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+use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
+
+use error::Error;
+use handler::{FromRequest, Reply, ReplyItem, Responder, RouteHandler};
+use http::Method;
+use httprequest::HttpRequest;
+use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
+use middleware::{Finished as MiddlewareFinished, Middleware,
+                 Response as MiddlewareResponse, Started as MiddlewareStarted};
+use resource::ResourceHandler;
+use router::Resource;
+
+type ScopeResources<S> = Rc<Vec<(Resource, Rc<UnsafeCell<ResourceHandler<S>>>)>>;
+
+/// Resources scope
+///
+/// Scope is a set of resources with common root path.
+/// Scopes collect multiple paths under a common path prefix.
+/// Scope path can not contain variable path segments as resources.
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// use actix_web::{http, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+///
+/// fn main() {
+///     let app = App::new()
+///         .scope("/app", |scope| {
+///              scope.resource("/path1", |r| r.f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+///                .resource("/path2", |r| r.f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+///                .resource("/path3", |r| r.f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed()))
+///         });
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// In the above example three routes get registered:
+///  * /app/path1 - reponds to all http method
+///  * /app/path2 - `GET` requests
+///  * /app/path3 - `HEAD` requests
+///
+pub struct Scope<S: 'static> {
+    middlewares: Rc<Vec<Box<Middleware<S>>>>,
+    default: Rc<UnsafeCell<ResourceHandler<S>>>,
+    resources: ScopeResources<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> Default for Scope<S> {
+    fn default() -> Scope<S> {
+        Scope::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> Scope<S> {
+    pub fn new() -> Scope<S> {
+        Scope {
+            resources: Rc::new(Vec::new()),
+            middlewares: Rc::new(Vec::new()),
+            default: Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(ResourceHandler::default_not_found())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Configure route for a specific path.
+    ///
+    /// This is a simplified version of the `Scope::resource()` method.
+    /// Handler functions need to accept one request extractor
+    /// argument.
+    ///
+    /// This method could be called multiple times, in that case
+    /// multiple routes would be registered for same resource path.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # extern crate actix_web;
+    /// use actix_web::{http, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Path};
+    ///
+    /// fn index(data: Path<(String, String)>) -> &'static str {
+    ///     "Welcome!"
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// fn main() {
+    ///     let app = App::new()
+    ///         .scope("/app", |scope| {
+    ///             scope.route("/test1", http::Method::GET, index)
+    ///                .route("/test2", http::Method::POST,
+    ///                    |_: HttpRequest| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed())
+    ///         });
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn route<T, F, R>(mut self, path: &str, method: Method, f: F) -> Scope<S>
+    where
+        F: Fn(T) -> R + 'static,
+        R: Responder + 'static,
+        T: FromRequest<S> + 'static,
+    {
+        // get resource handler
+        let slf: &Scope<S> = unsafe { &*(&self as *const _) };
+        for &(ref pattern, ref resource) in slf.resources.iter() {
+            if pattern.pattern() == path {
+                let resource = unsafe { &mut *resource.get() };
+                resource.method(method).with(f);
+                return self;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut handler = ResourceHandler::default();
+        handler.method(method).with(f);
+        let pattern = Resource::new(handler.get_name(), path);
+        Rc::get_mut(&mut self.resources)
+            .expect("Can not use after configuration")
+            .push((pattern, Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(handler))));
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Configure resource for a specific path.
+    ///
+    /// This method is similar to an `App::resource()` method.
+    /// Resources may have variable path segments. Resource path uses scope
+    /// path as a path prefix.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # extern crate actix_web;
+    /// use actix_web::*;
+    ///
+    /// fn main() {
+    ///     let app = App::new()
+    ///         .scope("/api", |scope| {
+    ///             scope.resource("/users/{userid}/{friend}", |r| {
+    ///                 r.get().f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
+    ///                 r.head().f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
+    ///                 r.route()
+    ///                    .filter(pred::Any(pred::Get()).or(pred::Put()))
+    ///                    .filter(pred::Header("Content-Type", "text/plain"))
+    ///                    .f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok())
+    ///             })
+    ///         });
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn resource<F, R>(mut self, path: &str, f: F) -> Scope<S>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&mut ResourceHandler<S>) -> R + 'static,
+    {
+        // add resource handler
+        let mut handler = ResourceHandler::default();
+        f(&mut handler);
+
+        let pattern = Resource::new(handler.get_name(), path);
+        Rc::get_mut(&mut self.resources)
+            .expect("Can not use after configuration")
+            .push((pattern, Rc::new(UnsafeCell::new(handler))));
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Default resource to be used if no matching route could be found.
