version 0.3.0

Setup eslint and enforce rules
Add docs build pipeline to drone config
2021-06-02 22:41:26 -05:00 · 2021-06-02 22:36:25 -05:00 · 2021-06-01 22:21:29 -05:00 · 2021-06-01 21:32:24 -05:00 · 2021-06-01 21:11:37 -05:00 · 2021-06-01 21:09:47 -05:00
200 changed files with 18662 additions and 821 deletions
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,86 @@
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: docs
+steps:
+  # ============ BUILD STEPS ===============
+  - name: build documentation
+    image: glmdev/node-pnpm:latest
+    commands:
+      - pnpm i --silent
+      - pnpm docs:build
+      - cd docs && tar czf ../extollo_api_documentation.tar.gz www
+
+  # =============== DEPLOY STEPS ===============
+  - name: copy artifacts to static host
+    image: appleboy/drone-scp
+    settings:
+      host:
+        from_secret: docs_deploy_host
+      username:
+        from_secret: docs_deploy_user
+      key:
+        from_secret: docs_deploy_key
+      port: 22
+      source: extollo_api_documentation.tar.gz
+      target: /var/nfs/general/static/sites/extollo
+    when:
+      event: promote
+      target: docs
+
+  - name: deploy artifacts on static host
+    image: appleboy/drone-ssh
+    settings:
+      host:
+        from_secret: docs_deploy_host
+      username:
+        from_secret: docs_deploy_user
+      key:
+        from_secret: docs_deploy_key
+      port: 22
+      script:
+        - cd /var/nfs/general/static/sites/extollo
+        - rm -rf docs
+        - tar xzf extollo_api_documentation.tar.gz
+        - rm -rf extollo_api_documentation.tar.gz
+        - mv www docs
+    when:
+      event: promote
+      target: docs
+
+  # =============== BUILD NOTIFICATIONS ===============
+  - name: send build success notifications
+    image: plugins/webhook
+    settings:
+      urls:
+        from_secret: notify_webhook_url
+      content_type: application/json
+      template: |
+        {
+          "title": "Drone-CI [extollo/docs @ ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}]",
+          "message": "Build & deploy completed successfully.",
+          "priority": 4
+        }
+    when:
+      status: success
+      event:
+        - promote
+
+  - name: send build error notifications
+    image: plugins/webhook
+    settings:
+      urls:
+        from_secret: notify_webhook_url
+      content_type: application/json
+      template: |
+        {
+          "title": "Drone-CI [extollo/docs @ ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}]",
+          "message": "Documentation build failed!",
+          "priority": 6
+        }
+    when:
+      status: failure
+---
+
 kind: pipeline
 name: default
 type: docker
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+node_modules
+lib
+dist
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+{
+    "env": {
+        "browser": true,
+        "es2021": true
+    },
+    "extends": [
+        "eslint:recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/eslint-recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended"
+    ],
+    "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
+    "parserOptions": {
+        "ecmaVersion": 12,
+        "sourceType": "module"
+    },
+    "plugins": [
+        "@typescript-eslint"
+    ],
+    "rules": {
+        "indent": [
+            "error",
+            4
+        ],
+        "linebreak-style": [
+            "error",
+            "unix"
+        ],
+        "quotes": [
+            "error",
+            "single",
+            {
+                "allowTemplateLiterals": true
+            }
+        ],
+        "semi": [
+            "error",
+            "never"
+        ],
+        "no-console": "error",
+        "curly": "error",
+        "eqeqeq": "error",
+        "guard-for-in": "error",
+        "no-alert": "error",
+        "no-caller": "error",
+        "no-constructor-return": "error",
+        "no-eval": "error",
+        "no-implicit-coercion": "error",
+        "no-implied-eval": "error",
+        "no-invalid-this": "error",
+        "no-return-await": "error",
+        "no-throw-literal": "error",
+        "no-useless-call": "error",
+        "radix": "error",
+        "yoda": "error",
+        "@typescript-eslint/no-shadow": "error",
+        "brace-style": "error",
+        "camelcase": "error",
+        "comma-dangle": [
+            "error",
+            "always-multiline"
+        ],
+        "comma-spacing": [
+            "error",
+            {
+                "before": false,
+                "after": true
+            }
+        ],
+        "comma-style": [
+            "error",
+            "last"
+        ],
+        "computed-property-spacing": [
+            "error",
+            "never"
+        ],
+        "eol-last": "error",
+        "func-call-spacing": [
+            "error",
+            "never"
+        ],
+        "keyword-spacing": [
+            "error",
+            {
+                "before": true,
+                "after": true
+            }
+        ],
+        "lines-between-class-members": "error",
+        "max-params": [
+            "error",
+            4
+        ],
+        "new-parens": [
+            "error",
+            "always"
+        ],
+        "newline-per-chained-call": "error",
+        "no-trailing-spaces": "error",
+        "no-underscore-dangle": "error",
+        "no-unneeded-ternary": "error",
+        "no-whitespace-before-property": "error",
+        "object-property-newline": "error",
+        "prefer-exponentiation-operator": "error",
+        "prefer-object-spread": "error",
+        "spaced-comment": [
+            "error",
+            "always"
+        ],
+        "prefer-const": "error",
+        "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "off"
+    }
+}
--- a/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
--- a/docs/.gitignore
+++ b/docs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+www*
--- a/docs/HOME.md
+++ b/docs/HOME.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<center>
+<br>
+<img alt="The Extollo logo" src="https://static.garrettmills.dev/sites/extollo/docs/assets/logo/svg/Extollo-Icon-and-Text-LIGHT-Final.svg" height="150">
+<br><br>
+<b>extollo</b> - (v. <em>latin</em>) - to lift up, to elevate
+<br><br>
+Extollo is a <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.en.html" target="_blank">free & libre</a> application framework in TypeScript.
+</center>
+<hr>
+
+Built on principles of modularity, strict-typing, inversion-of-control, and developer ergonomics, Extollo enables developers to build maintainable, scalable, and expressive applications.
+
+Node.js provides an excellent platform for quickly getting an application up and running, but this loose minimalism can lead to larger, more unweildy code-bases as your application grows. Extollo fixes this by providing an opinionated, robust framework and first-party modules that provide, among other things:
+
+- Type-based dependency injection
+- Strongly-typed ORM with an expressive query-builder and models
+- Customizable session & caching interfaces
+- Modular, pre-compiled, nest-able routes
+- First-party, extensible command line tools
+- Unit-based application structure
+
+## Getting Started
+Writing an application with Extollo is very straightforward if you are familiar with Node.js/TypeScript, or similar frameworks like Laravel.
+
+Check out the [Getting Started](https://extollo.garrettmills.dev/pages/Documentation/Getting-Started.html) page site for more information.
+
+## License & Philosophy
+The Extollo project is, and will always be, free & libre software. The framework itself is open-source available [here](https://code.garrettmills.dev/Extollo), and is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more information.
+
+## Contributing
+Have an improvement or fix to Extollo? Contributors are always welcome. See the CONTRIBUTING.md file for next steps.
--- a/docs/pages/About-Extollo.md
+++ b/docs/pages/About-Extollo.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# About the Extollo Project
--- a/docs/pages/Getting-Started.md
+++ b/docs/pages/Getting-Started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Getting Started with Extollo
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Node.js v14 or later
+- [PNPM](https://pnpm.js.org/) (not NPM/Yarn)
+- Postgres credentials (if you want to use [@extollo/orm](../modules/orm_src.html))
--- a/docs/sourcefile-map.json
+++ b/docs/sourcefile-map.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+  {
+    "pattern": "^",
+    "replace": "https://code.garrettmills.dev/extollo/lib/src/branch/master/"
+  }
+]
--- a/docs/static/favicon.ico
+++ b/docs/static/favicon.ico
--- a/docs/static/humans.txt
+++ b/docs/static/humans.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* PROJECT */
+
+    Site Name:   The Extollo Framework
+    Site URL:    https://extollo.garrettmills.dev/
+    Created:     2021/03/24
+    Standards:   HTML5, CSS3
+    Software:    TypeDoc
+
+/* AUTHOR */
+
+    Name:        Garrett Mills
+    Location:    Lawrence, Kansas
+    Site:        https://garrettmills.dev/
+    Blog:        https://garrettmills.dev/blog/
+    Contact:     https://garrettmills.dev/#contact
+
+/* THANKS */
+
+    To Piper Mills for the excellent font, color, and logo design.
