+1, that's exactly the pattern I've been exploring too. Here's an example project which illustrates the division of access between the api, model, and view layers: https://github.com/shazow/pyramid-sampleapp
All remote calls and fancy caching gets added to the api module so that neither the model nor other consumers, like the view, need to be aware of it. Also this keeps a stable interface for consumers to build on while the model and view evolves (great for unit tests, other apps using your app, etc).
All remote calls and fancy caching gets added to the api module so that neither the model nor other consumers, like the view, need to be aware of it. Also this keeps a stable interface for consumers to build on while the model and view evolves (great for unit tests, other apps using your app, etc).
Further, this lets you reuse the same "business logic" in different frontend scenarios, such as exposing parts of the API over HTTP: https://github.com/shazow/pyramid-sampleapp/blob/master/foo/...