Reorganize source tree to use single autotools instance

Change-Id: I7b51f88292e057c6443b12224486f2d0c9f8ae23
Signed-off-by: Damjan Marion <damarion@cisco.com>

15 files changed, 1896 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/Makefile.am b/src/vpp-api/python/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8ca1530dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -I${top_srcdir} -I${top_builddir}
+
+BUILT_SOURCES =
+bin_PROGRAMS =
+CLEANFILES =
+lib_LTLIBRARIES =
+noinst_PROGRAMS =
+nobase_include_HEADERS = pneum/pneum.h
+
+#
+# Python / C extension
+#
+lib_LTLIBRARIES += libpneum.la
+libpneum_la_SOURCES = pneum/pneum.c
+libpneum_la_LIBADD = \
+  $(top_builddir)/libvppinfra.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/libvlibmemoryclient.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/libvlibapi.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/libsvm.la \
+  -lpthread -lm -lrt
+
+libpneum_la_LDFLAGS = -module
+libpneum_la_CPPFLAGS =
+
+# TODO: Support both Python 2 and 3.
+install-exec-local:
+	cd $(srcdir);							\
+	mkdir -p $(prefix)/lib/python2.7/site-packages; 		\
+	PYTHONUSERBASE=$(prefix)					\
+	python setup.py build_ext -L $(prefix)/lib64 \
+	-I $(prefix)/include/ install --user
+
+#
+# Test client
+#
+noinst_PROGRAMS += test_pneum
+test_pneum_SOURCES = pneum/pneum.c pneum/test_pneum.c
+test_pneum_LDADD = \
+  $(top_builddir)/libvppinfra.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/libvlibmemoryclient.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/libvlibapi.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/libsvm.la \
+  -lpthread -lm -lrt
+
+
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/README.rst b/src/vpp-api/python/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/README.rst
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b805f04b11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <vnet/vnet.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+
+#include <vpp/api/vpe_msg_enum.h>
+
+#include "pneum.h"
+
+#define vl_typedefs             /* define message structures */
+#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+#define vl_endianfun             /* define message structures */
+#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h>
+#undef vl_endianfun
+
+vlib_main_t vlib_global_main;
+vlib_main_t **vlib_mains;
+
+typedef struct {
+  u8 rx_thread_jmpbuf_valid;
+  u8 connected_to_vlib;
+  jmp_buf rx_thread_jmpbuf;
+  pthread_t rx_thread_handle;
+} pneum_main_t;
+
+pneum_main_t pneum_main;
+
+pneum_callback_t pneum_callback;
+
+/*
+ * Satisfy external references when -lvlib is not available.
+ */
+void vlib_cli_output (struct vlib_main_t * vm, char * fmt, ...)
+{
+  clib_warning ("vlib_cli_output called...");
+}
+
+void
+pneum_free (void * msg)
+{
+  vl_msg_api_free (msg);
+}
+
+static void
+pneum_api_handler (void *msg)
+{
+  u16 id = ntohs(*((u16 *)msg));
+  if (id == VL_API_RX_THREAD_EXIT) {
+    pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
+    vl_msg_api_free(msg);
+    longjmp(pm->rx_thread_jmpbuf, 1);
+  }
+  msgbuf_t *msgbuf = (msgbuf_t *)(((u8 *)msg) - offsetof(msgbuf_t, data));
+  int l = ntohl(msgbuf->data_len);
+  if (l == 0)
+    clib_warning("Message ID %d has wrong length: %d\n", id, l);
+
+  /* Call Python callback */
+  ASSERT(pneum_callback);
+  (pneum_callback)(msg, l);
+  pneum_free(msg);
+}
+
+static void *
+pneum_rx_thread_fn (void *arg)
+{
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  uword msg;
+
+  q = am->vl_input_queue;
+
+  /* So we can make the rx thread terminate cleanly */
+  if (setjmp(pm->rx_thread_jmpbuf) == 0) {
+    pm->rx_thread_jmpbuf_valid = 1;
+    while (1)
+      while (!unix_shared_memory_queue_sub(q, (u8 *)&msg, 0))
+        pneum_api_handler((void *)msg);
+  }
+  pthread_exit(0);
+}
+
+uword *
+pneum_msg_table_get_hash (void)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  return (am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc);
+}
+
+int
+pneum_msg_table_size(void)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  return hash_elts(am->msg_index_by_name_and_crc);
+}
+
+int
+pneum_connect (char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb)
+{
+  int rv = 0;
+  pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
+
+  if (chroot_prefix != NULL)
+    vl_set_memory_root_path (chroot_prefix);
+
+  if ((rv = vl_client_api_map("/vpe-api"))) {
+    clib_warning ("vl_client_api map rv %d", rv);
+    return rv;
+  }
+
+  if (vl_client_connect(name, 0, 32) < 0) {
+    vl_client_api_unmap();
+    return (-1);
+  }
+
+  if (cb) {
+    /* Start the rx queue thread */
+    rv = pthread_create(&pm->rx_thread_handle, NULL, pneum_rx_thread_fn, 0);
+    if (rv) {
+      clib_warning("pthread_create returned %d", rv);
+      vl_client_api_unmap();
+      return (-1);
+    }
+    pneum_callback = cb;
+  }
+
+  pm->connected_to_vlib = 1;
+
+  return (0);
+}
+
+int
+pneum_disconnect (void)
+{
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
+
+  if (pm->rx_thread_jmpbuf_valid) {
+    vl_api_rx_thread_exit_t *ep;
+    uword junk;
+    ep = vl_msg_api_alloc (sizeof (*ep));
+    ep->_vl_msg_id = ntohs(VL_API_RX_THREAD_EXIT);
+    vl_msg_api_send_shmem(am->vl_input_queue, (u8 *)&ep);
+    pthread_join(pm->rx_thread_handle, (void **) &junk);
+  }
+  if (pm->connected_to_vlib) {
+    vl_client_disconnect();
+    vl_client_api_unmap();
+    pneum_callback = 0;
+  }
+  memset (pm, 0, sizeof (*pm));
+
+  return (0);
+}
+
+int
+pneum_read (char **p, int *l)
+{
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
+  uword msg;
+
+  if (!pm->connected_to_vlib) return -1;
+
+  *l = 0;
+
+  if (am->our_pid == 0) return (-1);
+
+  q = am->vl_input_queue;
+  int rv = unix_shared_memory_queue_sub(q, (u8 *)&msg, 0);
+  if (rv == 0) {
+    u16 msg_id = ntohs(*((u16 *)msg));