--- a/docs/theme/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/docs/theme/assets/css/main.css
--- a/docs/theme/assets/css/pages.css
+++ b/docs/theme/assets/css/pages.css
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+h2 code {
+	font-size: 1em;
+}
+
+h3 code {
+	font-size: 1em;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation.primary ul {
+	border-bottom: none;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation.primary li {
+	border-top: none;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.label.pp-nav.pp-group:first-child span {
+	padding-top: 0;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.label.pp-nav.pp-group {
+	font-weight: 700;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.label.pp-nav.pp-group span {
+	color: #222;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.pp-nav.pp-page.current {
+	background-color: #f8f8f8;
+	border-left: 2px solid #222;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.pp-nav.pp-page.current a {
+	color: #222;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.pp-nav.pp-page.pp-parent.pp-active {
+	border-left: 2px solid #eee;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.pp-nav.pp-page.pp-child {
+	border-left: 2px solid #eee;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+}
+
+.tsd-navigation li.pp-nav.pp-page.pp-child.current {
+	border-left: 2px solid #222;
+}
+
+.tsd-kind-page .tsd-kind-icon:before {
+	display: inline-block;
+	vertical-align: middle;
+	height: 16px;
+	width: 16px;
+	content: "";
+	background-image: url("../images/page-icon.svg");
+	background-size: 16px 16px;
+}
+
+#tsd-search .results span.parent {
+	color: #b3b2b2 !important;
+}
--- a/docs/theme/assets/font/Extatica-Bold.otf
+++ b/docs/theme/assets/font/Extatica-Bold.otf
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--- a/docs/theme/assets/logo/svg/Extollo-Text-NO-ICON-Light-final.svg
+++ b/docs/theme/assets/logo/svg/Extollo-Text-NO-ICON-Light-final.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 432 162.99"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:#ffe293;}.cls-2{fill:#2e5252;}</style></defs><ellipse class="cls-1" cx="213.64" cy="153.99" rx="180" ry="9"/><path class="cls-2" d="M3.6,9H65.08V25.56H23.93V57.21H61V73.93h-37v33.28H65.08v16.56H3.6Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/><path class="cls-2" d="M75.73,112.3,93.61,81.14,77.54,53.27V41.79H93l17,32,17-32h15.42V53.27L126.4,81.14l17.87,31.16v11.47H128.86L110,88.52,91.15,123.77H75.73Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/><path class="cls-2" d="M161,57.21H150V41.79h11v-18h22.13l-9.34,18h23.11V57.21H180v44.92a5.9,5.9,0,0,0,6.23,6.23h10.65v15.41H182.63q-9.67,0-15.66-6t-6-15.66Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/><path class="cls-2" d="M216.57,50.4q10-10.08,26.56-10.08,16.39,0,26.39,10.08t10,26.48V88.69q0,16.4-10,26.47t-26.39,10.09q-16.56,0-26.56-10.09t-10-26.47V76.88Q206.56,60.49,216.57,50.4Zm13.85,53.45q4.83,4.84,12.71,4.84t12.62-4.84q4.75-4.83,4.75-12.54v-17q0-7.87-4.75-12.63t-12.62-4.75q-7.87,0-12.71,4.75t-4.84,12.63v17A16.93,16.93,0,0,0,230.42,103.85Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/><path class="cls-2" d="M293.45,4.9h19V123.77h-19Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/><path class="cls-2" d="M329.85,4.9h19V123.77h-19Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/><path class="cls-2" d="M372.64,50.4q10-10.08,26.56-10.08,16.4,0,26.4,10.08t10,26.48V88.69q0,16.4-10,26.47t-26.4,10.09q-16.56,0-26.56-10.09t-10-26.47V76.88Q362.64,60.49,372.64,50.4Zm13.86,53.45q4.83,4.84,12.7,4.84t12.63-4.84q4.76-4.83,4.75-12.54v-17q0-7.87-4.75-12.63T399.2,56.88q-7.87,0-12.7,4.75t-4.84,12.63v17A16.93,16.93,0,0,0,386.5,103.85Z" transform="translate(-3.6 -4.9)"/></svg>
--- a/docs/theme/layouts/default.hbs
+++ b/docs/theme/layouts/default.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html class="default no-js">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <title>{{#ifCond model.name '==' project.name}}{{project.name}}{{else}}{{model.name}} | {{project.name}}{{/ifCond}}</title>
+    <meta name="description" content="Documentation for {{project.name}}">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{relativeURL "assets/css/main.css"}}">
+    <link rel="author" href="{{relativeURL "humans.txt"}}">
+    <script async src="{{relativeURL "assets/js/search.js"}}" id="search-script"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+{{> header}}
+
+<div class="container container-main">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-8 col-content">
+            {{{contents}}}
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-4 col-menu menu-sticky-wrap menu-highlight">
+            <nav class="tsd-navigation primary">
+                <ul>
+                    {{#each navigation.children}}
+                        {{> navigation}}
+                    {{/each}}
+                </ul>
+            </nav>
+
+            <nav class="tsd-navigation secondary menu-sticky">
+                <ul class="before-current">
+                    {{#each toc.children}}
+                        {{> toc.root}}
+                    {{/each}}
+                </ul>
+            </nav>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+{{> footer}}
+
+<div class="overlay"></div>
+<script src="{{relativeURL "assets/js/main.js"}}"></script>
+
+{{> analytics}}
+
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/docs/theme/partials/footer.hbs
+++ b/docs/theme/partials/footer.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+<footer>
+    <div class="container">
+        <h2>Legend</h2>
+        <div class="tsd-legend-group">
+            {{#each legend}}
+                <ul class="tsd-legend">
+                    {{#each .}}
+                        <li class="{{#compact}}{{#each classes}} {{.}}{{/each}}{{/compact}}"><span class="tsd-kind-icon">{{name}}</span></li>
+                    {{/each}}
+                </ul>
+            {{/each}}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</footer>
+
+{{#unless settings.hideGenerator}}
+    <div class="tsd-generator extollo-end-cap">
+        <img src="{{relativeURL "assets/logo/svg/Extollo-Icon-and-Text-DARK-Final.svg"}}" style="max-height: 100px" class="svg-filter-white" alt="Extollo Logo">
+        <p><b>extollo</b> (v. <em>latin</em>) - to lift up, to elevate</p>
+        <p>
+            Extollo is a <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.en.html" target="_blank">free & libre</a> application framework in TypeScript.
