diff --git a/lib/volt/controllers/restfull_base_controller.rb b/lib/volt/controllers/restfull_base_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cd9d666
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+++ b/lib/volt/controllers/restfull_base_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require 'volt/controllers/http_controller'
+
+module Volt
+  # Allow you to create controllers that act as http endpoints
+  class RestfullBaseController < HttpController
+
+    before_action :setup_model
+    before_action :setup_new_resource, only: [:create]
+    before_action :setup_buffered_resource, only: [:update]
+    before_action :setup_resource, only: [:show, :destroy]
+
+    private
+
+    attr_reader :model, :resource
+
+    def self.model(model = :not_set)
+      if model == :not_set
+        @model
+      else
+        @model = model.to_sym
+      end
+    end
+
+    def collection_name
+      model.pluralize
+    end
+
+    def collection
+      store.send(collection_name)
+    end
+
+    def resource_params
+      params.send(:"_#{model}")
+    end
+
+    def setup_model
+      @model = self.class.model || params._model.try(:to_sym)
+      unless @model
+        render text: "No model given", status: :internal_server_error
+        stop_chain
+      end
+    end
+
+    def setup_new_resource
+      @resource = collection.new(resource_params)
+    end
+
+    def setup_resource
+      @resource = collection.where(id: params.id).first.sync
+      unless @resource
+        head :not_found
+        stop_chain
+      end
+    end
+
+    def setup_buffered_resource
+      setup_resource
+      @resource = @resource.buffer
+    end
+
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/volt/controllers/simple_json_controller.rb b/lib/volt/controllers/simple_json_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c321d3b
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+++ b/lib/volt/controllers/simple_json_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require 'volt/controllers/restfull_base_controller'
+
+module Volt
+  # Allow you to create controllers that act as http endpoints
+  class SimpleJsonController < RestfullBaseController
+
+    def index
+      render json: { collection_name => collection.all.to_a.sync }
+    end
+
+    def show
+      render json: { model => resource.to_h }
+    end
+
+    def create
+      collection.append(resource).then do
+        # TODO http_controllers should be able to get routes via params
+        head :created #, location: params_to_url(:get, component: params._component, controller: params._controller, id: resource.id)
+      end.fail do |err|
+
+      end
+    end
+
+    def update
+      resource.update(resource_params)
+      resource.save!.then do
+        head :no_content
+      end.fail do
+      
+      end
+    end
+
+    def destroy
+      resource.destroy.then do
+        head :no_content
+      end.fail do |err|
+
+      end
+    end
+    
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/volt/volt/core.rb b/lib/volt/volt/core.rb
index a8c9bb15..c675fb10 100644
--- a/lib/volt/volt/core.rb
+++ b/lib/volt/volt/core.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Require in the core volt classes that get used on the server
 require 'volt/controllers/http_controller'
+require 'volt/controllers/restfull_base_controller'
+require 'volt/controllers/simple_json_controller'
 require 'volt/server/rack/http_request'
diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/dependencies.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/dependencies.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c908a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/dependencies.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Specify which components you wish to include when
+# this component loads.
diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/initializers/boot.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/initializers/boot.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4bbae35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/initializers/boot.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Place any code you want to run when the component is included on the client
+# or server.
+
+# To include code only on the client use:
+# if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'opal'
+#
+# To include code only on the server, use:
+# unless RUBY_PLATFORM == 'opal'
+# ^^ this will not send compile in code in the conditional to the client.
+# ^^ this include code required in the conditional.
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diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/routes.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/routes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b4b3e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/config/routes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# See https://github.com/voltrb/volt#routes for more info on routes
diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/controllers/main_controller.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/controllers/main_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb394f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/controllers/main_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module Api
+  class MainController < Volt::ModelController
+    def index
+      # Add code for when the index view is loaded
+    end
+
+    def about
+      # Add code for when the about view is loaded
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    # the main template contains a #template binding that shows another
+    # template.  This is the path to that template.  It may change based
+    # on the params._controller and params._action values.
