Merge "Calipso initial release for OPNFV"

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diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/__init__.py b/app/api/responders/resource/__init__.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/aggregates.py b/app/api/responders/resource/aggregates.py
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+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/aggregates.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+
+
+class Aggregates(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.AGGREGATE_TYPES = ["environment", "message", "constant"]
+        self.AGGREGATES_MAP = {
+            "environment": self.get_environments_aggregates,
+            "message": self.get_messages_aggregates,
+            "constant": self.get_constants_aggregates
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting aggregates information")
+
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        filters_requirements = {
+            "env_name": self.require(str),
+            "type": self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                 requirement=self.AGGREGATE_TYPES,
+                                 mandatory=True,
+                                 error_messages={"mandatory":
+                                                 "type must be specified: " +
+                                                 "environment/" +
+                                                 " message/" +
+                                                 "constant"})
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        query_type = query["type"]
+        if query_type == "environment":
+            env_name = query.get("env_name")
+            if not env_name:
+                self.bad_request("env_name must be specified")
+            if not self.check_environment_name(env_name):
+                self.bad_request("unknown environment: " + env_name)
+
+        aggregates = self.AGGREGATES_MAP[query_type](query)
+        self.set_successful_response(resp, aggregates)
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        env_name = filters.get("env_name")
+        query_type = filters["type"]
+        query["type"] = filters["type"]
+        if query_type == "environment":
+            if env_name:
+                query['env_name'] = env_name
+            return query
+        return query
+
+    def get_environments_aggregates(self, query):
+        env_name = query['env_name']
+        aggregates = {
+            "type": query["type"],
+            "env_name": env_name,
+            "aggregates": {
+                "object_types": {
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        pipeline = [
+            {
+                '$match': {
+                    'environment': env_name
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                '$group': {
+                    '_id': '$type',
+                    'total': {
+                        '$sum': 1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+        groups = self.aggregate(pipeline, "inventory")
+        for group in groups:
+            aggregates['aggregates']['object_types'][group['_id']] = \
+                group['total']
+        return aggregates
+
+    def get_messages_aggregates(self, query):
+        aggregates = {
+            "type": query['type'],
+            "aggregates": {
+                "levels": {},
+                "environments": {}
+            }
+        }
+        env_pipeline = [
+            {
+                '$group': {
+                    '_id': '$environment',
+                    'total': {
+                        '$sum': 1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+        environments = self.aggregate(env_pipeline, "messages")
+        for environment in environments:
+            aggregates['aggregates']['environments'][environment['_id']] = \
+                environment['total']
+        level_pipeline = [
+            {
+                '$group': {
+                    '_id': '$level',
+                    'total': {
+                        '$sum': 1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+        levels = self.aggregate(level_pipeline, "messages")
+        for level in levels:
+            aggregates['aggregates']['levels'][level['_id']] = \
+                level['total']
+
+        return aggregates
+
+    def get_constants_aggregates(self, query):
+        aggregates = {
+            "type": query['type'],
+            "aggregates": {
+                "names": {}
+            }
+        }
+        pipeline = [
+            {
+                '$project': {
+                    '_id': 0,
+                    'name': 1,
+                    'total': {
+                        '$size': '$data'
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+        constants = self.aggregate(pipeline, "constants")
+        for constant in constants:
+            aggregates['aggregates']['names'][constant['name']] = \
+                constant['total']
+
+        return aggregates
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/clique_constraints.py b/app/api/responders/resource/clique_constraints.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class CliqueConstraints(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.ID = '_id'
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True
+        }
+        self.COLLECTION = 'clique_constraints'
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting clique_constraints")
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        focal_point_types = self.get_constants_by_name("object_types")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            'id': self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            'focal_point_type': self.require(str, False, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                             focal_point_types),
+            'constraint': self.require([list, str]),
+            'page': self.require(int, True),
+            'page_size': self.require(int, True)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            clique_constraint = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION,
+                                                      query,
+                                                      [ObjectId], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, clique_constraint)
+        else:
+            clique_constraints_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION,
+                                                           query,
+                                                           page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(
+                resp, {"clique_constraints": clique_constraints_ids}
+            )
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ['focal_point_type']
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        constraints = filters.get('constraint')
+        if constraints:
+            if type(constraints) != list:
+                constraints = [constraints]
+
+            query['constraints'] = {
+                '$all': constraints
+            }
+        _id = filters.get('id')
+        if _id:
+            query[self.ID] = _id
