diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 695e67675..53defdd26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ fn main() {
     HttpServer::new(
         Application::default("/")
             .middleware(middlewares::Logger::default())  // <- register logger middleware
-            .resource("/ws/", |r| r.method(Method::GET)
-                .handler(|req| ws::start(req, MyWebSocket))) // <- websocket route
+            .resource("/ws/", |r| 
+                r.method(Method::GET).f(|req| ws::start(req, MyWebSocket))) // <- websocket route
             .route("/", fs::StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true))) // <- serve static files
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
diff --git a/examples/basic.rs b/examples/basic.rs
index a7e375110..3db4a1f38 100644
--- a/examples/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/basic.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ fn main() {
             // register simple handle r, handle all methods
             .handler("/index.html", index)
             // with path parameters
-            .resource("/user/{name}/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).handler(with_param))
+            .resource("/user/{name}/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).f(with_param))
             // async handler
             .resource("/async/{name}", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).async(index_async))
             // redirect
-            .resource("/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).handler(|req| {
+            .resource("/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).f(|req| {
                 println!("{:?}", req);
 
                 httpcodes::HTTPFound
diff --git a/examples/state.rs b/examples/state.rs
index afdc5e78f..db0347945 100644
--- a/examples/state.rs
+++ b/examples/state.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ fn main() {
             .middleware(middlewares::Logger::default())
             // websocket route
             .resource(
-                "/ws/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET)
-                    .handler(|req| ws::start(req, MyWebSocket{counter: 0})))
+                "/ws/", |r| r.route()
+                    .method(Method::GET)
+                    .f(|req| ws::start(req, MyWebSocket{counter: 0})))
             // register simple handler, handle all methods
             .handler("/", index))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/websocket.rs b/examples/websocket.rs
index 0772b3c99..f6ead4220 100644
--- a/examples/websocket.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn main() {
             // enable logger
             .middleware(middlewares::Logger::default())
             // websocket route
-            .resource("/ws/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).handler(ws_index))
+            .resource("/ws/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).f(ws_index))
             // static files
             .route("/", fs::StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
         // start http server on 127.0.0.1:8080
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_10.md b/guide/src/qs_10.md
index 66a049d22..23275cb4f 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_10.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_10.md
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ fn main() {
                 .header("X-Version", "0.2")
                 .finish())
         .resource("/test", |r| {
-             r.method(Method::GET).handler(|req| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
-             r.method(Method::HEAD).handler(|req| httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
+             r.method(Method::GET).f(|req| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
+             r.method(Method::HEAD).f(|req| httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
         })
        .finish();
 }
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_12.md b/guide/src/qs_12.md
index a280e0759..b85caacfb 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_12.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_12.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Individual file
 
-It is possible to serve static files with tail path pattern and `NamedFile`.
+It is possible to serve static files with custom path pattern and `NamedFile`. To
+match path tail we can use `.*` regex.
 
 ```rust
 extern crate actix_web;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<fs::NamedFile> {
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"/a/{tail:*}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource(r"/a/{tail:.*}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_2.md b/guide/src/qs_2.md
index 480aacb86..b8179db35 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_2.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_2.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ request handler with the application's `resource` on a particular *HTTP method*
 # }
 # fn main() {
    let app = Application::default("/")
-       .resource("/", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+       .resource("/", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
        .finish();
 # }
 ```
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     HttpServer::new(
         Application::default("/")
-            .resource("/", |r| r.route().handler(index)))
+            .resource("/", |r| r.route().f(index)))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8088").unwrap();
 
