diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a527e263..009f38a5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ git = "https://github.com/fafhrd91/actix.git"
 default-features = false
 features = []
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+env_logger = "*"
+
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
 opt-level = 3
diff --git a/examples/basic.rs b/examples/basic.rs
index 46279498..e119ce3b 100644
--- a/examples/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/basic.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ extern crate env_logger;
 use actix_web::*;
 
 /// somple handle
-fn index(req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: &()) -> HttpResponse {
+fn index(req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: &()) -> HttpResponse {
     println!("{:?}", req);
     httpcodes::HTTPOk.into()
 }
 
 /// handle with path parameters like `/name/{name}/`
-fn with_param(req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: &()) -> HttpResponse {
+fn with_param(req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: &()) -> HttpResponse {
     println!("{:?}", req);
 
     HttpResponse::builder(StatusCode::OK)
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ fn with_param(req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: &()) -> HttpResponse {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    ::std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=info");
+    let _ = env_logger::init();
     let sys = actix::System::new("ws-example");
 
     HttpServer::new(
         Application::default("/")
+            // enable logger
+            .middleware(Logger::new(None))
             // register simple handler, handle all methods
             .handler("/index.html", index)
             // with path parameters
diff --git a/examples/websocket/static/index.html b/examples/static/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/websocket/static/index.html
rename to examples/static/index.html
diff --git a/examples/websocket/client.py b/examples/websocket-client.py
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/websocket/client.py
rename to examples/websocket-client.py
diff --git a/examples/websocket/src/main.rs b/examples/websocket.rs
similarity index 80%
rename from examples/websocket/src/main.rs
rename to examples/websocket.rs
index 2ab22989..2c63687c 100644
--- a/examples/websocket/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #![allow(unused_variables)]
 extern crate actix;
 extern crate actix_web;
+extern crate env_logger;
 
 use actix::*;
 use actix_web::*;
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ impl Actor for MyWebSocket {
 impl Route for MyWebSocket {
     type State = ();
 
-    fn request(req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>) -> Reply<Self>
+    fn request(req: &mut HttpRequest,
+               payload: Payload, ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>) -> Reply<Self>
     {
         match ws::handshake(&req) {
             Ok(resp) => {
@@ -59,12 +61,17 @@ impl Handler<ws::Message> for MyWebSocket {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    ::std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=info");
+    let _ = env_logger::init();
     let sys = actix::System::new("ws-example");
 
     HttpServer::new(
         Application::default("/")
+            // enable logger
+            .middleware(Logger::new(None))
+            // websocket route
             .resource("/ws/", |r| r.get::<MyWebSocket>())
-            .route_handler("/", StaticFiles::new("static/", true)))
+            .route_handler("/", 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/Cargo.toml b/examples/websocket/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 33d9ed39..00000000
--- a/examples/websocket/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "websocket-example"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "websocket"
-path = "src/main.rs"
-
-[dependencies]
-actix = { git = "https://github.com/fafhrd91/actix.git" }
-actix-web = { path = "../../" }
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 1f429508..95ff8d47 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 use server::HttpHandler;
 
 
+#[allow(unused_variables)]
+pub trait Middleware {
+
+    /// Method is called when request is ready.
+    fn start(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest) -> Result<(), HttpResponse> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Method is called when handler returns response,
+    /// but before sending body stream to peer.
+    fn response(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, resp: HttpResponse) -> HttpResponse {
+        resp
+    }
+
+    /// Http interation is finished
+    fn finish(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, resp: &HttpResponse) {}
+}
+
 /// Application
 pub struct Application<S> {
     state: Rc<S>,
@@ -19,6 +37,26 @@ pub struct Application<S> {
     default: Resource<S>,
     handlers: HashMap<String, Box<RouteHandler<S>>>,
     router: RouteRecognizer<Resource<S>>,
+    middlewares: Rc<Vec<Box<Middleware>>>,
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> Application<S> {
+
+    fn run(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload) -> Task {
+        if let Some((params, h)) = self.router.recognize(req.path()) {
+            if let Some(params) = params {
+                req.set_match_info(params);
+            }
+            h.handle(req, payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
+        } else {
+            for (prefix, handler) in &self.handlers {
+                if req.path().starts_with(prefix) {
+                    return handler.handle(req, payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
+                }
+            }
+            self.default.handle(req, payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S: 'static> HttpHandler for Application<S> {
@@ -27,21 +65,19 @@ impl<S: 'static> HttpHandler for Application<S> {
         &self.prefix
     }
     
