diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2a29a9..2dc5c4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 /.psc*
 /.purs*
 /.psa*
+/.dir-locals.el
diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Main.purs b/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Main.purs
index 13a2c0e..5134933 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Main.purs
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Main.purs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 module HelloWorld where
 
-import Prelude (discard, show, (<>), ($))
+import Prelude (discard, pure, show, (<>), ($))
 
 import Control.Monad.Eff.Console as Console
+import Data.StrMap as StrMap
 import HTTPure as HTTPure
 
 -- | Serve the example server on this port
@@ -13,19 +14,13 @@ port = 8080
 portS :: String
 portS = show port
 
--- | Specify the routes
-routes :: forall e. Array (HTTPure.Route e)
-routes =
-  [ HTTPure.Get "/"
-    { status: \_ -> 200
-    , headers: \_ -> []
-    , body: \_ -> "hello world!"
-    }
-  ]
+-- | Say 'hello world!' when run
+sayHello :: forall e. HTTPure.Request -> HTTPure.ResponseM e
+sayHello _ = pure $ HTTPure.OK StrMap.empty "hello world!"
 
 -- | Boot up the server
-main :: forall e. HTTPure.HTTPureM (console :: Console.CONSOLE | e)
-main = HTTPure.serve port routes do
+main :: forall e. HTTPure.ServerM (console :: Console.CONSOLE | e)
+main = HTTPure.serve port sayHello do
   Console.log $ ""
   Console.log $ " ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐"
   Console.log $ " │ Server now up on port " <> portS <> "                 │"
diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Readme.md b/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Readme.md
index de1c1f7..e6a9da4 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Readme.md
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/HelloWorld/Readme.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Hello World Example
 
 This is a basic 'hello world' example. It simply returns 'hello world!' when
-requesting '/' via an HTTP GET.
+making any request.
 
 To run the example server, run:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/MultiRoute/Main.purs b/Documentation/Examples/MultiRoute/Main.purs
index 5053d4b..50a30aa 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/MultiRoute/Main.purs
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/MultiRoute/Main.purs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 module MultiRoute where
 
-import Prelude (discard, show, (<>), ($))
+import Prelude (discard, pure, show, (<>), ($))
 
 import Control.Monad.Eff.Console as Console
+import Data.StrMap as StrMap
 import HTTPure as HTTPure
 
 -- | Serve the example server on this port
@@ -14,23 +15,14 @@ portS :: String
 portS = show port
 
 -- | Specify the routes
-routes :: forall e. Array (HTTPure.Route e)
-routes =
-  [ HTTPure.Get "/hello"
-    { status: \_ -> 200
-    , headers: \_ -> []
-    , body: \_ -> "hello"
-    }
-  , HTTPure.Get "/goodbye"
-    { status: \_ -> 200
-    , headers: \_ -> []
-    , body: \_ -> "goodbye"
-    }
-  ]
+router :: forall e. HTTPure.Request -> HTTPure.ResponseM e
+router (HTTPure.Get _ "/hello")   = pure $ HTTPure.OK StrMap.empty "hello"
+router (HTTPure.Get _ "/goodbye") = pure $ HTTPure.OK StrMap.empty "goodbye"
+router _                          = pure $ HTTPure.OK StrMap.empty ""
 
 -- | Boot up the server
-main :: forall e. HTTPure.HTTPureM (console :: Console.CONSOLE | e)
-main = HTTPure.serve port routes do
+main :: forall e. HTTPure.ServerM (console :: Console.CONSOLE | e)
+main = HTTPure.serve port router do
   Console.log $ ""
   Console.log $ " ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐"
   Console.log $ " │ Server now up on port " <> portS <> "                    │"
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure.purs b/Library/HTTPure.purs
index e53b3f7..692928e 100644
--- a/Library/HTTPure.purs
+++ b/Library/HTTPure.purs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 module HTTPure
-  ( module HTTPure.HTTPureM
-  , module HTTPure.Request
-  , module HTTPure.Route
+  ( module HTTPure.Request
+  , module HTTPure.Response
   , module HTTPure.Server
   ) where
 
-import HTTPure.HTTPureM (HTTPureEffects, HTTPureM)
-import HTTPure.Request (Request, getURL)
-import HTTPure.Route (Route(..))
-import HTTPure.Server (serve)
+import HTTPure.Request (Request(..))
+import HTTPure.Response (ResponseM, Response(..))
+import HTTPure.Server (ServerM, serve)
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Body.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Body.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a769d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/Body.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module HTTPure.Body
+  ( Body
+  ) where
+
+-- | The Body type is just sugar for a String, that will be sent or received in
+-- | the HTTP body.
+type Body = String
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/HTTPureM.purs b/Library/HTTPure/HTTPureM.purs
index ed6e409..9b785aa 100644
--- a/Library/HTTPure/HTTPureM.purs
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/HTTPureM.purs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 module HTTPure.HTTPureM
-  ( HTTPureEffects
-  , HTTPureM
+  ( HTTPureM
   ) where
 
 import Prelude (Unit)
@@ -8,13 +7,7 @@ import Prelude (Unit)
 import Control.Monad.Eff as Eff
 import Node.HTTP as HTTP
 
