Buffet: Move buffet over to platform2 from src/platform/buffet.

This change also open-sources buffet. The only change in this CL
is the removal of the Makefile and addition of the buffet.gyp file.

BUG=chromium:355180
TEST=USE=buffet emerge-gizmo platform2

Change-Id: Ibf8d3ac3f38313f82a9c07d79932b6f30130f9c5
diff --git a/buffet/README b/buffet/README
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/README
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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+This directory contains the a Brillo service for registering a device and
+sending/receiving remote commands.
diff --git a/buffet/buffet.conf b/buffet/buffet.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c3ee8c
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+++ b/buffet/buffet.conf
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+# Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+description     "Brillo Buffet Service"
+author          "chromium-os-dev@chromium.org"
+
+start on starting system-services
+stop on stopping system-services
+respawn
+
+exec buffet
diff --git a/buffet/buffet.gyp b/buffet/buffet.gyp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b08e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/buffet.gyp
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+{
+  'variables': {
+    'libbase_ver': 242728,
+  },
+  'target_defaults': {
+    'dependencies': [
+      '../../metrics/libmetrics-<(libbase_ver).gyp:libmetrics-<(libbase_ver)',
+    ],
+    'variables': {
+      'deps': [
+        'dbus-1',
+        'libchrome-<(libbase_ver)',
+        'libcurl',
+      ],
+    },
+    # TODO(sosa): Remove gflags: crbug.com/356745.
+    'link_settings': {
+      'libraries': [
+        '-lgflags',
+      ],
+    },
+    'include_dirs': [
+      '..'  # To access all src/platform2 directories
+    ],
+    # TODO(sosa): Remove no-strict-aliasing: crbug.com/356745.
+    'cflags_cc': [
+      '-std=gnu++11',
+      '-fno-strict-aliasing',
+    ],
+  },
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'buffet_common',
+      'type': 'static_library',
+      'sources': [
+        'data_encoding.cc',
+        'dbus_manager.cc',
+        'http_request.cc',
+        'http_transport_curl.cc',
+        'http_utils.cc',
+        'mime_utils.cc',
+        'string_utils.cc',
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'buffet',
+      'type': 'executable',
+      'sources': [
+        'main.cc',
+      ],
+      'dependencies': [
+        'buffet_common',
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'buffet_client',
+      'type': 'executable',
+      'sources': [
+        'buffet_client.cc',
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'buffet_testrunner',
+      'type': 'executable',
+      'dependencies': [
+        'buffet_common',
+      ],
+      'includes': ['../../common-mk/common_test.gypi'],
+      'sources': [
+        'buffet_testrunner.cc',
+        'data_encoding_unittest.cc',
+        'mime_utils_unittest.cc',
+        'string_utils_unittest.cc',
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/buffet/buffet_client.cc b/buffet/buffet_client.cc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..83d5f9c
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+++ b/buffet/buffet_client.cc
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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <base/logging.h>
+#include <base/memory/scoped_ptr.h>
+#include <dbus/bus.h>
+#include <dbus/object_proxy.h>
+#include <gflags/gflags.h>
+
+#include "buffet/dbus_manager.h"
+
+DEFINE_bool(testmethod, false, "Call the Buffet Test Method.");
+
+namespace {
+
+dbus::ObjectProxy* GetBuffetDBusProxy(dbus::Bus *bus) {
+  return bus->GetObjectProxy(
+      buffet::kBuffetServiceName,
+      dbus::ObjectPath(buffet::kBuffetServicePath));
+}
+
+void CallTestMethod(dbus::ObjectProxy* proxy) {
+  int timeout_ms = 1000;
+  dbus::MethodCall method_call(buffet::kBuffetInterface,
+                               buffet::kTestMethod);
+  scoped_ptr<dbus::Response> response(proxy->CallMethodAndBlock(&method_call,
+                                                                timeout_ms));
+  if (!response) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to receive a response.";
+    return;
+  } else {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Received a response.";
+  }
+}
+
+} // end namespace
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  google::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
+
+  dbus::Bus::Options options;
+  options.bus_type = dbus::Bus::SYSTEM;
+  scoped_refptr<dbus::Bus> bus = new dbus::Bus(options);
+
+  auto proxy = GetBuffetDBusProxy(bus);
+  if (FLAGS_testmethod) {
+    CallTestMethod(proxy);
+  }
+
+  LOG(INFO) << "Done.";
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/buffet/buffet_testrunner.cc b/buffet/buffet_testrunner.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..575f952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/buffet_testrunner.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <base/at_exit.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  base::AtExitManager exit_manager;
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}
diff --git a/buffet/data_encoding.cc b/buffet/data_encoding.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e040ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/data_encoding.cc
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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/data_encoding.h"
+
+#include <base/strings/stringprintf.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "buffet/string_utils.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+inline int HexToDec(int hex) {
+  int dec = -1;
+  if (hex >= '0' && hex <= '9') {
+    dec = hex - '0';
+  } else if (hex >= 'A' && hex <= 'F') {
+    dec = hex - 'A' + 10;
+  } else if (hex >= 'a' && hex <= 'f') {
+    dec = hex - 'a' + 10;
+  }
+  return dec;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace data_encoding {
+
+std::string UrlEncode(char const* data, bool encodeSpaceAsPlus) {
+  std::string result;
+
+  while(*data) {
+    char c = *data++;
+    // According to RFC3986 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3986.html),
+    // section 2.3. - Unreserved Characters
+    if ((c >= '0' && c <= '9') ||
+        (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') ||
+        (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') ||
+        c == '-' || c == '.' || c == '_' || c == '~') {
+      result += c;
+    } else if (c == ' ' && encodeSpaceAsPlus) {
+      // For historical reasons, some URLs have spaces encoded as '+',
+      // this also applies to form data encoded as
+      // 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+      result += '+';
+    } else {
+      base::StringAppendF(&result, "%%%02X", (unsigned char)c); // Encode as %NN
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+std::string UrlDecode(char const* data) {
+  std::string result;
+  while (*data) {
+    char c = *data++;
+    int part1 = 0, part2 = 0;
+    // HexToDec would return -1 even for character 0 (end of string),
+    // so it is safe to access data[0] and data[1] without overrunning the buf.
+    if (c == '%' &&
+        (part1 = HexToDec(data[0])) >= 0 && (part2 = HexToDec(data[1])) >= 0) {
+      c = char((part1 << 4) | part2);
+      data += 2;
+    } else if (c == '+') {
+      c = ' ';
+    }
+    result += c;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+std::string WebParamsEncode(
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> const& params,
+    bool encodeSpaceAsPlus) {
+  std::vector<std::string> pairs;
+  pairs.reserve(params.size());
+  for (auto const& p : params) {
+    std::string key = UrlEncode(p.first.c_str(), encodeSpaceAsPlus);
+    std::string value = UrlEncode(p.second.c_str(), encodeSpaceAsPlus);
+    pairs.push_back(string_utils::Join('=', key, value));
+  }
+
+  return string_utils::Join('&', pairs);
+}
+
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> WebParamsDecode(
+    std::string const& data) {
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> result;
+  std::vector<std::string> params = string_utils::Split(data, '&');
+  for (auto p : params) {
+    auto pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst(p, '=');
+    result.emplace_back(UrlDecode(pair.first.c_str()),
+                        UrlDecode(pair.second.c_str()));
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+} // namespace data_encoding
+} // namespace chromeos
diff --git a/buffet/data_encoding.h b/buffet/data_encoding.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c46e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/data_encoding.h
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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_DATA_ENCODING__H_
+#define BUFFET_DATA_ENCODING__H_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace data_encoding {
+
+// Encode/escape string to be used in the query portion of a URL.
+// If |encodeSpaceAsPlus| is set to true, spaces are encoded as '+' instead
+// of "%20"
+std::string UrlEncode(char const* data, bool encodeSpaceAsPlus);
+
+inline std::string UrlEncode(char const* data) {
+  return UrlEncode(data, true);
+}
+
+// Decodes/unescapes a URL. Replaces all %XX sequences with actual characters.
+// Also replaces '+' with spaces.
+std::string UrlDecode(char const* data);
+
+// Converts a list of key-value pairs into a string compatible with
+// 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' content encoding.
+std::string WebParamsEncode(
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> const& params,
+    bool encodeSpaceAsPlus);
+
+inline std::string WebParamsEncode(
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> const& params) {
+  return WebParamsEncode(params, true);
+}
+
+// Parses a string of '&'-delimited key-value pairs (separated by '=') and
+// encoded in a way compatible with 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+// content encoding.
