function makeAPI(root) {
    //Protobuf types
    const UpdateAttributeRequestType = 'models.proto.cofd.api.UpdateAttributeRequest';
    const UpdateAttributeRequest = root.lookupType(UpdateAttributeRequestType);

    const UpdateSkillValueRequestType = 'models.proto.cofd.api.UpdateSkillValueRequest';
    const UpdateSkillValueRequest = root.lookupType(UpdateSkillValueRequestType);

    //TODO rpc-ify
    const SkillSpecializationUpdateType = 'models.proto.cofd.api.SkillSpecializationsUpdate';
    const SkillSpecializationsUpdate = root.lookupType(SkillSpecializationUpdateType);

    const protobufContentType = (messageType) =>
          ({ 'Content-Type': 'application/x-protobuf; messageType="' + messageType + '"' });

    function verifyAndCreate(protobufType, payload) {
        let err = protobufType.verify(payload);
        if (err) throw err;
        return protobufType.create(payload);
    }

    async function updateAttribute(params) {
        const { username, characterID, attribute, newValue } = params;

        let req = verifyAndCreate(UpdateAttributeRequest, {
            characterUsername: username,
            characterId: parseInt(characterID),
            attributeName: attribute,
            attributeValue: parseInt(newValue)
        });

        let resp = await fetch('/api/rpc/cofd/update_attribute', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: { ... protobufContentType(UpdateAttributeRequestType) },
            body: UpdateAttributeRequest.encode(req).finish()
        }).then(async resp => {
            console.log("resp is", await resp.text());
        }).catch(async err => {
            console.log("err is", err.text());
        });
    }

    async function updateSkillValue(params) {
        const { username, characterID, skillName, newValue } = params;

        let req = verifyAndCreate(UpdateSkillValueRequest, {
            characterUsername: username,
            characterId: parseInt(characterID),
            skillName: skillName,
            skillValue: parseInt(newValue)
        });

        let resp = await fetch('/api/rpc/cofd/update_skill_value', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: { ... protobufContentType(UpdateSkillValueRequestType) },
            body: UpdateSkillValueRequest.encode(req).finish()
        }).then(async resp => {
            console.log("resp is", await resp.text());
        }).catch(async err => {
            console.log("err is", err.text());
        });
    }

    return {
        updateAttribute,
        updateSkillValue
    };
}