diff --git a/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py b/xos/api/xosapi_helpers.py
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+from rest_framework import generics
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework import status
+from xos.apibase import XOSRetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView, XOSListCreateAPIView
+from rest_framework import viewsets
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+
+""" PlusSerializerMixin
+
+    Implements Serializer fields that are common to all OpenCloud objects. For
+    example, stuff related to backend fields.
+"""
+
+class PlusSerializerMixin():
+    backendIcon = serializers.SerializerMethodField("getBackendIcon")
+    backendHtml = serializers.SerializerMethodField("getBackendHtml")
+
+    # This will cause a descendant class to pull in the methods defined
+    # above. See rest_framework/serializers.py: _get_declared_fields().
+    base_fields = {"backendIcon": backendIcon, "backendHtml": backendHtml}
+    # Rest_framework 3.0 uses _declared_fields instead of base_fields
+    _declared_fields = {"backendIcon": backendIcon, "backendHtml": backendHtml}
+
+    def getBackendIcon(self, obj):
+        return obj.getBackendIcon()
+
+    def getBackendHtml(self, obj):
+        return obj.getBackendHtml()
+
+class XOSViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    api_path=""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def detail_url(self, pattern, viewdict, name):
+        return url(r'^' + self.api_path + self.method_name + r'/(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/' + pattern,
+                   self.as_view(viewdict),
+                   name=self.base_name+"_"+name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def list_url(self, pattern, viewdict, name):
+        return url(r'^' + self.api_path + self.method_name + r'/' + pattern,
+                   self.as_view(viewdict),
+                   name=self.base_name+"_"+name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_urlpatterns(self, api_path=""):
+        self.api_path = api_path
+
+        patterns = []
+
+        patterns.append(url(r'^' + self.api_path + self.method_name + '/$', self.as_view({'get': 'list'}), name=self.base_name+'_list'))
+        patterns.append(url(r'^' + self.api_path + self.method_name + '/(?P<pk>[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)/$', self.as_view({'get': 'retrieve', 'put': 'update', 'post': 'update', 'delete': 'destroy', 'patch': 'partial_update'}), name=self.base_name+'_detail'))
+
+        return patterns