+        </p>
+        <p class="list-of-links">
+            <ul>
+                <li><a href="{{relativeURL "/"}}">Home</a></li>
+                <li><a href="{{relativeURL "pages/Documentation/Getting-Started.html"}}">Getting Started</a></li>
+                <li><a href="{{relativeURL "pages/Documentation/About-Extollo.html"}}">About Extollo</a></li>
+                <li><a href="https://code.garrettmills.dev/Extollo" target="_blank">Source Code</a></li>
+                <li><a href="https://code.garrettmills.dev/extollo/extollo/src/branch/master/CONTRIBUTING.md" target="_blank">Contributing</a></li>
+                <li><a href="https://code.garrettmills.dev/Extollo/docs" target="_blank">Build These Docs</a></li>
+            </ul>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+{{/unless}}
--- a/docs/theme/partials/header.hbs
+++ b/docs/theme/partials/header.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<header>
+    <div class="tsd-page-toolbar">
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="table-wrap">
+                <div class="table-cell" id="tsd-search" data-index="{{relativeURL "assets/js/search.json"}}" data-base="{{relativeURL "./"}}">
+                    <div class="field">
+                        <label for="tsd-search-field" class="tsd-widget search no-caption">Search</label>
+                        <input id="tsd-search-field" type="text" />
+                    </div>
+
+                    <ul class="results">
+                        <li class="state loading">Preparing search index...</li>
+                        <li class="state failure">The search index is not available</li>
+                    </ul>
+
+                    <img src="{{relativeURL "assets/logo/svg/Extollo-Icon-NO-TEXT-light-and-dark-Final.svg"}}" alt="Extollo Icon" class="token-logo" style="max-height: 30px; margin-bottom: -10px; padding-right: 10px;">
+                    <a href="{{relativeURL "index.html"}}" class="title">{{project.name}}</a>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="table-cell" id="tsd-widgets">
+                    <div id="tsd-filter">
+                        <a href="#" class="tsd-widget options no-caption" data-toggle="options">Options</a>
+                        <div class="tsd-filter-group">
+                            <div class="tsd-select" id="tsd-filter-visibility">
+                                <span class="tsd-select-label">All</span>
+                                <ul class="tsd-select-list">
+                                    <li data-value="public">Public</li>
+                                    <li data-value="protected">Public/Protected</li>
+                                    <li data-value="private" class="selected">All</li>
+                                </ul>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="tsd-filter-inherited" checked />
+                            <label class="tsd-widget" for="tsd-filter-inherited">Inherited</label>
+
+                            {{#unless settings.excludeExternals}}
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="tsd-filter-externals" checked />
+                                <label class="tsd-widget" for="tsd-filter-externals">Externals</label>
+                            {{/unless}}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <a href="#" class="tsd-widget menu no-caption" data-toggle="menu">Menu</a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="tsd-page-title">
+        <div class="container">
+            {{#if model.parent}} {{! Don't show breadcrumbs on main project page, it is the root page. !}}
+                <ul class="tsd-breadcrumb">
+                    {{#with model}}{{> breadcrumb}}{{/with}}
+                </ul>
+            {{/if}}
+            <h1>{{#compact}}
+                {{#ifCond model.kindString "!==" "Project" }}
+                    {{model.kindString}}&nbsp;
+                {{/ifCond}}
+                {{model.name}}
+                {{#if model.typeParameters}}
+                    &lt;
+                    {{#each model.typeParameters}}
+                        {{#if @index}},&nbsp;{{/if}}
+                        {{name}}
+                    {{/each}}
+                    &gt;
+                {{/if}}
+            {{/compact}}</h1>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</header>
--- a/docs/theme/templates/markdown-page.hbs
+++ b/docs/theme/templates/markdown-page.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="tsd-panel tsd-typography">
+    {{#markdown}}{{{model.pagesPlugin.item.contents}}}{{/markdown}}
+</div>
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@extollo/lib",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
  "description": "The framework library that lifts up your code.",
  "main": "lib/index.js",
  "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
@@ -8,25 +8,43 @@
    "lib": "lib"
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@extollo/di": "git+https://code.garrettmills.dev/extollo/di",
-    "@extollo/util": "git+https://code.garrettmills.dev/extollo/util",
    "@types/busboy": "^0.2.3",
+    "@types/mkdirp": "^1.0.1",
    "@types/negotiator": "^0.6.1",
    "@types/node": "^14.14.37",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.6.0",
+    "@types/pluralize": "^0.0.29",
    "@types/pug": "^2.0.4",
+    "@types/rimraf": "^3.0.0",
+    "@types/ssh2": "^0.5.46",
+    "@types/uuid": "^8.3.0",
    "busboy": "^0.3.1",
    "colors": "^1.4.0",
    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
    "negotiator": "^0.6.2",
+    "pg": "^8.6.0",
+    "pluralize": "^8.0.0",
    "pug": "^3.0.2",
+    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "ssh2": "^1.1.0",
    "ts-node": "^9.1.1",
-    "typescript": "^4.2.3"
+    "typedoc": "^0.20.36",
+    "typedoc-plugin-pages-fork": "^0.0.1",
+    "typedoc-plugin-sourcefile-url": "^1.0.6",
+    "typescript": "^4.2.3",
+    "uuid": "^8.3.2"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "prebuild": "pnpm run lint",
    "build": "tsc",
    "app": "tsc && node lib/index.js",
-    "prepare": "pnpm run build"
+    "prepare": "pnpm run build",
+    "docs:build": "typedoc --options typedoc.json",
+    "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix . --ext .ts"
  },
  "files": [
    "lib/**/*"
@@ -38,5 +56,10 @@
    "url": "https://code.garrettmills.dev/extollo/lib"
  },
  "author": "garrettmills <shout@garrettmills.dev>",
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.26.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.26.0",
+    "eslint": "^7.27.0"
+  }
 }
--- a/pagesconfig.json
+++ b/pagesconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "groups": [
+    {
+      "title": "Documentation",
+      "pages": [
+        {
+          "title": "Getting Started",
+          "source": "./docs/pages/Getting-Started.md"
+        },
+        {
+          "title": "About Extollo",
+          "source": "./docs/pages/About-Extollo.md"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
--- a/src/cli/Directive.ts
+++ b/src/cli/Directive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,466 @@
+import {Injectable, Inject} from '../di'
+import {infer, ErrorWithContext} from '../util'
+import {CLIOption} from './directive/options/CLIOption'
+import {PositionalOption} from './directive/options/PositionalOption'
+import {FlagOption} from './directive/options/FlagOption'
+import {AppClass} from '../lifecycle/AppClass'
+import {Logging} from '../service/Logging'
+
+/**
+ * Type alias for a definition of a command-line option.
+ *
+ * This can be either an instance of CLIOption or a string describing an option.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * Some examples of positional/flag options defined by strings:
+ * `'{file name} | canonical name of the resource to create'`
+ *
+ * `'--push -p {value} | the value to be pushed'`
+ *
+ * `'--force -f | do a force push'`
+ */
+export type OptionDefinition = CLIOption<any> | string
+
+/**
+ * An error thrown when an invalid option was detected.
+ */
+export class OptionValidationError extends ErrorWithContext {}
+
+/**
+ * A base class representing a sub-command in the command-line utility.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export abstract class Directive extends AppClass {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    /** Parsed option values. */
+    private optionValues: any
+
+    /**
+     * Get the keyword or array of keywords that will specify this directive.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * If this returns `['up', 'start']`, the directive can be run by either of:
+     *
+     * ```shell
+     * ./ex up
+     * ./ex start
+     * ```
+     */
+    public abstract getKeywords(): string | string[]
+
+    /**
+     * Get the usage description of this directive. Should be brief (1 sentence).
+     */
+    public abstract getDescription(): string
+
+    /**
+     * Optionally, specify a longer usage text that is shown on the directive's `--help` page.
+     */
+    public getHelpText(): string {
+        return ''
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get an array of options defined for this command.
+     */
+    public getOptions(): OptionDefinition[] {
+        return []
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the directive is run from the command line.
+     *
+     * The raw arguments are provided as `argv`, but you are encouraged to use
+     * `getOptions()` and `option()` helpers to access the parsed options instead.
+     *
+     * @param argv
+     */
+    public abstract handle(argv: string[]): void | Promise<void>
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the parsed option values.
+     * @param optionValues
+     * @private
+     */
+    private setOptionValues(optionValues: any) {
+        this.optionValues = optionValues
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a parsed option. If none exists, return `defaultValue`.
+     * @param name
+     * @param defaultValue
+     */
+    public option(name: string, defaultValue?: unknown): any {
+        if ( name in this.optionValues ) {
+            return this.optionValues[name]
+        }
+
+        return defaultValue
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Invoke this directive with the specified arguments.
+     *
+     * If usage was requested (see `didRequestUsage()`), it prints the extended usage info.
+     *
+     * Otherwise, it parses the options from `argv` and calls `handle()`.
+     *
+     * @param argv
+     */
+    async invoke(argv: string[]): Promise<void> {
+        const options = this.getResolvedOptions()
+
+        if ( this.didRequestUsage(argv) ) {
+            const positionalArguments: PositionalOption<any>[] = []
+            options.forEach(opt => {
+                if ( opt instanceof PositionalOption ) {
+                    positionalArguments.push(opt)
+                }
+            })
+
+            const flagArguments: FlagOption<any>[] = []
+            options.forEach(opt => {
+                if ( opt instanceof FlagOption ) {
+                    flagArguments.push(opt)
+                }
+            })
+
+            const positionalDisplay: string = positionalArguments.map(x => `<${x.getArgumentName()}>`).join(' ')
+            const flagDisplay: string = flagArguments.length ? ' [...flags]' : ''
+
+            this.nativeOutput([
+                '',
+                `DIRECTIVE: ${this.getMainKeyword()}  -  ${this.getDescription()}`,
+                '',
+                `USAGE: ${this.getMainKeyword()} ${positionalDisplay}${flagDisplay}`,
+            ].join('\n'))
+
+            if ( positionalArguments.length ) {
+                this.nativeOutput([
+                    '',
+                    `POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS:`,
+                    ...(positionalArguments.map(arg => {
+                        return `    ${arg.getArgumentName()}${arg.message ? ' - ' + arg.message : ''}`
+                    })),
+                ].join('\n'))
+            }
+
+            if ( flagArguments.length ) {
+                this.nativeOutput([
+                    '',
+                    `FLAGS:`,
+                    ...(flagArguments.map(arg => {
+                        return `    ${arg.shortFlag ? arg.shortFlag + ', ' : ''}${arg.longFlag}${arg.argumentDescription ? ' {' + arg.argumentDescription + '}' : ''}${arg.message ? ' - ' + arg.message : ''}`
+                    })),
+                ].join('\n'))
+            }
+
+            const help = this.getHelpText()
+            if ( help ) {
+                this.nativeOutput('\n' + help)
+            }
+
+            this.nativeOutput('\n')
+        } else {
+            try {
+                const optionValues = this.parseOptions(options, argv)
+                this.setOptionValues(optionValues)
+                await this.handle(argv)
+            } catch (e) {
+                this.nativeOutput(e.message)
+                if ( e instanceof OptionValidationError ) {
+                    // expecting, value, requirements
+                    if ( e.context.expecting ) {
+                        this.nativeOutput(`  - Expecting: ${e.context.expecting}`)
+                    }
+
+                    if ( e.context.requirements && Array.isArray(e.context.requirements) ) {
+                        for ( const req of e.context.requirements ) {
+                            this.nativeOutput(`  - ${req}`)
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if ( e.context.value ) {
+                        this.nativeOutput(`  - ${e.context.value}`)
+                    }
+                }
+                this.nativeOutput('\nUse --help for more info.')