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/clique_types.py b/app/api/responders/resource/clique_types.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class CliqueTypes(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.COLLECTION = "clique_types"
+        self.ID = "_id"
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "focal_point_type": True,
+            "link_types": True,
+            "environment": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting clique types")
+
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        focal_point_types = self.get_constants_by_name("object_types")
+        link_types = self.get_constants_by_name("link_types")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            'env_name': self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            'id': self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            'focal_point_type': self.require(str,
+                                             validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                             requirement=focal_point_types),
+            'link_type': self.require([list, str],
+                                      validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                      requirement=link_types),
+            'page': self.require(int, True),
+            'page_size': self.require(int, True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            clique_type = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                [ObjectId], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, clique_type)
+        else:
+            clique_types_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION,
+                                                     query,
+                                                     page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp,
+                                         {"clique_types": clique_types_ids})
+
+    def on_post(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Posting new clique_type")
+        error, clique_type = self.get_content_from_request(req)
+        if error:
+            self.bad_request(error)
+        focal_point_types = self.get_constants_by_name("object_types")
+        link_types = self.get_constants_by_name("link_types")
+        clique_type_requirements = {
+            'environment': self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            'focal_point_type': self.require(str, False, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                             focal_point_types, True),
+            'link_types': self.require(list, False, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                       link_types, True),
+            'name': self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(clique_type, clique_type_requirements)
+
+        env_name = clique_type['environment']
+        if not self.check_environment_name(env_name):
+            self.bad_request("unkown environment: " + env_name)
+
+        self.write(clique_type, self.COLLECTION)
+        self.set_successful_response(resp,
+                                     {"message": "created a new clique_type "
+                                                 "for environment {0}"
+                                                 .format(env_name)},
+                                     "201")
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ['focal_point_type']
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        link_types = filters.get('link_type')
+        if link_types:
+            if type(link_types) != list:
+                link_types = [link_types]
+            query['link_types'] = {'$all': link_types}
+        _id = filters.get('id')
+        if _id:
+            query[self.ID] = _id
+
+        query['environment'] = filters['env_name']
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/cliques.py b/app/api/responders/resource/cliques.py
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+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/cliques.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+from utils.util import generate_object_ids
+
+
+class Cliques(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.COLLECTION = "cliques"
+        self.ID = '_id'
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "focal_point_type": True,
+            "environment": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting cliques")
+
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        focal_point_types = self.get_constants_by_name("object_types")
+        link_types = self.get_constants_by_name("link_types")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            'env_name': self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            'id': self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            'focal_point': self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            'focal_point_type': self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                             requirement=focal_point_types),
+            'link_type': self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                      requirement=link_types),
+            'link_id': self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            'page': self.require(int, True),
+            'page_size': self.require(int, True)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+
+        if self.ID in query:
+            clique = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                           [ObjectId], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, clique)
+        else:
+            cliques_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, {"cliques": cliques_ids})
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ['focal_point', 'focal_point_type']
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        link_type = filters.get('link_type')
+        if link_type:
+            query['links_detailed.link_type'] = link_type
+        link_id = filters.get('link_id')
+        if link_id:
+            query['links_detailed._id'] = link_id
+        _id = filters.get('id')
+        if _id:
+            query[self.ID] = _id
+        query['environment'] = filters['env_name']
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/constants.py b/app/api/responders/resource/constants.py
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+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/constants.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class Constants(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.ID = '_id'
+        self.COLLECTION = 'constants'
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting constants with name")
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        filters_requirements = {
+            "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        query = {"name": filters['name']}
+        constant = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                         [ObjectId], self.ID)
+        self.set_successful_response(resp, constant)
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/environment_configs.py b/app/api/responders/resource/environment_configs.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/environment_configs.py
