--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/wsgraph/web.py	Sun Dec 09 10:21:43 2012 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+web handler for WSGraph
+
+Formatters are keyed off of:
+- (TODO)
+
+formatters = {0: {
+}
+"""
+
+import json
+from webob import Request, Response, exc
+
+def JSONFormatter(**kwargs):
+    return json.dumps(kwargs, sort_keys=True)
+
+def JSONGraphFormatter(graph):
+    return json.dumps({'nodes': graph.nodes(),
+                       'edges': graph.edges()},
+                      sort_keys=True)
+
+class Dispatcher(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, graph,
+                 graph_formatters=None, # TODO
+                 node_formatters=None, # TODO
+                 edge_formatters=None, # TODO
+                 require_auth=False):
+        self.graph = graph
+        self.require_auth = require_auth
+        self.formatters = {0: JSONGraphFormatter,
+                           1: JSONFormatter,
+                           2: JSONFormatter}
+
+    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
+        request = Request(environ)
+        import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+        return response(environ, start_response)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def path_segments(request):
+        import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+
+    # HTTP methods
+
+    def GET(self, request):
+        """respond to a GET request"""
+
+        segments = self.path_segments(request)
+
+        # formatter
+        formatter = self.formatters[len(segments)]
+        return Response(content_type='text/plain',
+                        body="WSGraph")
+
+    def POST(self, request):
+        """respond to a POST request"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def HEAD(self, request):
+        """respond to a HEAD request"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # imports
+    from wsgiref import simple_server
+    from .model import MemoryCache
+
+    graph = MemoryCache()
+
+    app = Dispatcher(graph=graph)
+    server = simple_server.make_server(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080, app=app)
+    server.serve_forever()
+