--- | The `HTTPureMEffects` type is a row that wraps up all HTTPure effects.
--- | Under the hood this uses Node.HTTP, but it could be replaced by another
--- | adapter.
-type HTTPureEffects e = (http :: HTTP.HTTP | e)
-
--- | The `HTTPureM` monad represents actions acting over an HTTPure server
--- | lifecycle. It is the return type of all route handlers and of the `serve`
--- | function. It takes an effects row parameter which enumerates all other
--- | side-effects performed while carrying out the server actions.
-type HTTPureM e = Eff.Eff (HTTPureEffects e) Unit
+-- | The `HTTPureM` monad represents effects run by an HTTPure server. It takes
+-- | an effects row parameter which enumerates all other side-effects performed
+-- | while carrying out the server actions.
+type HTTPureM e t = Eff.Eff (http :: HTTP.HTTP | e) t
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Headers.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Headers.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb52260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/Headers.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module HTTPure.Headers
+  ( Headers
+  ) where
+
+import Data.StrMap as StrMap
+
+-- | The Headers type is just sugar for a StrMap of Strings that represents the
+-- | set of headers sent or received in an HTTP request or response.
+type Headers = StrMap.StrMap String
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Path.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Path.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..948f61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/Path.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module HTTPure.Path
+  ( Path
+  ) where
+
+-- | The Path type is just sugar for a String that will be sent in a request and
+-- | indicates the path of the resource being requested.
+type Path = String
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Request.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Request.purs
index fdd03ba..3d8f0bd 100644
--- a/Library/HTTPure/Request.purs
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/Request.purs
@@ -1,32 +1,41 @@
 module HTTPure.Request
-  ( Request
+  ( Request(..)
   , fromHTTPRequest
-  , getURL
   ) where
 
+import Prelude ((<>))
+
+import Data.Show as Show
 import Node.HTTP as HTTP
-import Node.Stream as Stream
 
--- | The Request type takes as it's parameter an effects row. It is a Record
--- | type with two fields:
--- |
--- | - `httpRequest`: The raw underlying HTTP request.
--- | - `stream`: The raw request converted to a Readable stream.
--- |
--- | Neither field is intended to be accessed directly, rather it is recommended
--- | to use the methods exported by this module.
-type Request e =
-  { httpRequest :: HTTP.Request
-  , stream :: Stream.Readable () (http :: HTTP.HTTP | e)
-  }
+import HTTPure.Body as Body
+import HTTPure.Headers as Headers
+import HTTPure.Path as Path
 
--- | Convert a Node.HTTP Request into a HTTPure Request.
-fromHTTPRequest :: forall e. HTTP.Request -> Request e
+-- | A Request is a method along with headers, a path, and sometimes a body.
+data Request
+  = Get    Headers.Headers Path.Path
+  | Post   Headers.Headers Path.Path Body.Body
+  | Put    Headers.Headers Path.Path Body.Body
+  | Delete Headers.Headers Path.Path
+
+-- | When using show on a Request, print the method and the path.
+instance show :: Show.Show Request where
+  show (Get _ path) = "GET: " <> path
+  show (Post _ path _) = "POST: " <> path
+  show (Put _ path _) = "PUT: " <> path
+  show (Delete _ path) = "DELETE: " <> path
+
+-- | Given an HTTP Request object, this method will convert it to an HTTPure
+-- | Request object.
+fromHTTPRequest :: HTTP.Request -> Request
 fromHTTPRequest request =
-  { httpRequest: request
-  , stream: HTTP.requestAsStream request
-  }
-
--- | Get the URL used to generate a Request.
-getURL :: forall e. Request e -> String
-getURL request = HTTP.requestURL request.httpRequest
+  case method of
+    "POST" -> Post headers path ""
+    "PUT" -> Put headers path ""
+    "DELETE" -> Delete headers path
+    _ -> Get headers path
+  where
+    method = HTTP.requestMethod request
+    headers = HTTP.requestHeaders request
+    path = HTTP.requestURL request
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Response.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Response.purs
index d722977..e6780b3 100644
--- a/Library/HTTPure/Response.purs
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/Response.purs
@@ -1,41 +1,37 @@
 module HTTPure.Response
-  ( Response
-  , fromHTTPResponse
-  , write
+  ( ResponseM
+  , Response(..)
+  , send
   ) where
 
 import Prelude (Unit, bind, discard, pure, unit)
 