+    pub fn default_resource<F, R>(self, f: F) -> Scope<S>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&mut ResourceHandler<S>) -> R + 'static,
+    {
+        let default = unsafe { &mut *self.default.as_ref().get() };
+        f(default);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Register a scope middleware
+    ///
+    /// This is similar to `App's` middlewares, but
+    /// middlewares get invoked on scope level.
+    ///
+    /// *Note* `Middleware::finish()` is fired right after response get
+    /// prepared. It does not wait until body get sent to peer.
+    pub fn middleware<M: Middleware<S>>(mut self, mw: M) -> Scope<S> {
+        Rc::get_mut(&mut self.middlewares)
+            .expect("Can not use after configuration")
+            .push(Box::new(mw));
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for Scope<S> {
+    fn handle(&mut self, mut req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
+        let path = unsafe { &*(&req.match_info()["tail"] as *const _) };
+        let path = if path == "" { "/" } else { path };
+
+        for (pattern, resource) in self.resources.iter() {
+            if pattern.match_with_params(path, req.match_info_mut()) {
+                let default = unsafe { &mut *self.default.as_ref().get() };
+
+                if self.middlewares.is_empty() {
+                    let resource = unsafe { &mut *resource.get() };
+                    return resource.handle(req, Some(default));
+                } else {
+                    return Reply::async(Compose::new(
+                        req,
+                        Rc::clone(&self.middlewares),
+                        Rc::clone(&resource),
+                        Some(Rc::clone(&self.default)),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let default = unsafe { &mut *self.default.as_ref().get() };
+        if self.middlewares.is_empty() {
+            default.handle(req, None)
+        } else {
+            Reply::async(Compose::new(
+                req,
+                Rc::clone(&self.middlewares),
+                Rc::clone(&self.default),
+                None,
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compose resource level middlewares with route handler.
+struct Compose<S: 'static> {
+    info: ComposeInfo<S>,
+    state: ComposeState<S>,
+}
+
+struct ComposeInfo<S: 'static> {
+    count: usize,
+    req: HttpRequest<S>,
+    mws: Rc<Vec<Box<Middleware<S>>>>,
+    default: Option<Rc<UnsafeCell<ResourceHandler<S>>>>,
+    resource: Rc<UnsafeCell<ResourceHandler<S>>>,
+}
+
+enum ComposeState<S: 'static> {
+    Starting(StartMiddlewares<S>),
+    Handler(WaitingResponse<S>),
+    RunMiddlewares(RunMiddlewares<S>),
+    Finishing(FinishingMiddlewares<S>),
+    Completed(Response<S>),
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> ComposeState<S> {
+    fn poll(&mut self, info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>) -> Option<ComposeState<S>> {
+        match *self {
+            ComposeState::Starting(ref mut state) => state.poll(info),
+            ComposeState::Handler(ref mut state) => state.poll(info),
+            ComposeState::RunMiddlewares(ref mut state) => state.poll(info),
+            ComposeState::Finishing(ref mut state) => state.poll(info),
+            ComposeState::Completed(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> Compose<S> {
+    fn new(
+        req: HttpRequest<S>, mws: Rc<Vec<Box<Middleware<S>>>>,
+        resource: Rc<UnsafeCell<ResourceHandler<S>>>,
+        default: Option<Rc<UnsafeCell<ResourceHandler<S>>>>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut info = ComposeInfo {
+            count: 0,
+            req,
+            mws,
+            resource,
+            default,
+        };
+        let state = StartMiddlewares::init(&mut info);
+
+        Compose { state, info }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> Future for Compose<S> {
+    type Item = HttpResponse;
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            if let ComposeState::Completed(ref mut resp) = self.state {
+                let resp = resp.resp.take().unwrap();
+                return Ok(Async::Ready(resp));
+            }
+            if let Some(state) = self.state.poll(&mut self.info) {
+                self.state = state;
+            } else {
+                return Ok(Async::NotReady);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Middlewares start executor
+struct StartMiddlewares<S> {
+    fut: Option<Fut>,
+    _s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+type Fut = Box<Future<Item = Option<HttpResponse>, Error = Error>>;
+
+impl<S: 'static> StartMiddlewares<S> {
+    fn init(info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>) -> ComposeState<S> {
+        let len = info.mws.len();
+        loop {
+            if info.count == len {
+                let resource = unsafe { &mut *info.resource.get() };
+                let reply = if let Some(ref default) = info.default {
+                    let d = unsafe { &mut *default.as_ref().get() };
+                    resource.handle(info.req.clone(), Some(d))
+                } else {
+                    resource.handle(info.req.clone(), None)
+                };
+                return WaitingResponse::init(info, reply);
