diff --git a/examples/basic.rs b/examples/basic.rs
index e01bb637..1b850c7b 100644
--- a/examples/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/basic.rs
@@ -82,8 +82,15 @@ fn main() {
                     .header("LOCATION", "/index.html")
                     .body(Body::Empty)
             }))
+            .handler("/test", |req| {
+                match *req.method() {
+                    Method::GET => httpcodes::HTTPOk,
+                    Method::POST => httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed,
+                    _ => httpcodes::HTTPNotFound,
+                }
+            })
             // static files
-            .route_handler("/static", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
+            .route("/static", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
     println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8080");
diff --git a/examples/websocket.rs b/examples/websocket.rs
index f8f4e567..31d43989 100644
--- a/examples/websocket.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ fn main() {
             .middleware(middlewares::Logger::default())
             // websocket route
             .resource("/ws/", |r| r.get(ws_index))
-            .route_handler("/", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
+            // static files
+            .route("/", StaticFiles::new("examples/static/", true)))
         // start http server on 127.0.0.1:8080
         .serve::<_, ()>("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 08160edb..5f5ead24 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use task::Task;
-use route::{RouteHandler, FnHandler, Reply};
+use route::{RouteHandler, WrapHandler, Reply, Handler};
 use resource::Resource;
 use recognizer::{RouteRecognizer, check_pattern};
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
     /// store userid and friend in the exposed Params object:
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// extern crate actix;
     /// extern crate actix_web;
-    ///
-    /// use actix::*;
     /// use actix_web::*;
     ///
     /// fn main() {
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Default resource is used if no matches route could be found.
+    /// Default resource is used if no match route could be found.
     pub fn default_resource<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
         where F: FnOnce(&mut Resource<S>) + 'static
     {
@@ -178,7 +175,7 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
     ///
     /// fn main() {
     ///     let app = Application::default("/")
-    ///         .handler("/test", |req| {
+    ///         .inline("/test", |req| {
     ///              match *req.method() {
     ///                  Method::GET => httpcodes::HTTPOk,
     ///                  Method::POST => httpcodes::HTTPMethodNotAllowed,
@@ -189,28 +186,22 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn handler<P, F, R>(&mut self, path: P, handler: F) -> &mut Self
-        where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-              R: Into<Reply> + 'static,
-              P: Into<String>,
+        where P: Into<String>,
+              F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
+              R: Into<Reply> + 'static
     {
         self.parts.as_mut().expect("Use after finish")
-            .handlers.insert(path.into(), Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
+            .handlers.insert(path.into(), Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
         self
     }
 
-    /// Add path handler
-    pub fn route_handler<H, P>(&mut self, path: P, h: H) -> &mut Self
-        where H: RouteHandler<S> + 'static, P: Into<String>
+    /// This method register handler for specified path prefix.
+    /// Any path that starts with this prefix matches handler.
+    pub fn route<P, H>(&mut self, path: P, handler: H) -> &mut Self
+        where P: Into<String>, H: Handler<S>
     {
-        {
-            // add resource
-            let parts = self.parts.as_mut().expect("Use after finish");
-            let path = path.into();
-            if parts.handlers.contains_key(&path) {
-                panic!("Handler already registered: {:?}", path);
-            }
-            parts.handlers.insert(path, Box::new(h));
-        }
+        self.parts.as_mut().expect("Use after finish")
+            .handlers.insert(path.into(), Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/src/dev.rs b/src/dev.rs
index 8ec4a50d..cd8b7a8a 100644
--- a/src/dev.rs
+++ b/src/dev.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 // dev specific
 pub use task::Task;
+pub use route::Handler;
 pub use pipeline::Pipeline;
 pub use recognizer::RouteRecognizer;
 pub use channel::HttpChannel;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7efa9aa8..c94e6789 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub use application::Application;
 pub use httprequest::{HttpRequest, UrlEncoded};
 pub use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 pub use payload::{Payload, PayloadItem};
-pub use route::{Frame, RouteHandler, Reply};
+pub use route::{Frame, Reply};
 pub use resource::Resource;
 pub use recognizer::Params;
 pub use server::HttpServer;
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index 93d31cb3..f485b518 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use futures::Stream;
 
 use task::Task;
 use error::Error;
-use route::{Reply, RouteHandler, Frame, FnHandler, StreamHandler};
+use route::{Reply, RouteHandler, Frame, WrapHandler, Handler, StreamHandler};
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 use httpcodes::{HTTPNotFound, HTTPMethodNotAllowed};
 