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload) -> Task {
-        if let Some((params, h)) = self.router.recognize(req.path()) {
-            if let Some(params) = params {
-                h.handle(
-                    req.with_match_info(params), payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
-            } else {
-                h.handle(req, payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload) -> Task {
+        // run middlewares
+        if !self.middlewares.is_empty() {
+            for middleware in self.middlewares.iter() {
+                if let Err(resp) = middleware.start(req) {
+                    return Task::reply(resp)
+                };
             }
+            let mut task = self.run(req, payload);
+            task.set_middlewares(Rc::clone(&self.middlewares));
+            task
         } else {
-            for (prefix, handler) in &self.handlers {
-                if req.path().starts_with(prefix) {
-                    return handler.handle(req, payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
-                }
-            }
-            self.default.handle(req, payload, Rc::clone(&self.state))
+            self.run(req, payload)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -56,7 +92,9 @@ impl Application<()> {
                 prefix: prefix.to_string(),
                 default: Resource::default(),
                 handlers: HashMap::new(),
-                resources: HashMap::new()})
+                resources: HashMap::new(),
+                middlewares: Vec::new(),
+            })
         }
     }
 }
@@ -73,7 +111,9 @@ impl<S> Application<S> where S: 'static {
                 prefix: prefix.to_string(),
                 default: Resource::default(),
                 handlers: HashMap::new(),
-                resources: HashMap::new()})
+                resources: HashMap::new(),
+                middlewares: Vec::new(),
+            })
         }
     }
 }
@@ -84,6 +124,7 @@ struct ApplicationBuilderParts<S> {
     default: Resource<S>,
     handlers: HashMap<String, Box<RouteHandler<S>>>,
     resources: HashMap<String, Resource<S>>,
+    middlewares: Vec<Box<Middleware>>,
 }
 
 /// Application builder
@@ -192,7 +233,7 @@ 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, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+        where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<HttpResponse> + 'static,
               P: ToString,
     {
@@ -217,6 +258,15 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Construct application
+    pub fn middleware<T>(&mut self, mw: T) -> &mut Self
+        where T: Middleware + 'static
+    {
+        self.parts.as_mut().expect("Use after finish")
+            .middlewares.push(Box::new(mw));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Construct application
     pub fn finish(&mut self) -> Application<S> {
         let parts = self.parts.take().expect("Use after finish");
@@ -243,7 +293,9 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
             prefix: prefix.clone(),
             default: parts.default,
             handlers: handlers,
-            router: RouteRecognizer::new(prefix, routes) }
+            router: RouteRecognizer::new(prefix, routes),
+            middlewares: Rc::new(parts.middlewares),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dev.rs b/src/dev.rs
index aa209fb0..f87dae74 100644
--- a/src/dev.rs
+++ b/src/dev.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 pub use ws;
 pub use httpcodes;
 pub use error::ParseError;
-pub use application::{Application, ApplicationBuilder};
+pub use application::{Application, ApplicationBuilder, Middleware};
 pub use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 pub use httpresponse::{Body, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder};
 pub use payload::{Payload, PayloadItem, PayloadError};
 pub use resource::{Reply, Resource};
 pub use route::{Route, RouteFactory, RouteHandler};
 pub use recognizer::Params;
+pub use logger::Logger;
 pub use server::HttpServer;
 pub use context::HttpContext;
 pub use staticfiles::StaticFiles;
diff --git a/src/httpcodes.rs b/src/httpcodes.rs
index f575ad52..e5487690 100644
--- a/src/httpcodes.rs
+++ b/src/httpcodes.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl StaticResponse {
 }
 
 impl<S> RouteHandler<S> for StaticResponse {
-    fn handle(&self, _: HttpRequest, _: Payload, _: Rc<S>) -> Task {
+    fn handle(&self, _: &mut HttpRequest, _: Payload, _: Rc<S>) -> Task {
         Task::reply(HttpResponse::new(self.0, Body::Empty))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 45bdd77b..6e936d65 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use futures::{Async, Future, Stream, Poll};
 use url::form_urlencoded;
-use http::{header, Method, Version, Uri, HeaderMap};
+use http::{header, Method, Version, Uri, HeaderMap, Extensions};
 
