type_from_accept_json(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
-        result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
-        self.assertEqual(result.headers["Content-Type"], "application/json")
-
-    def test_response_content_type_from_query_extension_xml(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
-        result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
-        self.assertEqual(result.headers["Content-Type"], "application/xml")
-
-    def test_response_content_type_from_query_extension_json(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.json')
-        result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
-        self.assertEqual(result.headers["Content-Type"], "application/json")
-
-    def test_response_content_type_default_when_unsupported(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.unsupported')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/unsupported1"
-        result = request.get_response(self.TestRouter())
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_int, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(result.headers["Content-Type"], "application/json")
-
-
-class RequestTest(test.TestCase):
-
-    def test_request_content_type_missing(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.body = "<body />"
-        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest, request.get_content_type)
-
-    def test_request_content_type_unsupported(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/html"
-        request.body = "asdf<br />"
-        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest, request.get_content_type)
-
-    def test_request_content_type_with_charset(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
-        result = request.get_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-    def test_content_type_from_accept_xml(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/xml, application/json"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = \
-            "application/json; q=0.3, application/xml; q=0.9"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-    def test_content_type_from_query_extension(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.json')
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.invalid')
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-    def test_content_type_accept_and_query_extension(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.xml')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/json"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/xml")
-
-    def test_content_type_accept_default(self):
-        request = wsgi.Request.blank('/tests/123.unsupported')
-        request.headers["Accept"] = "application/unsupported1"
-        result = request.best_match_content_type()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "application/json")
-
-
-class SerializerTest(test.TestCase):
-
-    def test_xml(self):
-        input_dict = dict(servers=dict(a=(2, 3)))
-        expected_xml = '<servers><a>(2,3)</a></servers>'
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        result = serializer.serialize(input_dict, "application/xml")
-        result = result.replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
-        self.assertEqual(result, expected_xml)
-
-    def test_json(self):
-        input_dict = dict(servers=dict(a=(2, 3)))
-        expected_json = '{"servers":{"a":[2,3]}}'
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        result = serializer.serialize(input_dict, "application/json")
-        result = result.replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
-        self.assertEqual(result, expected_json)
-
-    def test_unsupported_content_type(self):
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidContentType, serializer.serialize,
-                          {}, "text/null")
-
-    def test_deserialize_json(self):
-        data = """{"a": {
-                "a1": "1",
-                "a2": "2",
-                "bs": ["1", "2", "3", {"c": {"c1": "1"}}],
-                "d": {"e": "1"},
-                "f": "1"}}"""
-        as_dict = dict(a={
-                'a1': '1',
-                'a2': '2',
-                'bs': ['1', '2', '3', {'c': dict(c1='1')}],
-                'd': {'e': '1'},
-                'f': '1'})
-        metadata = {}
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer(metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(serializer.deserialize(data, "application/json"),
-                         as_dict)
-
-    def test_deserialize_xml(self):
-        xml = """
-            <a a1="1" a2="2">
-              <bs><b>1</b><b>2</b><b>3</b><b><c c1="1"/></b></bs>
-              <d><e>1</e></d>
-              <f>1</f>
-            </a>
-            """.strip()
-        as_dict = dict(a={
-                'a1': '1',
-                'a2': '2',
-                'bs': ['1', '2', '3', {'c': dict(c1='1')}],
-                'd': {'e': '1'},
-                'f': '1'})
-        metadata = {'application/xml': dict(plurals={'bs': 'b', 'ts': 't'})}
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer(metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(serializer.deserialize(xml, "application/xml"),
-                         as_dict)
-
-    def test_deserialize_empty_xml(self):
-        xml = """<a></a>"""
-        as_dict = {"a": {}}
-        serializer = wsgi.Serializer()
-        self.assertEqual(serializer.deserialize(xml, "application/xml"),
-                         as_dict)
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/test_servers.py b/nova/tests/integrated/test_servers.py
index a67fa1bb596b..fcb517cf5f60 100644
--- a/nova/tests/integrated/test_servers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/test_servers.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ServersTest(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
         post = {}
         post['rebuild'] = {
             "imageRef": "https://localhost/v1.1/32278/images/2",
-            "name": "blah"
+            "name": "blah",
         }
 
         self.api.post_server_action(created_server_id, post)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ServersTest(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
         post = {}
         post['rebuild'] = {
             "imageRef": "https://localhost/v1.1/32278/images/2",
-            "name": "blah"
+            "name": "blah",
         }
 
         metadata = {}
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class ServersTest(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
         post = {}
         post['rebuild'] = {
             "imageRef": "https://localhost/v1.1/32278/images/2",
-            "name": "blah"
+            "name": "blah",
         }
 
         metadata = {}
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py b/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py
index 8a975477746b..fde32f797c3d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/test_xml.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class XmlTests(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
     """"Some basic XML sanity checks."""
 