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+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.validation import regex
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+from datetime import datetime
+from utils.constants import EnvironmentFeatures
+from utils.inventory_mgr import InventoryMgr
+
+
+class EnvironmentConfigs(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(EnvironmentConfigs, self).__init__()
+        self.inv = InventoryMgr()
+        self.ID = "name"
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "_id": False,
+            "name": True,
+            "distribution": True
+        }
+        self.COLLECTION = "environments_config"
+        self.CONFIGURATIONS_NAMES = ["mysql", "OpenStack",
+                                     "CLI", "AMQP", "Monitoring",
+                                     "NFV_provider", "ACI"]
+        self.OPTIONAL_CONFIGURATIONS_NAMES = ["AMQP", "Monitoring",
+                                              "NFV_provider", "ACI"]
+
+        self.provision_types = self.\
+            get_constants_by_name("environment_provision_types")
+        self.env_types = self.get_constants_by_name("env_types")
+        self.monitoring_types = self.\
+            get_constants_by_name("environment_monitoring_types")
+        self.distributions = self.\
+            get_constants_by_name("distributions")
+        self.mechanism_drivers = self.\
+            get_constants_by_name("mechanism_drivers")
+        self.operational_values = self.\
+            get_constants_by_name("environment_operational_status")
+        self.type_drivers = self.\
+            get_constants_by_name("type_drivers")
+
+        self.CONFIGURATIONS_REQUIREMENTS = {
+            "mysql": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "host": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "password": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "port": self.require(int,
+                                     True,
+                                     DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     regex.PORT,
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "user": self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+            },
+            "OpenStack": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "admin_token": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "host": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "port": self.require(int,
+                                     True,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=regex.PORT,
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "pwd": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "user": self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+            },
+            "CLI": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "host": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "user": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "pwd": self.require(str),
+                "key": self.require(str,
+                                    validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                    requirement=regex.PATH)
+            },
+            "AMQP": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "host": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "password": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "port": self.require(int,
+                                     True,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=regex.PORT,
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "user": self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+            },
+            "Monitoring": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "config_folder": self.require(str,
+                                              validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                              requirement=regex.PATH,
+                                              mandatory=True),
+                "provision": self.require(str,
+                                          validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                          requirement=self.provision_types,
+                                          mandatory=True),
+                "env_type": self.require(str,
+                                         validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                         requirement=self.env_types,
+                                         mandatory=True),
+                "api_port": self.require(int, True, mandatory=True),
+                "rabbitmq_pass": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "rabbitmq_user": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "rabbitmq_port": self.require(int,
+                                              True,
+                                              validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                              requirement=regex.PORT,
+                                              mandatory=True),
+                "ssh_port": self.require(int,
+                                         True,
+                                         validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                         requirement=regex.PORT),
+                "ssh_user": self.require(str),
+                "ssh_password": self.require(str),
+                "server_ip": self.require(str,
+                                          validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                          requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                          mandatory=True),
+                "server_name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "type": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                     requirement=self.monitoring_types,
+                                     mandatory=True)
+            },
+            "NFV_provider": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "host": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "nfv_token": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "port": self.require(int,
+                                     True,
+                                     DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     regex.PORT,
+                                     True),
+                "user": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "pwd": self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+            },
+            "ACI": {
+                "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "host": self.require(str,
+                                     validate=DataValidate.REGEX,
+                                     requirement=[regex.IP, regex.HOSTNAME],
+                                     mandatory=True),
+                "user": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+                "pwd": self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+            }
+        }
+        self.AUTH_REQUIREMENTS = {
+            "view-env": self.require(list, mandatory=True),
+            "edit-env": self.require(list, mandatory=True)
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting environment config")
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+
+        filters_requirements = {
