diff --git a/confluent/console.py b/confluent/console.py
index b0d53a6e..a7edab7d 100644
--- a/confluent/console.py
+++ b/confluent/console.py
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ import random
 
 _handled_consoles = {}
 
+class Console(object):
+    """This is the class defining the interface a console plugin must return
+    for the _console/session element"""
+    def __init__(self, node, config):
+        raise NotImplementedException("Subclassing required")
+
+    def connect(self, callback):
+        raise NotImplementedException("Subclassing required")
+
+    def write(self, data):
+        raise NotImplementedException("Subclassing required")
+
+    def wait_for_data(self, timeout=600):
+        raise NotImplementedException("Subclassing required")
+
 class _ConsoleHandler(object):
     def __init__(self, node, configmanager):
         self._console = plugin.handle_path("/node/%s/_console/session" % node,
diff --git a/confluent/httpapi.py b/confluent/httpapi.py
index a501de5a..9a146016 100644
--- a/confluent/httpapi.py
+++ b/confluent/httpapi.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def resourcehandler(env, start_response):
             yield "404 - Request path not recognized"
             return
         for rsp in hdlr:
-            yield json.dumps(rsp, separators=(',', ':'))
+            yield rsp.json()
 
 
 def serve():
diff --git a/confluent/pluginapi.py b/confluent/pluginapi.py
index 6b3dfcf0..50d9fd55 100644
--- a/confluent/pluginapi.py
+++ b/confluent/pluginapi.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # functions.  Console is special and just get's passed through
 # see API.txt
 
+import confluent.console as console
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ nodeelements = {
     }
 }
 
+def stripnode(iterablersp, node):
+    for i in iterablersp:
+        i.strip_node(node)
+        yield i
+
 def handle_path(path, operation, configmanager):
     '''Given a full path request, return an object.
 
@@ -89,12 +95,18 @@ def handle_path(path, operation, configmanager):
                 [node], plugroute['pluginattrs'])
             for attrname in plugroute['pluginattrs']:
                 if attrname in nodeattr[node]:
-                    return pluginmap[nodeattr[node][attrname]['value']].__dict__[operation](
+                    passvalue = pluginmap[nodeattr[node][attrname]['value']].__dict__[operation](
                         nodes=(node,), element=element,
                         configmanager=configmanager)
             if plugroute['default']:
-                return pluginmap[plugroute['default']].__dict__[operation](
+                passvalue pluginmap[plugroute['default']].__dict__[operation](
                     nodes=(node,), element=element, configmanager=configmanager)
+        if isinstance(passvalue, console.Console):
+            return passvalue
+        else:
+            return stripnode(passvalue)
+    else:
+        raise Exception("TODO: notfoundexception")
 
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/ipmi.py b/plugins/ipmi.py
index bfddccab..52169d43 100644
--- a/plugins/ipmi.py
+++ b/plugins/ipmi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import collections
+import confluent.console
+import confluent.messages as msg
 import eventlet
 import eventlet.event
 import eventlet.greenpool as greenpool
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ def get_conn_params(node, configdata):
     }
 
 
-class Console(object):
+class IpmiConsole(confluent.console.Console):
     def __init__(self, node, config):
         crypt = config.decrypt
         config.decrypt = True
@@ -250,13 +252,15 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             wait_on_ipmi()
         if self.element == 'power/state':
             if 'read' == self.op:
-                return self.call_ipmicmd(self.ipmicmd.get_power)
+                power = self.call_ipmicmd(self.ipmicmd.get_power)
+                return msg.PowerState(node=self.node,
+                                      state=power['powerstate'])
 
 def create(nodes, element, configmanager):
     if element == '_console/session':
         if len(nodes) > 1:
             raise Exception("_console/session does not support multiple nodes")
-        return Console(nodes[0], configmanager)
+        return IpmiConsole(nodes[0], configmanager)
     else:
         raise Exception(
             "TODO(jbjohnso): ipmi api implementation of %s" % element)