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diff --git a/actionwebservice/lib/action_service/client/base.rb b/actionwebservice/lib/action_service/client/base.rb
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+++ b/actionwebservice/lib/action_service/client/base.rb
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+module ActionService # :nodoc:
+  module Client # :nodoc:
+    class ClientError < StandardError # :nodoc:
+    end
+
+    class Base # :nodoc:
+      def initialize(api, endpoint_uri)
+        @api = api
+        @endpoint_uri = endpoint_uri
+      end
+
+      def method_missing(name, *args) # :nodoc:
+        call_name = method_name(name)
+        return super(name, *args) if call_name.nil?
+        perform_invocation(call_name, args)
+      end
+
+      protected
+        def perform_invocation(method_name, args) # :nodoc:
+          raise NotImplementedError, "use a protocol-specific client"
+        end
+
+      private
+        def method_name(name)
+          if @api.has_api_method?(name.to_sym)
+            name.to_s
+          elsif @api.has_public_api_method?(name.to_s)
+            @api.api_method_name(name.to_s).to_s
+          else
+            nil
+          end
+        end
+    end
+  end
+end