+            "name": self.require(str),
+            "distribution": self.require(str, False,
+                                         DataValidate.LIST,
+                                         self.distributions),
+            "mechanism_drivers": self.require([str, list],
+                                              False,
+                                              DataValidate.LIST,
+                                              self.mechanism_drivers),
+            "type_drivers": self.require(str, False,
+                                         DataValidate.LIST,
+                                         self.type_drivers),
+            "user": self.require(str),
+            "listen": self.require(bool, True),
+            "scanned": self.require(bool, True),
+            "monitoring_setup_done": self.require(bool, True),
+            "operational": self.require(str, False,
+                                        DataValidate.LIST,
+                                        self.operational_values),
+            "page": self.require(int, True),
+            "page_size": self.require(int, True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+
+        if self.ID in query:
+            environment_config = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                       [ObjectId, datetime], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, environment_config)
+        else:
+            objects_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, {'environment_configs': objects_ids})
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ["name", "distribution", "type_drivers", "user",
+                        "listen", "monitoring_setup_done", "scanned",
+                        "operational"]
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        mechanism_drivers = filters.get("mechanism_drivers")
+        if mechanism_drivers:
+            if type(mechanism_drivers) != list:
+                mechanism_drivers = [mechanism_drivers]
+            query['mechanism_drivers'] = {'$all': mechanism_drivers}
+
+        return query
+
+    def on_post(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Creating a new environment config")
+
+        error, env_config = self.get_content_from_request(req)
+        if error:
+            self.bad_request(error)
+
+        environment_config_requirement = {
+            "app_path": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "configuration": self.require(list, mandatory=True),
+            "distribution": self.require(str, False, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                         self.distributions, True),
+            "listen": self.require(bool, True, mandatory=True),
+            "user": self.require(str),
+            "mechanism_drivers": self.require(list, False, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                              self.mechanism_drivers, True),
+            "name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "operational": self.require(str, True, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                        self.operational_values, mandatory=True),
+            "scanned": self.require(bool, True),
+            "last_scanned": self.require(str),
+            "type": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "type_drivers": self.require(str, False, DataValidate.LIST,
+                                         self.type_drivers, True),
+            "enable_monitoring": self.require(bool, True),
+            "monitoring_setup_done": self.require(bool, True),
+            "auth": self.require(dict)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(env_config,
+                                 environment_config_requirement,
+                                 can_be_empty_keys=["last_scanned"]
+                                 )
+        self.check_and_convert_datetime("last_scanned", env_config)
+        # validate the configurations
+        configurations = env_config['configuration']
+        config_validation = self.validate_environment_config(configurations)
+
+        if not config_validation['passed']:
+            self.bad_request(config_validation['error_message'])
+
+        err_msg = self.validate_env_config_with_supported_envs(env_config)
+        if err_msg:
+            self.bad_request(err_msg)
+
+        err_msg = self.validate_env_config_with_constraints(env_config)
+        if err_msg:
+            self.bad_request(err_msg)
+
+        if "auth" in env_config:
+            err_msg = self.validate_data(env_config.get("auth"),
+                                         self.AUTH_REQUIREMENTS)
+            if err_msg:
+                self.bad_request("auth error: " + err_msg)
+
+        if "scanned" not in env_config:
+            env_config["scanned"] = False
+
+        self.write(env_config, self.COLLECTION)
+        self.set_successful_response(resp,
+                                     {"message": "created environment_config "
+                                                 "for {0}"
+                                                 .format(env_config["name"])},
+                                     "201")
+
+    def validate_environment_config(self, configurations):
+        configurations_of_names = {}
+        validation = {"passed": True}
+        if [config for config in configurations
+            if 'name' not in config]:
+            validation['passed'] = False
+            validation['error_message'] = "configuration must have name"
+            return validation
+
+        unknown_configs = [config['name'] for config in configurations
+                           if config['name'] not in self.CONFIGURATIONS_NAMES]
+        if unknown_configs:
+            validation['passed'] = False
+            validation['error_message'] = 'Unknown configurations: {0}'. \
+                format(' and '.join(unknown_configs))
+            return validation
+
+        for name in self.CONFIGURATIONS_NAMES:
+            configs = self.get_configuration_by_name(name, configurations)
+            if configs:
+                if len(configs) > 1:
+                    validation["passed"] = False
+                    validation["error_message"] = "environment configurations can " \
+                                                  "only contain one " \
+                                                  "configuration for {0}".format(name)
+                    return validation
+                configurations_of_names[name] = configs[0]
+            else:
+                if name not in self.OPTIONAL_CONFIGURATIONS_NAMES:
+                    validation["passed"] = False
+                    validation['error_message'] = "configuration for {0} " \
+                                                  "is mandatory".format(name)
+                    return validation
+
+        for name, config in configurations_of_names.items():
+            error_message = self.validate_configuration(name, config)
+            if error_message:
+                validation['passed'] = False
+                validation['error_message'] = "{0} error: {1}".\
+                    format(name, error_message)
+                break
+            if name is 'CLI':
+                if 'key' not in config and 'pwd' not in config:
+                    validation['passed'] = False