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> WebParamsDecode(
+    std::string const& data);
+
+} // namespace data_encoding
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_DATA_ENCODING__H_
diff --git a/buffet/data_encoding_unittest.cc b/buffet/data_encoding_unittest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae4894d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/data_encoding_unittest.cc
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+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/data_encoding.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using namespace chromeos::data_encoding;
+
+TEST(data_encoding, UrlEncoding) {
+  std::string test = "\"http://sample/path/0014.html \"";
+  std::string encoded = UrlEncode(test.c_str());
+  EXPECT_EQ("%22http%3A%2F%2Fsample%2Fpath%2F0014.html+%22",
+            encoded);
+  EXPECT_EQ(test, UrlDecode(encoded.c_str()));
+
+  test = "\"http://sample/path/0014.html \"";
+  encoded = UrlEncode(test.c_str(), false);
+  EXPECT_EQ("%22http%3A%2F%2Fsample%2Fpath%2F0014.html%20%22",
+            encoded);
+  EXPECT_EQ(test, UrlDecode(encoded.c_str()));
+
+}
+
+TEST(data_encoding, WebParamsEncoding) {
+  std::string encoded = WebParamsEncode({{"q", "test"},
+                                         {"path", "/usr/bin"},
+                                         {"#", "%"}});
+  EXPECT_EQ("q=test&path=%2Fusr%2Fbin&%23=%25", encoded);
+
+  auto params = WebParamsDecode(encoded);
+  EXPECT_EQ(3, params.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ("q", params[0].first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("test", params[0].second);
+  EXPECT_EQ("path", params[1].first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("/usr/bin", params[1].second);
+  EXPECT_EQ("#", params[2].first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("%", params[2].second);
+}
diff --git a/buffet/dbus/org.chromium.Buffet.conf b/buffet/dbus/org.chromium.Buffet.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f6ea4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/dbus/org.chromium.Buffet.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC
+ "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
+ "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
+<busconfig>
+  <policy user="root">
+    <allow own="org.chromium.Buffet" />
+    <allow send_destination="org.chromium.Buffet" />
+  </policy>
+
+  <policy context="default">
+    <allow send_destination="org.chromium.Buffet" />
+  </policy>
+</busconfig>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buffet/dbus_manager.cc b/buffet/dbus_manager.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6031fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/dbus_manager.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/dbus_manager.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <base/bind.h>
+
+namespace buffet {
+
+namespace {
+
+// Passes |method_call| to |handler| and passes the response to
+// |response_sender|. If |handler| returns NULL, an empty response is created
+// and sent.
+void HandleSynchronousDBusMethodCall(
+    base::Callback<scoped_ptr<dbus::Response>(dbus::MethodCall*)> handler,
+    dbus::MethodCall* method_call,
+    dbus::ExportedObject::ResponseSender response_sender) {
+  auto response = handler.Run(method_call);
+  if (!response)
+    response = dbus::Response::FromMethodCall(method_call);
+
+  response_sender.Run(response.Pass());
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+DBusManager::DBusManager()
+    : bus_(nullptr),
+      buffet_dbus_object_(nullptr) {}
+
+DBusManager::~DBusManager() {}
+
+void DBusManager::Init() {
+  InitDBus();
+}
+
+void DBusManager::Finalize() {
+  ShutDownDBus();
+}
+
+void DBusManager::InitDBus() {
+  dbus::Bus::Options options;
+  // TODO(sosa): Should this be on the system bus?
+  options.bus_type = dbus::Bus::SYSTEM;
+  bus_ = new dbus::Bus(options);
+  CHECK(bus_->Connect());
+
+  buffet_dbus_object_ = bus_->GetExportedObject(
+      dbus::ObjectPath(kBuffetServicePath));
+  ExportDBusMethod(kTestMethod, &DBusManager::HandleTestMethod);
+
+  CHECK(bus_->RequestOwnershipAndBlock(kBuffetServiceName,
+                                       dbus::Bus::REQUIRE_PRIMARY))
+      << "Unable to take ownership of " << kBuffetServiceName;
+}
+
+void DBusManager::ShutDownDBus() {
+  bus_->ShutdownAndBlock();
+}
+
+void DBusManager::ExportDBusMethod(const std::string& method_name,
+                              DBusMethodCallMemberFunction member) {
+  DCHECK(buffet_dbus_object_);
+  CHECK(buffet_dbus_object_->ExportMethodAndBlock(
+      kBuffetInterface, method_name,
+      base::Bind(&HandleSynchronousDBusMethodCall,
+                 base::Bind(member, base::Unretained(this)))));
+}
+
+scoped_ptr<dbus::Response> DBusManager::HandleTestMethod(
+    dbus::MethodCall* method_call) {
+  LOG(INFO) << "Received call to test method.";
+  return scoped_ptr<dbus::Response>();
+}
+
+}  // namespace buffet
diff --git a/buffet/dbus_manager.h b/buffet/dbus_manager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da91391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/dbus_manager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_DBUS_MANAGER_H_
+#define BUFFET_DBUS_MANAGER_H_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <base/memory/scoped_ptr.h>
+#include <dbus/bus.h>
+#include <dbus/exported_object.h>
+#include <dbus/message.h>
+
+namespace buffet {
+
+// TODO(sosa): Move to chromeos/system_api once we're ready.
+const char kBuffetInterface[] = "org.chromium.Buffet";
+const char kBuffetServicePath[] = "/org/chromium/Buffet";
+const char kBuffetServiceName[] = "org.chromium.Buffet";
+
+// Methods exposed by buffet.
+const char kTestMethod[] = "TestMethod";
+
+class DBusManager;
+
+// Pointer to a member function for handling D-Bus method calls. If an empty
+// scoped_ptr is returned, an empty (but successful) response will be sent.
+typedef scoped_ptr<dbus::Response> (DBusManager::*DBusMethodCallMemberFunction)(
+    dbus::MethodCall*);
+
+// Class that manages dbus interactions in buffet.
+class DBusManager {
+ public:
+  DBusManager();
+  virtual ~DBusManager();
+
+  void Init();
+  void Finalize();
+
+ private:
+  // Connects to the D-Bus system bus and exports methods.
+  void InitDBus();
+  void ShutDownDBus();
+
+  // Exports |method_name| and uses |member| to handle calls.
+  void ExportDBusMethod(const std::string& method_name,
+                        DBusMethodCallMemberFunction member);
+
+  // Callbacks for handling D-Bus signals and method calls.
+  scoped_ptr<dbus::Response> HandleTestMethod(dbus::MethodCall* method_call);
+
+  scoped_refptr<dbus::Bus> bus_;
+  dbus::ExportedObject* buffet_dbus_object_;  // weak; owned by |bus_|
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(DBusManager);
+};
+
+}  // namespace buffet
+
+#endif  // BUFFET_DBUS_MANAGER_H_
diff --git a/buffet/http_request.cc b/buffet/http_request.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d82473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/http_request.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/http_request.h"
+
+#include "buffet/http_transport_curl.h"
+#include "buffet/mime_utils.h"
+
+using namespace chromeos;
+using namespace chromeos::http;
+
+// request_type
+const char request_type::kOptions[]               = "OPTIONS";
+const char request_type::kGet[]                   = "GET";
+const char request_type::kHead[]                  = "HEAD";
+const char request_type::kPost[]                  = "POST";
+const char request_type::kPut[]                   = "PUT";
+const char request_type::kPatch[]                 = "PATCH";
+const char request_type::kDelete[]                = "DELETE";
+const char request_type::kTrace[]                 = "TRACE";
+const char request_type::kConnect[]               = "CONNECT";
+const char request_type::kCopy[]                  = "COPY";
+const char request_type::kMove[]                  = "MOVE";
+
+// request_header
+const char request_header::kAccept[]              = "Accept";
+const char request_header::kAcceptCharset[]       = "Accept-Charset";
+const char request_header::kAcceptEncoding[]      = "Accept-Encoding";
+const char request_header::kAcceptLanguage[]      = "Accept-Language";
+const char request_header::kAllow[]               = "Allow";
+const char request_header::kAuthorization[]       = "Authorization";
+const char request_header::kCacheControl[]        = "Cache-Control";
+const char request_header::kConnection[]          = "Connection";
+const char request_header::kContentEncoding[]     = "Content-Encoding";
+const char request_header::kContentLanguage[]     = "Content-Language";
+const char request_header::kContentLength[]       = "Content-Length";
+const char request_header::kContentLocation[]     = "Content-Location";
+const char request_header::kContentMd5[]          = "Content-MD5";
+const char request_header::kContentRange[]        = "Content-Range";
+const char request_header::kContentType[]         = "Content-Type";
+const char request_header::kCookie[]              = "Cookie";
+const char request_header::kDate[]                = "Date";
+const char request_header::kExpect[]              = "Expect";
+const char request_header::kExpires[]             = "Expires";
+const char request_header::kFrom[]                = "From";
+const char request_header::kHost[]                = "Host";
+const char request_header::kIfMatch[]             = "If-Match";
+const char request_header::kIfModifiedSince[]     = "If-Modified-Since";
+const char request_header::kIfNoneMatch[]         = "If-None-Match";
+const char request_header::kIfRange[]             = "If-Range";
+const char request_header::kIfUnmodifiedSince[]   = "If-Unmodified-Since";
+const char request_header::kLastModified[]        = "Last-Modified";
+const char request_header::kMaxForwards[]         = "Max-Forwards";
+const char request_header::kPragma[]              = "Pragma";
+const char request_header::kProxyAuthorization[]  = "Proxy-Authorization";
+const char request_header::kRange[]               = "Range";
+const char request_header::kReferer[]             = "Referer";
+const char request_header::kTE[]                  = "TE";
+const char request_header::kTrailer[]             = "Trailer";
+const char request_header::kTransferEncoding[]    = "Transfer-Encoding";
+const char request_header::kUpgrade[]             = "Upgrade";
+const char request_header::kUserAgent[]           = "User-Agent";
+const char request_header::kVia[]                 = "Via";
+const char request_header::kWarning[]             = "Warning";
+
+// response_header
+const char response_header::kAcceptRanges[]       = "Accept-Ranges";
+const char response_header::kAge[]                = "Age";
+const char response_header::kAllow[]              = "Allow";
+const char response_header::kCacheControl[]       = "Cache-Control";
+const char response_header::kConnection[]         = "Connection";
+const char response_header::kContentEncoding[]    = "Content-Encoding";
+const char response_header::kContentLanguage[]    = "Content-Language";
+const char response_header::kContentLength[]      = "Content-Length";
+const char response_header::kContentLocation[]    = "Content-Location";
+const char response_header::kContentMd5[]         = "Content-MD5";
+const char response_header::kContentRange[]       = "Content-Range";
+const char response_header::kContentType[]        = "Content-Type";
+const char response_header::kDate[]               = "Date";
+const char response_header::kETag[]               = "ETag";
+const char response_header::kExpires[]            = "Expires";
+const char response_header::kLastModified[]       = "Last-Modified";
+const char response_header::kLocation[]           = "Location";