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ use httpcodes::{HTTPNotFound, HTTPMethodNotAllowed};
 /// Resource in turn has at least one route.
 /// Route corresponds to handling HTTP method by calling route handler.
 ///
-/// ```rust,ignore
-///
-/// struct MyRoute;
+/// ```rust
+/// extern crate actix_web;
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let router = RoutingMap::default()
-///         .resource("/", |r| r.post::<MyRoute>())
+///     let app = actix_web::Application::default("/")
+///         .resource("/", |r| r.get(|_| actix_web::HttpResponse::Ok()))
 ///         .finish();
 /// }
 pub struct Resource<S=()> {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ impl<S> Resource<S> where S: 'static {
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<Reply> + 'static,
     {
-        self.routes.insert(method, Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
+        self.routes.insert(method, Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
     }
 
     /// Register async handler for specified method.
@@ -74,51 +73,42 @@ impl<S> Resource<S> where S: 'static {
         self.routes.insert(method, Box::new(StreamHandler::new(handler)));
     }
 
-    /// Register handler for specified method.
-    pub fn route_handler<H>(&mut self, method: Method, handler: H)
-        where H: RouteHandler<S>
-    {
-        self.routes.insert(method, Box::new(handler));
-    }
-
     /// Default handler is used if no matched route found.
     /// By default `HTTPMethodNotAllowed` is used.
-    pub fn default_handler<H>(&mut self, handler: H)
-        where H: RouteHandler<S>
+    pub fn default_handler<H>(&mut self, handler: H) where H: Handler<S>
     {
-        self.default = Box::new(handler);
+        self.default = Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler));
     }
 
     /// Handler for `GET` method.
     pub fn get<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<Reply> + 'static, {
-        self.routes.insert(Method::GET, Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
+        self.routes.insert(Method::GET, Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
     }
 
     /// Handler for `POST` method.
     pub fn post<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<Reply> + 'static, {
-        self.routes.insert(Method::POST, Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
+        self.routes.insert(Method::POST, Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
     }
 
     /// Handler for `PUT` method.
     pub fn put<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<Reply> + 'static, {
-        self.routes.insert(Method::PUT, Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
+        self.routes.insert(Method::PUT, Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
     }
 
     /// Handler for `DELETE` method.
     pub fn delete<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<Reply> + 'static, {
-        self.routes.insert(Method::DELETE, Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
+        self.routes.insert(Method::DELETE, Box::new(WrapHandler::new(handler)));
     }
 }
 
-
 impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for Resource<S> {
 
     fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task) {
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 3842c769..f9710638 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 
 use actix::Actor;
-// use http::{header, Version};
 use futures::Stream;
 
-use task::{Task, DrainFut, IoContext};
 use body::Binary;
-use error::{Error}; //, ExpectError, Result};
+use error::Error;
 use context::HttpContext;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
+use task::{Task, DrainFut, IoContext};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -28,118 +27,32 @@ impl Frame {
     }
 }
 
-/// Trait defines object that could be regestered as resource route
+/// Trait defines object that could be regestered as route handler
 #[allow(unused_variables)]
-pub trait RouteHandler<S>: 'static {
+pub trait Handler<S>: 'static {
+    type Result: Into<Reply>;
+
     /// Handle request
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task);
+    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Self::Result;
 
