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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd 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
+
+"""
+The base class to dispatch request
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from flask import request
+from flask_restful import Resource
+
+from functest.api.common import api_utils, error
+
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ApiResource(Resource):
+    """ API Resource class"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(ApiResource, self).__init__()
+
+    def _post_args(self):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
+        # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
+        """ Return action and args after parsing request """
+
+        data = request.json if request.json else {}
+        params = api_utils.change_to_str_in_dict(data)
+        action = params.get('action', request.form.get('action', ''))
+        args = params.get('args', {})
+        try:
+            args['file'] = request.files['file']
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        LOGGER.debug('Input args are: action: %s, args: %s', action, args)
+
+        return action, args
+
+    def _dispatch_post(self):
+        """ Dispatch request """
+        action, args = self._post_args()
+        return self._dispatch(args, action)
+
+    def _dispatch(self, args, action):
+        """
+        Dynamically load the classes with reflection and
+        obtain corresponding methods
+        """
+        try:
+            return getattr(self, action)(args)
+        except AttributeError:
+            error.result_handler(status=1, data='No such action')
+
+
+# Import modules from package "functest.api.resources"
+# and append them into sys.modules
+api_utils.import_modules_from_package("functest.api.resources")