     println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8088");
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_3.md b/guide/src/qs_3.md
index 84367a993..f94e27266 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_3.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_3.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ has same url path prefix:
 # }
 # fn main() {
    let app = Application::default("/prefix")
-       .resource("/index.html", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+       .resource("/index.html", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
        .finish()
 # }
 ```
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ use tokio_core::net::TcpStream;
 fn main() {
     HttpServer::<TcpStream, SocketAddr, _>::new(vec![
         Application::default("/app1")
-            .resource("/", |r| r.route().handler(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
+            .resource("/", |r| r.route().f(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
             .finish(),
         Application::default("/app2")
-            .resource("/", |r| r.route().handler(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
+            .resource("/", |r| r.route().f(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
             .finish(),
         Application::default("/")
-            .resource("/", |r| r.route().handler(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
+            .resource("/", |r| r.route().f(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
             .finish(),
     ]);
 }
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_4.md b/guide/src/qs_4.md
index 0e0ff981c..cc62a0118 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_4.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_4.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn main() {
     HttpServer::new(
         Application::default("/")
             .resource("/", |r| r.method(
-                Method::GET).handler(|req| {MyObj{name: "user".to_owned()}})))
+                Method::GET).f(|req| {MyObj{name: "user".to_owned()}})))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8088").unwrap();
 
     println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8088");
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_5.md b/guide/src/qs_5.md
index 4ccceceaf..9e024926f 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_5.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_5.md
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ if no route could be matched default response `HTTPMethodNotAllowed` get resturn
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
         .resource("/prefix", |r| {
-           r.method(Method::GET).handler(|r| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
-           r.method(Method::POST).handler(|r| httpcodes::HTTPForbidden);
+           r.method(Method::GET).h(httpcodes::HTTPOk);
+           r.method(Method::POST).h(httpcodes::HTTPForbidden);
         })
         .finish();
 }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource("/{name}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource("/{name}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ You can also specify a custom regex in the form `{identifier:regex}`:
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"{name:\d+}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource(r"{name:\d+}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"/a/{v1}/{v2}/", |r| r.route().handler(index))
+        .resource(r"/a/{v1}/{v2}/", |r| r.route().f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ It is possible to match path tail with custom `.*` regex.
 ```rust,ignore
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"/test/{tail:.*}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource(r"/test/{tail:.*}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"/a/{tail:.*}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource(r"/a/{tail:.*}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_6.md b/guide/src/qs_6.md
index 096459b78..5e4e220b8 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_6.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_6.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest<AppState>) -> String {
 
 fn main() {
     Application::build("/", AppState{counter: Cell::new(0)})
-        .resource("/", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource("/", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
diff --git a/guide/src/qs_7.md b/guide/src/qs_7.md
index fcf2dec83..8cadb61e7 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_7.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_7.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Json<MyObj>> {
 
 fn main() {
     Application::default("/")
-        .resource(r"/a/{name}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(index))
+        .resource(r"/a/{name}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(index))
         .finish();
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 3e05487e0..8d8bf3d02 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
     /// fn main() {
     ///     let app = Application::default("/")
     ///         .resource("/test", |r| {
-    ///              r.method(Method::GET).handler(|_| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
-    ///              r.method(Method::HEAD).handler(|_| httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
+    ///              r.method(Method::GET).f(|_| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
+    ///              r.method(Method::HEAD).f(|_| httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
     ///         })
     ///         .finish();
     /// }
diff --git a/src/httpcodes.rs b/src/httpcodes.rs
index 64d308d5f..5aa43b059 100644
--- a/src/httpcodes.rs
+++ b/src/httpcodes.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use http::{StatusCode, Error as HttpError};
 
 use body::Body;
-use route::{Reply, RouteHandler, FromRequest};
+use route::{Reply, Handler, RouteHandler, FromRequest};
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 use httpresponse::{HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder};
 
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ impl StaticResponse {
     }
 }
 
+impl<S> Handler<S> for StaticResponse {
+    type Result = HttpResponse;
+
+    fn handle(&self, _: HttpRequest<S>) -> HttpResponse {
+        HttpResponse::new(self.0, Body::Empty)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<S> RouteHandler<S> for StaticResponse {
     fn handle(&self, _: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
         Reply::response(HttpResponse::new(self.0, Body::Empty))
diff --git a/src/middlewares/defaultheaders.rs b/src/middlewares/defaultheaders.rs
index cf2503e30..08d6a923f 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/defaultheaders.rs
+++ b/src/middlewares/defaultheaders.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use middlewares::{Response, Middleware};
 ///                 .header("X-Version", "0.2")
 ///                 .finish())
 ///         .resource("/test", |r| {
-///              r.method(Method::GET).handler(|_| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
-///              r.method(Method::HEAD).handler(|_| httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
+///              r.method(Method::GET).f(|_| httpcodes::HTTPOk);
+///              r.method(Method::HEAD).f(|_| httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
 ///         })
 ///         .finish();
 /// }
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index c175b683f..fd669210a 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ use httpcodes::HTTPNotFound;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 
-/// Resource route definition. Route uses builder-like pattern for configuration.
+/// Resource route definition
+///
+/// Route uses builder-like pattern for configuration.
+/// If handler is not explicitly set, default *404 Not Found* handler is used.
 pub struct Route<S> {
     preds: Vec<Box<Predicate<S>>>,
     handler: Box<RouteHandler<S>>,
@@ -55,16 +58,21 @@ impl<S: 'static> Route<S> {
         self
     }
 
