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+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+# the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+
+import six
+
+from pycadf import cadftaxonomy
+
+
+def convert_req_action(method, details=None):
+    """Maps standard HTTP methods to equivalent CADF action
+
+    :param method: HTTP request method
+    :param details: Extra details to append to action.
+    """
+
+    mapping = {'get': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_READ,
+               'head': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_READ,
+               'post': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_CREATE,
+               'put': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_UPDATE,
+               'delete': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_DELETE,
+               'patch': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_UPDATE,
+               'options': cadftaxonomy.ACTION_READ,
+               'trace': 'capture'}
+
+    action = None
+    if isinstance(method, six.string_types):
+        action = mapping.get(method.lower())
+        if action and isinstance(details, six.string_types):
+            action += '/%s' % details
+    return action or cadftaxonomy.UNKNOWN