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diff --git a/lib/puppet/network/http/handler.rb b/lib/puppet/network/http/handler.rb
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+class Puppet::Network::HTTP::Handler
+    def initialize(args = {})
+        raise ArgumentError unless @server = args[:server]
+        raise ArgumentError unless @handler = args[:handler]
+        register_handler
+    end
+    
+    # handle an HTTP request coming from Mongrel
+    def process(request, response)
+        return @model.find     if get?(request)    and singular?(request)
+        return @model.search   if get?(request)    and plural?(request)
+        return @model.destroy  if delete?(request) and singular?(request)
+        return @model.new.save if put?(request) and singular?(request)
+        raise ArgumentError, "Did not understand HTTP #{http_method(request)} request for '#{path(request)}'"
+    end
+    
+  private
+    
+    def find_model_for_handler(handler)
+        Puppet::Indirector::Indirection.model(handler) || 
+            raise(ArgumentError, "Cannot locate indirection [#{handler}].")
+    end
+    
+    def get?(request)
+        http_method(request) == 'GET'
+    end
+    
+    def put?(request)
+        http_method(request) == 'PUT'
+    end
+    
+    def delete?(request)
+        http_method(request) == 'DELETE'
+    end
+    
+    def singular?(request)
+        %r{/#{@handler.to_s}$}.match(path(request))
+    end
+    
+    def plural?(request)
+        %r{/#{@handler.to_s}s$}.match(path(request))
+    end
+    
+  # methods specific to a given web server
+    
+    def register_handler
+        raise UnimplementedError
+    end
+    
+    def http_method(request)
+        raise UnimplementedError
+    end
+    
+    def path(request)
+        raise UnimplementedError
+    end    
+end