-
     /// Add method check to route. This method could be called multiple times.
     pub fn method(&mut self, method: Method) -> &mut Self {
         self.preds.push(pred::Method(method));
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set handler object. Usually call to this method is last call
+    /// during route configuration, because it does not return reference to self.
+    pub fn h<H: Handler<S>>(&mut self, handler: H) {
+        self.handler = Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler));
+    }
+
     /// Set handler function. Usually call to this method is last call
     /// during route configuration, because it does not return reference to self.
-    pub fn handler<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
+    pub fn f<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: FromRequest + 'static,
     {
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> Route<S> {
 /// fn main() {
 ///     let app = Application::default("/")
 ///         .resource(
-///             "/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).handler(|r| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+///             "/", |r| r.route().method(Method::GET).f(|r| HttpResponse::Ok()))
 ///         .finish();
 /// }
 pub struct Resource<S=()> {
@@ -147,7 +155,7 @@ impl<S> Resource<S> where S: 'static {
     ///             "/", |r| r.route()
     ///                  .p(pred::Any(vec![pred::Get(), pred::Put()]))
     ///                  .p(pred::Header("Content-Type", "text/plain"))
-    ///                  .handler(|r| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+    ///                  .f(|r| HttpResponse::Ok()))
     ///         .finish();
     /// }
     pub fn route(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 25223924a..91d70bced 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,27 @@ impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for AsyncHandler<S, R, F>
 }
 
 
+/// Json response helper
+///
+/// The `Json` type allows you to respond with well-formed JSON data: simply return a value of
+/// type Json<T> where T is the type of a structure to serialize into *JSON*. The
+/// type `T` must implement the `Serialize` trait from *serde*.
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// # #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
+/// # use actix_web::*;
+/// # 
+/// #[derive(Serialize)]
+/// struct MyObj {
+///     name: String,
+/// }
+///
+/// fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Json<MyObj>> {
+///     Ok(Json(MyObj{name: req.match_info().query("name")?}))
+/// }
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
 pub struct Json<T: Serialize> (pub T);
 
 impl<T: Serialize> FromRequest for Json<T> {
diff --git a/src/ws.rs b/src/ws.rs
index e5e467e07..6c6f58221 100644
--- a/src/ws.rs
+++ b/src/ws.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 //!
 //! fn main() {
 //!     Application::default("/")
-//!       .resource("/ws/", |r| r.method(Method::GET).handler(ws_index))  // <- register websocket route
+//!       .resource("/ws/", |r| r.method(Method::GET).f(ws_index))  // <- register websocket route
 //!       .finish();
 //! }
 //! ```
diff --git a/tests/test_server.rs b/tests/test_server.rs
index 5cd556c3b..45d0f46e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn create_server<T, A>() -> HttpServer<T, A, Application<()>> {
     HttpServer::new(
         vec![Application::default("/")
              .resource("/", |r|
-                       r.route().method(Method::GET).handler(|_| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
+                       r.route().method(Method::GET).h(httpcodes::HTTPOk))
              .finish()])
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn test_middlewares() {
                                             response: act_num2,
                                             finish: act_num3})
                  .resource("/", |r|
-                           r.route().method(Method::GET).handler(|_| httpcodes::HTTPOk))
+                           r.route().method(Method::GET).h(httpcodes::HTTPOk))
                  .finish()])
             .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:58904").unwrap();
         sys.run();