     def test_namespace_limits(self):
-        """/limits should have v1.0 namespace (hasn't changed in 1.1)."""
+        """/limits should have v1.1 namespace (has changed in 1.1)."""
         headers = {}
         headers['Accept'] = 'application/xml'
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class XmlTests(integrated_helpers._IntegratedTestBase):
         data = response.read()
         LOG.debug("data: %s" % data)
 
-        prefix = '<limits xmlns="%s"' % common.XML_NS_V10
+        prefix = '<limits xmlns="%s"' % common.XML_NS_V11
         self.assertTrue(data.startswith(prefix))
 
     def test_namespace_servers(self):
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_host_filter.py b/nova/tests/test_host_filter.py
index 07817cc5a389..3361c7b73f23 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_host_filter.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_host_filter.py
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ class HostFilterTestCase(test.TestCase):
         raw = ['or',
                    ['and',
                        ['<', '$compute.host_memory_free', 30],
-                       ['<', '$compute.disk_available', 300]
+                       ['<', '$compute.disk_available', 300],
                    ],
                    ['and',
                        ['>', '$compute.host_memory_free', 70],
-                       ['>', '$compute.disk_available', 700]
-                   ]
+                       ['>', '$compute.disk_available', 700],
+                   ],
               ]
+
         cooked = json.dumps(raw)
         hosts = hf.filter_hosts(self.zone_manager, cooked)
 
@@ -183,13 +184,11 @@ class HostFilterTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(hf.filter_hosts(self.zone_manager, json.dumps([])))
         self.assertTrue(hf.filter_hosts(self.zone_manager, json.dumps({})))
         self.assertTrue(hf.filter_hosts(self.zone_manager, json.dumps(
-                ['not', True, False, True, False]
-            )))
+                ['not', True, False, True, False])))
 
         try:
             hf.filter_hosts(self.zone_manager, json.dumps(
-                'not', True, False, True, False
-            ))
+                'not', True, False, True, False))
             self.fail("Should give KeyError")
         except KeyError, e:
             pass
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_libvirt.py b/nova/tests/test_libvirt.py
index 4efdd6ae9b63..1fac4e4e6adf 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_libvirt.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_libvirt.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import eventlet
 import mox
 import os
 import re
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import fromstring as xml_to_tree
@@ -645,6 +646,8 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.TestCase):
         except Exception, e:
             count = (0 <= str(e.message).find('Unexpected method call'))
 
+        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(FLAGS.instances_path, instance.name))
+
         self.assertTrue(count)
 
     def test_get_host_ip_addr(self):
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_zone_aware_scheduler.py b/nova/tests/test_zone_aware_scheduler.py
index 37169fb977e5..72b74be2088a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_zone_aware_scheduler.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_zone_aware_scheduler.py
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ class FakeZoneAwareScheduler(zone_aware_scheduler.ZoneAwareScheduler):
 class FakeZoneManager(zone_manager.ZoneManager):
     def __init__(self):
         self.service_states = {
-                        'host1': {
-                            'compute': {'ram': 1000}
-                         },
-                         'host2': {
-                            'compute': {'ram': 2000}
-                         },
-                         'host3': {
-                            'compute': {'ram': 3000}
-                         }
-                     }
+            'host1': {
+                'compute': {'ram': 1000},
+            },
+            'host2': {
+                'compute': {'ram': 2000},
+            },
+            'host3': {
+                'compute': {'ram': 3000},
+            },
+        }
 
 
 class FakeEmptyZoneManager(zone_manager.ZoneManager):
diff --git a/nova/wsgi.py b/nova/wsgi.py
index ea9bb963d649..33ba852bc6fc 100644
--- a/nova/wsgi.py
+++ b/nova/wsgi.py
@@ -85,36 +85,7 @@ class Server(object):
 