+const char response_header::kPragma[]             = "Pragma";
+const char response_header::kProxyAuthenticate[]  = "Proxy-Authenticate";
+const char response_header::kRetryAfter[]         = "Retry-After";
+const char response_header::kServer[]             = "Server";
+const char response_header::kSetCookie[]          = "Set-Cookie";
+const char response_header::kTrailer[]            = "Trailer";
+const char response_header::kTransferEncoding[]   = "Transfer-Encoding";
+const char response_header::kUpgrade[]            = "Upgrade";
+const char response_header::kVary[]               = "Vary";
+const char response_header::kVia[]                = "Via";
+const char response_header::kWarning[]            = "Warning";
+const char response_header::kWwwAuthenticate[]    = "WWW-Authenticate";
+
+//**************************************************************************
+//********************** Request Class **********************
+//**************************************************************************
+Request::Request(std::string const& url, char const* method) :
+  transport_(new curl::Transport(url, method)) {
+}
+
+Request::Request(std::string const& url) :
+  transport_(new curl::Transport(url, nullptr)) {
+}
+
+Request::Request(std::shared_ptr<TransportInterface> transport) :
+  transport_(transport) {
+}
+
+void Request::AddRange(int64_t bytes) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->AddRange(bytes);
+}
+
+void Request::AddRange(uint64_t from_byte, uint64_t to_byte) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->AddRange(from_byte, to_byte);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Response> Request::GetResponse() {
+  if (transport_) {
+    if (transport_->GetStage() == TransportInterface::Stage::initialized) {
+      if(transport_->Perform())
+        return std::unique_ptr<Response>(new Response(transport_));
+    } else if (transport_->GetStage() ==
+               TransportInterface::Stage::response_received) {
+      return std::unique_ptr<Response>(new Response(transport_));
+    }
+  }
+  return std::unique_ptr<Response>();
+}
+
+void Request::SetAccept(char const* accept_mime_types) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->SetAccept(accept_mime_types);
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetAccept() const {
+  return transport_ ? transport_->GetAccept() : std::string();
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetRequestURL() const {
+  return transport_ ? transport_->GetRequestURL() : std::string();
+}
+
+void Request::SetContentType(char const* contentType) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->SetContentType(contentType);
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetContentType() const {
+  return transport_ ? transport_->GetContentType() : std::string();
+}
+
+void Request::AddHeader(char const* header, char const* value) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->AddHeader(header, value);
+}
+
+bool Request::AddRequestBody(void const* data, size_t size) {
+  return transport_ && transport_->AddRequestBody(data, size);
+}
+
+void Request::SetMethod(char const* method) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->SetMethod(method);
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetMethod() const {
+  return transport_ ? transport_->GetMethod() : std::string();
+}
+
+void Request::SetReferer(char const* referer) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->SetReferer(referer);
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetReferer() const {
+  return transport_ ? transport_->GetReferer() : std::string();
+}
+
+void Request::SetUserAgent(char const* user_agent) {
+  if (transport_)
+    transport_->SetUserAgent(user_agent);
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetUserAgent() const {
+  return transport_ ? transport_->GetUserAgent() : std::string();
+}
+
+std::string Request::GetErrorMessage() const {
+  if (transport_ &&
+      transport_->GetStage() == TransportInterface::Stage::failed) {
+    return transport_->GetErrorMessage();
+  }
+
+  return std::string();
+}
+
+//**************************************************************************
+//********************** Response Class **********************
+//**************************************************************************
+Response::Response(std::shared_ptr<TransportInterface> transport) :
+    transport_(transport) {
+}
+
+bool Response::IsSuccessful() const {
+  if (transport_ &&
+      transport_->GetStage() == TransportInterface::Stage::response_received) {
+    int code = GetStatusCode();
+    return code >= status_code::Continue && code < status_code::BadRequest;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+int Response::GetStatusCode() const {
+  if (!transport_)
+    return -1;
+
+  return transport_->GetResponseStatusCode();
+}
+
+std::string Response::GetStatusText() const {
+  if (!transport_)
+    return std::string();
+
+  return transport_->GetResponseStatusText();
+}
+
+std::string Response::GetContentType() const {
+  return GetHeader(response_header::kContentType);
+}
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> Response::GetData() const {
+  if (transport_)
+    return transport_->GetResponseData();
+
+  return std::vector<unsigned char>();
+}
+
+std::string Response::GetDataAsString() const {
+  if (transport_) {
+    auto data = transport_->GetResponseData();
+    char const* data_buf = reinterpret_cast<char const*>(data.data());
+    return std::string(data_buf, data_buf + data.size());
+  }
+
+  return std::string();
+}
+
+std::string Response::GetHeader(char const* header_name) const {
+  if (transport_)
+    return transport_->GetResponseHeader(header_name);
+
+  return std::string();
+}
+
diff --git a/buffet/http_request.h b/buffet/http_request.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acdab89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/http_request.h
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_HTTP_REQUEST_H_
+#define BUFFET_HTTP_REQUEST_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <base/basictypes.h>
+
+#include "buffet/transport_interface.h"
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace http {
+
+// HTTP request verbs
+namespace request_type {
+  extern const char kOptions[];
+  extern const char kGet[];
+  extern const char kHead[];
+  extern const char kPost[];
+  extern const char kPut[];
+  extern const char kPatch[];  // Not a standard HTTP/1.1 request method
+  extern const char kDelete[];
+  extern const char kTrace[];
+  extern const char kConnect[];
+  extern const char kCopy[];   // Not a standard HTTP/1.1 request method
+  extern const char kMove[];   // Not a standard HTTP/1.1 request method
+} // namespace request_type
+
+// HTTP request header names
+namespace request_header {
+  extern const char kAccept[];
+  extern const char kAcceptCharset[];
+  extern const char kAcceptEncoding[];
+  extern const char kAcceptLanguage[];
+  extern const char kAllow[];
+  extern const char kAuthorization[];
+  extern const char kCacheControl[];
+  extern const char kConnection[];
+  extern const char kContentEncoding[];
+  extern const char kContentLanguage[];
+  extern const char kContentLength[];
+  extern const char kContentLocation[];
+  extern const char kContentMd5[];
+  extern const char kContentRange[];
+  extern const char kContentType[];
+  extern const char kCookie[];
+  extern const char kDate[];
+  extern const char kExpect[];
+  extern const char kExpires[];
+  extern const char kFrom[];
+  extern const char kHost[];
+  extern const char kIfMatch[];
+  extern const char kIfModifiedSince[];
+  extern const char kIfNoneMatch[];
+  extern const char kIfRange[];
+  extern const char kIfUnmodifiedSince[];
+  extern const char kLastModified[];
+  extern const char kMaxForwards[];
+  extern const char kPragma[];
+  extern const char kProxyAuthorization[];
+  extern const char kRange[];
+  extern const char kReferer[];
+  extern const char kTE[];
+  extern const char kTrailer[];
+  extern const char kTransferEncoding[];
+  extern const char kUpgrade[];
+  extern const char kUserAgent[];
+  extern const char kVia[];
+  extern const char kWarning[];
+} // namespace request_header
+
+// HTTP response header names
+namespace response_header {
+  extern const char kAcceptRanges[];
+  extern const char kAge[];
+  extern const char kAllow[];
+  extern const char kCacheControl[];
+  extern const char kConnection[];
+  extern const char kContentEncoding[];
+  extern const char kContentLanguage[];
+  extern const char kContentLength[];
+  extern const char kContentLocation[];
+  extern const char kContentMd5[];
+  extern const char kContentRange[];
+  extern const char kContentType[];
+  extern const char kDate[];
+  extern const char kETag[];
+  extern const char kExpires[];
+  extern const char kLastModified[];
+  extern const char kLocation[];
+  extern const char kPragma[];
+  extern const char kProxyAuthenticate[];
+  extern const char kRetryAfter[];
+  extern const char kServer[];
+  extern const char kSetCookie[];
+  extern const char kTrailer[];
+  extern const char kTransferEncoding[];
+  extern const char kUpgrade[];
+  extern const char kVary[];
+  extern const char kVia[];
+  extern const char kWarning[];
+  extern const char kWwwAuthenticate[];
+} // namespace response_header
+
+// HTTP request status (error) codes
+namespace status_code {
+  // OK to continue with request
+  static const int Continue = 100;
+  // Server has switched protocols in upgrade header
+  static const int SwitchProtocols = 101;
+
+  // Request completed
+  static const int Ok = 200;
+  // Object created, reason = new URI
+  static const int Created = 201;
+  // Async completion (TBS)
+  static const int Accepted = 202;
+  // Partial completion
+  static const int Partial = 203;
+  // No info to return
+  static const int NoContent = 204;
+  // Request completed, but clear form
+  static const int ResetContent = 205;
+  // Partial GET furfilled
+  static const int PartialContent = 206;
+
+  // Server couldn't decide what to return
+  static const int Ambiguous = 300;
+  // Object permanently moved
+  static const int Moved = 301;
+  // Object temporarily moved
+  static const int Redirect = 302;
+  // Redirection w/ new access method
+  static const int RedirectMethod = 303;
+  // If-Modified-Since was not modified
+  static const int NotModified = 304;
+  // Redirection to proxy, location header specifies proxy to use
+  static const int UseProxy = 305;
+  // HTTP/1.1: keep same verb
+  static const int RedirectKeepVerb = 307;
+
+  // Invalid syntax
+  static const int BadRequest = 400;
+  // Access denied
+  static const int Denied = 401;
+  // Payment required
+  static const int PaymentRequired = 402;
+  // Request forbidden
+  static const int Forbidden = 403;
+  // Object not found
+  static const int NotFound = 404;
+  // Method is not allowed
+  static const int BadMethod = 405;
+  // No response acceptable to client found
+  static const int NoneAcceptable = 406;
+  // Proxy authentication required
+  static const int ProxyAuthRequired = 407;
+  // Server timed out waiting for request
+  static const int RequestTimeout = 408;
+  // User should resubmit with more info
+  static const int Conflict = 409;
+  // The resource is no longer available
+  static const int Gone = 410;
+  // The server refused to accept request w/o a length
+  static const int LengthRequired = 411;
+  // Precondition given in request failed
+  static const int PrecondionFailed = 412;
+  // Request entity was too large
+  static const int RequestTooLarge = 413;
+  // Request URI too long
+  static const int UriTooLong = 414;
+  // Unsupported media type
+  static const int UnsupportedMedia = 415;
+  // Retry after doing the appropriate action.
