creating a simple rest based interface

resty.py

# resty.py

import cgi

def notfound_404(environ, start_response):
    start_response('404 Not Found', [ ('Content-type', 'text/plain') ])
    return [b'Not Found']

class PathDispatcher:
    def __init__(self):
        self.pathmap = { }

    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
        path = environ['PATH_INFO']
        params = cgi.FieldStorage(environ['wsgi.input'],
                                  environ=environ)
        method = environ['REQUEST_METHOD'].lower()
        environ['params'] = { key: params.getvalue(key) for key in params }
        handler = self.pathmap.get((method,path), notfound_404)
        return handler(environ, start_response)

    def register(self, method, path, function):
        self.pathmap[method.lower(), path] = function
        return function