 
 class Request(webob.Request):
-
-    def best_match_content_type(self):
-        """Determine the most acceptable content-type.
-
-        Based on the query extension then the Accept header.
-
-        """
-        parts = self.path.rsplit('.', 1)
-
-        if len(parts) > 1:
-            format = parts[1]
-            if format in ['json', 'xml']:
-                return 'application/{0}'.format(parts[1])
-
-        ctypes = ['application/json', 'application/xml']
-        bm = self.accept.best_match(ctypes)
-
-        return bm or 'application/json'
-
-    def get_content_type(self):
-        allowed_types = ("application/xml", "application/json")
-        if not "Content-Type" in self.headers:
-            msg = _("Missing Content-Type")
-            LOG.debug(msg)
-            raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(msg)
-        type = self.content_type
-        if type in allowed_types:
-            return type
-        LOG.debug(_("Wrong Content-Type: %s") % type)
-        raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest("Invalid content type")
+    pass
 
 
 class Application(object):
@@ -289,8 +260,8 @@ class Router(object):
 
         Each route in `mapper` must specify a 'controller', which is a
         WSGI app to call.  You'll probably want to specify an 'action' as
-        well and have your controller be a wsgi.Controller, who will route
-        the request to the action method.
+        well and have your controller be an object that can route
+        the request to the action-specific method.
 
         Examples:
           mapper = routes.Mapper()
@@ -338,223 +309,6 @@ class Router(object):
         return app
 