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the array of option definitions to CLIOption instances.
+     * Of note, this resolves the string-form definitions to actual CLIOption instances.
+     */
+    public getResolvedOptions(): CLIOption<any>[] {
+        return this.getOptions().map(option => {
+            if ( typeof option === 'string' ) {
+                return this.instantiateOptionFromString(option)
+            } else {
+                return option
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the main keyword displayed for this directive.
+     * @example
+     * If `getKeywords()` returns `['up', 'start']`, this will return `'up'`.
+     */
+    public getMainKeyword(): string {
+        const kws = this.getKeywords()
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(kws) ) {
+            return kws[0]
+        }
+
+        return kws
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the given keyword should invoke this directive.
+     * @param name
+     */
+    public matchesKeyword(name: string): boolean {
+        let kws = this.getKeywords()
+        if ( !Array.isArray(kws) ) {
+            kws = [kws]
+        }
+        return kws.includes(name)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Print the given output to the log as success text.
+     * @param output
+     */
+    success(output: unknown): void {
+        this.logging.success(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Print the given output to the log as error text.
+     * @param output
+     */
+    error(output: unknown): void {
+        this.logging.error(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Print the given output to the log as warning text.
+     * @param output
+     */
+    warn(output: unknown): void {
+        this.logging.warn(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Print the given output to the log as info text.
+     * @param output
+     */
+    info(output: unknown): void {
+        this.logging.info(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Print the given output to the log as debugging text.
+     * @param output
+     */
+    debug(output: unknown): void {
+        this.logging.debug(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Print the given output to the log as verbose text.
+     * @param output
+     */
+    verbose(output: unknown): void {
+        this.logging.verbose(output, true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the flag option that signals help. Usually, this is named 'help'
+     * and supports the flags '--help' and '-?'.
+     */
+    getHelpOption(): FlagOption<any> {
+        return new FlagOption('--help', '-?', 'usage information about this directive')
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process the raw CLI arguments using an array of option class instances to build
+     * a mapping of option names to provided values.
+     */
+    parseOptions(options: CLIOption<any>[], args: string[]): {[key: string]: any} {
+        let positionalArguments: PositionalOption<any>[] = []
+        options.forEach(opt => {
+            if ( opt instanceof PositionalOption ) {
+                positionalArguments.push(opt)
+            }
+        })
+
+        const flagArguments: FlagOption<any>[] = []
+        options.forEach(opt => {
+            if ( opt instanceof FlagOption ) {
+                flagArguments.push(opt)
+            }
+        })
+
+        const optionValue: any = {}
+
+        flagArguments.push(this.getHelpOption())
+
+        let expectingFlagArgument = false
+        let positionalFlagName = ''
+        for ( const value of args ) {
+            if ( value.startsWith('--') ) {
+                if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Unexpected flag argument. Expecting argument for flag: ${positionalFlagName}`, {
+                        expecting: positionalFlagName,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    const flagArgument = flagArguments.filter(x => x.longFlag === value)
+                    if ( flagArgument.length < 1 ) {
+                        throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown flag argument: ${value}`, {
+                            value,
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        if ( flagArgument[0].argumentDescription ) {
+                            positionalFlagName = flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()
+                            expectingFlagArgument = true
+                        } else {
+                            optionValue[flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()] = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if ( value.startsWith('-') ) {
+                if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown flag argument: ${value}`, {
+                        expecting: positionalFlagName,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    const flagArgument = flagArguments.filter(x => x.shortFlag === value)
+                    if ( flagArgument.length < 1 ) {
+                        throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown flag argument: ${value}`, {
+                            value,
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        if ( flagArgument[0].argumentDescription ) {
+                            positionalFlagName = flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()
+                            expectingFlagArgument = true
+                        } else {
+                            optionValue[flagArgument[0].getArgumentName()] = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+                const inferredValue = infer(value)
+                const optionInstance = flagArguments.filter(x => x.getArgumentName() === positionalFlagName)[0]
+                if ( !optionInstance.validate(inferredValue) ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Invalid value for argument: ${positionalFlagName}`, {
+                        requirements: optionInstance.getRequirementDisplays(),
+                    })
+                }
+
+                optionValue[positionalFlagName] = inferredValue
+                expectingFlagArgument = false
+            } else {
+                if ( positionalArguments.length < 1 ) {
+                    throw new OptionValidationError(`Unknown positional argument: ${value}`, {
+                        value,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    const inferredValue = infer(value)
+                    if ( !positionalArguments[0].validate(inferredValue) ) {
+                        throw new OptionValidationError(`Invalid value for argument: ${positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()}`, {
+                            requirements: positionalArguments[0].getRequirementDisplays(),
+                        })
+                    }
+
+                    optionValue[positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()] = infer(value)
+                    positionalArguments = positionalArguments.slice(1)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( expectingFlagArgument ) {
+            throw new OptionValidationError(`Missing argument for flag: ${positionalFlagName}`, {
+                expecting: positionalFlagName,
+            })
+        }
+
+        if ( positionalArguments.length > 0 ) {
+            throw new OptionValidationError(`Missing required argument: ${positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName()}`, {
+                expecting: positionalArguments[0].getArgumentName(),
+            })
+        }
+
+        return optionValue
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an instance of CLIOption based on a string definition of a particular format.
+     *
+     * e.g. '{file name} | canonical name of the resource to create'
+     * e.g. '--push -p {value} | the value to be pushed'
+     * e.g. '--force -f | do a force push'
+     *
+     * @param string
+     */
+    protected instantiateOptionFromString(string: string): CLIOption<any> {
+        if ( string.startsWith('{') ) {
+            // The string is a positional argument
+            const stringParts = string.split('|').map(x => x.trim())
+            const name = stringParts[0].replace(/\{|\}/g, '')
+            return stringParts.length > 1 ? (new PositionalOption(name, stringParts[1])) : (new PositionalOption(name))
+        } else {
+            // The string is a flag argument
+            const stringParts = string.split('|').map(x => x.trim())
+
+            // Parse the flag parts first
+            const hasArgument = stringParts[0].indexOf('{') >= 0
+            const flagString = hasArgument ? stringParts[0].substr(0, stringParts[0].indexOf('{')).trim() : stringParts[0].trim()
+            const flagParts = flagString.split(' ')
+
+            let longFlag = flagParts[0].startsWith('--') ? flagParts[0] : undefined
+            if ( !longFlag && flagParts.length > 1 ) {
+                if ( flagParts[1].startsWith('--') ) {
+                    longFlag = flagParts[1]
+                }
+            }
+
+            let shortFlag = flagParts[0].length === 2 ? flagParts[0] : undefined
+            if ( !shortFlag && flagParts.length > 1 ) {
+                if ( flagParts[1].length === 2 ) {
+                    shortFlag = flagParts[1]
+                }
+            }
+
+            const argumentDescription = hasArgument ? stringParts[0].substring(stringParts[0].indexOf('{')+1, stringParts[0].indexOf('}')) : undefined
+            const description = stringParts.length > 1 ? stringParts[1] : undefined
+
+            return new FlagOption(longFlag, shortFlag, description, argumentDescription)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if, at any point in the arguments, the help option's short or long flag appears.