+    msgbuf_t *msgbuf = (msgbuf_t *)(((u8 *)msg) - offsetof(msgbuf_t, data));
+    *l = ntohl(msgbuf->data_len);
+    if (*l == 0) {
+      printf("Unregistered API message: %d\n", msg_id);
+      return (-1);
+    }
+    *p = (char *)msg;
+  } else {
+    printf("Read failed with %d\n", rv);
+  }
+  return (rv);
+}
+
+/*
+ * XXX: Makes the assumption that client_index is the first member
+ */
+typedef VL_API_PACKED(struct _vl_api_header {
+  u16 _vl_msg_id;
+  u32 client_index;
+}) vl_api_header_t;
+
+static unsigned int
+pneum_client_index (void)
+{
+  return (api_main.my_client_index);
+}
+
+int
+pneum_write (char *p, int l)
+{
+  int rv = -1;
+  api_main_t *am = &api_main;
+  vl_api_header_t *mp = vl_msg_api_alloc(l);
+  unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
+  pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
+
+  if (!pm->connected_to_vlib) return -1;
+  if (!mp) return (-1);
+  memcpy(mp, p, l);
+  mp->client_index = pneum_client_index();
+  q = am->shmem_hdr->vl_input_queue;
+  rv = unix_shared_memory_queue_add(q, (u8 *)&mp, 0);
+  if (rv != 0) {
+    printf("vpe_api_write fails: %d\n", rv);
+    /* Clear message */
+    pneum_free(mp);
+  }
+  return (rv);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+pneum_get_msg_index (unsigned char * name)
+{
+  return vl_api_get_msg_index (name);
+}
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a347bd25f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef included_pneum_h
+#define included_pneum_h
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <vppinfra/types.h>
+
+typedef void (*pneum_callback_t)(unsigned char * data, int len);
+int pneum_connect(char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb);
+int pneum_disconnect(void);
+int pneum_read(char **data, int *l);
+int pneum_write(char *data, int len);
+void pneum_free(void * msg);
+uword * pneum_msg_table_get_hash (void);
+int pneum_msg_table_size(void);
+uint32_t pneum_get_msg_index(unsigned char * name);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d55b8a9b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * test_pneum.c
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License. 
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+#include <time.h>       /* time_t, time (for timestamp in second) */
+#include <sys/timeb.h>  /* ftime, timeb (for timestamp in millisecond) */
+#include <sys/time.h>   /* gettimeofday, timeval (for timestamp in microsecond) */
+
+#include <vnet/vnet.h>
+#include <vlib/vlib.h>
+#include <vlib/unix/unix.h>
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+#include <vnet/ip/ip.h>
+
+#include <vpp/api/vpe_msg_enum.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include "pneum.h"
+
+#define vl_typedefs             /* define message structures */
+#include <vpp/api/vpe_all_api_h.h> 
+#undef vl_typedefs
+
+/* we are not linking with vlib */
+vlib_main_t vlib_global_main;
+vlib_main_t **vlib_mains;
+
+volatile int sigterm_received = 0;
+volatile u32 result_ready;
+volatile u16 result_msg_id;
+
+/* M_NOALLOC: construct, but don't yet send a message */
+
+#define M_NOALLOC(T,t)                          \
+  do {						\
+    result_ready = 0;                           \
+    memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));		\
+    mp->_vl_msg_id = ntohs (VL_API_##T);	\
+    mp->client_index = am->my_client_index;	\
+  } while(0);
+
+
+
+int
+wrap_pneum_callback (char *data, int len)
+{
+  //printf("Callback %d\n", len);
+  result_ready = 1;
+  result_msg_id = ntohs(*((u16 *)data));
+  return (0);
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char ** argv)
+{
+  api_main_t * am = &api_main;
+  vl_api_show_version_t message;
+  vl_api_show_version_t *mp;
+  int async = 1;
+  int rv = pneum_connect("pneum_client", NULL, NULL);
+
+  if (rv != 0) {
+    printf("Connect failed: %d\n", rv);
+    exit(rv);
+  }
+ 
+ struct timeb timer_msec;
+  long long int timestamp_msec_start; /* timestamp in millisecond. */
+  if (!ftime(&timer_msec)) {
+    timestamp_msec_start = ((long long int) timer_msec.time) * 1000ll + 
+      (long long int) timer_msec.millitm;
+  }
+  else {
+    timestamp_msec_start = -1;
+  }
+
+ 
+  /*
+   * Test vpe_api_write and vpe_api_read to send and recv message for an
+   * API 
+   */
+  int i;
+  long int no_msgs = 10000;
+  mp = &message;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < no_msgs; i++) {
+    /* Construct the API message */
+    M_NOALLOC(SHOW_VERSION, show_version);
+    pneum_write((char *)mp, sizeof(*mp));
+#ifndef __COVERITY__
+    /* As given, async is always 1. Shut up Coverity about it */
+    if (!async)
+      while (result_ready == 0);
+#endif
+  }
+  if (async) {
+    vl_api_control_ping_t control;
+    vl_api_control_ping_t *mp;
+    mp = &control;
+    M_NOALLOC(CONTROL_PING, control_ping);
+    pneum_write((char *)mp, sizeof(*mp));
+
+    while (result_msg_id != VL_API_CONTROL_PING_REPLY);
+  }
+
+  long long int timestamp_msec_end; /* timestamp in millisecond. */
+  if (!ftime(&timer_msec)) {
+    timestamp_msec_end = ((long long int) timer_msec.time) * 1000ll + 
+      (long long int) timer_msec.millitm;
+  }
+  else {
+    timestamp_msec_end = -1;
+  }
+  
+  printf("Took %lld msec, %lld msgs/msec \n", (timestamp_msec_end - timestamp_msec_start),
+	 no_msgs/(timestamp_msec_end - timestamp_msec_start));
+  fformat(stdout, "Exiting...\n");
+  pneum_disconnect();
+  exit (0);
+}
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/setup.cfg b/src/vpp-api/python/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d645be77604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[bdist_wheel]
+# This flag says that the code is written to work on both Python 2 and Python
+# 3. If at all possible, it is good practice to do this. If you cannot, you
+# will need to generate wheels for each Python version that you support.