 use {Cookie, CookieParseError};
 use {HttpRange, HttpRangeParseError};
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct HttpRequest {
     headers: HeaderMap,
     params: Params,
     cookies: Vec<Cookie<'static>>,
+    extensions: Extensions,
 }
 
 impl HttpRequest {
@@ -35,9 +36,28 @@ impl HttpRequest {
             headers: headers,
             params: Params::empty(),
             cookies: Vec::new(),
+            extensions: Extensions::new(),
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn for_error() -> HttpRequest {
+        HttpRequest {
+            method: Method::GET,
+            uri: Uri::default(),
+            version: Version::HTTP_11,
+            headers: HeaderMap::new(),
+            params: Params::empty(),
+            cookies: Vec::new(),
+            extensions: Extensions::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Protocol extensions.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn extensions(&mut self) -> &mut Extensions {
+        &mut self.extensions
+    }
+
     /// Read the Request Uri.
     #[inline]
     pub fn uri(&self) -> &Uri { &self.uri }
@@ -111,16 +131,9 @@ impl HttpRequest {
     #[inline]
     pub fn match_info(&self) -> &Params { &self.params }
 
-    /// Create new request with Params object.
-    pub fn with_match_info(self, params: Params) -> Self {
-        HttpRequest {
-            method: self.method,
-            uri: self.uri,
-            version: self.version,
-            headers: self.headers,
-            params: params,
-            cookies: self.cookies,
-        }
+    /// Set request Params.
+    pub fn set_match_info(&mut self, params: Params) {
+        self.params = params;
     }
 
