diff --git a/lib/utils/restapi.py b/lib/utils/restapi.py
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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 sys
+import json
+import os
+
+from lib.controller.controller import start
+from lib.core.convert import hexencode
+from lib.core.datatype import AttribDict
+from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
+from lib.core.data import kb
+from lib.core.data import logger
+from lib.core.exception import SqlmapMissingDependence
+from lib.core.option import init
+from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
+from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT
+
+try:
+    from bottle import abort, error, get, post, request, run, template, debug
+except ImportError:
+    errMsg = "Missing mandatory library bottle: download from "
+    errMsg += "http://bottlepy.org/ and install it"
+    raise SqlmapMissingDependence, errMsg
+
+# bottle in debug mode for now
+debug(True)
+
+# local global variables
+session_ids = []
+admin_id = ""
+
+
+# Generic functions
+def jsonize(data):
+    return json.dumps(data, sort_keys=False, indent=4)
+
+
+def is_admin(session_id):
+    global admin_id
+    if admin_id != session_id:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True
+
+
+# HTTP Status Code functions
+@error(401) # Access Denied
+def error401(error):
+    return "Access denied"
+
+
+@error(404) # Not Found
+def error404(error):
+    return "Nothing here"
+
+
+@error(405) # Method Not Allowed (e.g. when requesting a POST method via GET)
+def error405(error):
+    return "Method not allowed"
+
+@error(500) # Not Found
+def error500(error):
+    return "Internal server error"
+
+
+################################
+# Session management functions #
+################################
+
+# Users' methods
+@get("/session/new")
+def session_new():
+    """
+    Create new session token
+    """
+    global session_ids
+    session_id = hexencode(os.urandom(32))
+    session_ids.append(session_id)
+    return jsonize({"sessionid": session_id})
+
+
+@post("/session/destroy")
+def session_destroy():
+    """
+    Destroy own session token
+    """
+    # TODO: replace use of request.forms with JSON
+    session_id = request.forms.get("sessionid", "")
+    #<sessionid:re:x[0-9a-fA-F]+>
+    if session_id in session_ids:
+        session_ids.remove(session_id)
+        return "Done"
+    else:
+        abort(500)
+
+# Admin's methods
+@post("/session/list")
+def session_list():
+    """
+    List all active sessions
+    """
+    # TODO: replace use of request.forms with JSON
+    if is_admin(request.forms.get("sessionid", "")):
+        return jsonize({"sessions": session_ids})
+    else:
+        abort(401)
+
+
+@get("/session/flush")
+def session_flush():
+    """
+    Flush session spool (destroy all sessions)
+    """
+    global session_ids
+    if is_admin(request.forms.get("sessionid", "")):
+        session_ids = []
+    else:
+        abort(401)
+
+
+def restAPIrun(host="0.0.0.0", port=RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT):
+    """
+    Initiate REST-JSON API
+    """
+    global admin_id
+    admin_id = hexencode(os.urandom(32))
+    options = AttribDict(cmdLineOptions)
+    logger.info("Running REST-JSON API server at '%s:%d'.." % (host, port))
+    logger.info("The admin session ID is: %s" % admin_id)
+    run(host=host, port=port)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    addr = "http://localhost:%d" % (int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else RESTAPI_SERVER_PORT)
+    print "[i] Starting debug REST-JSON client to '%s'..." % addr
+
+    # TODO: write a simple client with urllib2, for now use curl from command line