+     * @returns {boolean} - true if the help flag appeared
+     */
+    didRequestUsage(argv: string[]): boolean {
+        const helpOption = this.getHelpOption()
+        for ( const arg of argv ) {
+            if ( arg.trim() === helpOption.longFlag || arg.trim() === helpOption.shortFlag ) {
+                return true
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+
+    protected nativeOutput(...outputs: any[]): void {
+        console.log(...outputs)  // eslint-disable-line no-console
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/Template.ts
+++ b/src/cli/Template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import {UniversalPath} from '../util'
+
+/**
+ * Interface defining a template that can be generated using the TemplateDirective.
+ */
+export interface Template {
+    /**
+     * The name of the template as it will be specified from the command line.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * If this is `'mytemplate'`, then the template will be created with:
+     *
+     * ```shell
+     * ./ex new mytemplate some:path
+     * ```
+     */
+    name: string,
+
+    /**
+     * The suffix of the file generated by this template.
+     * @example `.mytemplate.ts`
+     * @example `.controller.ts`
+     */
+    fileSuffix: string,
+
+    /**
+     * Brief description of the template displayed on the --help page for the TemplateDirective.
+     * Should be brief (1 sentence).
+     */
+    description: string,
+
+    /**
+     * Array of path-strings that are resolved relative to the base `app` directory.
+     * @example `['http', 'controllers']`
+     * @example `['units']`
+     */
+    baseAppPath: string[],
+
+    /**
+     * Render the given template to a string which will be written to the file.
+     * Note: this method should NOT write the contents to `targetFilePath`.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * If the user enters:
+     *
+     * ```shell
+     * ./ex new mytemplate path:to:NewInstance
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Then, the following params are:
+     * ```typescript
+     * {
+     *     name: 'NewInstance',
+     *     fullCanonicalPath: 'path:to:NewInstance',
+     *     targetFilePath: UniversalPath { }
+     * }
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param name - the singular name of the resource
+     * @param fullCanonicalName - the full canonical name of the resource
+     * @param targetFilePath - the UniversalPath where the file will be written
+     */
+    render: (name: string, fullCanonicalName: string, targetFilePath: UniversalPath) => string | Promise<string>
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/RunDirective.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/RunDirective.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {Directive} from '../Directive'
+import {CommandLineApplication} from '../service'
+import {Injectable} from '../../di'
+import {ErrorWithContext} from '../../util'
+import {Unit} from '../../lifecycle/Unit'
+
+/**
+ * A directive that starts the framework's final target normally.
+ * In most cases, this runs the HTTP server, which would have been replaced
+ * by the CommandLineApplication unit.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class RunDirective extends Directive {
+    getDescription(): string {
+        return 'run the application normally'
+    }
+
+    getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return ['run', 'up']
+    }
+
+    async handle(): Promise<void> {
+        if ( !CommandLineApplication.getReplacement() ) {
+            throw new ErrorWithContext(`Cannot run application: no run target specified.`)
+        }
+
+        const unit = <Unit> this.make(CommandLineApplication.getReplacement())
+        await this.app().startUnit(unit)
+        await this.app().stopUnit(unit)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/ShellDirective.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/ShellDirective.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import {Directive} from '../Directive'
+import * as colors from 'colors/safe'
+import * as repl from 'repl'
+import {DependencyKey} from '../../di'
+
+/**
+ * Launch an interactive REPL shell from within the application.
+ * This is very useful for debugging and testing things during development.
+ */
+export class ShellDirective extends Directive {
+    protected options: any = {
+        welcome: `powered by Extollo, © ${(new Date()).getFullYear()} Garrett Mills\nAccess your application using the "app" global.`,
+        prompt: `${colors.blue('(')}extollo${colors.blue(') ➤ ')}`,
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The created Node.js REPL server.
+     * @protected
+     */
+    protected repl?: repl.REPLServer
+
+    getDescription(): string {
+        return 'launch an interactive shell inside your application'
+    }
+
+    getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return ['shell']
+    }
+
+    getHelpText(): string {
+        return ''
+    }
+
+    async handle(): Promise<void> {
+        const state: any = {
+            app: this.app(),
+            make: (target: DependencyKey, ...parameters: any[]) => this.make(target, ...parameters),
+        }
+
+        await new Promise<void>(res => {
+            this.nativeOutput(this.options.welcome)
+            this.repl = repl.start(this.options.prompt)
+            Object.assign(this.repl.context, state)
+            this.repl.on('exit', () => res())
+        })
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/TemplateDirective.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/TemplateDirective.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import {Directive, OptionDefinition} from '../Directive'
+import {PositionalOption} from './options/PositionalOption'
+import {CommandLine} from '../service'
+import {Inject, Injectable} from '../../di'
+import {ErrorWithContext} from '../../util'
+
+/**
+ * Create a new file based on a template registered with the CommandLine service.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class TemplateDirective extends Directive {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly cli!: CommandLine
+
+    getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return ['new', 'make']
+    }
+
+    getDescription(): string {
+        return 'create a new file from a registered template'
+    }
+
+    getOptions(): OptionDefinition[] {
+        const registeredTemplates = this.cli.getTemplates()
+        const template = new PositionalOption('template_name', 'the template to base the new file on (e.g. model, controller)')
+        template.whitelist(...registeredTemplates.pluck('name').all())
+
+        const destination = new PositionalOption('file_name', 'canonical name of the file to create (e.g. auth:Group, dash:Activity)')
+
+        return [template, destination]
+    }
+
+    getHelpText(): string {
+        const registeredTemplates = this.cli.getTemplates()
+
+        return [
+            'Modules in Extollo register templates that can be used to quickly create common file types.',
+            '',
+            'For example, you can create a new model from @extollo/orm using the "model" template:',
+            '',
+            './ex new model auth:Group',
+            '',
+            'This would create a new Group model in the ./src/app/models/auth/Group.model.ts file.',
+            '',
+            'AVAILABLE TEMPLATES:',
+            '',
+            ...(registeredTemplates.map(template => {
+                return `  - ${template.name}: ${template.description}`
+            }).all()),
+        ].join('\n')
+    }
+
+    async handle(): Promise<void> {
+        const templateName: string = this.option('template_name')
+        const destinationName: string = this.option('file_name')
+
+        if ( destinationName.includes('/') || destinationName.includes('\\') ) {
+            this.error(`The destination should be a canonical name, not a file path.`)
+            this.error(`Reference sub-directories using the : character instead.`)
+            this.error(`Did you mean ${destinationName.replace(/\/|\\/g, ':')}?`)
+            process.exitCode = 1
+            return
+        }
+
+        const template = this.cli.getTemplate(templateName)
+        if ( !template ) {
+            throw new ErrorWithContext(`Unable to find template supposedly registered with name: ${templateName}`, {
+                templateName,
+                destinationName,
+            })
+        }
+
+        const name = destinationName.split(':').reverse()[0]
+        const path = this.app().path('..', 'src', 'app', ...template.baseAppPath, ...(`${destinationName}${template.fileSuffix}`).split(':'))
+
+        if ( await path.exists() ) {
+            this.error(`File already exists: ${path}`)
+            process.exitCode = 1
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Make sure the parent direction exists
+        await path.concat('..').mkdir()
+
+        const contents = await template.render(name, destinationName, path.clone())
+        await path.write(contents)
+
+        this.success(`Created new ${template.name} in ${path}`)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/UsageDirective.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/UsageDirective.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import {Directive} from '../Directive'
+import {Injectable, Inject} from '../../di'
+import {padRight} from '../../util'
+import {CommandLine} from '../service'
+
+/**
+ * Directive that prints the help message and usage information about
+ * directives registered with the command line utility.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class UsageDirective extends Directive {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly cli!: CommandLine
+
+    public getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return 'help'
+    }
+
+    public getDescription(): string {
+        return 'print information about available commands'
+    }
+
+    public handle(): void | Promise<void> {
+        const directiveStrings = this.cli.getDirectives()
+            .map(cls => this.make<Directive>(cls))
+            .map<[string, string]>(dir => {
+                return [dir.getMainKeyword(), dir.getDescription()]
+            })
+
+        const maxLen = directiveStrings.max<number>(x => x[0].length)
+
+        const printStrings = directiveStrings.map(grp => {
+            return [padRight(grp[0], maxLen + 1), grp[1]]
+        })
+            .map(grp => {
+                return `    ${grp[0]}: ${grp[1]}`
+            })
+            .toArray()
+
+        this.nativeOutput(this.cli.getASCIILogo())
+        this.nativeOutput([
+            '',
+            'Welcome to Extollo! Specify a command to get started.',
+            '',
+            `USAGE: ex <directive> [..options]`,
+            '',
+            ...printStrings,
+            '',
+            'For usage information about a particular command, pass the --help flag.',
+            '-------------------------------------------',
+            `powered by Extollo, © ${(new Date()).getFullYear()} Garrett Mills`,
+        ].join('\n'))
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/options/CLIOption.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/options/CLIOption.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/**
+ * A CLI option. Supports basic comparative, and set-based validation.