     /// Checks if a connection should be kept alive.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 34e45b21..f1c3d1e8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ mod date;
 mod decode;
 mod httprequest;
 mod httpresponse;
+mod logger;
 mod payload;
 mod resource;
 mod recognizer;
@@ -48,13 +49,14 @@ pub mod dev;
 pub mod httpcodes;
 pub mod multipart;
 pub use error::ParseError;
-pub use application::{Application, ApplicationBuilder};
+pub use application::{Application, ApplicationBuilder, Middleware};
 pub use httprequest::{HttpRequest, UrlEncoded};
 pub use httpresponse::{Body, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder};
 pub use payload::{Payload, PayloadItem, PayloadError};
 pub use route::{Route, RouteFactory, RouteHandler};
 pub use resource::{Reply, Resource};
 pub use recognizer::{Params, RouteRecognizer};
+pub use logger::Logger;
 pub use server::HttpServer;
 pub use context::HttpContext;
 pub use staticfiles::StaticFiles;
diff --git a/src/logger.rs b/src/logger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1936bc43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+//! Request logging middleware
+use std::fmt;
+use std::str::Chars;
+use std::iter::Peekable;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+
+use time;
+
+use application::Middleware;
+use httprequest::HttpRequest;
+use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
+
+/// `Middleware` for logging request and response info to the terminal.
+pub struct Logger {
+    format: Format,
+}
+
+impl Logger {
+    /// Create `Logger` middlewares with the specified `format`.
+    /// If a `None` is passed in, uses the default format:
+    ///
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// {method} {uri} -> {status} ({response-time} ms)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// let app = Application::default("/")
+    ///     .middleware(Logger::new(None))
+    ///     .finish()
+    /// ```
+    pub fn new(format: Option<Format>) -> Logger {
+        let format = format.unwrap_or_default();
+        Logger { format: format.clone() }
+    }
+}
+
+struct StartTime(time::Tm);
+
+impl Logger {
+    fn initialise(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest) {
+        req.extensions().insert(StartTime(time::now()));
+    }
+
+    fn log(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, resp: &HttpResponse) {
+        let entry_time = req.extensions().get::<StartTime>().unwrap().0;
+
+        let response_time = time::now() - entry_time;
+        let response_time_ms = (response_time.num_seconds() * 1000) as f64 + (response_time.num_nanoseconds().unwrap_or(0) as f64) / 1000000.0;
+
+        {
+            let render = |fmt: &mut Formatter, text: &FormatText| {
+                match *text {
+                    FormatText::Str(ref string) => fmt.write_str(string),
+                    FormatText::Method => req.method().fmt(fmt),
+                    FormatText::URI => req.uri().fmt(fmt),
+                    FormatText::Status => resp.status().fmt(fmt),
+                    FormatText::ResponseTime =>
+                        fmt.write_fmt(format_args!("{} ms", response_time_ms)),
+                    FormatText::RemoteAddr => Ok(()), //req.remote_addr.fmt(fmt),
+                    FormatText::RequestTime => {
+                        entry_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ%z")
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .fmt(fmt)
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            info!("{}", self.format.display_with(&render));
+            //println!("{}", self.format.display_with(&render));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Middleware for Logger {
+    fn start(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest) -> Result<(), HttpResponse> {
+        self.initialise(req);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn finish(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, resp: &HttpResponse) {
+        self.log(req, resp);
+    }
+}
+
+
+use self::FormatText::{Method, URI, Status, ResponseTime, RemoteAddr, RequestTime};
+
+/// A formatting style for the `Logger`, consisting of multiple
+/// `FormatText`s concatenated into one line.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub struct Format(Vec<FormatText>);
+
+impl Default for Format {
+    /// Return the default formatting style for the `Logger`:
+    ///
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// {method} {uri} -> {status} ({response-time})
+    /// // This will be written as: {method} {uri} -> {status} ({response-time})
+    /// ```
+    fn default() -> Format {
+        Format::new("{method} {uri} {status} ({response-time})").unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Format {
+    /// Create a `Format` from a format string, which can contain the fields
+    /// `{method}`, `{uri}`, `{status}`, `{response-time}`, `{ip-addr}` and
+    /// `{request-time}`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the format string syntax is incorrect.
+    pub fn new(s: &str) -> Option<Format> {
+
+        let parser = FormatParser::new(s.chars().peekable());
+
+        let mut results = Vec::new();
+
+        for unit in parser {
+            match unit {
+                Some(unit) => results.push(unit),
+                None => return None
+            }
+        }
+
+        Some(Format(results))
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) trait ContextDisplay<'a> {
+    type Item;
+    type Display: fmt::Display;
+    fn display_with(&'a self,
+                    render: &'a Fn(&mut Formatter, &Self::Item) -> Result<(), fmt::Error>)
+                    -> Self::Display;
+}
+
+impl<'a> ContextDisplay<'a> for Format {
+    type Item = FormatText;
+    type Display = FormatDisplay<'a>;
+    fn display_with(&'a self,
+                    render: &'a Fn(&mut Formatter, &FormatText) -> Result<(), fmt::Error>)
+                    -> FormatDisplay<'a> {
+        FormatDisplay {
+            format: self,
+            render: render,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct FormatParser<'a> {
+    // The characters of the format string.
+    chars: Peekable<Chars<'a>>,
+
+    // A reusable buffer for parsing style attributes.
+    object_buffer: String,
+
+    finished: bool
+}
+
+impl<'a> FormatParser<'a> {
+    fn new(chars: Peekable<Chars>) -> FormatParser {
+        FormatParser {
+            chars: chars,
+
+            // No attributes are longer than 14 characters, so we can avoid reallocating.
+            object_buffer: String::with_capacity(14),
+
+            finished: false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Some(None) means there was a parse error and this FormatParser should be abandoned.
+impl<'a> Iterator for FormatParser<'a> {
+    type Item = Option<FormatText>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Option<FormatText>> {
+        // If the parser has been cancelled or errored for some reason.
+        if self.finished { return None }
+
+        // Try to parse a new FormatText.
+        match self.chars.next() {
+            // Parse a recognized object.
+            //
+            // The allowed forms are:
+            //   - {method}
+            //   - {uri}
+            //   - {status}
+            //   - {response-time}
+            //   - {ip-addr}
+            //   - {request-time}
+            Some('{') => {
+                self.object_buffer.clear();
+
+                let mut chr = self.chars.next();
+                while chr != None {
+                    match chr.unwrap() {
+                        // Finished parsing, parse buffer.
+                        '}' => break,
+                        c => self.object_buffer.push(c.clone())
+                    }
+
+                    chr = self.chars.next();
+                }
+
+                let text = match self.object_buffer.as_ref() {
+                    "method" => Method,
+                    "uri" => URI,
+                    "status" => Status,
+                    "response-time" => ResponseTime,
+                    "request-time" => RequestTime,
+                    "ip-addr" => RemoteAddr,
+                    _ => {
+                        // Error, so mark as finished.
+                        self.finished = true;
+                        return Some(None);
+                    }
+                };
+
+                Some(Some(text))
+            }
+
+            // Parse a regular string part of the format string.
+            Some(c) => {
+                let mut buffer = String::new();
+                buffer.push(c);
+
+                loop {
+                    match self.chars.peek() {
+                        // Done parsing.
+                        Some(&'{') | None => return Some(Some(FormatText::Str(buffer))),
+
+                        Some(_) => {
+                            buffer.push(self.chars.next().unwrap())
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+
+            // Reached end of the format string.
+            None => None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A string of text to be logged. This is either one of the data
+/// fields supported by the `Logger`, or a custom `String`.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub enum FormatText {
+    Str(String),
+    Method,
+    URI,
+    Status,
+    ResponseTime,
+    RemoteAddr,
+    RequestTime
+}
+
+
+pub(crate) struct FormatDisplay<'a> {
+    format: &'a Format,
+    render: &'a Fn(&mut Formatter, &FormatText) -> Result<(), fmt::Error>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Display for FormatDisplay<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> {
+        let Format(ref format) = *self.format;
+        for unit in format {
+            (self.render)(fmt, unit)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index d1a8aba3..0ad10220 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<S> Resource<S> where S: 'static {
 