-import Control.Monad.Eff as Eff
 import Node.Encoding as Encoding
 import Node.HTTP as HTTP
 import Node.Stream as Stream
 
--- | The Response type takes as it's parameter an effects row. It is a Record
--- | type with two fields:
--- |
--- | - `httpResponse`: The raw underlying HTTP response.
--- | - `stream`: The raw response converted to a Writable stream.
--- |
--- | Neither field is intended to be accessed directly, rather it is recommended
--- | to use the methods exported by this module.
-type Response e =
-  { httpResponse :: HTTP.Response
-  , stream :: Stream.Writable () (http :: HTTP.HTTP | e)
-  }
+import HTTPure.Body as Body
+import HTTPure.Headers as Headers
+import HTTPure.HTTPureM as HTTPureM
 
--- | Convert a Node.HTTP Response into a HTTPure Response.
-fromHTTPResponse :: forall e. HTTP.Response -> Response e
-fromHTTPResponse response =
-  { httpResponse: response
-  , stream: HTTP.responseAsStream response
-  }
+-- | A response is a status, and can have headers and a body. Different response
+-- | codes will allow different response components to be sent.
+data Response
+  = OK Headers.Headers Body.Body
 
--- | Write a string into the Response output.
-write :: forall e. Response e -> String -> Eff.Eff (http :: HTTP.HTTP | e) Unit
-write response str = do
-  _ <- Stream.writeString response.stream Encoding.UTF8 str noop
-  Stream.end response.stream noop
+-- | The ResponseM type simply conveniently wraps up an HTTPure monad that
+-- | returns a response. This type is the return type of all router/route
+-- | methods.
+type ResponseM e = HTTPureM.HTTPureM e Response
+
+-- | Given an HTTP response and a HTTPure response, this method will return a
+-- | monad encapsulating writing the HTTPure response to the HTTP response and
+-- | closing the HTTP response.
+send :: forall e. HTTP.Response -> Response -> HTTPureM.HTTPureM e Unit
+send response (OK headers body) = do
+  _ <- Stream.writeString stream Encoding.UTF8 body noop
+  Stream.end stream noop
   noop
   where
+    stream = HTTP.responseAsStream response
     noop = pure unit
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Route.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Route.purs
deleted file mode 100644
index ecdb33e..0000000
--- a/Library/HTTPure/Route.purs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-module HTTPure.Route
-  ( Route(..)
-  , RouteHooks
-  , run
-  , match
-  , isMatch
-  ) where
-
-import Prelude (flip, ($), (==), (>>=), (<>))
-
-import Data.Array as Array
-import Data.Eq as Eq
-import Data.Maybe as Maybe
-import Data.Show as Show
-
-import HTTPure.HTTPureM as HTTPureM
-import HTTPure.Request as Request
-import HTTPure.Response as Response
-
-type RouteHooks e =
-  { status :: Request.Request e -> Int
-  , body :: Request.Request e -> String
-  , headers :: Request.Request e -> Array String
-  }
-
--- | A Route matches a given HTTP Method against a given path matcher string.
--- | When a request comes in that matches the route, the body function is
--- | executed against the request and the result is sent back to the client.
-data Route e
-  = Get String (RouteHooks e)
-  | Post String (RouteHooks e)
-  | Put String (RouteHooks e)
-  | Delete String (RouteHooks e)
-
--- | When calling `show` on a route, display the method and the matching
--- | pattern.
-instance show :: Show.Show (Route e) where
-  show (Get pattern _) = "GET: " <> pattern
-  show (Post pattern _) = "POST: " <> pattern
-  show (Put pattern _) = "PUT: " <> pattern
-  show (Delete pattern _) = "DELETE: " <> pattern
-
--- | Two routes are equal if they are the same method and have the same matching
--- | pattern.
-instance eq :: Eq.Eq (Route e) where
-  eq (Get pattern1 _) (Get pattern2 _) = pattern1 == pattern2
-  eq (Post pattern1 _) (Post pattern2 _) = pattern1 == pattern2
-  eq (Put pattern1 _) (Put pattern2 _) = pattern1 == pattern2
-  eq (Delete pattern1 _) (Delete pattern2 _) = pattern1 == pattern2
-  eq _ _ = false
-
--- | Given a route and a request, return the response body.
-run :: forall e.
-       Route e ->
-       Request.Request e ->
-       Response.Response e ->
-       HTTPureM.HTTPureM e
-run (Get _ { body: body }) req resp = Response.write resp $ body req
-run (Post _ { body: body }) req resp = Response.write resp $ body req
-run (Put _ { body: body }) req resp = Response.write resp $ body req
-run (Delete _ { body: body }) req resp = Response.write resp $ body req
-
--- | Returns true if the request matches the route.
-isMatch :: forall e. Route e -> Request.Request e -> Boolean
-isMatch (Get matcher _) request = matcher == Request.getURL request
-isMatch (Post matcher _) request = matcher == Request.getURL request
-isMatch (Put matcher _) request = matcher == Request.getURL request
-isMatch (Delete matcher _) request = matcher == Request.getURL request
-
--- | Returns the matching route for the request.
-match :: forall e. Array (Route e) -> Request.Request e -> Maybe.Maybe (Route e)
-match routes request =
-  Array.findIndex (flip isMatch request) routes >>= Array.index routes
diff --git a/Library/HTTPure/Server.purs b/Library/HTTPure/Server.purs
index aec046b..1655404 100644
--- a/Library/HTTPure/Server.purs
+++ b/Library/HTTPure/Server.purs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 module HTTPure.Server
-  ( boot,
-    handleRequest,
-    serve
+  ( ServerM
+  , boot
+  , handleRequest
+  , serve
   ) where
 