+                    validation['error_message'] = 'CLI error: either key ' \
+                                                  'or pwd must be provided'
+        return validation
+
+    def validate_env_config_with_supported_envs(self, env_config):
+        # validate the environment config with supported environments
+        matches = {
+            'environment.distribution': env_config['distribution'],
+            'environment.type_drivers': env_config['type_drivers'],
+            'environment.mechanism_drivers': {'$in': env_config['mechanism_drivers']}
+        }
+
+        err_prefix = 'configuration not accepted: '
+        if not self.inv.is_feature_supported_in_env(matches,
+                                                    EnvironmentFeatures.SCANNING):
+            return err_prefix + 'scanning is not supported in this environment'
+
+        configs = env_config['configuration']
+        if not self.inv.is_feature_supported_in_env(matches,
+                                                    EnvironmentFeatures.MONITORING) \
+                and self.get_configuration_by_name('Monitoring', configs):
+            return err_prefix + 'monitoring is not supported in this environment, ' \
+                                'please remove the Monitoring configuration'
+
+        if not self.inv.is_feature_supported_in_env(matches,
+                                                    EnvironmentFeatures.LISTENING) \
+                and self.get_configuration_by_name('AMQP', configs):
+            return err_prefix + 'listening is not supported in this environment, ' \
+                                'please remove the AMQP configuration'
+
+        return None
+
+    def validate_env_config_with_constraints(self, env_config):
+        if env_config['listen'] and \
+                not self.get_configuration_by_name('AMQP', env_config['configuration']):
+            return 'configuration not accepted: ' \
+                   'must provide AMQP configuration to listen the environment'
+
+    def get_configuration_by_name(self, name, configurations):
+        return [config for config in configurations if config['name'] == name]
+
+    def validate_configuration(self, name, configuration):
+        return self.validate_data(configuration,
+                                  self.CONFIGURATIONS_REQUIREMENTS[name])
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/inventory.py b/app/api/responders/resource/inventory.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02bc486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/inventory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class Inventory(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.COLLECTION = 'inventory'
+        self.ID = 'id'
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "name": True,
+            "name_path": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting objects from inventory")
+
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        filters_requirements = {
+            'env_name': self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            'id': self.require(str),
+            'id_path': self.require(str),
+            'parent_id': self.require(str),
+            'parent_path': self.require(str),
+            'sub_tree': self.require(bool, True),
+            'page': self.require(int, True),
+            'page_size': self.require(int, True)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            obj = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                        [ObjectId, datetime], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, obj)
+        else:
+            objects_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, {"objects": objects_ids})
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ['parent_id', 'id_path', 'id']
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        parent_path = filters.get('parent_path')
+        if parent_path:
+            regular_expression = parent_path
+            if filters.get('sub_tree', False):
+                regular_expression += "[/]?"
+            else:
+                regular_expression += "/[^/]+$"
+            query['id_path'] = {"$regex": regular_expression}
+        query['environment'] = filters['env_name']
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/links.py b/app/api/responders/resource/links.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33fd432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/links.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class Links(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.COLLECTION = 'links'
+        self.ID = '_id'
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "link_name": True,
+            "link_type": True,
+            "environment": True,
+            "host": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting links from links")
+
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+
+        link_types = self.get_constants_by_name("link_types")
+        link_states = self.get_constants_by_name("link_states")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            'env_name': self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            'id': self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            'host': self.require(str),
+            'link_type': self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                      requirement=link_types),
+            'link_name': self.require(str),
+            'source_id': self.require(str),
+            'target_id': self.require(str),
+            'state': self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                  requirement=link_states),
+            'page': self.require(int, True),
+            'page_size': self.require(int, True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements, r'^attributes\:\w+$')
+        filters = self.change_dict_naming_convention(filters, self.replace_colon_with_dot)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            link = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                         [ObjectId], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, link)
+        else:
+            links_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                              page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, {"links": links_ids})
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ['host', 'link_type', 'link_name',
+                        'source_id', 'target_id', 'state']
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        # add attributes to the query
+        for key in filters.keys():
+            if key.startswith("attributes."):
+                query[key] = filters[key]
+        _id = filters.get('id')
+        if _id:
+            query[self.ID] = _id
+        query['environment'] = filters['env_name']
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/messages.py b/app/api/responders/resource/messages.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dda31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/messages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class Messages(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.ID = "id"
+        self.COLLECTION = 'messages'
