diff --git a/trains/backend_api/session/client/__init__.py b/trains/backend_api/session/client/__init__.py
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+from .client import APIClient, StrictSession, APIError
diff --git a/trains/backend_api/session/client/client.py b/trains/backend_api/session/client/client.py
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+++ b/trains/backend_api/session/client/client.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import abc
+import os
+from argparse import Namespace
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from enum import Enum
+from functools import reduce, wraps, WRAPPER_ASSIGNMENTS
+from importlib import import_module
+from itertools import chain
+from operator import itemgetter
+from types import ModuleType
+from typing import Dict, Text, Tuple, Type, Any, Sequence
+
+import six
+from ... import services as api_services
+from ....backend_api.session import CallResult
+from ....backend_api.session import Session, Request as APIRequest
+from ....backend_api.session.response import ResponseMeta
+from ....backend_config.defs import LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE_OVERRIDE_VAR
+
+SERVICE_TO_ENTITY_CLASS_NAMES = {"storage": "StorageItem"}
+
+
+def entity_class_name(service):
+    # type: (ModuleType) -> Text
+    service_name = api_entity_name(service)
+    return SERVICE_TO_ENTITY_CLASS_NAMES.get(service_name.lower(), service_name)
+
+
+def api_entity_name(service):
+    return module_name(service).rstrip("s")
+
+
+@six.python_2_unicode_compatible
+class APIError(Exception):
+    """
+    Class for representing an API error.
+
+    self.data - ``dict`` of all returned JSON data
+    self.code - HTTP response code
+    self.subcode - server response subcode
+    self.codes - (self.code, self.subcode) tuple
+    self.message - result message sent from server
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, response, extra_info=None):
+        """
+        Create a new APIError from a server response
+        """
+        super(APIError, self).__init__()
+        self._response = response  # type: CallResult
+        self.extra_info = extra_info
+        self.data = response.response_data  # type: Dict
+        self.meta = response.meta  # type: ResponseMeta
+        self.code = response.meta.result_code  # type: int
+        self.subcode = response.meta.result_subcode  # type: int
+        self.message = response.meta.result_msg  # type: Text
+        self.codes = (self.code, self.subcode)  # type: Tuple[int, int]
+
+    def get_traceback(self):
+        """
+        Return server traceback for error, or None if doesn't exist.
+        """
+        try:
+            return self.meta.error_stack
+        except AttributeError:
+            return None
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        message = "{}: ".format(type(self).__name__)
+        if self.extra_info:
+            message += "{}: ".format(self.extra_info)
+        if not self.meta:
+            message += "no meta available"
+            return message
+        if not self.code:
+            message += "no error code available"
+            return message
+        message += "code {0.code}".format(self)
+        if self.subcode:
+            message += "/{.subcode}".format(self)
+        if self.message:
+            message += ": {.message}".format(self)
+        return message
+
+
+class StrictSession(Session):
+
+    """
+    Session that raises exceptions on errors, and be configured with explicit ``config_file`` path.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config_file=None, initialize_logging=False, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        :param config_file: configuration file to use, else use the default
+        :type config_file: Path | Text
+        """
+
+        def init():
+            super(StrictSession, self).__init__(
+                initialize_logging=initialize_logging, *args, **kwargs
+            )
+
+        if not config_file:
+            init()
+            return
+
+        original = os.environ.get(LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE_OVERRIDE_VAR, None)
+        try:
+            os.environ[LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE_OVERRIDE_VAR] = str(config_file)
+            init()
+        finally:
+            if original is None:
+                os.environ.pop(LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE_OVERRIDE_VAR, None)
+            else:
+                os.environ[LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE_OVERRIDE_VAR] = original
+
+    def send(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        result = super(StrictSession, self).send(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        if not result.ok():
+            raise APIError(result)
+        if not result.response:
+            raise APIError(result, extra_info="Invalid response")
+        return result
+
+
+class Response(object):
+
+    """
+    Proxy object for API result data.