 
-class Controller(object):
-    """WSGI app that dispatched to methods.
-
-    WSGI app that reads routing information supplied by RoutesMiddleware
-    and calls the requested action method upon itself.  All action methods
-    must, in addition to their normal parameters, accept a 'req' argument
-    which is the incoming wsgi.Request.  They raise a webob.exc exception,
-    or return a dict which will be serialized by requested content type.
-
-    """
-
-    @webob.dec.wsgify(RequestClass=Request)
-    def __call__(self, req):
-        """Call the method specified in req.environ by RoutesMiddleware."""
-        arg_dict = req.environ['wsgiorg.routing_args'][1]
-        action = arg_dict['action']
-        method = getattr(self, action)
-        LOG.debug("%s %s" % (req.method, req.url))
-        del arg_dict['controller']
-        del arg_dict['action']
-        if 'format' in arg_dict:
-            del arg_dict['format']
-        arg_dict['req'] = req
-        result = method(**arg_dict)
-
-        if type(result) is dict:
-            content_type = req.best_match_content_type()
-            default_xmlns = self.get_default_xmlns(req)
-            body = self._serialize(result, content_type, default_xmlns)
-
-            response = webob.Response()
-            response.headers['Content-Type'] = content_type
-            response.body = body
-            msg_dict = dict(url=req.url, status=response.status_int)
-            msg = _("%(url)s returned with HTTP %(status)d") % msg_dict
-            LOG.debug(msg)
-            return response
-        else:
-            return result
-
-    def _serialize(self, data, content_type, default_xmlns):
-        """Serialize the given dict to the provided content_type.
-
-        Uses self._serialization_metadata if it exists, which is a dict mapping
-        MIME types to information needed to serialize to that type.
-
-        """
-        _metadata = getattr(type(self), '_serialization_metadata', {})
-
-        serializer = Serializer(_metadata, default_xmlns)
-        try:
-            return serializer.serialize(data, content_type)
-        except exception.InvalidContentType:
-            raise webob.exc.HTTPNotAcceptable()
-
-    def _deserialize(self, data, content_type):
-        """Deserialize the request body to the specefied content type.
-
-        Uses self._serialization_metadata if it exists, which is a dict mapping
-        MIME types to information needed to serialize to that type.
-
-        """
-        _metadata = getattr(type(self), '_serialization_metadata', {})
-        serializer = Serializer(_metadata)
-        return serializer.deserialize(data, content_type)
-
-    def get_default_xmlns(self, req):
-        """Provide the XML namespace to use if none is otherwise specified."""
-        return None
-
-
-class Serializer(object):
-    """Serializes and deserializes dictionaries to certain MIME types."""
-
-    def __init__(self, metadata=None, default_xmlns=None):
-        """Create a serializer based on the given WSGI environment.
-
-        'metadata' is an optional dict mapping MIME types to information
-        needed to serialize a dictionary to that type.
-
-        """
-        self.metadata = metadata or {}
-        self.default_xmlns = default_xmlns
-
-    def _get_serialize_handler(self, content_type):
-        handlers = {
-            'application/json': self._to_json,
-            'application/xml': self._to_xml,
-        }
-
-        try:
-            return handlers[content_type]
-        except Exception:
-            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
-
-    def serialize(self, data, content_type):
-        """Serialize a dictionary into the specified content type."""
-        return self._get_serialize_handler(content_type)(data)
-
-    def deserialize(self, datastring, content_type):
-        """Deserialize a string to a dictionary.
-
-        The string must be in the format of a supported MIME type.
-
-        """
-        return self.get_deserialize_handler(content_type)(datastring)
-
-    def get_deserialize_handler(self, content_type):
-        handlers = {
-            'application/json': self._from_json,
-            'application/xml': self._from_xml,
-        }
-
-        try:
-            return handlers[content_type]
-        except Exception:
-            raise exception.InvalidContentType(content_type=content_type)
-
-    def _from_json(self, datastring):
-        return utils.loads(datastring)
-
-    def _from_xml(self, datastring):
-        xmldata = self.metadata.get('application/xml', {})
-        plurals = set(xmldata.get('plurals', {}))
-        node = minidom.parseString(datastring).childNodes[0]
-        return {node.nodeName: self._from_xml_node(node, plurals)}
-
-    def _from_xml_node(self, node, listnames):
-        """Convert a minidom node to a simple Python type.
-
-        listnames is a collection of names of XML nodes whose subnodes should
-        be considered list items.
-
-        """
-        if len(node.childNodes) == 1 and node.childNodes[0].nodeType == 3:
-            return node.childNodes[0].nodeValue
-        elif node.nodeName in listnames:
-            return [self._from_xml_node(n, listnames) for n in node.childNodes]
-        else:
-            result = dict()
-            for attr in node.attributes.keys():
-                result[attr] = node.attributes[attr].nodeValue
-            for child in node.childNodes:
-                if child.nodeType != node.TEXT_NODE:
-                    result[child.nodeName] = self._from_xml_node(child,
-                                                                 listnames)
-            return result
-
-    def _to_json(self, data):
-        return utils.dumps(data)
-
-    def _to_xml(self, data):
-        metadata = self.metadata.get('application/xml', {})
-        # We expect data to contain a single key which is the XML root.
-        root_key = data.keys()[0]
-        doc = minidom.Document()
-        node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, root_key, data[root_key])
-
-        xmlns = node.getAttribute('xmlns')
-        if not xmlns and self.default_xmlns:
-            node.setAttribute('xmlns', self.default_xmlns)
-
-        return node.toprettyxml(indent='    ')
-
-    def _to_xml_node(self, doc, metadata, nodename, data):
-        """Recursive method to convert data members to XML nodes."""
-        result = doc.createElement(nodename)
-
-        # Set the xml namespace if one is specified
-        # TODO(justinsb): We could also use prefixes on the keys
-        xmlns = metadata.get('xmlns', None)
-        if xmlns:
-            result.setAttribute('xmlns', xmlns)
-
-        if type(data) is list:
-            collections = metadata.get('list_collections', {})
-            if nodename in collections:
-                metadata = collections[nodename]
-                for item in data:
-                    node = doc.createElement(metadata['item_name'])
-                    node.setAttribute(metadata['item_key'], str(item))
-                    result.appendChild(node)
-                return result
-            singular = metadata.get('plurals', {}).get(nodename, None)
-            if singular is None:
-                if nodename.endswith('s'):
-                    singular = nodename[:-1]
-                else:
-                    singular = 'item'
-            for item in data:
-                node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, singular, item)
-                result.appendChild(node)
-        elif type(data) is dict:
-            collections = metadata.get('dict_collections', {})
-            if nodename in collections:
-                metadata = collections[nodename]
-                for k, v in data.items():
-                    node = doc.createElement(metadata['item_name'])
-                    node.setAttribute(metadata['item_key'], str(k))
-                    text = doc.createTextNode(str(v))
-                    node.appendChild(text)
-                    result.appendChild(node)
-                return result
-            attrs = metadata.get('attributes', {}).get(nodename, {})
-            for k, v in data.items():
-                if k in attrs:
-                    result.setAttribute(k, str(v))
-                else:
-                    node = self._to_xml_node(doc, metadata, k, v)
-                    result.appendChild(node)
-        else:
-            # Type is atom
-            node = doc.createTextNode(str(data))
-            result.appendChild(node)
-        return result
-
-
 def paste_config_file(basename):
     """Find the best location in the system for a paste config file.
 
diff --git a/tools/install_venv.py b/tools/install_venv.py
index 812b1dd0fb86..f4b6583edd48 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PY_VERSION = "python%s.%s" % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
 
 
 def die(message, *args):
-    print >>sys.stderr, message % args
+    print >> sys.stderr, message % args
     sys.exit(1)