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "environment": True,
+            "source_system": True,
+            "level": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting messages from messages")
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+        messages_severity = self.get_constants_by_name("messages_severity")
+        object_types = self.get_constants_by_name("object_types")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            'env_name': self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            'source_system': self.require(str),
+            'id': self.require(str),
+            'level': self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                  requirement=messages_severity),
+            'related_object': self.require(str),
+            'related_object_type': self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                                requirement=object_types),
+            'start_time': self.require(str),
+            'end_time': self.require(str),
+            'page': self.require(int, True),
+            'page_size': self.require(int, True)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        self.check_and_convert_datetime('start_time', filters)
+        self.check_and_convert_datetime('end_time', filters)
+
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            message = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                            [ObjectId, datetime], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, message)
+        else:
+            objects_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, {'messages': objects_ids})
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ['source_system', 'id', 'level', 'related_object',
+                        'related_object_type']
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        start_time = filters.get('start_time')
+        if start_time:
+            query['timestamp'] = {"$gte": start_time}
+        end_time = filters.get('end_time')
+        if end_time:
+            if 'timestamp' in query:
+                query['timestamp'].update({"$lte": end_time})
+            else:
+                query['timestamp'] = {"$lte": end_time}
+        query['environment'] = filters['env_name']
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/monitoring_config_templates.py b/app/api/responders/resource/monitoring_config_templates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d3973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/monitoring_config_templates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class MonitoringConfigTemplates(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.ID = "_id"
+        self.COLLECTION = "monitoring_config_templates"
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "side": True,
+            "type": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting monitoring config template")
+
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+
+        sides = self.get_constants_by_name("monitoring_sides")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            "id": self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            "order": self.require(int, True),
+            "side": self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                 requirement=sides),
+            "type": self.require(str),
+            "page": self.require(int, True),
+            "page_size": self.require(int, True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            template = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                             [ObjectId], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, template)
+        else:
+            templates = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                              page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(
+                resp,
+                {"monitoring_config_templates": templates}
+            )
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ["order", "side", "type"]
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        _id = filters.get('id')
+        if _id:
+            query[self.ID] = _id
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/scans.py b/app/api/responders/resource/scans.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ad2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/scans.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class Scans(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.COLLECTION = "scans"
+        self.ID = "_id"
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "environment": True,
+            "status": True,
+            "scan_completed": True
+        }
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting scans")
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+
+        scan_statuses = self.get_constants_by_name("scan_statuses")
+        filters_requirements = {
+            "env_name": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "id": self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            "base_object": self.require(str),
+            "status": self.require(str, False, DataValidate.LIST, scan_statuses),
+            "page": self.require(int, True),
+            "page_size": self.require(int, True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if "_id" in query:
+            scan = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                         [ObjectId, datetime], self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, scan)
+        else:
+            scans_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                              page, page_size, self.PROJECTION)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, {"scans": scans_ids})
+
+    def on_post(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Posting new scan")
+        error, scan = self.get_content_from_request(req)
+        if error:
+            self.bad_request(error)
+
+        scan_statuses = self.get_constants_by_name("scan_statuses")
+        log_levels = self.get_constants_by_name("log_levels")
+
+        scan_requirements = {
+            "status": self.require(str,
+                                   validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                   requirement=scan_statuses,
+                                   mandatory=True),
+            "log_level": self.require(str,
+                                      validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                      requirement=log_levels),
+            "clear": self.require(bool, True),
+            "scan_only_inventory": self.require(bool, True),
+            "scan_only_links": self.require(bool, True),
+            "scan_only_cliques": self.require(bool, True),
+            "environment": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "inventory": self.require(str),
+            "object_id": self.require(str)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(scan, scan_requirements)
+        scan_only_keys = [k for k in scan if k.startswith("scan_only_")]
+        if len(scan_only_keys) > 1:
+            self.bad_request("multiple scan_only_* flags found: {0}. "
+                             "only one of them can be set."
