diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/basic_api.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/basic_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b9614152bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/basic_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Basic Controller"""
+
+#from nova.api.openstack.compute.schemas import xyz
+#from nova.api.openstack import extensions
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
+from nova.api import validation
+
+class BasicController(wsgi.Controller):
+
+    # Define support for GET on a collection
+    def index(self, req):
+        data = {'param': 'val'}
+        return data
+
+    # Define support for POST on a collection
+#    @extensions.expected_errors((400, 409))
+#    @validation.schema(xyz.create)
+    @wsgi.response(201)
+    def create(self, req, body):
+        write_body_here = ok
+        return response_body
+
+    # Defining support for other RESTFul methods based on resource.
+
+    # ...
+
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
index d0df3a5875c..ebaa0a0a859 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/routes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import attach_interfaces
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import availability_zone
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import baremetal_nodes
+from nova.api.openstack.compute import basic_api
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import cells
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import certificates
 from nova.api.openstack.compute import cloudpipe
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ def _create_controller(main_controller, action_controller_list):
 availability_zone_controller = functools.partial(
     _create_controller, availability_zone.AvailabilityZoneController, [])
 
+basic_controller = functools.partial(
+    _create_controller, basic_api.BasicController, [])
 
 baremetal_nodes_controller = functools.partial(
     _create_controller, baremetal_nodes.BareMetalNodeController, [])