     /// Set route prefix
     fn set_prefix(&mut self, prefix: String) {}
 }
 
-/*
-/// Actors with ability to handle http requests.
-#[allow(unused_variables)]
-pub trait RouteState {
-    /// Shared state. State is shared with all routes within same application
-    /// and could be accessed with `HttpRequest::state()` method.
-    type State;
-
-    /// Handle `EXPECT` header. By default respones with `HTTP/1.1 100 Continue`
-    fn expect(req: &mut HttpRequest<Self::State>, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Result<()>
-        where Self: Actor<Context=HttpContext<Self>>
-    {
-        // handle expect header only for HTTP/1.1
-        if req.version() == Version::HTTP_11 {
-            if let Some(expect) = req.headers().get(header::EXPECT) {
-                if let Ok(expect) = expect.to_str() {
-                    if expect.to_lowercase() == "100-continue" {
-                        ctx.write("HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\n\r\n");
-                        Ok(())
-                    } else {
-                        Err(ExpectError::UnknownExpect.into())
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    Err(ExpectError::Encoding.into())
-                }
-            } else {
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        } else {
-            Ok(())
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Handle incoming request with http actor.
-    fn handle(req: HttpRequest<Self::State>) -> Result<Reply>
-        where Self: Default, Self: Actor<Context=HttpContext<Self>>
-    {
-        Ok(HttpContext::new(req, Self::default()).into())
-    }
-}*/
-
-/// Fn() route handler
-pub(crate)
-struct FnHandler<S, R, F>
+/// Handler<S> for Fn()
+impl<F, R, S> Handler<S> for F
     where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-          R: Into<Reply>,
-          S: 'static,
+          R: Into<Reply> + 'static
 {
-    f: Box<F>,
-    s: PhantomData<S>,
-}
+    type Result = R;
 
-impl<S, R, F> FnHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-          R: Into<Reply> + 'static,
-          S: 'static,
-{
-    pub fn new(f: F) -> Self {
-        FnHandler{f: Box::new(f), s: PhantomData}
+    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> R {
+        (self)(req)
     }
 }
 
-impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for FnHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-          R: Into<Reply> + 'static,
-          S: 'static,
-{
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task) {
-        (self.f)(req).into().into(task)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Async route handler
-pub(crate)
-struct StreamHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-          R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error> + 'static,
-          S: 'static,
-{
-    f: Box<F>,
-    s: PhantomData<S>,
-}
-
-impl<S, R, F> StreamHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-          R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error> + 'static,
-          S: 'static,
-{
-    pub fn new(f: F) -> Self {
-        StreamHandler{f: Box::new(f), s: PhantomData}
-    }
-}
-
-impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for StreamHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
-          R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error> + 'static,
-          S: 'static,
-{
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task) {
-        task.stream((self.f)(req))
-    }
-}
+/// Represents response process.
+pub struct Reply(ReplyItem);
 
 enum ReplyItem {
     Message(HttpResponse),
@@ -147,11 +60,8 @@ enum ReplyItem {
     Stream(Box<Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error>>),
 }
 