+ * @class
+ */
+export abstract class CLIOption<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the whitelist?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected useWhitelist = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the blacklist?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected useBlacklist = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the less-than comparison?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected useLessThan = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the greater-than comparison?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected useGreaterThan = false
+
+    /**
+     * Do we use the equality operator?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected useEquality = false
+
+    /**
+     * Is this option optional?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected isOptional = false
+
+    /**
+     * Whitelisted values.
+     * @type {Array<*>}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected whitelistItems: T[] = []
+
+    /**
+     * Blacklisted values.
+     * @type {Array<*>}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected blacklistItems: T[] = []
+
+    /**
+     * Value to be compared in less than.
+     * @type {*}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected lessThanValue?: T
+
+    /**
+     * If true, the less than will be less than or equal to.
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected lessThanBit = false
+
+    /**
+     * Value to be compared in greater than.
+     * @type {*}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected greaterThanValue?: T
+
+    /**
+     * If true, the greater than will be greater than or equal to.
+     * @type {boolean}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected greaterThanBit = false
+
+    /**
+     * The value to be used to check equality.
+     * @type {*}
+     * @private
+     */
+    protected equalityValue?: T
+
+    /**
+     * Whitelist the specified item or items and enable the whitelist.
+     * @param {...*} items - the items to whitelist
+     */
+    whitelist(...items: T[]): this {
+        this.useWhitelist = true
+        items.forEach(item => this.whitelistItems.push(item))
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Blacklist the specified item or items and enable the blacklist.
+     * @param {...*} items - the items to blacklist
+     */
+    blacklist(...items: T[]): this {
+        this.useBlacklist = true
+        items.forEach(item => this.blacklistItems.push(item))
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in less-than comparison and enables less-than comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    lessThan(value: T): this {
+        this.useLessThan = true
+        this.lessThanValue = value
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in less-than or equal-to comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    lessThanOrEqualTo(value: T): this {
+        this.lessThanBit = true
+        this.lessThan(value)
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in greater-than comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    greaterThan(value: T): this {
+        this.useGreaterThan = true
+        this.greaterThanValue = value
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in greater-than or equal-to comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    greaterThanOrEqualTo(value: T): this {
+        this.greaterThanBit = true
+        this.greaterThan(value)
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the value to be used in equality comparison and enables that comparison.
+     * @param {*} value
+     */
+    equals(value: T): this {
+        this.useEquality = true
+        this.equalityValue = value
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified value passes the configured comparisons.
+     * @param value
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    validate(value: T): boolean {
+        let isValid = true
+        if ( this.useEquality ) {
+            isValid = isValid && (this.equalityValue === value)
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useLessThan && typeof this.lessThanValue !== 'undefined' ) {
+            if ( this.lessThanBit ) {
+                isValid = isValid && (value <= this.lessThanValue)
+            } else {
+                isValid = isValid && (value < this.lessThanValue)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useGreaterThan && typeof this.greaterThanValue !== 'undefined' ) {
+            if ( this.greaterThanBit ) {
+                isValid = isValid && (value >= this.greaterThanValue)
+            } else {
+                isValid = isValid && (value > this.greaterThanValue)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useWhitelist ) {
+            isValid = isValid && this.whitelistItems.some(x => {
+                return x === value
+            })
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useBlacklist ) {
+            isValid = isValid && !(this.blacklistItems.some(x => x === value))
+        }
+
+        return isValid
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Option as optional.
+     */
+    optional(): this {
+        this.isOptional = true
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the argument name. Should be overridden by child classes.
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    abstract getArgumentName(): string
+
+    /**
+     * Get an array of strings denoting the human-readable requirements for this option to be valid.
+     * @returns {Array<string>}
+     */
+    getRequirementDisplays(): string[] {
+        const clauses = []
+
+        if ( this.useBlacklist ) {
+            clauses.push(`must not be one of: ${this.blacklistItems.map(x => String(x)).join(', ')}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useWhitelist ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be one of: ${this.whitelistItems.map(x => String(x)).join(', ')}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useGreaterThan ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be greater than${this.greaterThanBit ? ' or equal to' : ''}: ${String(this.greaterThanValue)}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useLessThan ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be less than${this.lessThanBit ? ' or equal to' : ''}: ${String(this.lessThanValue)}`)
+        }
+
+        if ( this.useEquality ) {
+            clauses.push(`must be equal to: ${String(this.equalityValue)}`)
+        }
+
+        return clauses
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/options/FlagOption.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/options/FlagOption.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import {CLIOption} from './CLIOption'
+
+/**
+ * Non-positional, flag-based CLI option.
+ */
+export class FlagOption<T> extends CLIOption<T> {
+
+    constructor(
+        /**
+         * The long-form flag for this option.
+         * @example --path, --create
+         */
+        public readonly longFlag?: string,
+        /**
+         * The short-form flag for this option.
+         * @example -p, -c
+         */
+        public readonly shortFlag?: string,
+        /**
+         * Usage message describing this flag.
+         */
+        public readonly message?: string,
+        /**
+         * Description of the argument required by this flag.
+         * If this is set, the flag will expect a positional argument to follow as a param.
+         */
+        public readonly argumentDescription?: string,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the referential name for this option.
+     * Defaults to the long flag (without the '--'). If this cannot
+     * be found, the short flag (without the '-') is used.
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    getArgumentName(): string {
+        if ( this.longFlag ) {
+            return this.longFlag.replace('--', '')
+        } else if ( this.shortFlag ) {
+            return this.shortFlag.replace('-', '')
+        }
+
+        throw new Error('Missing either a long- or short-flag for FlagOption.')
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/directive/options/PositionalOption.ts
+++ b/src/cli/directive/options/PositionalOption.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import {CLIOption} from './CLIOption'
+
+/**
+ * A positional CLI option. Defined without a flag.
+ */
+export class PositionalOption<T> extends CLIOption<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate the option.
+     * @param {string} name - the name of the option
+     * @param {string} message - message describing the option
+     */
+    constructor(
+        /**
+         * The display name of this positional argument.
+         * @example path, filename
+         */
+        public readonly name: string,
+        /**
+         * A usage message describing this parameter.
+         */
+        public readonly message: string = '',
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the name of the option.
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    getArgumentName(): string {
+        return this.name
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export * from './Directive'
+export * from './Template'
+
+export * from './service/CommandLineApplication'
+export * from './service/CommandLine'
+
+export * from './directive/options/CLIOption'
+export * from './directive/options/FlagOption'
+export * from './directive/options/PositionalOption'
+
+export * from './directive/ShellDirective'
+export * from './directive/TemplateDirective'
+export * from './directive/UsageDirective'
--- a/src/cli/service/CommandLine.ts
+++ b/src/cli/service/CommandLine.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import {Singleton, Instantiable, Inject} from '../../di'
+import {Collection} from '../../util'
+import {CommandLineApplication} from './CommandLineApplication'
+import {Directive} from '../Directive'
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+import {templateDirective} from '../templates/directive'
+import {templateUnit} from '../templates/unit'
+import {templateController} from '../templates/controller'
+import {templateMiddleware} from '../templates/middleware'
+import {templateRoutes} from '../templates/routes'
+import {templateConfig} from '../templates/config'
+import {Unit} from '../../lifecycle/Unit'
+import {Logging} from '../../service/Logging'
+
+/**
+ * Service for managing directives, templates, and other resources related
+ * to the command line utilities.
+ */
+@Singleton()
+export class CommandLine extends Unit {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    /** Directive classes registered with the CLI command. */
+    protected directives: Collection<Instantiable<Directive>> = new Collection<Instantiable<Directive>>()
+
+    /** Templates registered with the CLI command. These can be created with the TemplateDirective. */
+    protected templates: Collection<Template> = new Collection<Template>()
+
+    constructor() {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    async up(): Promise<void> {
+        this.registerTemplate(templateDirective)
+        this.registerTemplate(templateUnit)
+        this.registerTemplate(templateController)
+        this.registerTemplate(templateMiddleware)
+        this.registerTemplate(templateRoutes)
+        this.registerTemplate(templateConfig)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the application was started from the command line.