-import Prelude (pure, unit, (>>=))
+import Prelude (Unit, (>>=))
 
 import Data.Maybe as Maybe
 import Node.HTTP as HTTP
@@ -12,44 +13,44 @@ import Node.HTTP as HTTP
 import HTTPure.HTTPureM as HTTPureM
 import HTTPure.Request as Request
 import HTTPure.Response as Response
-import HTTPure.Route as Route
 
--- | This function takes an array of Routes, a request, and a response, and
--- | routes the request to the correct Routes. After the Routes have run, this
--- | function closes the request stream.
+-- | The ResponseM type simply conveniently wraps up an HTTPure monad that
+-- | returns a Unit. This type is the return type of the HTTPure serve and
+-- | related methods.
+type ServerM e = HTTPureM.HTTPureM e Unit
+
+-- | This function a method which takes a request and returns a ResponseM, an
+-- | HTTP request, and an HTTP response. It runs the request, extracts the
+-- | Response from the ResponseM, and sends the Response to the HTTP Response.
 handleRequest :: forall e.
-                 Array (Route.Route e) ->
+                 (Request.Request -> Response.ResponseM e) ->
                  HTTP.Request ->
                  HTTP.Response ->
-                 HTTPureM.HTTPureM e
-handleRequest routes request response =
-  case Route.match routes req of
-    Maybe.Just route -> Route.run route req resp
-    Maybe.Nothing -> pure unit
-  where
-    req = Request.fromHTTPRequest request
-    resp = Response.fromHTTPResponse response
+                 ServerM e
+handleRequest router request response =
+  router (Request.fromHTTPRequest request) >>= Response.send response
 
--- | Given an options object, an Array of Routes, and an HTTPureM containing
--- | effects to run on boot, creates and runs a HTTPure server.
+-- | Given an options object, an function mapping Request to ResponseM, and an
+-- | HTTPureM containing effects to run on boot, creates and runs a HTTPure
+-- | server.
 boot :: forall e.
         HTTP.ListenOptions ->
-        Array (Route.Route e) ->
-        HTTPureM.HTTPureM e ->
-        HTTPureM.HTTPureM e
-boot options routes onStarted =
-  HTTP.createServer (handleRequest routes) >>= \server ->
+        (Request.Request -> Response.ResponseM e) ->
+        ServerM e ->
+        ServerM e
+boot options router onStarted =
+  HTTP.createServer (handleRequest router) >>= \server ->
     HTTP.listen server options onStarted
 
 -- | Create and start a server. This is the main entry point for HTTPure. Takes
--- | a port number on which to listen, an Array of Routes to serve, and an
--- | HTTPureM containing effects to run after the server has booted (usually
--- | logging). Returns an HTTPureM containing the server's effects.
+-- | a port number on which to listen, a function mapping Request to ResponseM,
+-- | and an HTTPureM containing effects to run after the server has booted
+-- | (usually logging). Returns an HTTPureM containing the server's effects.
 serve :: forall e.
          Int ->
-         Array (Route.Route e) ->
-         HTTPureM.HTTPureM e ->
-         HTTPureM.HTTPureM e
+         (Request.Request -> Response.ResponseM e) ->
+         ServerM e ->
+         ServerM e
 serve port = boot
   { hostname: "localhost"
   , port: port
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/BodySpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/BodySpec.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50414b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/BodySpec.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module HTTPure.BodySpec where
+
+import Prelude (pure, unit)
+
+import Test.Spec as Spec
+
+import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
+
+bodySpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
+bodySpec = Spec.describe "Body" do
+  pure unit
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/HTTPureMSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/HTTPureMSpec.purs
index c148f27..1a0a3bc 100644
--- a/Test/HTTPure/HTTPureMSpec.purs
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/HTTPureMSpec.purs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module HTTPure.HTTPureMSpec where
 