+    Exposes "meta" of the original result.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, result, dest=None):
+        """
+        :param result: result of endpoint call
+        :type result: CallResult
+        :param dest: if all of a response's data is contained in one field, use that field
+        :type dest: Text
+        """
+        self.response = None
+        self._result = result
+        response = getattr(result, "response", result)
+        if getattr(response, "_service") == "events" and \
+                getattr(response, "_action") in ("scalar_metrics_iter_histogram",
+                                                 "multi_task_scalar_metrics_iter_histogram",
+                                                 "vector_metrics_iter_histogram",
+                                                 ):
+            # put all the response data under metrics:
+            response.metrics = result.response_data
+            # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+            if 'metrics' not in response.__class__._get_data_props():
+                # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+                response.__class__._data_props_list['metrics'] = 'metrics'
+        if dest:
+            response = getattr(response, dest)
+        self.response = response
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        if self.response is None:
+            return None
+        return getattr(self.response, attr)
+
+    @property
+    def meta(self):
+        return self._result.meta
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return repr(self.response)
+
+    def __dir__(self):
+        fields = [
+            name
+            for name in dir(self.response)
+            if isinstance(getattr(type(self.response), name, None), property)
+        ]
+        return list(set(chain(super(Response, self).__dir__(), fields)) - {"response"})
+
+
+@six.python_2_unicode_compatible
+class TableResponse(Response):
+
+    """
+    Representation of result containing an array of entities
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        service,  # type: Service
+        entity,  # type: Type[entity]
+        fields=None,  # type: Sequence[Text]
+        *args,
+        **kwargs
+    ):
+        """
+        :param service: service of entity
+        :param entity: class representing entity
+        :param fields: entity attributes requested by client
+        """
+        super(TableResponse, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.service = service
+        self.entity = entity
+        self.fields = fields or ("id", "name")
+        self.response = [entity(service, item) for item in self]
+
+    def __repr__(self, fields=None):
+        return self._format_table(fields=fields)
+
+    __str__ = __repr__
+
+    def _format_table(self, fields=None):
+        """
+        Display <fields> attributes of each element in a table
+        :param fields:
+        """
+
+        def getter(obj, attr):
+            result = reduce(
+                lambda x, name: x if x is None else getattr(x, name, None),
+                attr.split("."),
+                obj,
+            )
+            return "" if result is None else result
+
+        fields = fields or self.fields
+        return '\n'.join(str(dict((attr, getter(item, attr)) for attr in fields)) for item in self)
+
+    def display(self, fields=None):
+        print(self._format_table(fields=fields))
+
+    def where(self, predicate=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Filter items.
+        <predicate> is a callable from a single item to a boolean. Items for which <predicate> is True will be returned.
+        Keyword arguments are interpreted as attribute equivalence, meaning:
+        tasks.where(name='foo')
+        will return only datasets whose name is "foo".
+
+        Giving more than one condition (predicate and keyword arguments) establishes an "and" relation.
+        """
+
+        def compare_enum(x, y):
+            return x == y or isinstance(x, Enum) and x.value == y
+
+        return TableResponse(
+            self.service,
+            self.entity,
+            self.fields,
+            [
+                item
+                for item in self
+                if (not predicate or predicate(item))
+                and all(
+                    compare_enum(getattr(item, key), value)
+                    for key, value in kwargs.items()
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def __getitem__(self, item):
+        return self.response[item]
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.response)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.response)
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class Entity(object):
+
+    """
+    Represent a server object.
+    Enables calls like:
+    >>> client = APIClient()
+    >>> entity = client.service.get_by_id(entity_id)
+    >>> entity.action(**kwargs)
+    instead of:
+    >>> client.service.action(id=entity_id, **kwargs)
+    """
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def entity_name(self):  # type: () -> Text
+        """
+        Singular name of entity
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_by_id_request(self):  # type: () -> Type[APIRequest]
+        """
+        get_by_id request class
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def __init__(self, service, data):
+        self._service = service
+        self.data = getattr(data, self.entity_name, data)
+        self.__doc__ = self.data.__doc__
+
+    def fetch(self):
+        """
+        Update the entity data from the server.
+        """
+        result = self._service.session.send(self.get_by_id_request(self.data.id))
+        self.data = getattr(result.response, self.entity_name)
+
+    def _get_default_kwargs(self):
+        return {self.entity_name: self.data.id}
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        """
+        Inject the entity's ID to the method call.
+        All missing properties are assumed to be functions.
+        """
+        try:
+            return getattr(self.data, attr)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+        func = getattr(self._service, attr)
+
+        @wrap_request_class(func)
+        def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
+            kwargs = dict(self._get_default_kwargs(), **kwargs)
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        return new_func
+
+    def __dir__(self):
+        """
+        Add ``self._service``'s methods to ``dir()`` result.
+        """
+        try:
+            dir_ = super(Entity, self).__dir__
+        except AttributeError:
+            base = self.__dict__
+        else:
+            base = dir_()
+        return list(set(base).union(dir(self._service), dir(self.data)))
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """
+        Display entity type, ID, and - if available - name.
