diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_http.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_http.py
index f5c5f846ec9..56c00743900 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_http.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_http.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # ir_http modular http routing
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 import logging
+import re
 
 import werkzeug.exceptions
 import werkzeug.routing
@@ -22,14 +23,12 @@ class ModelConverter(werkzeug.routing.BaseConverter):
     def __init__(self, url_map, model=False):
         super(ModelConverter, self).__init__(url_map)
         self.model = model
-        # TODO add support for slug in the form [A-Za-z0-9-] bla-bla-89 -> id 89
         self.regex = '([0-9]+)'
 
     def to_python(self, value):
-        # TODO:
-        # - raise routing.ValidationError() if no browse record can be createdm
-        # - support slug 
-        return request.registry[self.model].browse(request.cr, _uid, int(value), context=request.context)
+        m = re.match(self.regex, value)
+        return request.registry[self.model].browse(
+            request.cr, _uid, int(m.group(1)), context=request.context)
 
     def to_url(self, value):
         return value.id
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class ir_http(osv.AbstractModel):
         return {'model': ModelConverter, 'models': ModelsConverter}
 
     def _find_handler(self):
-        return self.routing_map.bind_to_environ(request.httprequest.environ).match()
+        return self.routing_map().bind_to_environ(request.httprequest.environ).match()
 
     def _auth_method_user(self):
         request.uid = request.session.uid
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ class ir_http(osv.AbstractModel):
             return self._handle_403(e)
 
         # post process arg to set uid on browse records
-        for arg in arguments:
+        for arg in arguments.itervalues():
             if isinstance(arg, orm.browse_record) and arg._uid is _uid:
                 arg._uid = request.uid
 
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ class ir_http(osv.AbstractModel):
 
         return result
 
-    @property
     def routing_map(self):
         if not hasattr(self, '_routing_map'):
             _logger.info("Generating routing map")
diff --git a/openerp/http.py b/openerp/http.py
index 126360e8adc..e22cf04b04d 100644
--- a/openerp/http.py
+++ b/openerp/http.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class WebRequest(object):
         self.disable_db = False
         self.uid = None
         self.func = None
+        self.func_arguments = {}
         self.auth_method = None
         self._cr_cm = None
         self._cr = None
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ class WebRequest(object):
 
     def set_handler(self, func, arguments, auth):
         # is this needed ?
-        arguments = dict([(k, v) for k, v in arguments.items() if not k.startswith("_ignored_")])
+        arguments = dict((k, v) for k, v in arguments.iteritems()
+                         if not k.startswith("_ignored_"))
 
         self.func = func
         self.func_request_type = func.exposed
@@ -167,6 +169,9 @@ class WebRequest(object):
                 if self.func_request_type != self._request_type:
                     raise Exception("%s, %s: Function declared as capable of handling request of type '%s' but called with a request of type '%s'" \
                         % (self.func, self.httprequest.path, self.func_request_type, self._request_type))
+
+                kwargs.update(self.func_arguments)
+
                 # Backward for 7.0
                 if getattr(self.func, '_first_arg_is_req', False):
                     args = (request,) + args
@@ -987,6 +992,11 @@ class Root(object):
         except werkzeug.exceptions.HTTPException, e:
             return e(environ, start_response)
 
+    def get_db_router(self, db):
+        if not db:
+            return self.nodb_routing_map
+        return request.registry['ir.http'].routing_map()
+
 def db_list(force=False, httprequest=None):
     httprequest = httprequest or request.httprequest
     dbs = openerp.netsvc.dispatch_rpc("db", "list", [force])