-import Prelude (pure, unit, ($))
+import Prelude (pure, unit)
 
 import Test.Spec as Spec
 
 import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
 
 httpureMSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-httpureMSpec = Spec.describe "HTTPureM" $
+httpureMSpec = Spec.describe "HTTPureM" do
   pure unit
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/HeadersSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/HeadersSpec.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..296c8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/HeadersSpec.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module HTTPure.HeadersSpec where
+
+import Prelude (pure, unit)
+
+import Test.Spec as Spec
+
+import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
+
+headersSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
+headersSpec = Spec.describe "Headers" do
+  pure unit
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/PathSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/PathSpec.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de9e0b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/PathSpec.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module HTTPure.PathSpec where
+
+import Prelude (pure, unit)
+
+import Test.Spec as Spec
+
+import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
+
+pathSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
+pathSpec = Spec.describe "Path" do
+  pure unit
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/RequestSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/RequestSpec.purs
index 7af9600..eef6ac0 100644
--- a/Test/HTTPure/RequestSpec.purs
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/RequestSpec.purs
@@ -1,21 +1,82 @@
 module HTTPure.RequestSpec where
 
-import Prelude (($))
+import Prelude (discard, pure, show, unit, (<>), ($))
 
+import Data.StrMap as StrMap
 import Test.Spec as Spec
 import Test.Spec.Assertions as Assertions
 
-import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
-
 import HTTPure.Request as Request
 
-getURLSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-getURLSpec = Spec.describe "getURL" $
-  Spec.it "is the URL of the request" $
-    Request.getURL req `Assertions.shouldEqual` "/test"
-    where
-      req = SpecHelpers.mockRequest "/test"
+import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
+
+showSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
+showSpec = Spec.describe "show" do
+  Spec.describe "with a POST" do
+    Spec.it "is the method and the path" do
+      show (Request.Post none "test" "") `Assertions.shouldEqual` "POST: test"
+  Spec.describe "with a PUT" do
+    Spec.it "is the method and the path" do
+      show (Request.Put none "test" "") `Assertions.shouldEqual` "PUT: test"
+  Spec.describe "with a DELETE" do
+    Spec.it "is the method and the path" do
+      show (Request.Delete none "test") `Assertions.shouldEqual` "DELETE: test"
+  Spec.describe "with a GET" do
+    Spec.it "is the method and the path" do
+      show (Request.Get none "test") `Assertions.shouldEqual` "GET: test"
+  where
+    none = StrMap.empty
+
+fromHTTPRequestSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
+fromHTTPRequestSpec = Spec.describe "fromHTTPRequest" do
+
+  Spec.describe "with a POST" do
+    Spec.it "is a Post" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "POST" "") of
+        (Request.Post _ _ _) -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected a Post, got " <> show a
+    Spec.pending "has the correct headers"
+    Spec.it "has the correct path" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "POST" "test") of
+        (Request.Post _ "test" _) -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected the path 'test', got " <> show a
+    Spec.pending "has the correct body"
+
+  Spec.describe "with a PUT" do
+    Spec.it "is a Put" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "PUT" "") of
+        (Request.Put _ _ _) -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected a Put, got " <> show a
+    Spec.pending "has the correct headers"
+    Spec.it "has the correct path" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "PUT" "test") of
+        (Request.Put _ "test" _) -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected the path 'test', got " <> show a
+    Spec.pending "has the correct body"
+
+  Spec.describe "with a DELETE" do
+    Spec.it "is a Delete" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "DELETE" "") of
+        (Request.Delete _ _) -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected a Delete, got " <> show a
+    Spec.pending "has the correct headers"
+    Spec.it "has the correct path" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "DELETE" "test") of
+        (Request.Delete _ "test") -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected the path 'test', got " <> show a
+
+  Spec.describe "with a GET" do
+    Spec.it "is a Get" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "GET" "") of
+        (Request.Get _ _) -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected a Get, got " <> show a
+    Spec.it "has the correct path" do
+      case Request.fromHTTPRequest (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "GET" "test") of
+        (Request.Get _ "test") -> pure unit
+        a -> Assertions.fail $ "expected the path 'test', got " <> show a
+    Spec.pending "has the correct headers"
 
 requestSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-requestSpec = Spec.describe "Request" $
-  getURLSpec
+requestSpec = Spec.describe "Request" do
+  showSpec
+  fromHTTPRequestSpec
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/ResponseSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/ResponseSpec.purs
index 5fa8415..2b2ca19 100644
--- a/Test/HTTPure/ResponseSpec.purs
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/ResponseSpec.purs
@@ -3,24 +3,28 @@ module HTTPure.ResponseSpec where
 import Prelude (bind, discard, ($))
 
 import Control.Monad.Eff.Class as EffClass
+import Data.StrMap as StrMap
 import Node.Encoding as Encoding
 import Node.StreamBuffer as StreamBuffer
 import Test.Spec as Spec
 import Test.Spec.Assertions as Assertions
 
-import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
-
 import HTTPure.Response as Response
 
-writeSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-writeSpec = Spec.describe "write" $
-  Spec.it "sets the response body" do
-    body <- EffClass.liftEff do
-      buf <- StreamBuffer.writable
-      Response.write (SpecHelpers.mockResponse buf) "test"
-      StreamBuffer.contents Encoding.UTF8 buf
-    body `Assertions.shouldEqual` "test"
+import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
+
+sendSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
+sendSpec = Spec.describe "send" do
+  Spec.describe "with an OK" do
+    Spec.pending "writes the headers"
+    Spec.it "writes the body" do
+      body <- EffClass.liftEff do
+        buf <- StreamBuffer.writable
+        let resp = SpecHelpers.mockResponse buf
+        Response.send resp $ Response.OK StrMap.empty "test"
+        StreamBuffer.contents Encoding.UTF8 buf
+      body `Assertions.shouldEqual` "test"
 
 responseSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-responseSpec = Spec.describe "Response" $
-  writeSpec
+responseSpec = Spec.describe "Response" do
+  sendSpec
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/RouteSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/RouteSpec.purs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c7638f..0000000
--- a/Test/HTTPure/RouteSpec.purs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-module HTTPure.RouteSpec where
-
-import Prelude (bind, discard, eq, flip, show, ($))
-
-import Control.Monad.Eff.Class as EffClass
-import Data.Maybe as Maybe
-import Node.Encoding as Encoding
-import Node.StreamBuffer as StreamBuffer
-import Test.Spec as Spec
-import Test.Spec.Assertions as Assertions
-
-import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
-
-import HTTPure.Route as Route
-
-hooks :: forall e. Route.RouteHooks e
-hooks = { body: \_ -> "", headers: \_ -> [], status: \_ -> 200 }
-
-showSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-showSpec = Spec.describe "show" do
-  Spec.describe "with a Get route on /test" $
-    Spec.it "is 'GET: /test'" $
-      show (Route.Get "/test" hooks) `Assertions.shouldEqual` "GET: /test"
-  Spec.describe "with a Post route on /test" $
-    Spec.it "is 'POST: /test" $
-      show (Route.Post "/test" hooks) `Assertions.shouldEqual` "POST: /test"
-  Spec.describe "with a Put route on /test" $
-    Spec.it "is 'PUT /test" $
-      show (Route.Put "/test" hooks) `Assertions.shouldEqual` "PUT: /test"
-  Spec.describe "with a Delete route on /test" $
-    Spec.it "is 'DELETE: /test" $
-      show (Route.Delete "/test" hooks) `Assertions.shouldEqual` "DELETE: /test"
-
-eqSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-eqSpec = Spec.describe "eq" do
-  Spec.describe "with routes with the same method and same match patterns" $
-    Spec.it "is true" $
-      route1 `eq` route2 `Assertions.shouldEqual` true
-  Spec.describe "with routes with different match patterns" $
-    Spec.it "is false" $
-      route1 `eq` route3 `Assertions.shouldEqual` false
-  Spec.describe "with routes with different methods" $
-    Spec.it "is false" $
-      route1 `eq` route4 `Assertions.shouldEqual` false
-  where
-    route1 = Route.Get "a" hooks
-    route2 = Route.Get "a" hooks
-    route3 = Route.Get "b" hooks
-    route4 = Route.Put "a" hooks
-
-runSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-runSpec = Spec.describe "run" $
-  Spec.it "writes the body" do
-    body <- EffClass.liftEff do
-      buf <- StreamBuffer.writable
-      run $ SpecHelpers.mockResponse buf
-      StreamBuffer.contents Encoding.UTF8 buf
-    body `Assertions.shouldEqual` "test"
-  where
-    run resp = Route.run testRoute (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "/") resp
-    testRoute = Route.Get "/"
-      { body: \_ -> "test"
-      , headers: \_ -> []
-      , status: \_ -> 200
-      }
-
-isMatchSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-isMatchSpec = Spec.describe "isMatch" do
-  Spec.describe "when the route is a match" $
-    Spec.it "is true" $
-      isMatch (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "test") `Assertions.shouldEqual` true
-  Spec.describe "when the route is not a match" $
-    Spec.it "is false" $
-      isMatch (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "test2") `Assertions.shouldEqual` false
-  where
-    isMatch = Route.isMatch route
-    route = Route.Get "test" hooks
-
-matchSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-matchSpec = Spec.describe "match" do
-  Spec.describe "when a matching route exists" $
-    Spec.it "is Just the matching route" $
-      match [ route1, route2 ] `Assertions.shouldEqual` Maybe.Just route1
-  Spec.describe "when a matching route does not exist" $
-    Spec.it "is Nothing" $
-      match [ route2 ] `Assertions.shouldEqual` Maybe.Nothing
-  where
-    match = (flip Route.match) (SpecHelpers.mockRequest "1")
-    route1 = Route.Get "1" hooks
-    route2 = Route.Get "2" hooks
-
-routeSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-routeSpec = Spec.describe "Route" do
-  showSpec
-  eqSpec
-  runSpec
-  isMatchSpec
-  matchSpec
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/ServerSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPure/ServerSpec.purs
index 15338da..f3b8043 100644
--- a/Test/HTTPure/ServerSpec.purs
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/ServerSpec.purs
@@ -6,54 +6,46 @@ import Control.Monad.Eff.Class as EffClass
 import Data.Maybe as Maybe
 import Node.Encoding as Encoding
 import Node.StreamBuffer as StreamBuffer
+import Data.StrMap as StrMap
 import Test.Spec as Spec
 import Test.Spec.Assertions as Assertions
 