+  static const int RetryWith = 449;
+
+  // Internal server error
+  static const int InternalServerError = 500;
+  // Request not supported
+  static const int NotSupported = 501;
+  // Error response received from gateway
+  static const int BadGateway = 502;
+  // Temporarily overloaded
+  static const int ServiceUnavailable = 503;
+  // Timed out waiting for gateway
+  static const int GatewayTimeout = 504;
+  // HTTP version not supported
+  static const int VersionNotSupported = 505;
+} // namespace status_code
+
+class Response; // Just a forward-declarartion
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Request class is the main object used to set up and initiate an HTTP
+// communication session. It is used to specify the HTTP request method,
+// request URL and many optional parameters (such as HTTP headers, user agent,
+// referer URL and so on.
+//
+// Once everything is setup, GetResponse() method is used to send the request
+// and obtain the server response. The returned Response onject can be
+// used to inspect the response code, HTTP headers and/or response body.
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+class Request {
+ public:
+  // The main constructor. |url| specifies the remote host address/path
+  // to send the request to. Optional |method| is the HTTP request verb. If
+  // omitted, "GET" is used.
+  // Uses the default libcurl-based implementation of TransportInterface
+  Request(std::string const& url, char const* method);
+  Request(std::string const& url);
+
+  // Custom constructor that allows non-default implementations
+  // of TransportInterface to be used.
+  Request(std::shared_ptr<TransportInterface> transport);
+
+  // Gets/Sets "Accept:" header value. The default value is "*/*" if not set.
+  void SetAccept(char const* accept_mime_types);
+  std::string GetAccept() const;
+
+  // Gets/Sets "Content-Type:" header value
+  void SetContentType(char const* content_type);
+  std::string GetContentType() const;
+
+  // Adds additional HTTP request header
+  void AddHeader(char const* header, char const* value);
+
+  // Removes HTTP request header
+  void RemoveHeader(char const* header);
+
+  // Adds a request body. This is not to be used with GET method
+  bool AddRequestBody(void const* data, size_t size);
+
+  // Makes a request for a subrange of data. Specifies a partial range with
+  // either from beginning of the data to the specified offset (if |bytes| is
+  // negative) or from the specified offset to the end of data (if |bytes| is
+  // positive).
+  // All individual ranges will be sent as part of "Range:" HTTP request header.
+  void AddRange(int64_t bytes);
+
+  // Makes a request for a subrange of data. Specifies a full range with
+  // start and end bytes from the beginning of the requested data.
+  // All individual ranges will be sent as part of "Range:" HTTP request header.
+  void AddRange(uint64_t from_byte, uint64_t to_byte);
+
+  // Gets/Sets an HTTP request verb to be used with request
+  void SetMethod(char const* method);
+  std::string GetMethod() const;
+
+  // Returns the request URL
+  std::string GetRequestURL() const;
+
+  // Gets/Sets a request referer URL (sent as "Referer:" request header).
+  void SetReferer(char const* referer);
+  std::string GetReferer() const;
+
+  // Gets/Sets a user agent string (sent as "User-Agent:" request header).
+  void SetUserAgent(char const* user_agent);
+  std::string GetUserAgent() const;
+
+  // Sends the request to the server and returns the response object.
+  // In case the server couldn't be reached for whatever reason, returns
+  // empty unique_ptr (null). Calling GetErrorMessage() provides additional
+  // information in such as case.
+  std::unique_ptr<Response> GetResponse();
+
+  // If the request failed before reaching the server, returns additional
+  // information about the error occurred.
+  std::string GetErrorMessage() const;
+
+ private:
+  std::shared_ptr<TransportInterface> transport_;
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Request);
+};
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Response class is returned from Request::GetResponse() and is a way
+// to get to response status, error codes, response HTTP headers and response
+// data (body) if available.
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+class Response {
+ public:
+  Response(std::shared_ptr<TransportInterface> transport);
+
+  // Returns true if server returned a success code (status code below 400).
+  bool IsSuccessful() const;
+
+  // Returns the HTTP status code (e.g. 200 for success)
+  int GetStatusCode() const;
+
+  // Returns the status text (e.g. for error 403 it could be "NOT AUTHORIZED").
+  std::string GetStatusText() const;
+
+  // Returns the content type of the response data.
+  std::string GetContentType() const;
+
+  // Returns response data as a byte array
+  std::vector<unsigned char> GetData() const;
+
+  // Returns response data as a string
+  std::string GetDataAsString() const;
+
+  // Returns a value of a given response HTTP header.
+  std::string GetHeader(char const* header_name) const;
+
+ private:
+  std::shared_ptr<TransportInterface> transport_;
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Response);
+};
+
+} // namespace http
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_HTTP_REQUEST_H_
diff --git a/buffet/http_transport_curl.cc b/buffet/http_transport_curl.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47090e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/http_transport_curl.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/http_transport_curl.h"
+
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <base/logging.h>
+
+#include "buffet/mime_utils.h"
+#include "buffet/string_utils.h"
+#include "buffet/map_utils.h"
+
+using namespace chromeos;
+using namespace chromeos::http::curl;
+
+Transport::Transport(std::string const& url, char const* method) :
+    request_url_(url),
+    method_(method ? method : request_type::kGet) {
+  stage_ = Stage::initialized;
+}
+
+Transport::~Transport() {
+  Close();
+}
+
+void Transport::AddRange(int64_t bytes) {
+  if (bytes < 0) {
+    ranges_.emplace_back(Transport::range_value_omitted, -bytes);
+  } else {
+    ranges_.emplace_back(bytes, Transport::range_value_omitted);
+  }
+}
+
+void Transport::AddRange(uint64_t fromByte, uint64_t toByte) {
+  ranges_.emplace_back(fromByte, toByte);
+}
+
+std::string Transport::GetAccept() const {
+  return accept_;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> Transport::GetHeaders() const {
+  auto headers = MapToVector(headers_);
+  std::vector<std::string> ranges;
+  if (method_ != request_type::kHead) {
+    ranges.reserve(ranges_.size());
+    for (auto p : ranges_) {
+      if (p.first != range_value_omitted || p.second != range_value_omitted) {
+        std::string range;
+        if (p.first != range_value_omitted) {
+          range = std::to_string(p.first);
+        }
+        range += '-';
+        if (p.second != range_value_omitted) {
+          range += std::to_string(p.second);
+        }
+        ranges.push_back(range);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (!ranges.empty())
+    headers.emplace_back(request_header::kRange,
+                         "bytes=" + string_utils::Join(',', ranges));
+
+  headers.emplace_back(request_header::kAccept, GetAccept());
+
+  return headers;
+}
+
+void Transport::AddHeader(char const* header, char const* value) {
+  headers_[header] = value;
+}
+
+void Transport::RemoveHeader(char const* header) {
+  AddHeader(header, "");
+}
+
+bool Transport::AddRequestBody(void const* data, size_t size) {
+  if (size == 0)
+    return true;
+
+  if (data == nullptr) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Invalid request body data pointer";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  unsigned char const* data_ptr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char const*>(data);
+  request_data_.insert(request_data_.end(), data_ptr, data_ptr + size);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool Transport::Perform() {
+  if (stage_ != Stage::initialized) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot call Perform() on unintialized transport object";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  curl_handle_ = curl_easy_init();
+  if (!curl_handle_) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to initialize CURL";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_URL, request_url_.c_str());
+
+  if (!user_agent_.empty()) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                     CURLOPT_USERAGENT, user_agent_.c_str());
+  }
+
+  if (!referer_.empty()) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                     CURLOPT_REFERER, referer_.c_str());
+  }
+
+  // Setup HTTP request method and optional request body.
+  if (method_ == request_type::kGet) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_HTTPGET, 1L);
+  } else if (method_ == request_type::kHead) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_NOBODY, 1L);
+  } else if (method_ == request_type::kPost) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_POST, 1L);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, nullptr);
+    if (!request_data_.empty()) {
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                       CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, &Transport::read_callback);
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_READDATA, this);
+    }
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE_LARGE,
+                     curl_off_t(request_data_.size()));
+  } else if (method_ == request_type::kPut) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_UPLOAD, 1L);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE,
+                     curl_off_t(request_data_.size()));
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                     CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, &Transport::read_callback);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_READDATA, this);
+  } else {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, method_.c_str());
+    if (!request_data_.empty()) {
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                       CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, &Transport::read_callback);
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_READDATA, this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Setup HTTP response data.