+    def main_path
+      "#{params._component || 'main'}/#{params._controller || 'main'}/#{params._action || 'index'}"
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/controllers/server/api_controller.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/controllers/server/api_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fd92331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/controllers/server/api_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Api
+  class ApiController < Volt::SimpleJsonController
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/views/main/index.html b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/views/main/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da57fc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/api/views/main/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<:Title>
+  Component Index
+
+<:Body>
+  <h1>Component Index</h1>
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diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/config/routes.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/config/routes.rb
index 99b28935..fc49441e 100644
--- a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/config/routes.rb
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/config/routes.rb
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@
 # Route for file uploads
 client '/upload', controller: 'upload', action: 'index'
 
+# Simple JSON API specs
+rest '/api/issues', component: 'api', controller: 'api', model: 'issue'
+
 # The main route, this should be last.  It will match any params not previously matched.
 client '/', {}
diff --git a/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/models/issue.rb b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/models/issue.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2c95855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/apps/kitchen_sink/app/main/models/issue.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Issue < Volt::Model
+  field :name, String
+end
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diff --git a/spec/controllers/restfull_base_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/restfull_base_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abf7d72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/restfull_base_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+if RUBY_PLATFORM != 'opal'
+  require 'volt/controllers/restfull_base_controller'
+  require 'volt/server/rack/http_request'
+  require 'volt/server/rack/http_resource'
+
+  describe Volt::RestfullBaseController do
+    class TestRestfulController < Volt::RestfullBaseController
+
+      attr_accessor :the_model, :the_collection, :the_collection_name, :the_resource_params
+
+      def model_test
+        self.the_model = model
+      end
+
+      def collection_test
+        self.the_collection = collection
+        self.the_collection_name = collection_name
+      end
+
+      def params_test
+        self.the_resource_params = resource_params
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    class StaticRestfulController < Volt::RestfullBaseController
+      attr_accessor :the_model
+
+      model :issue
+
+      def model_test
+        self.the_model = model
+      end
+    end
+
+    class ImplementedRestfulController < Volt::RestfullBaseController
+      attr_accessor :the_resource
+
+      def create
+        self.the_resource = resource
+      end
+
+      def update
+        self.the_resource = resource
+      end
+
+      def show
+        self.the_resource = resource
+      end
+
+      def destroy
+        self.the_resource = resource
+      end
+    end
+
+    let(:app) { ->(env) { [404, env, 'app'] } }
+
+    def request(url='http://example.com/issues')
+      Volt::HttpRequest.new(
+        Rack::MockRequest.env_for(url, 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json;charset=utf-8'))
+    end
+
+
+    let(:controller) { TestRestfulController.new(volt_app, {}, request) }
+
+    before(:each) do
+      store.issues.reverse.each do |issue|
+        issue.destroy
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should set the model from the params' do
+      controller = TestRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, {model: 'issue'}, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:model_test)
+      expect(controller.the_model).to eq(:issue)
+    end
+
+    it 'should use a static model if set' do
+      controller = StaticRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, {model: 'none'}, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:model_test)
+      expect(controller.the_model).to eq(:issue)
+    end
+
+    it 'should set the collection based on the model name' do
+      controller = TestRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, {model: 'issue'}, request)
+
+      controller.perform(:collection_test)
+      expect(controller.the_collection_name).to eq(:issues)
+      expect(controller.the_collection).to be_kind_of(Volt::ArrayModel)
+      expect(controller.the_collection.new).to be_kind_of(Issue)
+    end
+
+    it 'should set the correct resource_params based on the model name' do
+      issue = { name: 'test' }
+      controller = TestRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, {model: 'issue', issue: issue }, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:params_test)
+      expect(controller.the_resource_params).to eq(issue)
+    end
+
+    it 'should setup a new instance of a model with the given params for the create action' do
+      issue = { name: 'test'  }