+import HTTPure.Request as Request
+import HTTPure.Response as Response
+import HTTPure.Server as Server
+
 import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
 
-import HTTPure.Server as Server
-import HTTPure.Route as Route
-
-routes :: forall e. Array (Route.Route e)
-routes =
-  [ Route.Get "/test1"
-    { status: \_ -> 200
-    , headers: \_ -> []
-    , body: \_ -> "test1"
-    }
-  , Route.Get "/test2"
-    { status: \_ -> 200
-    , headers: \_ -> []
-    , body: \_ -> "test2"
-    }
-  ]
+mockRouter :: forall e. Request.Request -> Response.ResponseM e
+mockRouter (Request.Get _ path) = pure $ Response.OK StrMap.empty path
+mockRouter _                    = pure $ Response.OK StrMap.empty ""
 
 handleRequestSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-handleRequestSpec = Spec.describe "handleRequest" $
-  Spec.it "matches and runs a route" do
+handleRequestSpec = Spec.describe "handleRequest" do
+  Spec.it "runs the router and writes the response" do
     body <- EffClass.liftEff do
       buf <- StreamBuffer.writable
-      Server.handleRequest routes mockRequest $ SpecHelpers.mockHTTPResponse buf
+      Server.handleRequest mockRouter mockRequest $ SpecHelpers.mockResponse buf
       StreamBuffer.contents Encoding.UTF8 buf
     body `Assertions.shouldEqual` "test1"
   where
-    mockRequest = SpecHelpers.mockHTTPRequest "/test1"
+    mockRequest = SpecHelpers.mockRequest "GET" "test1"
 
 bootSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-bootSpec = Spec.describe "boot" $
+bootSpec = Spec.describe "boot" do
   Spec.it "boots a server with the given options" do
-    EffClass.liftEff $ Server.boot options routes $ pure unit
+    EffClass.liftEff $ Server.boot options mockRouter $ pure unit
     out <- SpecHelpers.get "http://localhost:7900/test1"
-    out `Assertions.shouldEqual` "test1"
+    out `Assertions.shouldEqual` "/test1"
   where
     options = { port: 7900, hostname: "localhost", backlog: Maybe.Nothing }
 
 serveSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
-serveSpec = Spec.describe "serve" $
+serveSpec = Spec.describe "serve" do
   Spec.it "boots a server on the given port" do
-    EffClass.liftEff $ Server.serve 7901 routes $ pure unit
+    EffClass.liftEff $ Server.serve 7901 mockRouter $ pure unit
     out <- SpecHelpers.get "http://localhost:7901/test2"
-    out `Assertions.shouldEqual` "test2"
+    out `Assertions.shouldEqual` "/test2"
 
 serverSpec :: SpecHelpers.Test
 serverSpec = Spec.describe "Server" do
diff --git a/Test/HTTPure/SpecHelpers.purs b/Test/HTTPure/SpecHelpers.purs
index 5dfbb5f..33fd456 100644
--- a/Test/HTTPure/SpecHelpers.purs
+++ b/Test/HTTPure/SpecHelpers.purs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module HTTPure.SpecHelpers where
 
