diff --git a/addons/base/__openerp__.py b/addons/base/__openerp__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da2b345d217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/base/__openerp__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "name" : "OpenERP Web base",
+    "version" : "2.0",
+    "depends" : [],
+    'active': True,
+}
diff --git a/addons/base/controllers/main.py b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
index 9fa3990a0be..4551615f9a6 100644
--- a/addons/base/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import json, os, sys, traceback
+import glob,json,os,sys,traceback
+
+#import simplejson as json
 
 import openerpweb
 
@@ -64,12 +66,9 @@ class Hello(openerpweb.Controller):
 
 class Connection(openerpweb.Controller):
     _cp_path = "/base/connection"
-
-    def filesofmodulemap(self, module_file_map):
+    def filesofmodulemap(self, ):
         # TODO root should be a global config
-        root = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'..','..')
         files=[]
-        for i in mods.split(','):
             for j in cssfiles.get(i,[]):
                 files.append(j)
 
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ class Connection(openerpweb.Controller):
         concat: concatenation of file content
         timestamp: max(os.path.getmtime of file_list)
         """
+        root = openerpweb.path_root
         files_content = []
         files_timestamp = 0
         for i in file_list:
@@ -92,7 +92,15 @@ class Connection(openerpweb.Controller):
 
     def css(self, req):
         # TODO http get argument mods is a comma seprated value of modules
-        mods = 'base,base_calendar'
+        mods = 'base,base_hello'
+        files = []
+        for i in mods.split(','):
+            globlist = openerpweb.addons_manifest.get(i,{})
+            for j in globlist:
+                tmp = glob.glob(os.path.join(path_addons,i,j))
+                print tmp
+                files.append(tmp)
+
         # TODO modules should list their css and js in __openerp__
         # TODO cssfiles should be a global registry of files
         cssfiles = {
@@ -130,6 +138,12 @@ class Session(openerpweb.Controller):
         }
         return res
 
+    def modules(self, req):
+        # TODO return the list of all modules
+        res={}
+        res["modules"] = ["base","base_hello"]
+        return res
+
 class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
     _cp_path = "/base/menu"
 
diff --git a/openerpweb/openerpweb.py b/openerpweb/openerpweb.py
index 04f97982f37..601599f35d0 100644
--- a/openerpweb/openerpweb.py
+++ b/openerpweb/openerpweb.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def jsonrequest(f):
     l.exposed=1
     return l
 
-class BasicRequest(object):
+class HttpRequest(object):
     """ Regular GET/POST request
     """
     def __init__(self):
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ class BasicRequest(object):
         r=f(controller, self, request)
         return r
 
-def basicrequest(f):
+def httprequest(f):
     # check cleaner wrapping:
     # functools.wraps(f)(lambda x: JsonRequest().dispatch(x, f))
-    l=lambda self, request: BasicRequest().dispatch(self, f, request)
+    l=lambda self, request: HttpRequest().dispatch(self, f, request)
     l.exposed=1
     return l
 
@@ -162,17 +162,20 @@ def basicrequest(f):
 path_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(__file__)))
 path_addons = os.path.join(path_root,'addons')
 cherrypy_root = None
-openerp_addons = {}
-openerp_controllers_class = {}
-openerp_controllers_object = {}
-openerp_controllers_path = {}
+
+# globals might move into a pool if needed
+addons_module = {}
+addons_manifest = {}
+controllers_class = {}
+controllers_object = {}
+controllers_path = {}
 
 class ControllerType(type):
     def __init__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
         super(ControllerType, cls).__init__(name, bases, attrs)
         # TODO forgive me this hack and find me a clean way to get the absolute name of a class
         cls.fullname = re.search("'(.+)'",repr(cls)).group(1)
-        openerp_controllers_class[cls.fullname] = cls
+        controllers_class[cls.fullname] = cls
 
 class Controller(object):
     __metaclass__ = ControllerType
@@ -186,15 +189,19 @@ class Root(object):
             sys.path.insert(0,path_addons)
         for i in os.listdir(path_addons):
             if i not in sys.modules:
-                print "Loading",i
-                m = __import__(i)
-                openerp_addons[i] = m
-        for k,v in openerp_controllers_class.items():
-            if k not in openerp_controllers_object:
+                manifest_path = os.path.join(path_addons,i,'__openerp__.py')
+                if os.path.isfile(manifest_path):
+                    manifest = eval(open(manifest_path).read())
+                    print "Loading",i
+                    m = __import__(i)
+                    addons_module[i] = m
+                    addons_manifest[i] = manifest
+        for k,v in controllers_class.items():
+            if k not in controllers_object:
                 o = v()
-                openerp_controllers_object[k] = o
+                controllers_object[k] = o
                 if hasattr(o,'_cp_path'):
-                    openerp_controllers_path[o._cp_path] = o
+                    controllers_path[o._cp_path] = o
 
     def default(self, *l, **kw):
         #print "default",l,kw
@@ -206,13 +213,14 @@ class Root(object):
         elif len(l) > 1:
             for i in range(1,len(l)+1):
                 ps = "/" + "/".join(l[0:i])
-                if ps in openerp_controllers_path:
-                    c = openerp_controllers_path[ps]
+                if ps in controllers_path:
+                    c = controllers_path[ps]
                     rest = l[i:] or ['index']
                     meth = rest[0]
                     m = getattr(c,meth)
-                    print "Calling",ps,c,meth,m
-                    return m(**kw)
+                    if getattr(m,'exposed',0):
+                        print "Calling",ps,c,meth,m
+                        return m(**kw)
 
         else:
             return '<a href="/base/static/openerp/base.html">/base/static/openerp/base.html</a>'