     /// Register handler for specified method.
     pub fn handler<F, R>(&mut self, method: Method, handler: F)
-        where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+        where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
               R: Into<HttpResponse> + 'static,
     {
         self.routes.insert(method, Box::new(FnHandler::new(handler)));
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<S> Resource<S> where S: 'static {
 
     /// Register async handler for specified method.
     pub fn async<F, R>(&mut self, method: Method, handler: F)
-        where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+        where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
               R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=()> + 'static,
     {
         self.routes.insert(method, Box::new(StreamHandler::new(handler)));
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl<S> Resource<S> where S: 'static {
 
 impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for Resource<S> {
 
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task {
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task {
         if let Some(handler) = self.routes.get(req.method()) {
             handler.handle(req, payload, state)
         } else {
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 48793160..48946fe8 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum Frame {
 #[allow(unused_variables)]
 pub trait RouteHandler<S>: 'static {
     /// Handle request
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task;
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task;
 
     /// Set route prefix
     fn set_prefix(&mut self, prefix: String) {}
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ pub trait Route: Actor {
     /// request/response or websocket connection.
     /// In that case `HttpContext::start` and `HttpContext::write` has to be used
     /// for writing response.
-    fn request(req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Reply<Self>;
+    fn request(req: &mut HttpRequest,
+               payload: Payload, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Reply<Self>;
 
     /// This method creates `RouteFactory` for this actor.
     fn factory() -> RouteFactory<Self, Self::State> {
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ impl<A, S> RouteHandler<S> for RouteFactory<A, S>
     where A: Actor<Context=HttpContext<A>> + Route<State=S>,
           S: 'static
 {
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<A::State>) -> Task
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<A::State>) -> Task
     {
         let mut ctx = HttpContext::new(state);
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ impl<A, S> RouteHandler<S> for RouteFactory<A, S>
 /// Fn() route handler
 pub(crate)
 struct FnHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
           R: Into<HttpResponse>,
           S: 'static,
 {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ struct FnHandler<S, R, F>
 }
 
 impl<S, R, F> FnHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
           R: Into<HttpResponse> + 'static,
           S: 'static,
 {
@@ -124,11 +125,11 @@ impl<S, R, F> FnHandler<S, R, F>
 }
 
 impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for FnHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
           R: Into<HttpResponse> + 'static,
           S: 'static,
 {
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task
     {
         Task::reply((self.f)(req, payload, &state).into())
     }
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for FnHandler<S, R, F>
 /// Async route handler
 pub(crate)
 struct StreamHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
           R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=()> + 'static,
           S: 'static,
 {
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ struct StreamHandler<S, R, F>
 }
 
 impl<S, R, F> StreamHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
           R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=()> + 'static,
           S: 'static,
 {
@@ -156,11 +157,11 @@ impl<S, R, F> StreamHandler<S, R, F>
 }
 