+universal=0
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/setup.py b/src/vpp-api/python/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99a0147a56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup, Extension
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+
+setup (name = 'vpp_papi',
+       version = '1.3',
+       description = 'VPP Python binding',
+       author = 'Ole Troan',
+       author_email = 'ot@cisco.com',
+       test_suite = 'tests',
+       packages=['vpp_papi'],
+       ext_modules = [
+           Extension(
+               'vpp_api',
+               sources = ['vpp_papi/pneum_wrap.c'],
+               libraries = ['pneum'],
+           )],
+       long_description = '''VPP Python language binding.''',
+)
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_cli.py b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_cli.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..66fb6943e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import unittest, sys, time, threading, struct
+import test_base
+import vpp_papi
+from ipaddress import *
+
+import glob, subprocess
+class TestPAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        #
+        # Start main VPP process
+        cls.vpp_bin = glob.glob(test_base.scriptdir+'/../../../build-root/install-vpp*-native/vpp/bin/vpp')[0]
+        print("VPP BIN:", cls.vpp_bin)
+        cls.vpp = subprocess.Popen([cls.vpp_bin, "unix", "nodaemon"], stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        print('Started VPP')
+        # For some reason unless we let VPP start up the API cannot connect.
+        time.sleep(0.3)
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.vpp.terminate()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("Connecting API")
+        r = vpp_papi.connect("test_papi")
+        self.assertEqual(r, 0)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        r = vpp_papi.disconnect()
+        self.assertEqual(r, 0)
+
+    #
+    # The tests themselves
+    #
+
+    #
+    # Basic request / reply
+    #
+    def test_cli_request(self):
+        print(vpp_papi.cli_exec('show version verbose'))
+        #t = vpp_papi.cli_inband_request(len(cmd), cmd)
+        #print('T:',t)
+        #reply = t.reply[0].decode().rstrip('\x00')
+        #print(reply)
+        #program = t.program.decode().rstrip('\x00')
+        #self.assertEqual('vpe', program)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_modules.py b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_modules.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fdcd092c927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+import unittest
+import vpp_papi
+import pot, snat
+print('Plugins:')
+vpp_papi.plugin_show()
+r = vpp_papi.connect('ole')
+
+r = vpp_papi.show_version()
+print('R:', r)
+
+r = snat.snat_interface_add_del_feature(1, 1, 1)
+print('R:', r)
+
+list_name = 'foobar'
+r = pot.pot_profile_add(0, 1, 123, 123, 0, 12, 0, 23, len(list_name), list_name)
+print('R:', r)
+vpp_papi.disconnect()
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_papi.py b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_papi.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8cbbfc59e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_papi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+import unittest, sys, time, threading, struct, logging, os
+import vpp_papi
+from ipaddress import *
+scriptdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+papi_event = threading.Event()
+print(vpp_papi.vpe.VL_API_SW_INTERFACE_SET_FLAGS)
+def papi_event_handler(result):
+    if result.vl_msg_id == vpp_papi.vpe.VL_API_SW_INTERFACE_SET_FLAGS:
+        return
+    if result.vl_msg_id == vpp_papi.vpe.VL_API_VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTERS:
+        print('Interface counters', result)
+        return
+    if result.vl_msg_id == vpp_papi.vpe.VL_API_VNET_IP6_FIB_COUNTERS:
+        print('IPv6 FIB counters', result)
+        papi_event.set()
+        return
+
+    print('Unknown message id:', result.vl_msg_id)
+
+import glob, subprocess
+class TestPAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        #
+        # Start main VPP process
+        cls.vpp_bin = glob.glob(scriptdir+'/../../../build-root/install-vpp*-native/vpp/bin/vpp')[0]
+        print("VPP BIN:", cls.vpp_bin)
+        cls.vpp = subprocess.Popen([cls.vpp_bin, "unix", "nodaemon"], stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        print('Started VPP')
+        # For some reason unless we let VPP start up the API cannot connect.
+        time.sleep(0.3)
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.vpp.terminate()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("Connecting API")
+        r = vpp_papi.connect("test_papi")
+        self.assertEqual(r, 0)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        r = vpp_papi.disconnect()
+        self.assertEqual(r, 0)
+
+    #
+    # The tests themselves
+    #
+
+    #
+    # Basic request / reply
+    #
+    def test_show_version(self):
+        t = vpp_papi.show_version()
+        print('T', t);
+        program = t.program.decode().rstrip('\x00')
+        self.assertEqual('vpe', program)
+
+    #
+    # Details / Dump
+    #
+    def test_details_dump(self):
+        t = vpp_papi.sw_interface_dump(0, b'')
+        print('Dump/details T', t)
+
+    #
+    # Arrays
+    #
+    def test_arrays(self):
+        t = vpp_papi.vnet_get_summary_stats()
+        print('Summary stats', t)
+        print('Packets:', t.total_pkts[0])
+        print('Packets:', t.total_pkts[1])
+    #
+    # Variable sized arrays and counters
+    #
+    #@unittest.skip("stats")
+    def test_want_stats(self):
+        pid = 123
+        vpp_papi.register_event_callback(papi_event_handler)
+        papi_event.clear()
+
+        # Need to configure IPv6 to get som IPv6 FIB stats
+        t = vpp_papi.create_loopback('')
+        print(t)
+        self.assertEqual(t.retval, 0)
+
+        ifindex = t.sw_if_index
+        addr = str(IPv6Address(u'1::1').packed)
+        t = vpp_papi.sw_interface_add_del_address(ifindex, 1, 1, 0, 16, addr)
+        print(t)
+        self.assertEqual(t.retval, 0)
+
+        # Check if interface is up
+        # XXX: Add new API to query interface state based on ifindex, instead of dump all.
+        t = vpp_papi.sw_interface_set_flags(ifindex, 1, 1, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(t.retval, 0)
+
+        t = vpp_papi.want_stats(True, pid)
+
+        print (t)
+
+        #
+        # Wait for some stats
+        #
+        self.assertEqual(papi_event.wait(15), True)
+        t = vpp_papi.want_stats(False, pid)
+        print (t)
+
+
+    #
+    # Plugins?