+  if (method_ != request_type::kHead) {
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                     CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, &Transport::write_callback);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, this);
+  }
+
+  // HTTP request headers
+  auto headers = GetHeaders();
+  if (method_ != request_type::kGet && method_ != request_type::kHead) {
+    if (!content_type_.empty())
+      headers.emplace_back(request_header::kContentType, content_type_);
+  }
+
+  curl_slist* header_list = nullptr;
+  if (!headers.empty()) {
+    for (auto pair : headers) {
+      std::string header = string_utils::Join(": ", pair.first, pair.second);
+      header_list = curl_slist_append(header_list, header.c_str());
+    }
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, header_list);
+  }
+
+  headers.clear();
+
+  // HTTP response headers
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_,
+                   CURLOPT_HEADERFUNCTION, &Transport::header_callback);
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle_, CURLOPT_HEADERDATA, this);
+
+  CURLcode ret = curl_easy_perform(curl_handle_);
+  if (ret != CURLE_OK) {
+    error_ = curl_easy_strerror(ret);
+    stage_ = Stage::failed;
+    LOG(ERROR) << "CURL request failed: " << error_;
+  } else {
+    stage_ = Stage::response_received;
+  }
+  curl_slist_free_all(header_list);
+  return (ret == CURLE_OK);
+}
+
+int Transport::GetResponseStatusCode() const {
+  if (stage_ != Stage::response_received)
+    return 0;
+  long status_code = 0;
+  curl_easy_getinfo(curl_handle_, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &status_code);
+  return status_code;
+}
+
+std::string Transport::GetResponseHeader(char const* headerName) const {
+  auto p = headers_.find(headerName);
+  return p != headers_.end() ? p->second : std::string();
+}
+
+
+void Transport::Close() {
+  if (curl_handle_) {
+    curl_easy_cleanup(curl_handle_);
+    curl_handle_ = nullptr;
+  }
+  stage_ = Stage::closed;
+}
+
+size_t Transport::write_callback(char* ptr, size_t size,
+                                 size_t num, void* data) {
+  Transport* me = reinterpret_cast<Transport*>(data);
+  size_t data_len = size * num;
+  me->response_data_.insert(me->response_data_.end(), ptr, ptr + data_len);
+  return data_len;
+}
+
+size_t Transport::read_callback(char* ptr, size_t size,
+                                size_t num, void* data) {
+  Transport* me = reinterpret_cast<Transport*>(data);
+  size_t data_len = size * num;
+
+  if (me->request_data_ptr_ >= me->request_data_.size())
+    return 0;
+
+  if (me->request_data_ptr_ + data_len > me->request_data_.size())
+    data_len = me->request_data_.size() - me->request_data_ptr_;
+
+  memcpy(ptr, me->request_data_.data() + me->request_data_ptr_, data_len);
+  me->request_data_ptr_ += data_len;
+
+  return data_len;
+}
+
+size_t Transport::header_callback(char* ptr, size_t size,
+                                  size_t num, void* data) {
+  Transport* me = reinterpret_cast<Transport*>(data);
+  size_t hdr_len = size * num;
+  std::string header(ptr, int(hdr_len));
+  if (!me->status_text_set_) {
+    // First header - response code as "HTTP/1.1 200 OK".
+    // Need to extract the OK part
+    size_t pos = header.find(' ');
+    if(pos != std::string::npos)
+      pos = header.find(' ', pos + 1);
+    if (pos != std::string::npos)
+      me->status_text_ = header.substr(pos + 1);
+    me->status_text_set_ = true;
+  } else {
+    auto pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst(header, ':');
+    if (!pair.second.empty())
+      me->headers_.insert(pair);
+  }
+  return hdr_len;
+}
diff --git a/buffet/http_transport_curl.h b/buffet/http_transport_curl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab2ea2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/http_transport_curl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_HTTP_TRANSPORT_CURL_H_
+#define BUFFET_HTTP_TRANSPORT_CURL_H_
+
+#include <map>
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
+#include "buffet/http_request.h"
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace http {
+namespace curl {
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// A particular implementation of TransportInterface that uses libcurl for
+// HTTP communications. This class (as TransportInterface interface)
+// is used by http::Request and http::Response classes to provide HTTP
+// functionality to the clients.
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+class Transport : public TransportInterface {
+ public:
+  // Standard constructor. |url| is the full request URL with protocol
+  // schema, host address, resource path as well as optional query parameters
+  // and/or user name/password. |method| is one of HTTP request verbs such as
+  // "GET", "POST", etc. If nullptr is specified, "GET" is assumed.
+  Transport(std::string const& url, char const* method);
+  ~Transport();
+
+  // Returns the current request/response stage.
+  virtual Stage GetStage() const override { return stage_; }
+
+  // Implementation of Request::AddRange.
+  virtual void AddRange(int64_t bytes) override;
+  virtual void AddRange(uint64_t from_byte, uint64_t to_byte) override;
+
+  // Implementation of Request::SetAccept/Request::GetAccept.
+  virtual void SetAccept(char const* acceptMimeTypes) override {
+    accept_ = acceptMimeTypes;
+  }
+  virtual std::string GetAccept() const override;
+
+  // Implementation of Request::GetRequestURL.
+  virtual std::string GetRequestURL() const override { return request_url_; }
+
+  // Implementation of Request::SetContentType/Request::GetContentType.
+  virtual void SetContentType(char const* content_type) override {
+    content_type_ = content_type;
+  }
+  virtual std::string GetContentType() const override { return content_type_; }
+
+  // Implementation of Request::AddHeader.
+  virtual void AddHeader(char const* header, char const* value) override;
+
+  // Implementation of Request::RemoveHeader.
+  virtual void RemoveHeader(char const* header) override;
+
+  // Implementation of Request::AddRequestBody.
+  virtual bool AddRequestBody(void const* data, size_t size) override;
+
+  // Implementation of Request::SetMethod/Request::GetMethod.
+  virtual void SetMethod(char const* method) override { method_ = method; }
+  virtual std::string GetMethod() const override { return method_; }
+
+  // Implementation of Request::SetReferer/Request::GetReferer.
+  virtual void SetReferer(char const* referer) override { referer_ = referer; }
+  virtual std::string GetReferer() const override { return referer_; }
+
+  // Implementation of Request::SetUserAgent/Request::GetUserAgent.
+  virtual void SetUserAgent(char const* user_agent) override {
+    user_agent_ = user_agent;
+  }
+  virtual std::string GetUserAgent() const override { return user_agent_; }
+
+  // Sends the HTTP request to the server. Used by Request::GetResponse().
+  virtual bool Perform() override;
+
+  // Implementation of Response::GetStatusCode.
+  virtual int GetResponseStatusCode() const override;
+
+  // Implementation of Response::GetStatusText.
+  virtual std::string GetResponseStatusText() const override {
+    return status_text_;
+  }
+
+  // Implementation of Response::GetHeader.
+  virtual std::string GetResponseHeader(char const* header_name) const override;
+
+  // Implementation of Response::GetData.
+  virtual std::vector<unsigned char> const& GetResponseData() const override {
+    return response_data_;
+  }
+
+  // Implementation of Response::GetErrorMessage.
+  virtual std::string GetErrorMessage() const override { return error_; }
+
+  // Closes the connection and frees up internal data
+  virtual void Close() override;
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> GetHeaders() const;
+
+  // Write data callback. Used by CURL when receiving response data.
+  static size_t write_callback(char* ptr, size_t size, size_t num, void* data);
+  // Read data callback. Used by CURL when sending request body data.
+  static size_t read_callback(char* ptr, size_t size, size_t num, void* data);
+  // Write header data callback. Used by CURL when receiving response headers.
+  static size_t header_callback(char* ptr, size_t size, size_t num, void* data);
+
+  // Full request URL, such as "http://www.host.com/path/to/object"
+  std::string request_url_;
+  // HTTP request verb, such as "GET", "POST", "PUT", ...
+  std::string method_;
+
+  // Referrer URL, if any. Sent to the server via "Referer: " header.
+  std::string referer_;
+  // User agent string, if any. Sent to the server via "User-Agent: " header.
+  std::string user_agent_;
+  // Content type of the request body data.
+  // Sent to the server via "Content-Type: " header.
+  std::string content_type_;
+  // List of acceptable response data types.
+  // Sent to the server via "Accept: " header.
+  std::string accept_ = "*/*";
+
+  // List of optional request headers provided by the caller.
+  // After request has been sent, contains the received response headers.
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> headers_;
+  // List of optional data ranges to request partial content from the server.
+  // Sent to thr server as "Range: " header.
+  std::vector<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>> ranges_;
+  // Binary data for request body.
+  std::vector<unsigned char> request_data_;
+  // Read pointer for request data. Used when streaming data to the server.
+  size_t request_data_ptr_ = 0;
+
+  // Received response data.
+  std::vector<unsigned char> response_data_;
+
+  // Current progress stage.
+  Stage stage_ = Stage::failed;
+  // CURL error message in case request fails completely.
+  std::string error_;
+  // Reponse status text, such as "OK" for 200, or "Forbidden" for 403
+  std::string status_text_;
+  // Flag used when parsing response headers to separate the response status
+  // from the rest of response headers.
+  bool status_text_set_ = false;
+
+  // range_value_omitted is used in |ranges_| list to indicate omitted value.
+  // E.g. range (10,range_value_omitted) represents bytes from 10 to the end
+  // of the data stream.