+            } else {
+                match info.mws[info.count].start(&mut info.req) {
+                    Ok(MiddlewareStarted::Done) => info.count += 1,
+                    Ok(MiddlewareStarted::Response(resp)) => {
+                        return RunMiddlewares::init(info, resp)
+                    }
+                    Ok(MiddlewareStarted::Future(mut fut)) => match fut.poll() {
+                        Ok(Async::NotReady) => {
+                            return ComposeState::Starting(StartMiddlewares {
+                                fut: Some(fut),
+                                _s: PhantomData,
+                            })
+                        }
+                        Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => {
+                            if let Some(resp) = resp {
+                                return RunMiddlewares::init(info, resp);
+                            }
+                            info.count += 1;
+                        }
+                        Err(err) => return Response::init(err.into()),
+                    },
+                    Err(err) => return Response::init(err.into()),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(&mut self, info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>) -> Option<ComposeState<S>> {
+        let len = info.mws.len();
+        'outer: loop {
+            match self.fut.as_mut().unwrap().poll() {
+                Ok(Async::NotReady) => return None,
+                Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => {
+                    info.count += 1;
+                    if let Some(resp) = resp {
+                        return Some(RunMiddlewares::init(info, resp));
+                    }
+                    if info.count == len {
+                        let resource = unsafe { &mut *info.resource.get() };
+                        let reply = if let Some(ref default) = info.default {
+                            let d = unsafe { &mut *default.as_ref().get() };
+                            resource.handle(info.req.clone(), Some(d))
+                        } else {
+                            resource.handle(info.req.clone(), None)
+                        };
+                        return Some(WaitingResponse::init(info, reply));
+                    } else {
+                        loop {
+                            match info.mws[info.count].start(&mut info.req) {
+                                Ok(MiddlewareStarted::Done) => info.count += 1,
+                                Ok(MiddlewareStarted::Response(resp)) => {
+                                    return Some(RunMiddlewares::init(info, resp));
+                                }
+                                Ok(MiddlewareStarted::Future(fut)) => {
+                                    self.fut = Some(fut);
+                                    continue 'outer;
+                                }
+                                Err(err) => return Some(Response::init(err.into())),
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(err) => return Some(Response::init(err.into())),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// waiting for response
+struct WaitingResponse<S> {
+    fut: Box<Future<Item = HttpResponse, Error = Error>>,
+    _s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> WaitingResponse<S> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn init(info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>, reply: Reply) -> ComposeState<S> {
+        match reply.into() {
+            ReplyItem::Message(resp) => RunMiddlewares::init(info, resp),
+            ReplyItem::Future(fut) => ComposeState::Handler(WaitingResponse {
+                fut,
+                _s: PhantomData,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(&mut self, info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>) -> Option<ComposeState<S>> {
+        match self.fut.poll() {
+            Ok(Async::NotReady) => None,
+            Ok(Async::Ready(response)) => Some(RunMiddlewares::init(info, response)),
+            Err(err) => Some(RunMiddlewares::init(info, err.into())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Middlewares response executor
+struct RunMiddlewares<S> {
+    curr: usize,
+    fut: Option<Box<Future<Item = HttpResponse, Error = Error>>>,
+    _s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> RunMiddlewares<S> {
+    fn init(info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>, mut resp: HttpResponse) -> ComposeState<S> {
+        let mut curr = 0;
+        let len = info.mws.len();
+
+        loop {
+            resp = match info.mws[curr].response(&mut info.req, resp) {
+                Err(err) => {
+                    info.count = curr + 1;
+                    return FinishingMiddlewares::init(info, err.into());
+                }
+                Ok(MiddlewareResponse::Done(r)) => {
+                    curr += 1;
+                    if curr == len {
+                        return FinishingMiddlewares::init(info, r);
+                    } else {
+                        r
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(MiddlewareResponse::Future(fut)) => {
+                    return ComposeState::RunMiddlewares(RunMiddlewares {