+    #
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    #logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+    unittest.main()
+def test_papi():
+    print('test')
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_version.py b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_version.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..de39cc24ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+import unittest, sys, time, threading, struct
+
+import vpp_papi
+from ipaddress import *
+import glob, subprocess
+class TestPAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        print("Connecting API")
+        r = vpp_papi.connect("test_papi")
+        self.assertEqual(r, 0)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        r = vpp_papi.disconnect()
+        self.assertEqual(r, 0)
+
+    #
+    # The tests themselves
+    #
+
+    #
+    # Basic request / reply
+    #
+    def test_show_version(self):
+        print(vpp_papi.show_version())
+
+    #
+    # Details / Dump
+    #
+    def test_details_dump(self):
+        t = vpp_papi.sw_interface_dump(0, b'')
+        print('Dump/details T', t)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_vpp_papi2.py b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_vpp_papi2.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f45f791e627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/tests/test_vpp_papi2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import unittest, sys, threading, struct, logging, os
+from vpp_papi import VPP
+from ipaddress import *
+import glob, json
+
+papi_event = threading.Event()
+import glob
+
+import fnmatch
+import os
+
+jsonfiles = []
+for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('../../../build-root/'):
+    if root.find('install-') == -1: continue
+    for filename in fnmatch.filter(filenames, '*.api.json'):
+        jsonfiles.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
+
+class TestPAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+    show_version_msg = '''["show_version",
+              ["u16", "_vl_msg_id"],
+              ["u32", "client_index"],
+              ["u32", "context"],
+              {"crc" : "0xf18f9480"}
+        ]'''
+
+    ip_address_details_msg = '''["ip_address_details",
+            ["u16", "_vl_msg_id"],
+            ["u32", "client_index"],
+            ["u32", "context"],
+            ["u8", "ip", 16],
+            ["u8", "prefix_length"],
+            {"crc" : "0x87d522a1"}
+        ]'''
+
+    cli_inband_msg = '''["cli_inband",
+            ["u16", "_vl_msg_id"],
+            ["u32", "client_index"],
+            ["u32", "context"],
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u8", "cmd", 0, "length"],
+            {"crc" : "0x22345937"}
+        ]'''
+
+    def test_adding_new_message_object(self):
+        p = json.loads(TestPAPI.show_version_msg)
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=json)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        # Verify that message can be retrieved
+        self.assertTrue(msglist['show_version'])
+        self.assertFalse(msglist['foobar'])
+
+        # Test duplicate
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, msglist.add_message, p[0], p[1:])
+
+        # Look at return tuple
+        self.assertTrue(msglist.ret_tup('show_version'))
+
+    def test_adding_new_message_object_with_array(self):
+        p = json.loads(TestPAPI.ip_address_details_msg)
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=True)
+        msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        self.assertTrue(msglist['ip_address_details'])
+
+    def test_message_to_bytes(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=True)
+        p = json.loads(TestPAPI.show_version_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        # Give me a byte string for given message and given arguments
+
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'_vl_msg_id' : 50, 'context' : 123 })
+        self.assertEqual(10, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(rv._0, 50)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.context, 123)
+
+
+        p = json.loads(TestPAPI.ip_address_details_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        # Give me a byte string for given message and given arguments
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'_vl_msg_id' : 50, 'context' : 123,
+                                    'ip' : b'\xf0\xf1\xf2',
+                                    'prefix_length' :  12})
+        self.assertEqual(27, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+
+        self.assertEqual(rv.context, 123)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.ip, b'\xf0\xf1\xf2\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
+        self.assertEqual(rv.prefix_length, 12)
+
+        p = json.loads(TestPAPI.cli_inband_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        # Give me a byte string for given message and given arguments
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, { '_vl_msg_id' : 50, 'context' : 123,
+                                     'length' : 20, 'cmd' : 'show version verbose'})
+        self.assertEqual(34, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(rv._0, 50)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.context, 123)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.cmd.decode('ascii'), 'show version verbose')
+
+        variable_array_16_msg = '''["variable_array_16",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u16", "list", 0, "length"]
+        ]'''
+
+        p = json.loads(variable_array_16_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        # Give me a byte string for given message and given arguments
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, { 'list' : [1, 2], 'length' :2})
+        self.assertEqual(8, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(2, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual([1,2], rv.list)
+
+    def test_add_new_types(self):
+        counter_type = '''["ip4_fib_counter",
+            ["u32", "address"],
+            ["u8", "address_length"],
+            ["u64", "packets"],
+            ["u64", "bytes"],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+
+        with_type_msg = '''["with_type_msg",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u16", "list", 0, "length"],
+            ["vl_api_ip4_fib_counter_t", "counter"]
+        ]'''
+
+        # Add new type
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=True)
+        p = json.loads(counter_type)
+        msglist.add_type(p[0], p[1:])
+        p = json.loads(with_type_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length' : 2, 'list' : [1,2],
+                           'counter' : { 'address' : 4, 'address_length' : 12,
+                                       'packets': 1235, 'bytes' : 5678}})
+        self.assertEqual(29, len(b)) # feil
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(2, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual(5678, rv.counter.bytes)
+
+    def test_add_new_compound_type_with_array(self):
+        counter_type = '''["ip4_fib_counter",
+            ["u32", "address"],
+            ["u8", "address_length"],
+            ["u64", "packets"],
+            ["u64", "bytes"],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+
+        with_type_msg = '''["with_type_msg",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u16", "list", 0, "length"],
+            ["vl_api_ip4_fib_counter_t", "counter", 2]
+
+        ]'''
+
+        # Add new type
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=True)
+        p = json.loads(counter_type)
+        msglist.add_type(p[0], p[1:])
+        p = json.loads(with_type_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length' : 2, 'list' : [1,2],
+                           'counter' : [{ 'address' : 4, 'address_length' : 12,