+                             .format(", ".join(scan_only_keys)))
+
+        env_name = scan["environment"]
+        if not self.check_environment_name(env_name):
+            self.bad_request("unkown environment: " + env_name)
+
+        scan["scan_completed"] = False
+        scan["submit_timestamp"] = datetime.now()
+        self.write(scan, self.COLLECTION)
+        self.set_successful_response(resp,
+                                     {"message": "created a new scan for "
+                                                 "environment {0}"
+                                                 .format(env_name)},
+                                     "201")
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ["status"]
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+        base_object = filters.get("base_object")
+        if base_object:
+            query['object_id'] = base_object
+        _id = filters.get("id")
+        if _id:
+            query['_id'] = _id
+        query['environment'] = filters['env_name']
+        return query
diff --git a/app/api/responders/resource/scheduled_scans.py b/app/api/responders/resource/scheduled_scans.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0588cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/responders/resource/scheduled_scans.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Koren Lev (Cisco Systems), Yaron Yogev (Cisco Systems)   #
+# and others                                                                  #
+#                                                                             #
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials            #
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0       #
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                    #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                  #
+###############################################################################
+from api.validation.data_validate import DataValidate
+from api.responders.responder_base import ResponderBase
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class ScheduledScans(ResponderBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.COLLECTION = "scheduled_scans"
+        self.ID = "_id"
+        self.PROJECTION = {
+            self.ID: True,
+            "environment": True,
+            "scheduled_timestamp": True,
+            "freq": True
+        }
+        self.SCAN_FREQ = [
+            "YEARLY",
+            "MONTHLY",
+            "WEEKLY",
+            "DAILY",
+            "HOURLY"
+        ]
+
+    def on_get(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Getting scheduled scans")
+        filters = self.parse_query_params(req)
+
+        filters_requirements = {
+            "environment": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "id": self.require(ObjectId, True),
+            "freq": self.require(str, False,
+                                 DataValidate.LIST, self.SCAN_FREQ),
+            "page": self.require(int, True),
+            "page_size": self.require(int, True)
+        }
+
+        self.validate_query_data(filters, filters_requirements)
+        page, page_size = self.get_pagination(filters)
+
+        query = self.build_query(filters)
+        if self.ID in query:
+            scheduled_scan = self.get_object_by_id(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                   [ObjectId, datetime],
+                                                   self.ID)
+            self.set_successful_response(resp, scheduled_scan)
+        else:
+            scheduled_scan_ids = self.get_objects_list(self.COLLECTION, query,
+                                                       page, page_size,
+                                                       self.PROJECTION,
+                                                       [datetime])
+            self.set_successful_response(resp,
+                                         {"scheduled_scans": scheduled_scan_ids})
+
+    def on_post(self, req, resp):
+        self.log.debug("Posting new scheduled scan")
+        error, scheduled_scan = self.get_content_from_request(req)
+        if error:
+            self.bad_request(error)
+
+        log_levels = self.get_constants_by_name("log_levels")
+        scheduled_scan_requirements = {
+            "environment": self.require(str, mandatory=True),
+            "scan_only_links": self.require(bool, True),
+            "scan_only_cliques": self.require(bool, True),
+            "scan_only_inventory": self.require(bool, True),
+            "freq": self.require(str, validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                 requirement=self.SCAN_FREQ,
+                                 mandatory=True),
+            "log_level": self.require(str,
+                                      validate=DataValidate.LIST,
+                                      requirement=log_levels),
+            "clear": self.require(bool, True),
+            "submit_timestamp": self.require(str, mandatory=True)
+        }
+        self.validate_query_data(scheduled_scan, scheduled_scan_requirements)
+        self.check_and_convert_datetime("submit_timestamp", scheduled_scan)
+        scan_only_keys = [k for k in scheduled_scan if k.startswith("scan_only_")]
+        if len(scan_only_keys) > 1:
+            self.bad_request("multiple scan_only_* flags found: {0}. "
+                             "only one of them can be set."
+                             .format(", ".join(scan_only_keys)))
+
+        env_name = scheduled_scan["environment"]
+        if not self.check_environment_name(env_name):
+            self.bad_request("unkown environment: " + env_name)
+
+        self.write(scheduled_scan, self.COLLECTION)
+        self.set_successful_response(resp,
+                                     {"message": "created a new scheduled scan for "
+                                                 "environment {0}"
+                                     .format(env_name)},
+                                     "201")
+
+    def build_query(self, filters):
+        query = {}
+        filters_keys = ["freq", "environment"]
+        self.update_query_with_filters(filters, filters_keys, query)
+
+        _id = filters.get("id")
+        if _id:
+            query["_id"] = _id
+        return query