+      controller = ImplementedRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, {model: 'issue', issue: issue }, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:create)
+      expect(controller.the_resource).to be_kind_of(Issue)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.root).to be_kind_of(Issue)
+      new_issue = controller.the_resource.to_h
+      new_issue.delete(:id)
+      expect(new_issue).to eq(issue)
+    end
+
+    it 'should setup a buffer of a model for the update action' do
+      issue = store.issues.create({ name: 'test' }).sync
+      controller = ImplementedRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, { model: 'issue', id: issue.id }, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:update)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.to_h).to eq(issue.to_h)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.root).to eq(store)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.buffer?).to be(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'should setup the model for the show action' do
+      issue = store.issues.create({ name: 'test' }).sync
+      controller = ImplementedRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, { model: 'issue', id: issue.id }, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:show)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.to_h).to eq(issue.to_h)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.root).to eq(store)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.buffer?).to be(false)
+    end
+
+    it 'should setup the model for the delete action' do
+      issue = store.issues.create({ name: 'test' }).sync
+      controller = ImplementedRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, { model: 'issue', id: issue.id }, request 
+      )
+      controller.perform(:show)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.to_h).to eq(issue.to_h)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.root).to eq(store)
+      expect(controller.the_resource.buffer?).to be(false)
+    end
+
+    it 'should respond with http 404 not found if the resource could not be found' do
+      controller = ImplementedRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, { model: 'issue', id: 0 }, request 
+      )
+      response = controller.perform(:show)
+      expect(response.status).to eq(404)
+    end
+
+    it 'should respond with http 500 internal server error no model is set' do
+      controller = ImplementedRestfulController.new(
+        volt_app, { }, request 
+      )
+      response = controller.perform(:show)
+      expect(response.status).to eq(500)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/simple_json_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/simple_json_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc29d6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/simple_json_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+if RUBY_PLATFORM != 'opal'
+  describe "SimpleJsonApiController" do
+    include Rack::Test::Methods
+
+    let(:app) { Volt.current_app.middleware }
+
+    def json_response
+      JSON.parse(last_response.body, symbolize_names: true)
+    end
+    
+    def headers
+      { 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json'  }
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      store.issues.reverse.each do |issue|
+        issue.destroy
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'should return a list of resources as json' do
+      store.issues << Issue.new(name: 'test')
+      get '/api/issues'
+      expect(last_response.status).to eq(200)
+      expect(last_response.headers['Content-Type']).to eq('application/json')
+      expect(json_response).to eq(issues: store.issues)
+    end
+
+    it 'should returns a single resource as json' do
+      store.issues << Issue.new(name: 'first')
+      issue = store.issues.create(name: 'test').sync
+      get '/api/issues/' + issue.id
+      expect(last_response.status).to eq(200)
+      expect(last_response.headers['Content-Type']).to eq('application/json')
+      expect(json_response).to eq(issue: issue.to_h)
+    end
+
+    it 'should respond with 404 if the resource can not be found' do
+      get '/api/issues/0'
+      expect(last_response.status).to eq(404)
+    end
+
+    it 'destroys a resource' do
+      first = store.issues.create(name: 'first').sync
+      issue = store.issues.create(name: 'second').sync
+      delete '/api/issues/' + issue.id
+      expect(last_response.status).to eq(204)
+      expect(store.issues.to_a.sync).to eq([first.to_h])
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a resource' do
+      payload = JSON.dump({ issue: {name: 'a issue' } })
+      expect(store.issues.count.sync).to eq(0)
+      post '/api/issues', payload, headers
+      puts last_response.body
+      expect(last_response.status).to eq(201)
+      expect(store.issues.count.sync).to eq(1)
+      issue = store.issues.first.sync
+      expect(last_response.body).to be_empty
+      expect(issue.name).to eq('a issue')
+      # TODO http_controllers should be able to get routes via params
+      #expect(last_response.header['Location']).to match("/api/issues/" + issue.id)
+    end
+
+    it 'updates a resource' do
+      issue = store.issues.create(name: 'test').sync
+      payload = JSON.dump({ issue: {name: 'new name' } })
+      put '/api/issues/' + issue.id, payload, headers
+      puts last_response.body
+      expect(last_response.status).to eq(204)
+      issue = store.issues.first.sync
+      expect(issue.name).to eq 'new name'
+    end
+  end
+end