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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Copyright (c) 2006-2012 sqlmap developers (http://sqlmap.org/)
+See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+
+from _sqlmap import modulePath
+from lib.core.common import setPaths
+from lib.core.data import paths
+from lib.core.data import logger
+from lib.utils.api import client
+from lib.utils.api import server
+
+RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
+RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT = 8775
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    """
+    REST-JSON API main function
+    """
+    # Set default logging level to debug
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH = modulePath()
+    setPaths()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("-s", "--server", help="Act as a REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT, action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--client", help="Act as a REST-JSON API client", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT, action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-H", "--host", help="Host of the REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_HOST, action="store")
+    parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", help="Port of the the REST-JSON API server", default=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT, action="store")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.server is True:
+        server(args.host, args.port)
+    elif args.client is True:
+        client(args.host, args.port)