+  static const uint64_t range_value_omitted = (uint64_t)-1;
+
+  CURL* curl_handle_ = nullptr;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Transport);
+};
+
+} // namespace curl
+} // namespace http
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_HTTP_TRANSPORT_CURL_H_
diff --git a/buffet/http_utils.cc b/buffet/http_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a921386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/http_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/http_utils.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <base/values.h>
+#include <base/json/json_reader.h>
+#include <base/json/json_writer.h>
+
+#include "mime_utils.h"
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace http {
+
+std::unique_ptr<Response> Get(char const* url) {
+  Request request(url);
+  return request.GetResponse();
+}
+
+std::string GetAsString(char const* url) {
+  auto resp = Get(url);
+  return resp ? resp->GetDataAsString() : std::string();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Response> Head(char const* url) {
+  Request request(url, request_type::kHead);
+  return request.GetResponse();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Response> PostText(char const* url,
+                                   char const* data,
+                                   char const* mime_type) {
+  if (mime_type == nullptr) {
+    mime_type = chromeos::mime::application::kWwwFormUrlEncoded;
+  }
+
+  return PostBinary(url, data, strlen(data), mime_type);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Response> PostBinary(char const* url, void const* data,
+                                     size_t data_size, char const* mime_type) {
+  if (mime_type == nullptr) {
+    mime_type = chromeos::mime::application::kOctet_stream;
+  }
+
+  Request request(url, request_type::kPost);
+  request.SetContentType(mime_type);
+  request.AddRequestBody(data, data_size);
+  return request.GetResponse();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Response> PostJson(char const* url, base::Value const* json) {
+  std::string data;
+  base::JSONWriter::Write(json, &data);
+  return PostBinary(url, data.c_str(), data.size(), mime::application::kJson);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<base::Value> ParseJsonResponse(Response const* response,
+                                               std::string* error_message) {
+  std::unique_ptr<base::Value> value;
+  if (response) {
+    if (response->IsSuccessful()) {
+      // Make sure we have a correct content type. Do not try to parse
+      // binary files, or HTML output. Limit to application/json and text/plain.
+      auto content_type = mime::RemoveParameters(response->GetContentType());
+      if (content_type == mime::application::kJson ||
+          content_type == mime::text::kPlain) {
+        std::string json = response->GetDataAsString();
+        value.reset(base::JSONReader::ReadAndReturnError(json,
+                                                         base::JSON_PARSE_RFC,
+                                                         nullptr,
+                                                         error_message));
+      }
+      else if (error_message) {
+        *error_message = "Unexpected response content type: " + content_type;
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (error_message) {
+    *error_message = "NULL response.";
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+} // namespace http
+} // namespace chromeos
diff --git a/buffet/http_utils.h b/buffet/http_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fff847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/http_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_HTTP_UTILS_H_
+#define BUFFET_HTTP_UTILS_H_
+
+#include "buffet/http_request.h"
+
+namespace base { class Value; }
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace http {
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// The following are simple utility helper functions for common HTTP operations
+// that use http::Request object behind the scenes and set it up accordingly.
+//
+// For more advanced functionality you need to use Request/Response objects
+// directly.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// Performs a simple GET request and returns the data as a string.
+std::string GetAsString(char const* url);
+
+// Performs a GET request. Success status, returned data and additional
+// information (such as returned HTTP headers) can be obtained from
+// the returned Response object.
+std::unique_ptr<Response> Get(char const* url);
+
+// Performs a HEAD request. Success status and additional
+// information (such as returned HTTP headers) can be obtained from
+// the returned Response object.
+std::unique_ptr<Response> Head(char const* url);
+
+// Performs a POST request with binary data. Success status, returned data
+// and additional information (such as returned HTTP headers) can be obtained
+// from the returned Response object.
+// If data MIME type is not specified, "application/octet-stream" is assumed
+std::unique_ptr<Response> PostBinary(char const* url,
+                                     void const* data,
+                                     size_t data_size,
+                                     char const* mime_type);
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<Response> PostBinary(char const* url,
+                                            void const* data,
+                                            size_t data_size) {
+  return PostBinary(url, data, data_size, nullptr);
+}
+
+// Performs a POST request with text data. Success status, returned data
+// and additional information (such as returned HTTP headers) can be obtained
+// from the returned Response object.
+// If data MIME type is not specified, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+// is assumed
+std::unique_ptr<Response> PostText(char const* url,
+                                   char const* data,
+                                   char const* mime_type);
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<Response> PostText(char const* url, char const* data) {
+  return PostText(url, data, nullptr);
+}
+
+// Performs a POST request with JSON data. Success status, returned data
+// and additional information (such as returned HTTP headers) can be obtained
+// from the returned Response object. If a JSON response is expected,
+// use ParseJsonResponse() method on the returned Response object.
+std::unique_ptr<Response> PostJson(char const* url, base::Value const* json);
+
+// Given an http::Response object, parse the body data into Json object.
+// Returns null if failed. Optional |error_message| can be passed in to
+// get the extended error information as to why the parse failed.
+std::unique_ptr<base::Value> ParseJsonResponse(Response const* response,
+                                               std::string* error_message);
+
+} // namespace http
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_HTTP_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/buffet/main.cc b/buffet/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b2e493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <base/at_exit.h>
+#include <base/command_line.h>
+#include <base/file_util.h>
+#include <base/files/file_path.h>
+#include <base/logging.h>
+#include <base/message_loop/message_loop.h>
+#include <base/strings/string_util.h>
+#include <base/strings/stringprintf.h>
+#include <gflags/gflags.h>
+
+#include "buffet/dbus_manager.h"
+
+DEFINE_string(logsroot, "/var/log", "Root directory for buffet logs.");
+
+namespace {
+
+// Returns |utime| as a string
+std::string GetTimeAsString(time_t utime) {
+  struct tm tm;
+  CHECK_EQ(localtime_r(&utime, &tm), &tm);
+  char str[16];
+  CHECK_EQ(strftime(str, sizeof(str), "%Y%m%d-%H%M%S", &tm), 15UL);
+  return std::string(str);
+}
+
+// Sets up a symlink to point to log file.
+void SetupLogSymlink(const std::string& symlink_path,
+                     const std::string& log_path) {
+  base::DeleteFile(base::FilePath(symlink_path), true);
+  if (symlink(log_path.c_str(), symlink_path.c_str()) == -1) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to create symlink " << symlink_path
+               << " pointing at " << log_path;
+  }
+}
+
+// Creates new log file based on timestamp in |logs_root|/buffet.
+std::string SetupLogFile(const std::string& logs_root) {
+  const auto log_symlink = logs_root + "/buffet.log";
+  const auto logs_dir = logs_root + "/buffet";
+  const auto log_path =
+      base::StringPrintf("%s/buffet.%s",
+                         logs_dir.c_str(),
+                         GetTimeAsString(::time(NULL)).c_str());
+  mkdir(logs_dir.c_str(), 0755);
+  SetupLogSymlink(log_symlink, log_path);
+  return log_symlink;
+}
+
+// Sets up logging for buffet.
+void SetupLogging(const std::string& logs_root) {
+  const auto log_file = SetupLogFile(logs_root);
+  logging::LoggingSettings settings;
+  settings.logging_dest = logging::LOG_TO_ALL;
+  settings.log_file = log_file.c_str();
+  settings.lock_log = logging::DONT_LOCK_LOG_FILE;
+  settings.delete_old = logging::APPEND_TO_OLD_LOG_FILE;
+  logging::InitLogging(settings);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+  // Parse the args and check for extra args.
+  CommandLine::Init(argc, argv);
+  google::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
+  CHECK_EQ(argc, 1) << "Unexpected arguments. Try --help";
+
+  SetupLogging(FLAGS_logsroot);
+
+  base::AtExitManager at_exit_manager;
+  base::MessageLoopForIO message_loop;
+
+  // Initialize the dbus_manager.
+  buffet::DBusManager dbus_manager;
+  dbus_manager.Init();
+
+  message_loop.Run();
+
+  dbus_manager.Finalize();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/buffet/map_utils.h b/buffet/map_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..676c558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/map_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_MAP_UTILS_H_
+#define BUFFET_MAP_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+
+// Given an STL map returns a vector containing all keys from the map
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<typename T::key_type> GetMapKeys(T const& map) {
+  std::vector<typename T::key_type> keys;
+  keys.reserve(map.size());
+  for (auto&& pair : map)
+    keys.push_back(pair.first);
+  return keys;
+}
+
+// Given an STL map returns a vector containing all values from the map
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<typename T::mapped_type> GetMapValues(T const& map) {
+  std::vector<typename T::mapped_type> values;
+  values.reserve(map.size());
+  for (auto&& pair : map)
+    values.push_back(pair.second);
+  return values;
+}
+
+// Given an STL map returns a vector of key-value pairs from the map
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<std::pair<typename T::key_type,
+                      typename T::mapped_type>> MapToVector(T const& map) {
+  std::vector<std::pair<typename T::key_type, typename T::mapped_type>> vector;
+  vector.reserve(map.size());
+  for (auto&& pair : map)
+    vector.push_back(pair);
+  return vector;
+}
+
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_MAP_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/buffet/mime_utils.cc b/buffet/mime_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f29ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/mime_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/mime_utils.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <base/strings/string_util.h>
+
+#include "buffet/string_utils.h"
+
+using namespace chromeos;
+
+//***************************************************************************
+//******************************* MIME types ********************************
+//***************************************************************************
+const char mime::types::kApplication[]             = "application";
+const char mime::types::kAudio[]                   = "audio";
+const char mime::types::kImage[]                   = "image";
+const char mime::types::kMessage[]                 = "message";
+const char mime::types::kMultipart[]               = "multipart";
+const char mime::types::kText[]                    = "text";
+const char mime::types::kVideo[]                   = "video";
+
+const char mime::parameters::kCharset[]            = "charset";
+
+const char mime::image::kJpeg[]                    = "image/jpeg";
+const char mime::image::kPng[]                     = "image/png";
+const char mime::image::kBmp[]                     = "image/bmp";
+const char mime::image::kTiff[]                    = "image/tiff";
+const char mime::image::kGif[]                     = "image/gif";
+
+const char mime::text::kPlain[]                    = "text/plain";
+const char mime::text::kHtml[]                     = "text/html";
+const char mime::text::kXml[]                      = "text/xml";
+
+const char mime::application::kOctet_stream[]      = "application/octet-stream";
+const char mime::application::kJson[]              = "application/json";
+const char mime::application::kWwwFormUrlEncoded[] =
+    "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
+
+//***************************************************************************
+//**************************** Utility Functions ****************************
+//***************************************************************************
+static std::string EncodeParam(std::string const& param) {
+  // If the string contains one of "tspecials" characters as
+  // specified in RFC 1521, enclose it in quotes.