-/// Represents response process.
-pub struct Reply(ReplyItem);
+impl Reply {
 
-impl Reply
-{
     /// Create actor response
     pub fn actor<A, S>(ctx: HttpContext<A, S>) -> Reply
         where A: Actor<Context=HttpContext<A, S>>, S: 'static
@@ -209,3 +119,78 @@ impl<A: Actor<Context=HttpContext<A, S>>, S: 'static> From<HttpContext<A, S>> fo
         Reply(ReplyItem::Actor(Box::new(item)))
     }
 }
+
+/// Trait defines object that could be regestered as resource route
+pub(crate) trait RouteHandler<S>: 'static {
+    /// Handle request
+    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task);
+
+    /// Set route prefix
+    fn set_prefix(&mut self, _prefix: String) {}
+}
+
+/// Route handler wrapper for Handler
+pub(crate)
+struct WrapHandler<S, H, R>
+    where H: Handler<S, Result=R>,
+          R: Into<Reply>,
+          S: 'static,
+{
+    h: H,
+    s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S, H, R> WrapHandler<S, H, R>
+    where H: Handler<S, Result=R>,
+          R: Into<Reply>,
+          S: 'static,
+{
+    pub fn new(h: H) -> Self {
+        WrapHandler{h: h, s: PhantomData}
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, H, R> RouteHandler<S> for WrapHandler<S, H, R>
+    where H: Handler<S, Result=R>,
+          R: Into<Reply> + 'static,
+          S: 'static,
+{
+    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task) {
+        self.h.handle(req).into().into(task)
+    }
+
+    fn set_prefix(&mut self, prefix: String) {
+        self.h.set_prefix(prefix)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Async route handler
+pub(crate)
+struct StreamHandler<S, R, F>
+    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
+          R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error> + 'static,
+          S: 'static,
+{
+    f: Box<F>,
+    s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S, R, F> StreamHandler<S, R, F>
+    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
+          R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error> + 'static,
+          S: 'static,
+{
+    pub fn new(f: F) -> Self {
+        StreamHandler{f: Box::new(f), s: PhantomData}
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for StreamHandler<S, R, F>
+    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
+          R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=Error> + 'static,
+          S: 'static,
+{
+    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task) {
+        task.stream((self.f)(req))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/staticfiles.rs b/src/staticfiles.rs
index 0e3761f7..b4ab7214 100644
--- a/src/staticfiles.rs
+++ b/src/staticfiles.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::fs::{File, DirEntry};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use task::Task;
-use route::RouteHandler;
 use mime_guess::get_mime_type;
+use route::Handler;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 use httpcodes::{HTTPOk, HTTPNotFound, HTTPForbidden};
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ use httpcodes::{HTTPOk, HTTPNotFound, HTTPForbidden};
 ///
 /// fn main() {
 ///     let app = Application::default("/")
-///         .route_handler("/static", StaticFiles::new(".", true))
+///         .handler("/static", StaticFiles::new(".", true))
 ///         .finish();
 /// }
 /// ```
@@ -128,7 +127,8 @@ impl StaticFiles {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for StaticFiles {
+impl<S> Handler<S> for StaticFiles {
+    type Result = Result<HttpResponse, io::Error>;
 
     fn set_prefix(&mut self, prefix: String) {
         if prefix != "/" {
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for StaticFiles {
         }
     }
 
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>, task: &mut Task) {
+    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Self::Result {
         if !self.accessible {
-            task.reply(HTTPNotFound)
+            Ok(HTTPNotFound.into())
         } else {
             let mut hidden = false;
             let filepath = req.path()[self.prefix.len()..]
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for StaticFiles {
 
             // hidden file
             if hidden {
-                task.reply(HTTPNotFound)
+                return Ok(HTTPNotFound.into())
             }
 
             // full filepath
@@ -160,19 +160,19 @@ impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for StaticFiles {
             let filename = match self.directory.join(&filepath[idx..]).canonicalize() {
                 Ok(fname) => fname,
                 Err(err) => return match err.kind() {
-                    io::ErrorKind::NotFound => task.reply(HTTPNotFound),
-                    io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => task.reply(HTTPForbidden),
-                    _ => task.error(err),
+                    io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(HTTPNotFound.into()),
+                    io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => Ok(HTTPForbidden.into()),
+                    _ => Err(err),
                 }
             };
 
             if filename.is_dir() {
                 match self.index(&filepath[idx..], &filename) {
-                    Ok(resp) => task.reply(resp),
+                    Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
                     Err(err) => match err.kind() {
-                        io::ErrorKind::NotFound => task.reply(HTTPNotFound),
-                        io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => task.reply(HTTPForbidden),
-                        _ => task.error(err),
+                        io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(HTTPNotFound.into()),
+                        io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => Ok(HTTPForbidden.into()),
+                        _ => Err(err),
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for StaticFiles {
                     Ok(mut file) => {
                         let mut data = Vec::new();
                         let _ = file.read_to_end(&mut data);
-                        task.reply(resp.body(data).unwrap())
+                        Ok(resp.body(data).unwrap())
                     },
-                    Err(err) => task.error(err),
+                    Err(err) => Err(err),
                 }
             }
         }