+                                        'packets': 1235, 'bytes' : 5678},
+                                      { 'address' : 111, 'address_length' : 222,
+                                        'packets': 333, 'bytes' : 444}]})
+        self.assertEqual(50, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual([1,2], rv.list)
+        self.assertEqual(1235, rv.counter[0].packets)
+
+        with_type_variable_msg = '''["with_type_variable_msg",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["vl_api_ip4_fib_counter_t", "counter", 0, "length"]
+
+        ]'''
+
+        p = json.loads(with_type_variable_msg)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length' : 2,
+                           'counter' : [{ 'address' : 4, 'address_length' : 12,
+                                        'packets': 1235, 'bytes' : 5678},
+                                      { 'address' : 111, 'address_length' : 222,
+                                        'packets': 333, 'bytes' : 444}]})
+        self.assertEqual(46, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(2, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual(1235, rv.counter[0].packets)
+        self.assertEqual(333, rv.counter[1].packets)
+
+    def test_simple_array(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=True)
+
+        simple_byte_array = '''["simple_byte_array",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u8", "namecommand", 64]
+
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(simple_byte_array)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length': 2, 'namecommand': 'foobar'})
+        self.assertEqual(68, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(2, rv.length)
+
+        simple_array = '''["simple_array",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u32", "list", 2]
+
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(simple_array)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length': 2, 'list': [1,2]})
+        self.assertEqual(12, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(2, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual([1,2], rv.list)
+
+        simple_variable_array = '''["simple_variable_array",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u32", "list", 0, "length"]
+
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(simple_variable_array)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length':2, 'list': [1,2]})
+        self.assertEqual(12, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(2, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual([1,2], rv.list)
+
+        simple_variable_byte_array = '''["simple_variable_byte_array",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u8", "list", 0, "length"]
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(simple_variable_byte_array)
+        msgdef =msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length': 6, 'list' : 'foobar'})
+        self.assertEqual(10, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(6, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual('foobar', rv.list)
+
+    def test_old_vla_array(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode = True)
+
+        # VLA
+        vla_byte_array = '''["vla_byte_array",
+            ["u32", "foobar"],
+            ["u32", "list", 2],
+            ["u32", "propercount"],
+            ["u8", "propermask", 0, "propercount"],
+            ["u8", "oldmask", 0],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(vla_byte_array)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'list' : [123, 456], 'oldmask': b'foobar',
+                                    'propercount' : 2,
+                                    'propermask' : [8,9]})
+        self.assertEqual(24, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(b'foobar', rv.oldmask)
+
+    def test_old_vla_array_not_last_member(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode = True)
+
+        # VLA
+        vla_byte_array = '''["vla_byte_array",
+            ["u8", "oldmask", 0],
+            ["u32", "foobar"],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(vla_byte_array)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, msglist.add_message, p[0], p[1:])
+
+    def test_old_vla_array_u32(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode = True)
+
+        # VLA
+        vla_byte_array = '''["vla_byte_array",
+            ["u32", "foobar"],
+            ["u32", "oldmask", 0],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(vla_byte_array)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'foobar' : 123, 'oldmask': [123, 456, 789]})
+        self.assertEqual(16, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual([123, 456, 789], rv.oldmask)
+
+    def test_old_vla_array_compound(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode = True)
+
+        # VLA
+        counter_type = '''["ip4_fib_counter",
+            ["u32", "address"],
+            ["u8", "address_length"],
+            ["u64", "packets"],
+            ["u64", "bytes"],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+
+        vla_byte_array = '''["vla_byte_array",
+            ["vl_api_ip4_fib_counter_t", "counter", 0],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+
+        p = json.loads(counter_type)
+        msglist.add_type(p[0], p[1:])
+
+        p = json.loads(vla_byte_array)
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+
+    def test_array_count_not_previous(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode = True)
+
+        # VLA
+        vla_byte_array = '''["vla_byte_array",
+            ["u32", "count"],
+            ["u32", "filler"],
+            ["u32", "lst", 0, "count"],
+            {"crc" : "0xb2739495"}
+        ]'''
+
+        p = json.loads(vla_byte_array)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'count': 3, 'lst': [1,2,3], 'filler' : 1 })
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.lst, [1,2,3])
+
+    def test_argument_name(self):
+        msglist = VPP(testmode=True)
+
+
+        simple_name = '''["simple_name",
+            ["u32", "length"],
+            ["u8", "name"]
+        ]'''
+        p = json.loads(simple_name)
+        msgdef = msglist.add_message(p[0], p[1:])
+        b = msglist.encode(msgdef, {'length': 6, 'name': 1})
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(b))
+        rv = msglist.decode(msgdef, b)
+        self.assertEqual(6, rv.length)
+        self.assertEqual(1, rv.name)
+
+class TestConnectedPAPI(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_request_reply_function(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+
+        vpp.connect('test_vpp_papi2')
+
+        rv = vpp.show_version()
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        self.assertEqual('vpe', rv.program.decode().rstrip('\0x00'))
+        vpp.disconnect()
+
+
+    def test_dump_details_function(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+        vpp.connect('test_vpp_papi3')
+
+        rv = vpp.sw_interface_dump()
+        #self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        print('RV', rv)
+        vpp.disconnect()
+
+    def test_vla(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+
+        vpp.connect('test_vpp_papi3')
+
+        cmd = 'show version verbose'
+        rv = vpp.cli_inband(length=len(cmd), cmd=cmd)
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        print('RV', rv.reply)
+
+        cmd = 'show vlib graph'
+        rv = vpp.cli_inband(length=len(cmd), cmd=cmd)
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        print('RV', rv.reply)
+        vpp.disconnect()
+
+    def test_events(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+
+        vpp.connect('test_vpp_papi3')
+
+        vpp.register_event_callback(event_handler)
+
+        rv = vpp.want_interface_events(enable_disable = True)
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        print('RV', rv)
+
+        rv = vpp.create_loopback()