+  if (param.find_first_of("()<>@,;:\\\"/[]?=") != std::string::npos) {
+    return '"' + param + '"';
+  }
+  return param;
+}
+
+static std::string DecodeParam(std::string const& param) {
+  if (param.size() > 1 && param.front() == '"' && param.back() == '"') {
+    return param.substr(1, param.size() - 2);
+  }
+  return param;
+}
+
+//***************************************************************************
+//******************** Main MIME manipulation functions *********************
+//***************************************************************************
+
+bool mime::Split(std::string const& mime_string,
+                 std::string* type, std::string* subtype,
+                 mime::Parameters* parameters) {
+  std::vector<std::string> parts = string_utils::Split(mime_string, ';');
+  if (parts.empty())
+    return false;
+
+  if (!mime::Split(parts.front(), type, subtype))
+    return false;
+
+  if(parameters) {
+    parameters->clear();
+    parameters->reserve(parts.size() - 1);
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < parts.size(); i++) {
+      auto pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst(parts[i], '=');
+      pair.second = DecodeParam(pair.second);
+      parameters->push_back(pair);
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool mime::Split(std::string const& mime_string,
+                 std::string* type, std::string* subtype) {
+  std::string mime = mime::RemoveParameters(mime_string);
+  auto types = string_utils::SplitAtFirst(mime, '/');
+
+  if(type)
+    *type = types.first;
+
+  if(subtype)
+    *subtype = types.second;
+
+  return !types.first.empty() && !types.second.empty();
+}
+
+std::string mime::Combine(std::string const& type, std::string const& subtype,
+                          mime::Parameters const& parameters) {
+  std::vector<std::string> parts;
+  parts.push_back(string_utils::Join('/', type, subtype));
+  for (std::pair<std::string, std::string> const& pair : parameters) {
+    parts.push_back(string_utils::Join('=', pair.first,
+                                       EncodeParam(pair.second)));
+  }
+  return string_utils::Join("; ", parts);
+}
+
+std::string mime::GetType(std::string const& mime_string) {
+  std::string mime = mime::RemoveParameters(mime_string);
+  return string_utils::SplitAtFirst(mime, '/').first;
+}
+
+std::string mime::GetSubtype(std::string const& mime_string) {
+  std::string mime = mime::RemoveParameters(mime_string);
+  return string_utils::SplitAtFirst(mime, '/').second;
+}
+
+mime::Parameters mime::GetParameters(std::string const& mime_string) {
+  std::string type;
+  std::string subtype;
+  mime::Parameters parameters;
+
+  if (mime::Split(mime_string, &type, &subtype, &parameters))
+    return std::move(parameters);
+
+  return mime::Parameters();
+}
+
+std::string mime::RemoveParameters(std::string const& mime_string) {
+  return string_utils::SplitAtFirst(mime_string, ';').first;
+}
+
+std::string mime::AppendParameter(std::string const& mime_string,
+                                  std::string const& paramName,
+                                  std::string const& paramValue) {
+  std::string mime(mime_string);
+  mime += "; ";
+  mime += string_utils::Join('=', paramName, EncodeParam(paramValue));
+  return mime;
+}
+
+std::string mime::GetParameterValue(std::string const& mime_string,
+                                    std::string const& paramName) {
+  mime::Parameters params = mime::GetParameters(mime_string);
+  for(auto const& pair : params) {
+    if (base::strcasecmp(pair.first.c_str(), paramName.c_str()) == 0)
+      return pair.second;
+  }
+  return std::string();
+}
diff --git a/buffet/mime_utils.h b/buffet/mime_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1dc7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/mime_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_MIME_UTILS_H_
+#define BUFFET_MIME_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+
+namespace mime {
+
+namespace types {
+  // Main MIME type categories
+  extern const char kApplication[];       // application
+  extern const char kAudio[];             // audio
+  extern const char kImage[];             // image
+  extern const char kMessage[];           // message
+  extern const char kMultipart[];         // multipart
+  extern const char kText[];              // test
+  extern const char kVideo[];             // video
+}
+
+namespace parameters {
+  // Common MIME parameters
+  extern const char kCharset[];           // charset=...
+}
+
+namespace image {
+  // Common image MIME types
+  extern const char kJpeg[];              // image/jpeg
+  extern const char kPng[];               // image/png
+  extern const char kBmp[];               // image/bmp
+  extern const char kTiff[];              // image/tiff
+  extern const char kGif[];               // image/gif
+}
+
+namespace text {
+  // Common text MIME types
+  extern const char kPlain[];             // text/plain
+  extern const char kHtml[];              // text/html
+  extern const char kXml[];               // text/xml
+}
+
+namespace application {
+  // Common application MIME types
+  extern const char kOctet_stream[];      // application/octet-stream
+  extern const char kJson[];              // application/json
+  extern const char kWwwFormUrlEncoded[]; // application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+}
+
+typedef std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> Parameters;
+
+// Combine a MIME type, subtype and parameters into a MIME string.
+// e.g. Combine("text", "plain", {{"charset", "utf-8"}}) will give:
+//      "text/plain; charset=utf-8"
+std::string Combine(std::string const& type, std::string const& subtype,
+                    Parameters const& parameters = Parameters());
+
+// Splits a MIME string into type and subtype.
+// "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => ("text", "plain")
+bool Split(std::string const& mime_string,
+           std::string* type, std::string* subtype);
+
+// Splits a MIME string into type, subtype, and parameters.
+// "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => ("text", "plain", {{"charset","utf-8"}})
+bool Split(std::string const& mime_string,
+           std::string* type, std::string* subtype, Parameters* parameters);
+
+// Returns the MIME type from MIME string.
+// "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => "text"
+std::string GetType(std::string const& mime_string);
+
+// Returns the MIME sub-type from MIME string.
+// "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => "plain"
+std::string GetSubtype(std::string const& mime_string);
+
+// Returns the MIME parameters from MIME string.
+// "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => {{"charset","utf-8"}}
+Parameters GetParameters(std::string const& mime_string);
+
+// Removes parameters from a MIME string
+// "text/plain;charset=utf-8" => "text/plain"
+std::string RemoveParameters(std::string const& mime_string);
+
+// Appends a parameter to a MIME string.
+// "text/plain" => "text/plain; charset=utf-8"
+std::string AppendParameter(std::string const& mime_string,
+                            std::string const& paramName,
+                            std::string const& paramValue);
+
+// Returns the value of a parameter on a MIME string (empty string if missing).