+     */
+    public isCLI(): boolean {
+        return this.app().hasUnit(CommandLineApplication)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a string containing the Extollo ASCII logo.
+     */
+    public getASCIILogo(): string {
+        return `     _       
+    / /\\       ______      _        _ _
+   / /  \\     |  ____|    | |      | | |
+  / / /\\ \\    | |__  __  _| |_ ___ | | | ___
+ / / /\\ \\ \\   |  __| \\ \\/ / __/ _ \\| | |/ _ \\
+/ / /  \\ \\_\\  | |____ >  <| || (_) | | | (_) |
+\\/_/    \\/_/  |______/_/\\_\\\\__\\___/|_|_|\\___/
+`
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a Directive class with this service. This will make
+     * the directive available for use on the CLI.
+     * @param directiveClass
+     */
+    public registerDirective(directiveClass: Instantiable<Directive>): this {
+        if ( !this.directives.includes(directiveClass) ) {
+            this.directives.push(directiveClass)
+        }
+
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the given directive is registered with this service.
+     * @param directiveClass
+     */
+    public hasDirective(directiveClass: Instantiable<Directive>): boolean {
+        return this.directives.includes(directiveClass)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a collection of all registered directives.
+     */
+    public getDirectives(): Collection<Instantiable<Directive>> {
+        return this.directives.clone()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register the given template with this service. This makes the template
+     * available for use with the TemplateDirective service.
+     * @param template
+     */
+    public registerTemplate(template: Template): this {
+        if ( !this.templates.firstWhere('name', '=', template.name) ) {
+            this.templates.push(template)
+        } else {
+            this.logging.warn(`Duplicate template will not be registered: ${template.name}`)
+            this.logging.debug(`Duplicate template registered at: ${(new Error()).stack}`)
+        }
+
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if a template with the given name exists.
+     * @param name
+     */
+    public hasTemplate(name: string): boolean {
+        return Boolean(this.templates.firstWhere('name', '=', name))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the template with the given name, if one exists.
+     * @param name
+     */
+    public getTemplate(name: string): Template | undefined {
+        return this.templates.firstWhere('name', '=', name)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a collection of all registered templates.
+     */
+    public getTemplates(): Collection<Template> {
+        return this.templates.clone()
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/service/CommandLineApplication.ts
+++ b/src/cli/service/CommandLineApplication.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import {Unit} from '../../lifecycle/Unit'
+import {Logging} from '../../service/Logging'
+import {Singleton, Inject} from '../../di/decorator/injection'
+import {CommandLine} from './CommandLine'
+import {UsageDirective} from '../directive/UsageDirective'
+import {Directive} from '../Directive'
+import {ShellDirective} from '../directive/ShellDirective'
+import {TemplateDirective} from '../directive/TemplateDirective'
+import {RunDirective} from '../directive/RunDirective'
+
+/**
+ * Unit that takes the place of the final unit in the application that handles
+ * invocations from the command line.
+ */
+@Singleton()
+export class CommandLineApplication extends Unit {
+    /** The unit that was replaced by the CLI app. */
+    private static replacement?: typeof Unit
+
+    /** Set the replaced unit. */
+    public static setReplacement(unitClass?: typeof Unit): void {
+        this.replacement = unitClass
+    }
+
+    /** Get the replaced unit. */
+    public static getReplacement(): typeof Unit | undefined {
+        return this.replacement
+    }
+
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly cli!: CommandLine
+
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    constructor() {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    public async up(): Promise<void> {
+        this.cli.registerDirective(UsageDirective)
+        this.cli.registerDirective(ShellDirective)
+        this.cli.registerDirective(TemplateDirective)
+        this.cli.registerDirective(RunDirective)
+
+        const argv = process.argv.slice(2)
+        const match = this.cli.getDirectives()
+            .map(dirCls => this.make<Directive>(dirCls))
+            .firstWhere(dir => dir.matchesKeyword(argv[0]))
+
+        if ( match ) {
+            await match.invoke(argv.slice(1))
+        } else {
+            const usage = this.make<UsageDirective>(UsageDirective)
+            await usage.handle()
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/cli/service/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/service/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './CommandLine'
+export * from './CommandLineApplication'
--- a/src/cli/templates/config.ts
+++ b/src/cli/templates/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+
+/**
+ * A template that generates a new configuration file in the app/configs directory.
+ */
+const templateConfig: Template = {
+    name: 'config',
+    fileSuffix: '.config.ts',
+    description: 'Create a new config file.',
+    baseAppPath: ['configs'],
+    render() {
+        return `import { env } from '@extollo/lib'
+
+export default {
+    key: env('VALUE_ENV_VAR', 'default value'),
+}
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateConfig }
--- a/src/cli/templates/controller.ts
+++ b/src/cli/templates/controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+
+/**
+ * Template that generates a new controller in the app/http/controllers directory.
+ */
+const templateController: Template = {
+    name: 'controller',
+    fileSuffix: '.controller.ts',
+    description: 'Create a controller class that can be used to handle requests.',
+    baseAppPath: ['http', 'controllers'],
+    render(name: string) {
+        return `import {Controller, view, Inject, Injectable} from '@extollo/lib'
+
+/**
+ * ${name} Controller
+ * ------------------------------------
+ * Put some description here.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ${name} extends Controller {
+    public ${name.toLowerCase()}() {
+        return view('${name.toLowerCase()}')
+    }
+}
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateController }
--- a/src/cli/templates/directive.ts
+++ b/src/cli/templates/directive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+
+/**
+ * Template that generates a new Directive class in the app/directives directory.
+ */
+const templateDirective: Template = {
+    name: 'directive',
+    fileSuffix: '.directive.ts',
+    description: 'Create a new Directive class which adds functionality to the ./ex command.',
+    baseAppPath: ['directives'],
+    render(name: string) {
+        return `import {Directive, OptionDefinition, Injectable} from '@extollo/lib'
+
+/**
+ * ${name} Directive
+ * ---------------------------------------------------
+ * Put some description here.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ${name}Directive extends Directive {
+    getKeywords(): string | string[] {
+        return ['${name.toLowerCase()}']
+    }
+
+    getDescription(): string {
+        return ''
+    }
+
+    getOptions(): OptionDefinition[] {
+        return []
+    }
+
+    async handle(argv: string[]) {
+
+    }
+}
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateDirective }
--- a/src/cli/templates/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/cli/templates/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+
+/**
+ * Template that generates a new middleware class in app/http/middlewares.
+ */
+const templateMiddleware: Template = {
+    name: 'middleware',
+    fileSuffix: '.middleware.ts',
+    description: 'Create a middleware class that can be applied to routes.',
+    baseAppPath: ['http', 'middlewares'],
+    render(name: string) {
+        return `import {Middleware, Injectable} from '@extollo/lib'
+
+/**
+ * ${name} Middleware
+ * --------------------------------------------
+ * Put some description here.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ${name} extends Middleware {
+    public async apply() {
+
+    }
+}
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateMiddleware }
--- a/src/cli/templates/routes.ts
+++ b/src/cli/templates/routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+
+/**
+ * Template that generates a new route definition file in app/http/routes.
+ */
+const templateRoutes: Template = {
+    name: 'routes',
+    fileSuffix: '.routes.ts',
+    description: 'Create a file for route definitions.',
+    baseAppPath: ['http', 'routes'],
+    render(name: string) {
+        return `import {Route} from '@extollo/lib'
+
+/*
+ * ${name} Routes
+ * -------------------------------
+ * Put some description here.
+ */
+
+
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateRoutes }
--- a/src/cli/templates/unit.ts
+++ b/src/cli/templates/unit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {Template} from '../Template'
+
+/**
+ * Template that generates a new application unit class in app/units.
+ */
+const templateUnit: Template = {
+    name: 'unit',
+    fileSuffix: '.ts',
+    description: 'Create a service unit that will start and stop with your application.',
+    baseAppPath: ['units'],
+    render(name: string) {
+        return `import {Singleton, Inject, Unit, Logging} from '@extollo/lib'
+
+/**
+ * ${name} Unit
+ * ---------------------------------------
+ * Put some description here.
+ */
+@Singleton()
+export class ${name} extends Unit {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    public async up() {
+        this.logging.info('${name} has started!')
+    }
+    
+    public async down() {
+        this.logging.info('${name} has stopped!')