+        print('RV', rv)
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+
+        rv = vpp.sw_interface_set_flags(sw_if_index = 1, admin_up_down = 1)
+        print('RV', rv)
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        rv = vpp.sw_interface_set_flags(sw_if_index = 1, admin_up_down = 0)
+        print('RV', rv)
+        self.assertEqual(0, rv.retval)
+        self.assertEqual(papi_event.wait(10), True)
+
+        vpp.disconnect()
+
+def event_handler(msgname, result):
+    print('IN EVENT HANDLER:', msgname, result)
+    papi_event.set()
+
+class TestACL(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_acl_create(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+
+        vpp.connect('acl-test')
+
+        rv = vpp.acl_plugin_get_version()
+        print('RV', rv)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.major, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.minor, 1)
+
+        rv = vpp.acl_add_replace(acl_index = 0xFFFFFFFF,
+            r = [{
+                "is_permit" : 1,
+                "is_ipv6" : 0,
+                "proto" : 6,
+                "srcport_or_icmptype_first" : 80,
+                }],
+            count = 1)
+        print ('RV', rv)
+        rv = vpp.acl_add_replace(acl_index = 0xFFFFFFFF,
+            r = [{
+                "is_permit" : 1,
+                "is_ipv6" : 0,
+                "proto" : 6,
+                "srcport_or_icmptype_first" : 81,
+                }],
+            count = 1)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.retval, 0)
+        print ('RV', rv)
+        ai = rv.acl_index
+        rv = vpp.acl_dump()
+        print ('RV', rv)
+
+        #rv = vpp.acl_del(acl_index = ai)
+        #self.assertEqual(rv.retval, 0)
+
+        #rv = vpp.acl_dump()
+        #self.assertEqual([], vpp.acl_dump())
+
+        vpp.disconnect()
+
+    def test_status(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+        vpp.status()
+
+    def test_acl_interface_get(self):
+        vpp = VPP(jsonfiles)
+
+        vpp.connect('test_vpp_papi2')
+
+        rv = vpp.macip_acl_interface_get()
+
+        print('RV', rv)
+
+        vpp.disconnect()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/__init__.py b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6688ffb8ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+__import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)
+from . vpp_papi import *
+
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/pneum_wrap.c b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/pneum_wrap.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5763707b517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/pneum_wrap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include "../pneum/pneum.h"
+#include <vppinfra/hash.h>
+
+static PyObject *pneum_callback = NULL;
+
+static void
+wrap_pneum_callback (unsigned char * data, int len)
+{
+  PyGILState_STATE gstate;
+  PyObject *result;//, *arglist;
+
+  gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
+  /* Time to call the callback */
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+  result = PyObject_CallFunction(pneum_callback, "y#", data, len);
+#else
+  result = PyObject_CallFunction(pneum_callback, "s#", data, len);
+#endif
+  if (result)
+    Py_DECREF(result);
+  else
+    PyErr_Print();
+
+  PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+wrap_connect (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  char * name, * chroot_prefix = NULL;
+  int rv;
+  PyObject * temp = NULL;
+  pneum_callback_t cb = NULL;
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|Os:wrap_connect",
+			&name, &temp, &chroot_prefix))
+    return (NULL);
+
+  if (temp)
+    {
+      if (!PyCallable_Check(temp))
+	{
+	  PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "parameter must be callable");
+	  return NULL;
+	}
+
+      Py_XINCREF(temp);         /* Add a reference to new callback */
+      Py_XDECREF(pneum_callback);  /* Dispose of previous callback */
+      pneum_callback = temp;       /* Remember new callback */
+      cb = wrap_pneum_callback;
+    }
+  Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    rv = pneum_connect(name, chroot_prefix, cb);
+  Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+  return PyLong_FromLong(rv);
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+wrap_disconnect (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  int rv;
+  Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+  rv = pneum_disconnect();
+  Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+  return PyLong_FromLong(rv);
+}
+static PyObject *
+wrap_write (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  char *data;
+  int len, rv;
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s#", &data, &len))
+    return NULL;
+  Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+  rv = pneum_write(data, len);
+  Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
+  return PyLong_FromLong(rv);
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+wrap_read (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  char *data;
+  int len, rv;
+
+  Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+  rv = pneum_read(&data, &len);
+  Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+
+  if (rv != 0) { Py_RETURN_NONE; }
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+  PyObject *ret = Py_BuildValue("y#", data, len);
+#else
+  PyObject *ret = Py_BuildValue("s#", data, len);
+#endif
+  if (!ret) { Py_RETURN_NONE; }
+
+  pneum_free(data);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+wrap_msg_table (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  int i = 0, rv = 0;
+  hash_pair_t *hp;
+  uword *h = pneum_msg_table_get_hash();
+  PyObject *ret = PyList_New(pneum_msg_table_size());
+  if (!ret) goto error;
+  hash_foreach_pair (hp, h,
+  ({
+    PyObject *item = PyTuple_New(2);
+    if (!item) goto error;
+    rv = PyTuple_SetItem(item, 0, PyLong_FromLong((u32)hp->value[0]));
+    if (rv) goto error;
+    rv = PyTuple_SetItem(item, 1, PyString_FromString((char *)hp->key));
+    if (rv) goto error;
+    PyList_SetItem(ret, i, item);
+    i++;
+  }));
+
+  return ret;
+
+ error:
+  /* TODO: Raise exception */
+  printf("msg_table failed");
+  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef vpp_api_Methods[] = {
+  {"connect", wrap_connect, METH_VARARGS, "Connect to the VPP API."},
+  {"disconnect", wrap_disconnect, METH_VARARGS, "Disconnect from the VPP API."},
+  {"write", wrap_write, METH_VARARGS, "Write data to the VPP API."},
+  {"read", wrap_read, METH_VARARGS, "Read data from the VPP API."},
+  {"msg_table", wrap_msg_table, METH_VARARGS, "Get API dictionary."},
+  {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}        /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
+PyInit_vpp_api (void)
+#else
+void
+initvpp_api (void)
+#endif
+{
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+  static struct PyModuleDef vpp_api_module = {
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03020000
+    PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+#else
+    {
+      PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+      NULL, /* m_init */
+      0,    /* m_index */
+      NULL, /* m_copy */
+    },
+#endif
+    (char *) "vpp_api",
+    NULL,
+    -1,
+    vpp_api_Methods,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL
+  };
+#endif
+
+  /* Ensure threading is initialised */
+  if (!PyEval_ThreadsInitialized()) {
+    PyEval_InitThreads();
+  }
+
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+  return PyModule_Create(&vpp_api_module);
+#else
+  Py_InitModule((char *) "vpp_api", vpp_api_Methods);
+  return;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_papi.py b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_papi.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b6b79fd70b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_papi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys, os, logging, collections, struct, json, threading, glob