+// ("text/plain;charset=utf-8","charset") => "utf-8"
+std::string GetParameterValue(std::string const& mime_string,
+                              std::string const& paramName);
+
+} // namespace mime
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_MIME_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/buffet/mime_utils_unittest.cc b/buffet/mime_utils_unittest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..893976a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/mime_utils_unittest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/mime_utils.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using namespace chromeos;
+
+TEST(MimeUtils, Combine) {
+  std::string mime_string = mime::Combine(mime::types::kText, "xml");
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::text::kXml, mime_string);
+  EXPECT_EQ("application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            mime::Combine(mime::types::kApplication, "json",
+                          {{"charset", "utf-8"}}));
+}
+
+TEST(MimeUtils, Split) {
+  std::string s1, s2;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mime::Split(mime::image::kJpeg, &s1, &s2));
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::types::kImage, s1);
+  EXPECT_EQ("jpeg", s2);
+
+  mime::Parameters parameters;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mime::Split("application/json;charset=utf-8",
+    &s1, &s2, &parameters));
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::types::kApplication, s1);
+  EXPECT_EQ("json", s2);
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::application::kJson, mime::Combine(s1, s2));
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, parameters.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::parameters::kCharset, parameters.front().first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("utf-8", parameters.front().second);
+  EXPECT_EQ("application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            mime::Combine(s1, s2, parameters));
+}
+
+TEST(MimeUtils, ExtractParts) {
+  mime::Parameters parameters;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::types::kText, mime::GetType(mime::text::kPlain));
+  EXPECT_EQ("plain", mime::GetSubtype(mime::text::kPlain));
+
+  parameters = mime::GetParameters("text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;foo=bar");
+  EXPECT_EQ(2, parameters.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::parameters::kCharset, parameters[0].first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("iso-8859-1", parameters[0].second);
+  EXPECT_EQ("foo", parameters[1].first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("bar", parameters[1].second);
+}
+
+TEST(MimeUtils, AppendRemoveParams) {
+  std::string mime_string = mime::AppendParameter(mime::text::kXml,
+                                                  mime::parameters::kCharset,
+                                                  "utf-8");
+  EXPECT_EQ("text/xml; charset=utf-8", mime_string);
+  mime_string = mime::AppendParameter(mime_string, "foo", "bar");
+  EXPECT_EQ("text/xml; charset=utf-8; foo=bar", mime_string);
+  EXPECT_EQ("utf-8", mime::GetParameterValue(mime_string,
+                                             mime::parameters::kCharset));
+  EXPECT_EQ("bar", mime::GetParameterValue(mime_string, "foo"));
+  EXPECT_EQ("", mime::GetParameterValue(mime_string, "baz"));
+  mime_string = mime::RemoveParameters(mime_string);
+  EXPECT_EQ(mime::text::kXml, mime_string);
+}
diff --git a/buffet/string_utils.cc b/buffet/string_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49a7d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/string_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/string_utils.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <base/strings/string_util.h>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace string_utils {
+
+std::vector<std::string> Split(std::string const& str,
+                               char delimiter,
+                               bool trim_whitespaces,
+                               bool purge_empty_strings) {
+  std::vector<std::string> tokens;
+  if (delimiter == 0)
+    return tokens;
+
+  char const* sz = str.c_str();
+  if (sz) {
+    char const* szNext = strchr(sz, delimiter);
+    while (szNext) {
+      if (szNext != sz || !purge_empty_strings)
+        tokens.emplace_back(sz, szNext - sz);
+      sz = szNext + 1;
+      szNext = strchr(sz, delimiter);
+    }
+    if (*sz != 0 || !purge_empty_strings)
+      tokens.emplace_back(sz);
+  }
+
+  if (trim_whitespaces) {
+    std::for_each(tokens.begin(), tokens.end(), [](std::string& str) {
+      TrimWhitespaceASCII(str, TRIM_ALL, &str); });
+  }
+
+  return tokens;
+}
+
+std::pair<std::string, std::string> SplitAtFirst(std::string const& str,
+                                                 char delimiter,
+                                                 bool trim_whitespaces) {
+  std::pair<std::string, std::string> pair;
+  if (delimiter == 0)
+    return pair;
+
+  char const* sz = str.c_str();
+  char const* szNext = strchr(sz, delimiter);
+  if (szNext) {
+    pair.first = std::string(sz, szNext);
+    pair.second = std::string(szNext + 1);
+  } else {
+    pair.first = str;
+  }
+
+  if (trim_whitespaces) {
+    TrimWhitespaceASCII(pair.first, TRIM_ALL, &pair.first);
+    TrimWhitespaceASCII(pair.second, TRIM_ALL, &pair.second);
+  }
+
+  return pair;
+}
+
+std::string Join(char delimiter, std::vector<std::string> const& strings) {
+  return JoinString(strings, delimiter);
+}
+
+std::string Join(std::string const& delimiter,
+                 std::vector<std::string> const& strings) {
+  return JoinString(strings, delimiter);
+}
+
+std::string Join(char delimiter,
+                 std::string const& str1, std::string const& str2) {
+  return str1 + delimiter + str2;
+}
+
+std::string Join(std::string const& delimiter,
+                 std::string const& str1, std::string const& str2) {
+  return str1 + delimiter + str2;
+}
+
+} // namespace string_utils
+} // namespace chromeos
diff --git a/buffet/string_utils.h b/buffet/string_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bad62f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/string_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_STRING_UTILS_H_
+#define BUFFET_STRING_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace string_utils {
+
+// Treats the string as a delimited list of substrings and returns the array
+// of original elements of the list.
+// By default, empty elements from the original string are omitted and
+// each element has all whitespaces trimmed off.
+std::vector<std::string> Split(std::string const& str,
+                               char delimiter,
+                               bool trim_whitespaces = true,
+                               bool purge_empty_strings = true);
+
+// Splits the string into two pieces at the first position of the specified
+// delimiter. By default, each part has all whitespaces trimmed off.
+std::pair<std::string, std::string> SplitAtFirst(std::string const& str,
+                                                 char delimiter,
+                                                 bool trim_whitespaces = true);
+
+// Joins an array of strings into a single string separated by |delimiter|.
+std::string Join(char delimiter, std::vector<std::string> const& strings);
+std::string Join(std::string const& delimiter,
+                 std::vector<std::string> const& strings);
+std::string Join(char delimiter,
+                 std::string const& str1, std::string const& str2);
+std::string Join(std::string const& delimiter,
+                 std::string const& str1, std::string const& str2);
+
+} // namespace string_utils
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_STRING_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/buffet/string_utils_unittest.cc b/buffet/string_utils_unittest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23bcef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/string_utils_unittest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "buffet/string_utils.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using namespace chromeos;
+
+TEST(StringUtils, Split) {
+  std::vector<std::string> parts;
+
+  parts = string_utils::Split(",a,bc , d,,e,", ',', true, true);
+  EXPECT_EQ(4, parts.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ("a", parts[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("bc", parts[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("d", parts[2]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("e", parts[3]);
+
+  parts = string_utils::Split(",a,bc , d,,e,", ',', false, true);
+  EXPECT_EQ(4, parts.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ("a", parts[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("bc ", parts[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ(" d", parts[2]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("e", parts[3]);
+
+  parts = string_utils::Split(",a,bc , d,,e,", ',', true, false);
+  EXPECT_EQ(7, parts.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ("", parts[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("a", parts[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("bc", parts[2]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("d", parts[3]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", parts[4]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("e", parts[5]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", parts[6]);
+
+  parts = string_utils::Split(",a,bc , d,,e,", ',', false, false);
+  EXPECT_EQ(7, parts.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ("", parts[0]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("a", parts[1]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("bc ", parts[2]);
+  EXPECT_EQ(" d", parts[3]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", parts[4]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("e", parts[5]);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", parts[6]);
+}
+
+TEST(StringUtils, SplitAtFirst) {
+  std::pair<std::string, std::string> pair;
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst(" 123 : 4 : 56 : 789 ", ':', true);
+  EXPECT_EQ("123", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("4 : 56 : 789", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst(" 123 : 4 : 56 : 789 ", ':', false);
+  EXPECT_EQ(" 123 ", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ(" 4 : 56 : 789 ", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("=", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("a=", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("a", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("abc=", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("=a", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("a", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("=abc=", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc=", pair.second);
+
+  pair = string_utils::SplitAtFirst("abc", '=');
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc", pair.first);
+  EXPECT_EQ("", pair.second);
+}
+
+TEST(StringUtils, Join_Char) {
+  EXPECT_EQ("", string_utils::Join(',', {}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc", string_utils::Join(',', {"abc"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc,defg", string_utils::Join(',', {"abc", "defg"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("1:2:3", string_utils::Join(':', {"1", "2", "3"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("192.168.0.1", string_utils::Join('.', {"192", "168", "0", "1"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("ff02::1", string_utils::Join(':', {"ff02", "", "1"}));
+}
+
+TEST(StringUtils, Join_String) {
+  EXPECT_EQ("", string_utils::Join(",", {}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc", string_utils::Join(",", {"abc"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("abc,defg", string_utils::Join(",", {"abc", "defg"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("1 : 2 : 3", string_utils::Join(" : ", {"1", "2", "3"}));
+  EXPECT_EQ("123", string_utils::Join("", {"1", "2", "3"}));
+}
+
+TEST(StringUtils, Join_Pair) {
+  EXPECT_EQ("ab,cd", string_utils::Join(',', "ab", "cd"));
+  EXPECT_EQ("key = value", string_utils::Join(" = ", "key", "value"));
+}
diff --git a/buffet/transport_interface.h b/buffet/transport_interface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa858c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffet/transport_interface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_TRANSPORT_INTERFACE_H_
+#define BUFFET_TRANSPORT_INTERFACE_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <base/basictypes.h>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+namespace http {
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// TransportInterface is an interface to abstract specific implementation
+// of HTTP communication. This interface (and its underlying implementation)
+// is used by http::Request and http::Response classes to provide HTTP
+// functionality to the clients. This interface should be of no interest
+// to the clients unless they want to implement/use their own network library.
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+class TransportInterface {
+ public:
+  enum class Stage {
+    initialized,
+    response_received,
+    failed,
+    closed
+  };
+
+  virtual ~TransportInterface() {}
+
+  virtual Stage GetStage() const = 0;
+
+  virtual void AddRange(int64_t bytes) = 0;
+  virtual void AddRange(uint64_t from_byte, uint64_t to_byte) = 0;
+
+  virtual void SetAccept(char const* accept_mime_types) = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetAccept() const = 0;
+
+  virtual std::string GetRequestURL() const = 0;
+
+  virtual void SetContentType(char const* content_type) = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetContentType() const = 0;
+
+  virtual void AddHeader(char const* header, char const* value) = 0;
+  virtual void RemoveHeader(char const* header) = 0;
+
+  virtual bool AddRequestBody(void const* data, size_t size) = 0;
+
+  virtual void SetMethod(char const* method) = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetMethod() const = 0;
+
+  virtual void SetReferer(char const* referer) = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetReferer() const = 0;
+
+  virtual void SetUserAgent(char const* user_agent) = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetUserAgent() const = 0;
+
+  virtual bool Perform() = 0;
+
+  virtual int GetResponseStatusCode() const = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetResponseStatusText() const = 0;
+
+  virtual std::string GetResponseHeader(char const* header_name) const = 0;
+  virtual std::vector<unsigned char> const& GetResponseData() const = 0;
+  virtual std::string GetErrorMessage() const = 0;
+
+  virtual void Close() = 0;
+
+ protected:
+  TransportInterface() {}
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TransportInterface);
+};
+
+} // namespace http
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_TRANSPORT_INTERFACE_H_