code: def dispatch_request(self, req):
          
          log.debug("Dispatching request: {}".format(str(req)))
  
          # make sure it's valid
          res = None
          try:
              req.validate()
          except MissingFieldError as e:
              res = APIMissingFieldErrorResponse(str(e))
  
          # dispatch the request
          if not res:
              try:
                  res = req.dispatch()
              except Exception as e:
                  msg = "Exception raised while dispatching request: {}".format(repr(e))
                  log.exception(msg)
                  res = APIGenericErrorResponse(msg)
  
          log.debug("Response: {}".format(str(res)))
  
          return res
docs: Dispatch a request object.