+        """
+        parts = (type(self).__name__, ": ", "id={}".format(self.data.id))
+        try:
+            parts += (", ", 'name="{}"'.format(self.data.name))
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        return "<{}>".format("".join(parts))
+
+
+def wrap_request_class(cls):
+    return wraps(cls, assigned=tuple(WRAPPER_ASSIGNMENTS) + ("from_dict",))
+
+
+def make_action(service, request_cls):
+    # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+    action = request_cls._action
+    try:
+        get_by_id_request = service.GetByIdRequest
+    except AttributeError:
+        get_by_id_request = None
+
+    wrap = wrap_request_class(request_cls)
+
+    if action not in ["get_all", "get_all_ex", "get_by_id", "create"]:
+
+        @wrap
+        def new_func(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            return Response(self.session.send(request_cls(*args, **kwargs)))
+
+        new_func.__name__ = new_func.__qualname__ = action
+        return new_func
+
+    entity_name = api_entity_name(service)
+    class_name = entity_class_name(service).capitalize()
+    properties = {
+        "__module__": __name__,
+        "entity_name": entity_name.lower(),
+        "get_by_id_request": get_by_id_request,
+    }
+    entity = type(str(class_name), (Entity,), properties)
+
+    if action == "get_by_id":
+
+        @wrap
+        def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            return entity(
+                self, self.session.send(request_cls(*args, **kwargs)).response
+            )
+
+    elif action == "create":
+
+        @wrap
+        def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            return entity(
+                self,
+                Namespace(
+                    id=self.session.send(request_cls(*args, **kwargs)).response.id
+                ),
+            )
+
+    elif action in ["get_all", "get_all_ex"]:
+        # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+        dest = service.response_mapping[request_cls]._get_data_props().popitem()[0]
+
+        @wrap
+        def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            return TableResponse(
+                service=self,
+                entity=entity,
+                result=self.session.send(request_cls(*args, **kwargs)),
+                dest=dest,
+                fields=kwargs.pop("only_fields", None),
+            )
+
+    else:
+        assert False
+
+    get.__name__ = get.__qualname__ = action
+
+    return get
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class Service(object):
+
+    """
+    Superclass for action-grouping classes.
+    """
+
+    name = abc.abstractproperty()
+    __doc__ = abc.abstractproperty()
+
+    def __init__(self, session):
+        self.session = session
+
+
+def get_requests(service):
+    # force load proxy object
+    # noinspection PyBroadException
+    try:
+        service.dummy
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+    return OrderedDict(
+        (key, value)
+        for key, value in sorted(
+            vars(service.__wrapped__ if hasattr(service, '__wrapped__') else service).items(), key=itemgetter(0))
+        if isinstance(value, type) and issubclass(value, APIRequest) and value._action
+    )
+
+
+def make_service_class(module):
+    # type: (...) -> Type[Service]
+    """
+    Create a service class from service module.
+    """
+    properties = OrderedDict(
+        [
+            ("__module__", __name__),
+            ("__doc__", module.__doc__),
+            ("name", module_name(module)),
+        ]
+    )
+    properties.update(
+        (f.__name__, f)
+        for f in (
+            make_action(module, value) for key, value in get_requests(module).items()
+        )
+    )
+    # noinspection PyTypeChecker
+    return type(str(module_name(module)), (Service,), properties)
+
+
+def module_name(module):
+    try:
+        module = module.__name__
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+    base_name = module.split(".")[-1]
+    return "".join(s.capitalize() for s in base_name.split("_"))
+
+
+class Version(Entity):
+    entity_name = "version"
+    get_by_id_request = None
+
+    def fetch(self):
+        try:
+            published = self.data.status == "published"
+        except AttributeError:
+            published = False
+
+        self.data = self._service.get_versions(
+            dataset=self.dataset, only_published=published, versions=[self.id]
+        )[0].data
+
+    def _get_default_kwargs(self):
+        return dict(
+            super(Version, self)._get_default_kwargs(), **{"dataset": self.data.dataset}
+        )
+
+
+class APIClient(object):
+
+    auth = None  # type: Any
+    debug = None  # type: Any
+    queues = None  # type: Any
+    tasks = None  # type: Any
+    workers = None  # type: Any
+    events = None  # type: Any
+
+    def __init__(self, session=None, api_version=None):
+        self.session = session or StrictSession()
+
+        def import_(*args, **kwargs):
+            try:
+                return import_module(*args, **kwargs)
+            except ImportError:
+                return None
+
+        if api_version:
+            api_version = "v{}".format(str(api_version).replace(".", "_"))
+            services = OrderedDict(
+                (name, mod)
+                for name, mod in (
+                    (
+                        name,
+                        import_(".".join((api_services.__name__, api_version, name))),
+                    )
+                    for name in api_services.__all__
+                )
+                if mod
+            )
+        else:
+            services = OrderedDict(
+                (name, getattr(api_services, name)) for name in api_services.__all__
+            )
+        self.__dict__.update(
+            dict(
+                {
+                    name: make_service_class(module)(self.session)
+                    for name, module in services.items()
+                },
+            )
+        )