 impl<S, R, F> RouteHandler<S> for StreamHandler<S, R, F>
-    where F: Fn(HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(&mut HttpRequest, Payload, &S) -> R + 'static,
           R: Stream<Item=Frame, Error=()> + 'static,
           S: 'static,
 {
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task
     {
         Task::with_stream(
             (self.f)(req, payload, &state).map_err(
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 45f77525..aa4ec4b9 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use std::{io, mem, net};
+use std::{io, net};
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ use tokio_core::reactor::Timeout;
 use tokio_core::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
-use task::{Task, RequestInfo};
+use task::Task;
 use reader::{Reader, ReaderError};
 use payload::Payload;
 use httpcodes::HTTPNotFound;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ pub trait HttpHandler: 'static {
     /// Http handler prefix
     fn prefix(&self) -> &str;
     /// Handle request
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload) -> Task;
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload) -> Task;
 }
 
 /// An HTTP Server
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ impl<T, A, H> Handler<IoStream<T, A>, io::Error> for HttpServer<T, A, H>
 
 struct Entry {
     task: Task,
-    req: RequestInfo,
+    req: UnsafeCell<HttpRequest>,
     eof: bool,
     error: bool,
     finished: bool,
@@ -213,9 +214,7 @@ impl<T, A, H> Future for HttpChannel<T, A, H>
                     }
 
                     // this is anoying
-                    let req: &RequestInfo = unsafe {
-                        mem::transmute(&self.items[idx].req)
-                    };
+                    let req = unsafe {self.items[idx].req.get().as_mut().unwrap()};
                     match self.items[idx].task.poll_io(&mut self.stream, req)
                     {
                         Ok(Async::Ready(ready)) => {
@@ -280,23 +279,22 @@ impl<T, A, H> Future for HttpChannel<T, A, H>
             // read incoming data
             if !self.error && self.items.len() < MAX_PIPELINED_MESSAGES {
                 match self.reader.parse(&mut self.stream) {
-                    Ok(Async::Ready((req, payload))) => {
+                    Ok(Async::Ready((mut req, payload))) => {
                         // stop keepalive timer
                         self.keepalive_timer.take();
 
                         // start request processing
-                        let info = RequestInfo::new(&req);
                         let mut task = None;
                         for h in self.router.iter() {
                             if req.path().starts_with(h.prefix()) {
-                                task = Some(h.handle(req, payload));
+                                task = Some(h.handle(&mut req, payload));
                                 break
                             }
                         }
 
                         self.items.push_back(
                             Entry {task: task.unwrap_or_else(|| Task::reply(HTTPNotFound)),
-                                   req: info,
+                                   req: UnsafeCell::new(req),
                                    eof: false,
                                    error: false,
                                    finished: false});
@@ -313,7 +311,7 @@ impl<T, A, H> Future for HttpChannel<T, A, H>
                         if let ReaderError::Error(err) = err {
                             self.items.push_back(
                                 Entry {task: Task::reply(err),
-                                       req: RequestInfo::for_error(),
+                                       req: UnsafeCell::new(HttpRequest::for_error()),
                                        eof: false,
                                        error: false,
                                        finished: false});
diff --git a/src/staticfiles.rs b/src/staticfiles.rs
index c37c7d97..6ea1d247 100644
--- a/src/staticfiles.rs
+++ b/src/staticfiles.rs
@@ -48,14 +48,19 @@ impl StaticFiles {
     pub fn new<D: Into<PathBuf>>(dir: D, index: bool) -> StaticFiles {
         let dir = dir.into();
 
-        let (dir, access) = if let Ok(dir) = dir.canonicalize() {
-            if dir.is_dir() {
-                (dir, true)
-            } else {
+        let (dir, access) = match dir.canonicalize() {
+            Ok(dir) => {
+                if dir.is_dir() {
+                    (dir, true)
+                } else {
+                    warn!("Is not directory `{:?}`", dir);
+                    (dir, false)
+                }
+            },
+            Err(err) => {
+                warn!("Static files directory `{:?}` error: {}", dir, err);
                 (dir, false)
             }
-        } else {
-            (dir, false)
         };
 
         StaticFiles {
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for StaticFiles {
         }
     }
 
-    fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task {
+    fn handle(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, state: Rc<S>) -> Task {
         if !self.accessible {
             Task::reply(HTTPNotFound)
         } else {
diff --git a/src/task.rs b/src/task.rs
index 836c0048..782d710f 100644
--- a/src/task.rs
+++ b/src/task.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::{cmp, io};
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
 use date;
 use route::Frame;
+use application::Middleware;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 use httpresponse::{Body, HttpResponse};
 
