REST API Client

[iLoveTux]

we will need to implement a simple client. Some initial thoughts on implementation:

1. One in python one in javascript (perhaps java [perhaps jython support])
2. Should simply map the rest api, possibly implement client side cacheing of results
3. I would like this done in two layers, one is a reusable library which can be used to create clients of a rest api and another layer which uses the first library to implement our client

[iLoveTux]

in commit 19afa5d96c6f5df573ba5323d64e10ac2a30e638, most of the work on the client is done. All that remains is to write tests and documentation.