-import Prelude (Unit, bind, discard, pure, unit, ($), (<>), (>>=), (<<<))
+import Prelude (Unit, bind, discard, pure, unit, ($), (<>), (>>=))
 
 import Control.Monad.Aff as Aff
 import Control.Monad.Eff as Eff
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ import Test.Spec as Spec
 import Test.Spec.Runner as Runner
 import Unsafe.Coerce as Coerce
 
-import HTTPure.HTTPureM as HTTPureM
-import HTTPure.Request as Request
-import HTTPure.Response as Response
-
-
 -- | A type alias encapsulating all effect types used in making a mock request.
 type MockRequestEffects e s =
   ( st :: ST.ST s
@@ -30,11 +25,7 @@ type MockRequestEffects e s =
 -- | A type alias encapsulating all effect types used in tests.
 type TestEffects s =
   Runner.RunnerEffects (
-    HTTPureM.HTTPureEffects (
-      MockRequestEffects
-        ( sb :: StreamBuffer.STREAM_BUFFER
-        ) s
-    )
+    MockRequestEffects ( sb :: StreamBuffer.STREAM_BUFFER ) s
   )
 
 -- | The type for integration tests.
@@ -78,22 +69,12 @@ toString response = Aff.makeAff \_ success -> do
 get :: forall e s. String -> Aff.Aff (MockRequestEffects e s) String
 get url = Aff.makeAff (getResponse url) >>= toString
 
--- | Mock a Request object
-mockRequest :: forall e. String -> Request.Request e
-mockRequest = Request.fromHTTPRequest <<< mockHTTPRequest
+-- | Mock an HTTP Request object
+mockRequest :: String -> String -> HTTP.Request
+mockRequest method url = Coerce.unsafeCoerce { method: method, url: url }
 
--- | Mock a Request object
-mockResponse :: forall e1 e2.
+-- | Mock an HTTP Request object
+mockResponse :: forall e1.
                 Stream.Writable () (sb :: StreamBuffer.STREAM_BUFFER | e1) ->
-                Response.Response e2
-mockResponse = Response.fromHTTPResponse <<< mockHTTPResponse
-
--- | Mock an HTTP Request object
-mockHTTPRequest :: String -> HTTP.Request
-mockHTTPRequest url = Coerce.unsafeCoerce { url: url }
-
--- | Mock an HTTP Request object
-mockHTTPResponse :: forall e1.
-                    Stream.Writable () (sb :: StreamBuffer.STREAM_BUFFER | e1) ->
-                    HTTP.Response
-mockHTTPResponse = Coerce.unsafeCoerce
+                HTTP.Response
+mockResponse = Coerce.unsafeCoerce
diff --git a/Test/HTTPureSpec.purs b/Test/HTTPureSpec.purs
index 84ceada..42b5231 100644
--- a/Test/HTTPureSpec.purs
+++ b/Test/HTTPureSpec.purs
@@ -6,19 +6,24 @@ import Test.Spec as Spec
 import Test.Spec.Reporter as Reporter
 import Test.Spec.Runner as Runner
 
+import HTTPure.BodySpec as BodySpec
+import HTTPure.HeadersSpec as HeadersSpec
 import HTTPure.HTTPureMSpec as HTTPureMSpec
+import HTTPure.PathSpec as PathSpec
 import HTTPure.RequestSpec as RequestSpec
 import HTTPure.ResponseSpec as ResponseSpec
-import HTTPure.RouteSpec as RouteSpec
 import HTTPure.ServerSpec as ServerSpec
-import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
 import HTTPure.IntegrationSpec as IntegrationSpec
 
+import HTTPure.SpecHelpers as SpecHelpers
+
 main :: SpecHelpers.TestSuite
 main = Runner.run [ Reporter.specReporter ] $ Spec.describe "HTTPure" do
+  BodySpec.bodySpec
+  HeadersSpec.headersSpec
   HTTPureMSpec.httpureMSpec
+  PathSpec.pathSpec
   RequestSpec.requestSpec
   ResponseSpec.responseSpec
-  RouteSpec.routeSpec
   ServerSpec.serverSpec
   IntegrationSpec.integrationSpec
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 3c81b24..6f405e0 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
   },
   "ignore": [
     "**/.*",
+    "Documentation",
     "Output",
     "Test",
-    "bower.json"
+    "Makefile",
+    "*.json",
+    "*.md"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "purescript-prelude": "^3.0.0",