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+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework import generics
+from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route, list_route
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from core.models import *
+from django.forms import widgets
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+from api.xosapi_helpers import PlusModelSerializer, XOSViewSet, ReadOnlyField
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from xos.apibase import XOSListCreateAPIView, XOSRetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView, XOSPermissionDenied
+from xos.exceptions import *
+import json
+import subprocess
+from services.exampleservice.models import ExampleService
+
+class ExampleServiceSerializer(PlusModelSerializer):
+        id = ReadOnlyField()
+        humanReadableName = serializers.SerializerMethodField("getHumanReadableName")
+        service_message = serializers.CharField(required=False)
+
+        class Meta:
+            model = ExampleService
+            fields = ('humanReadableName',
+                      'id',
+                      'service_message')
+
+        def getHumanReadableName(self, obj):
+            return obj.__unicode__()
+
+class ExampleServiceViewSet(XOSViewSet):
+    base_name = "exampleservice"
+    method_name = "exampleservice"
+    method_kind = "viewset"
+    queryset = ExampleService.get_service_objects().all()
+    serializer_class = ExampleServiceSerializer
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_urlpatterns(self, api_path="^"):
+        patterns = super(ExampleServiceViewSet, self).get_urlpatterns(api_path=api_path)
+
+        return patterns
+
+    def list(self, request):
+        object_list = self.filter_queryset(self.get_queryset())
+
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(object_list, many=True)
+
+        return Response(serializer.data)
+