+                        curr,
+                        fut: Some(fut),
+                        _s: PhantomData,
+                    })
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(&mut self, info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>) -> Option<ComposeState<S>> {
+        let len = info.mws.len();
+
+        loop {
+            // poll latest fut
+            let mut resp = match self.fut.as_mut().unwrap().poll() {
+                Ok(Async::NotReady) => return None,
+                Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => {
+                    self.curr += 1;
+                    resp
+                }
+                Err(err) => return Some(FinishingMiddlewares::init(info, err.into())),
+            };
+
+            loop {
+                if self.curr == len {
+                    return Some(FinishingMiddlewares::init(info, resp));
+                } else {
+                    match info.mws[self.curr].response(&mut info.req, resp) {
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            return Some(FinishingMiddlewares::init(info, err.into()))
+                        }
+                        Ok(MiddlewareResponse::Done(r)) => {
+                            self.curr += 1;
+                            resp = r
+                        }
+                        Ok(MiddlewareResponse::Future(fut)) => {
+                            self.fut = Some(fut);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Middlewares start executor
+struct FinishingMiddlewares<S> {
+    resp: Option<HttpResponse>,
+    fut: Option<Box<Future<Item = (), Error = Error>>>,
+    _s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> FinishingMiddlewares<S> {
+    fn init(info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>, resp: HttpResponse) -> ComposeState<S> {
+        if info.count == 0 {
+            Response::init(resp)
+        } else {
+            let mut state = FinishingMiddlewares {
+                resp: Some(resp),
+                fut: None,
+                _s: PhantomData,
+            };
+            if let Some(st) = state.poll(info) {
+                st
+            } else {
+                ComposeState::Finishing(state)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(&mut self, info: &mut ComposeInfo<S>) -> Option<ComposeState<S>> {
+        loop {
+            // poll latest fut
+            let not_ready = if let Some(ref mut fut) = self.fut {
+                match fut.poll() {
+                    Ok(Async::NotReady) => true,
+                    Ok(Async::Ready(())) => false,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        error!("Middleware finish error: {}", err);
+                        false
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
+            if not_ready {
+                return None;
+            }
+            self.fut = None;
+            info.count -= 1;
+
+            match info.mws[info.count as usize]
+                .finish(&mut info.req, self.resp.as_ref().unwrap())
+            {
+                MiddlewareFinished::Done => {
+                    if info.count == 0 {
+                        return Some(Response::init(self.resp.take().unwrap()));
+                    }
+                }
+                MiddlewareFinished::Future(fut) => {
+                    self.fut = Some(fut);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct Response<S> {
+    resp: Option<HttpResponse>,
+    _s: PhantomData<S>,
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> Response<S> {
+    fn init(resp: HttpResponse) -> ComposeState<S> {
+        ComposeState::Completed(Response {
+            resp: Some(resp),
+            _s: PhantomData,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use application::App;
+    use http::StatusCode;
+    use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
+    use test::TestRequest;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_scope() {
+        let mut app = App::new()
+            .scope("/app", |scope| {
+                scope.resource("/path1", |r| r.f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+            })
+            .finish();
+
+        let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/app/path1").finish();
+        let resp = app.run(req);
+        assert_eq!(resp.as_response().unwrap().status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_resource() {
+        let mut app = App::new()
+            .scope("/app", |scope| {
+                scope
+                    .resource("/path1", |r| r.f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+                    .default_resource(|r| r.f(|_| HttpResponse::BadRequest()))
+            })
+            .finish();
+
+        let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/app/path2").finish();
+        let resp = app.run(req);
+        assert_eq!(
+            resp.as_response().unwrap().status(),
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
+        );
+
+        let req = TestRequest::with_uri("/path2").finish();
+        let resp = app.run(req);
+        assert_eq!(
+            resp.as_response().unwrap().status(),
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
+        );
+    }
+}