@@ -44,26 +46,6 @@ impl TaskIOState {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct RequestInfo {
-    version: Version,
-    keep_alive: bool,
-}
-
-impl RequestInfo {
-    pub fn new(req: &HttpRequest) -> Self {
-        RequestInfo {
-            version: req.version(),
-            keep_alive: req.keep_alive(),
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn for_error() -> Self {
-        RequestInfo {
-            version: Version::HTTP_11,
-            keep_alive: false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct Task {
     state: TaskRunningState,
     iostate: TaskIOState,
@@ -73,7 +55,8 @@ pub struct Task {
     buffer: BytesMut,
     upgrade: bool,
     keepalive: bool,
-    prepared: bool,
+    prepared: Option<HttpResponse>,
+    middlewares: Option<Rc<Vec<Box<Middleware>>>>,
 }
 
 impl Task {
@@ -92,7 +75,8 @@ impl Task {
             buffer: BytesMut::new(),
             upgrade: false,
             keepalive: false,
-            prepared: false,
+            prepared: None,
+            middlewares: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -108,7 +92,8 @@ impl Task {
             buffer: BytesMut::new(),
             upgrade: false,
             keepalive: false,
-            prepared: false,
+            prepared: None,
+            middlewares: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -116,15 +101,31 @@ impl Task {
         self.keepalive && !self.upgrade
     }
 
-    fn prepare(&mut self, req: &RequestInfo, mut msg: HttpResponse)
+    pub(crate) fn set_middlewares(&mut self, middlewares: Rc<Vec<Box<Middleware>>>) {
+        self.middlewares = Some(middlewares);
+    }
+
+    fn prepare(&mut self, req: &mut HttpRequest, msg: HttpResponse)
     {
         trace!("Prepare message status={:?}", msg.status);
 
+        // run middlewares
+        let mut msg = if let Some(middlewares) = self.middlewares.take() {
+            let mut msg = msg;
+            for middleware in middlewares.iter() {
+                msg = middleware.response(req, msg);
+            }
+            self.middlewares = Some(middlewares);
+            msg
+        } else {
+            msg
+        };
+
+        // prepare task
         let mut extra = 0;
         let body = msg.replace_body(Body::Empty);
-        let version = msg.version().unwrap_or_else(|| req.version);
-        self.keepalive = msg.keep_alive().unwrap_or_else(|| req.keep_alive);
-        self.prepared = true;
+        let version = msg.version().unwrap_or_else(|| req.version());
+        self.keepalive = msg.keep_alive().unwrap_or_else(|| req.keep_alive());
 
         match body {
             Body::Empty => {
@@ -219,12 +220,14 @@ impl Task {
 
         if let Body::Binary(ref bytes) = body {
             self.buffer.extend(bytes);
+            self.prepared = Some(msg);
             return
         }
         msg.replace_body(body);
+        self.prepared = Some(msg);
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn poll_io<T>(&mut self, io: &mut T, info: &RequestInfo) -> Poll<bool, ()>
+    pub(crate) fn poll_io<T>(&mut self, io: &mut T, req: &mut HttpRequest) -> Poll<bool, ()>
         where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite
     {
         trace!("POLL-IO frames:{:?}", self.frames.len());
@@ -248,10 +251,10 @@ impl Task {
                 trace!("IO Frame: {:?}", frame);
                 match frame {
                     Frame::Message(response) => {
-                        self.prepare(info, response);
+                        self.prepare(req, response);
                     }
                     Frame::Payload(Some(chunk)) => {
-                        if self.prepared {
+                        if self.prepared.is_some() {
                             // TODO: add warning, write after EOF
                             self.encoder.encode(&mut self.buffer, chunk.as_ref());
                         } else {
@@ -295,6 +298,15 @@ impl Task {
 
         // response is completed
         if self.buffer.is_empty() && self.iostate.is_done() {
+            // run middlewares
+            if let Some(ref mut resp) = self.prepared {
+                if let Some(middlewares) = self.middlewares.take() {
+                    for middleware in middlewares.iter() {
+                        middleware.finish(req, resp);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             Ok(Async::Ready(self.state.is_done()))
         } else {
             Ok(Async::NotReady)