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+import vpp_api
+
+def eprint(*args, **kwargs):
+    print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)
+
+class VPP():
+    def __init__(self, apifiles = None, testmode = False):
+        self.messages = {}
+        self.id_names = []
+        self.id_msgdef = []
+        self.buffersize = 10000
+        self.connected = False
+        self.header = struct.Struct('>HI')
+        self.results = {}
+        self.timeout = 5
+        self.apifile = []
+
+        if not apifiles:
+            # Pick up API definitions from default directory
+            apifiles = glob.glob('/usr/share/vpp/api/*.api.json')
+
+        for file in apifiles:
+            self.apifile.append(file)
+            with open(file) as apidef_file:
+                api = json.load(apidef_file)
+                for t in api['types']:
+                    self.add_type(t[0], t[1:])
+
+                for m in api['messages']:
+                    self.add_message(m[0], m[1:])
+
+        # Basic sanity check
+        if len(self.messages) == 0 and not testmode:
+            raise ValueError(1, 'Missing JSON message definitions')
+
+
+    class ContextId(object):
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.context = 0
+        def __call__(self):
+            self.context += 1
+            return self.context
+    get_context = ContextId()
+
+    def status(self):
+        print('Connected') if self.connected else print('Not Connected')
+        print('Read API definitions from', self.apifile)
+
+    def __struct (self, t, n = None, e = -1, vl = None):
+        base_types = { 'u8' : 'B',
+                       'u16' : 'H',
+                       'u32' : 'I',
+                       'i32' : 'i',
+                       'u64' : 'Q',
+                       'f64' : 'd',
+                       }
+        pack = None
+        if t in base_types:
+            pack = base_types[t]
+            if not vl:
+                if e > 0 and t == 'u8':
+                    # Fixed byte array
+                    return struct.Struct('>' + str(e) + 's')
+                if e > 0:
+                    # Fixed array of base type
+                    return [e, struct.Struct('>' + base_types[t])]
+                elif e == 0:
+                    # Old style variable array
+                    return [-1, struct.Struct('>' + base_types[t])]
+            else:
+                # Variable length array
+                return [vl, struct.Struct('>s')] if t == 'u8' else \
+                    [vl, struct.Struct('>' + base_types[t])]
+
+            return struct.Struct('>' + base_types[t])
+
+        if t in self.messages:
+            ### Return a list in case of array ###
+            if e > 0 and not vl:
+                return [e, lambda self, encode, buf, offset, args: (
+                    self.__struct_type(encode, self.messages[t], buf, offset,
+                                       args))]
+            if vl:
+                return [vl, lambda self, encode, buf, offset, args: (
+                    self.__struct_type(encode, self.messages[t], buf, offset,
+                                       args))]
+            elif e == 0:
+                # Old style VLA
+                raise NotImplementedError(1, 'No support for compound types ' + t)
+            return lambda self, encode, buf, offset, args: (
+                self.__struct_type(encode, self.messages[t], buf, offset, args)
+            )
+
+        raise ValueError(1, 'Invalid message type: ' + t)
+
+    def __struct_type(self, encode, msgdef, buf, offset, kwargs):
+        if encode:
+            return self.__struct_type_encode(msgdef, buf, offset, kwargs)
+        else:
+            return self.__struct_type_decode(msgdef, buf, offset)
+
+    def __struct_type_encode(self, msgdef, buf, offset, kwargs):
+        off = offset
+        size = 0
+
+        for k in kwargs:
+            if k not in msgdef['args']:
+                raise ValueError(1, 'Invalid field-name in message call ' + k)
+
+        for k,v in msgdef['args'].iteritems():
+            off += size
+            if k in kwargs:
+                if type(v) is list:
+                    if callable(v[1]):
+                        e = kwargs[v[0]] if v[0] in kwargs else v[0]
+                        size = 0
+                        for i in range(e):
+                            size += v[1](self, True, buf, off + size,
+                                         kwargs[k][i])
+                    else:
+                        if v[0] in kwargs:
+                            l = kwargs[v[0]]
+                        else:
+                            l = len(kwargs[k])
+                        if v[1].size == 1:
+                            buf[off:off + l] = bytearray(kwargs[k])
+                            size = l
+                        else:
+                            size = 0
+                            for i in kwargs[k]:
+                                v[1].pack_into(buf, off + size, i)
+                                size += v[1].size
+                else:
+                    if callable(v):
+                        size = v(self, True, buf, off, kwargs[k])
+                    else:
+                        v.pack_into(buf, off, kwargs[k])
+                        size = v.size
+            else:
+                size = v.size if not type(v) is list else 0
+
+        return off + size - offset
+
+
+    def __getitem__(self, name):
+        if name in self.messages:
+            return self.messages[name]
+        return None
+
+    def encode(self, msgdef, kwargs):
+        # Make suitably large buffer
+        buf = bytearray(self.buffersize)
+        offset = 0
+        size = self.__struct_type(True, msgdef, buf, offset, kwargs)
+        return buf[:offset + size]
+
+    def decode(self, msgdef, buf):
+        return self.__struct_type(False, msgdef, buf, 0, None)[1]
+
+    def __struct_type_decode(self, msgdef, buf, offset):
+        res = []
+        off = offset
+        size = 0
+        for k,v in msgdef['args'].iteritems():
+            off += size
+            if type(v) is list:
+                lst = []
+                if callable(v[1]): # compound type
+                    size = 0
+                    if v[0] in msgdef['args']: # vla
+                        e = res[v[2]]
+                    else: # fixed array
+                        e = v[0]
+                    res.append(lst)
+                    for i in range(e):
+                        (s,l) = v[1](self, False, buf, off + size, None)
+                        lst.append(l)
+                        size += s
+                    continue
+                if v[1].size == 1:
+                    if type(v[0]) is int:
+                        size = len(buf) - off
+                    else:
+                        size = res[v[2]]
+                    res.append(buf[off:off + size])
+                else:
+                    e = v[0] if type(v[0]) is int else res[v[2]]
+                    if e == -1:
+                        e = (len(buf) - off) / v[1].size
+                    lst = []
+                    res.append(lst)
+                    size = 0
+                    for i in range(e):
+                        lst.append(v[1].unpack_from(buf, off + size)[0])
+                        size += v[1].size
+            else:
+                if callable(v):
+                    (s,l) = v(self, False, buf, off, None)
+                    res.append(l)
+                    size += s
+                else:
+                    res.append(v.unpack_from(buf, off)[0])
+                    size = v.size
+
+        return off + size - offset, msgdef['return_tuple']._make(res)
+
+    def ret_tup(self, name):
+        if name in self.messages and 'return_tuple' in self.messages[name]:
+            return self.messages[name]['return_tuple']
+        return None
+
+    def add_message(self, name, msgdef):
+        if name in self.messages:
+            raise ValueError('Duplicate message name: ' + name)
+
+        args = collections.OrderedDict()
+        argtypes = collections.OrderedDict()
+        fields = []
+        msg = {}
+        for i, f in enumerate(msgdef):
+            if type(f) is dict and 'crc' in f:
+                msg['crc'] = f['crc']
+                continue
+            field_type = f[0]
+            field_name = f[1]
+            if len(f) == 3 and f[2] == 0 and i != len(msgdef) - 2:
+                raise ValueError('Variable Length Array must be last: ' + name)
+            args[field_name] = self.__struct(*f)
+            argtypes[field_name] = field_type
+            if len(f) == 4: # Find offset to # elements field
+                args[field_name].append(args.keys().index(f[3]) - i)
+            fields.append(field_name)
+        msg['return_tuple'] = collections.namedtuple(name, fields,
+                                                     rename = True)
+        self.messages[name] = msg
+        self.messages[name]['args'] = args
+        self.messages[name]['argtypes'] = argtypes
+        return self.messages[name]
+
+    def add_type(self, name, typedef):
+        return self.add_message('vl_api_' + name + '_t', typedef)
+
+    def make_function(self, name, i, msgdef, multipart, async):
+        if (async):
+            f = lambda **kwargs: (self._call_vpp_async(i, msgdef, multipart, **kwargs))
+        else:
+            f = lambda **kwargs: (self._call_vpp(i, msgdef, multipart, **kwargs))
+        args = self.messages[name]['args']
+        argtypes = self.messages[name]['argtypes']
+        f.__name__ = str(name)
+        f.__doc__ = ", ".join(["%s %s" % (argtypes[k], k) for k in args.keys()])
+        return f
+
+    def _register_functions(self, async=False):
+        self.id_names = [None] * (self.vpp_dictionary_maxid + 1)
+        self.id_msgdef = [None] * (self.vpp_dictionary_maxid + 1)
+        for name, msgdef in self.messages.iteritems():
+            if name in self.vpp_dictionary:
+                if self.messages[name]['crc'] != self.vpp_dictionary[name]['crc']:
+                    raise ValueError(3, 'Failed CRC checksum ' + name +
+                                     ' ' + self.messages[name]['crc'] +
+                                     ' ' + self.vpp_dictionary[name]['crc'])
+                i = self.vpp_dictionary[name]['id']
+                self.id_msgdef[i] = msgdef
+                self.id_names[i] = name
+                multipart = True if name.find('_dump') > 0 else False
+                setattr(self, name, self.make_function(name, i, msgdef, multipart, async))
+
+    def _write (self, buf):
+        if not self.connected:
+            raise IOError(1, 'Not connected')
+        return vpp_api.write(str(buf))
+
+    def _load_dictionary(self):
+        self.vpp_dictionary = {}
+        self.vpp_dictionary_maxid = 0
+        d = vpp_api.msg_table()
+
+        if not d:
+            raise IOError(3, 'Cannot get VPP API dictionary')
+        for i,n in d:
+            name, crc =  n.rsplit('_', 1)
+            crc = '0x' + crc
+            self.vpp_dictionary[name] = { 'id' : i, 'crc' : crc }
+            self.vpp_dictionary_maxid = max(self.vpp_dictionary_maxid, i)
+
+    def connect(self, name, chroot_prefix = None, async = False):
+        msg_handler = self.msg_handler if not async else self.msg_handler_async
+        if not chroot_prefix:
+            rv = vpp_api.connect(name, msg_handler)
+        else:
+            rv = vpp_api.connect(name, msg_handler, chroot_prefix)
+
+        if rv != 0:
+            raise IOError(2, 'Connect failed')
+        self.connected = True
+
+        self._load_dictionary()
+        self._register_functions(async=async)
+
+        # Initialise control ping
+        self.control_ping_index = self.vpp_dictionary['control_ping']['id']
+        self.control_ping_msgdef = self.messages['control_ping']
+
+    def disconnect(self):
+        rv = vpp_api.disconnect()
+        return rv
+
+    def results_wait(self, context):
+        return (self.results[context]['e'].wait(self.timeout))
+
+    def results_prepare(self, context):
+        self.results[context] = {}
+        self.results[context]['e'] = threading.Event()
+        self.results[context]['e'].clear()
+        self.results[context]['r'] = []
+
+    def results_clean(self, context):
+        del self.results[context]
+
+    def msg_handler(self, msg):
+        if not msg:
+            eprint('vpp_api.read failed')
+            return
+
+        i, ci = self.header.unpack_from(msg, 0)
+        if self.id_names[i] == 'rx_thread_exit':
+            return;
+
+        #
+        # Decode message and returns a tuple.
+        #
+        msgdef = self.id_msgdef[i]
+        if not msgdef:
+            raise IOError(2, 'Reply message undefined')
+
+        r = self.decode(msgdef, msg)
+        if 'context' in r._asdict():
+            if r.context > 0:
+                context = r.context
+
+        msgname = type(r).__name__
+
+        #
+        # XXX: Call provided callback for event
+        # Are we guaranteed to not get an event during processing of other messages?
+        # How to differentiate what's a callback message and what not? Context = 0?
+        #
+        #if not is_waiting_for_reply():
+        if r.context == 0 and self.event_callback:
+            self.event_callback(msgname, r)
+            return
+
+        #
+        # Collect results until control ping
+        #
+        if msgname == 'control_ping_reply':
+            self.results[context]['e'].set()
+            return
+
+        if not context in self.results:
+            eprint('Not expecting results for this context', context, r)
+            return
+
+        if 'm' in self.results[context]:
+            self.results[context]['r'].append(r)
+            return
+
+        self.results[context]['r'] = r
+        self.results[context]['e'].set()
+
+    def msg_handler_async(self, msg):
+        if not msg:
+            eprint('vpp_api.read failed')
+            return
+
+        i, ci = self.header.unpack_from(msg, 0)
+        if self.id_names[i] == 'rx_thread_exit':
+            return;
+
+        #
+        # Decode message and returns a tuple.
+        #
+        msgdef = self.id_msgdef[i]
+        if not msgdef:
+            raise IOError(2, 'Reply message undefined')
+
+        r = self.decode(msgdef, msg)
+        msgname = type(r).__name__
+
+        self.event_callback(msgname, r)
+
+    def _control_ping(self, context):
+        self._write(self.encode(self.control_ping_msgdef,
+                        { '_vl_msg_id' : self.control_ping_index,
+                          'context' : context}))
+
+    def _call_vpp(self, i, msgdef, multipart, **kwargs):
+        if not 'context' in kwargs:
+            context = self.get_context()
+            kwargs['context'] = context
+        else:
+            context = kwargs['context']
+        kwargs['_vl_msg_id'] = i
+        b = self.encode(msgdef, kwargs)
+
+        self.results_prepare(context)
+        self._write(b)
+
+        if multipart:
+            self.results[context]['m'] = True
+            self._control_ping(context)
+        self.results_wait(context)
+        r = self.results[context]['r']
+        self.results_clean(context)
+        return r
+
+    def _call_vpp_async(self, i, msgdef, multipart, **kwargs):
+        if not 'context' in kwargs:
+            context = self.get_context()
+            kwargs['context'] = context
+        else:
+            context = kwargs['context']
+        kwargs['_vl_msg_id'] = i
+        b = self.encode(msgdef, kwargs)
+
+        self._write(b)
+
+    def register_event_callback(self, callback):
+        self.event_callback = callback
+