+    }
+}
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateUnit }
--- a/src/cli/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/cli/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "target": "es5",
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules"
+  ]
+}
--- a/src/di/Container.ts
+++ b/src/di/Container.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+import {DependencyKey, InstanceRef, Instantiable, isInstantiable} from './types'
+import {AbstractFactory} from './factory/AbstractFactory'
+import {collect, Collection, globalRegistry, logIfDebugging} from '../util'
+import {Factory} from './factory/Factory'
+import {DuplicateFactoryKeyError} from './error/DuplicateFactoryKeyError'
+import {ClosureFactory} from './factory/ClosureFactory'
+import NamedFactory from './factory/NamedFactory'
+import SingletonFactory from './factory/SingletonFactory'
+import {InvalidDependencyKeyError} from './error/InvalidDependencyKeyError'
+
+export type MaybeFactory<T> = AbstractFactory<T> | undefined
+export type MaybeDependency = any | undefined
+export type ResolvedDependency = { paramIndex: number, key: DependencyKey, resolved: any }
+
+/**
+ * A container of resolve-able dependencies that are created via inversion-of-control.
+ */
+export class Container {
+    /**
+     * Get the global instance of this container.
+     */
+    public static getContainer(): Container {
+        const existing = <Container | undefined> globalRegistry.getGlobal('extollo/injector')
+        if ( !existing ) {
+            const container = new Container()
+            globalRegistry.setGlobal('extollo/injector', container)
+            return container
+        }
+
+        return existing
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Collection of factories registered with this container.
+     * @type Collection<AbstractFactory>
+     */
+    protected factories: Collection<AbstractFactory<unknown>> = new Collection<AbstractFactory<unknown>>()
+
+    /**
+     * Collection of singleton instances produced by this container.
+     * @type Collection<InstanceRef>
+     */
+    protected instances: Collection<InstanceRef> = new Collection<InstanceRef>()
+
+    constructor() {
+        this.registerSingletonInstance<Container>(Container, this)
+        this.registerSingleton('injector', this)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a basic instantiable class as a standard Factory with this container.
+     * @param {Instantiable} dependency
+     */
+    register(dependency: Instantiable<any>): this {
+        if ( this.resolve(dependency) ) {
+            throw new DuplicateFactoryKeyError(dependency)
+        }
+
+        const factory = new Factory(dependency)
+        this.factories.push(factory)
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register the given function as a factory within the container.
+     * @param {string} name - unique name to identify the factory in the container
+     * @param {function} producer - factory to produce a value
+     */
+    registerProducer(name: DependencyKey, producer: () => any): this {
+        if ( this.resolve(name) ) {
+            throw new DuplicateFactoryKeyError(name)
+        }
+
+        const factory = new ClosureFactory(name, producer)
+        this.factories.push(factory)
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a basic instantiable class as a standard Factory with this container,
+     * identified by a string name rather than static class.
+     * @param {string} name - unique name to identify the factory in the container
+     * @param {Instantiable} dependency
+     */
+    registerNamed(name: string, dependency: Instantiable<any>): this {
+        if ( this.resolve(name) ) {
+            throw new DuplicateFactoryKeyError(name)
+        }
+
+        const factory = new NamedFactory(name, dependency)
+        this.factories.push(factory)
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a value as a singleton in the container. It will not be instantiated, but
+     * can be injected by its unique name.
+     * @param {string} key - unique name to identify the singleton in the container
+     * @param value
+     */
+    registerSingleton<T>(key: DependencyKey, value: T): this {
+        if ( this.resolve(key) ) {
+            throw new DuplicateFactoryKeyError(key)
+        }
+
+        this.factories.push(new SingletonFactory(key, value))
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a static class to the container along with its already-instantiated
+     * instance that will be used to resolve the class.
+     * @param staticClass
+     * @param instance
+     */
+    registerSingletonInstance<T>(staticClass: Instantiable<T>, instance: T): this {
+        if ( this.resolve(staticClass) ) {
+            throw new DuplicateFactoryKeyError(staticClass)
+        }
+
+        this.register(staticClass)
+        this.instances.push({
+            key: staticClass,
+            value: instance,
+        })
+
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a given factory with the container.
+     * @param {AbstractFactory} factory
+     */
+    registerFactory(factory: AbstractFactory<unknown>): this {
+        if ( !this.factories.includes(factory) ) {
+            this.factories.push(factory)
+        }
+
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the container has an already-produced value for the given key.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} key
+     */
+    hasInstance(key: DependencyKey): boolean {
+        return this.instances.where('key', '=', key).isNotEmpty()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the container has a factory for the given key.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} key
+     */
+    hasKey(key: DependencyKey): boolean {
+        return Boolean(this.resolve(key))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the already-produced value for the given key, if one exists.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} key
+     */
+    getExistingInstance(key: DependencyKey): MaybeDependency {
+        const instances = this.instances.where('key', '=', key)
+        if ( instances.isNotEmpty() ) {
+            return instances.first()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Find the factory for the given key, if one is registered with this container.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} key
+     */
+    resolve(key: DependencyKey): MaybeFactory<unknown> {
+        const factory = this.factories.firstWhere(item => item.match(key))
+        if ( factory ) {
+            return factory
+        } else {
+            logIfDebugging('extollo.di.injector', 'unable to resolve factory', factory, this.factories)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the dependency key. If a singleton value for that key already exists in this container,
+     * return that value. Otherwise, use the factory an given parameters to produce and return the value.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} key
+     * @param {...any} parameters
+     */
+    resolveAndCreate(key: DependencyKey, ...parameters: any[]): any {
+        logIfDebugging('extollo.di.injector', 'resolveAndCreate', key, {parameters})
+
+        // If we've already instantiated this, just return that
+        const instance = this.getExistingInstance(key)
+        logIfDebugging('extollo.di.injector', 'resolveAndCreate existing instance?', instance)
+        if ( typeof instance !== 'undefined' ) {
+            return instance.value
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise, attempt to create it
+        const factory = this.resolve(key)
+        logIfDebugging('extollo.di.injector', 'resolveAndCreate factory', factory)
+        if ( !factory ) {
+            throw new InvalidDependencyKeyError(key)
+        }
+
+        // Produce and store a new instance
+        const newInstance = this.produceFactory(factory, parameters)
+        this.instances.push({
+            key,
+            value: newInstance,
+        })
+
+        return newInstance
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Given a factory and manually-provided parameters, resolve the dependencies for the
+     * factory and produce its value.
+     * @param {AbstractFactory} factory
+     * @param {array} parameters
+     */
+    protected produceFactory<T>(factory: AbstractFactory<T>, parameters: any[]): T {
+        // Create the dependencies for the factory
+        const keys = factory.getDependencyKeys().filter(req => this.hasKey(req.key))
+        const dependencies = keys.map<ResolvedDependency>(req => {
+            return {
+                paramIndex: req.paramIndex,
+                key: req.key,
+                resolved: this.resolveAndCreate(req.key),
+            }
+        }).sortBy('paramIndex')
+
+        // Build the arguments for the factory, using dependencies in the
+        // correct paramIndex positions, or parameters of we don't have
+        // the dependency.
+        const constructorArguments = []
+        const params = collect(parameters).reverse()
+        for ( let i = 0; i <= dependencies.max('paramIndex'); i++ ) {
+            const dep = dependencies.firstWhere('paramIndex', '=', i)
+            if ( dep ) {
+                constructorArguments.push(dep.resolved)
+            } else {
+                constructorArguments.push(params.pop())
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Produce a new instance
+        const inst = factory.produce(constructorArguments, params.reverse().all())
+
+        factory.getInjectedProperties().each(dependency => {
+            if ( dependency.key && inst ) {
+                (inst as any)[dependency.property] = this.resolveAndCreate(dependency.key)
+            }
+        })
+
+        return inst
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create an instance of the given target. The target can either be a DependencyKey registered with
+     * this container (in which case, the singleton value will be returned), or an instantiable class.
+     *
+     * If the instantiable class has the Injectable decorator, its injectable parameters will be automatically
+     * injected into the instance.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} target
+     * @param {...any} parameters
+     */
+    make<T>(target: DependencyKey, ...parameters: any[]): T {
+        if ( this.hasKey(target) ) {
+            return this.resolveAndCreate(target, ...parameters)
+        } else if ( typeof target !== 'string' && isInstantiable(target) ) {
+            return this.produceFactory(new Factory(target), parameters)
+        } else {
+            throw new TypeError(`Invalid or unknown make target: ${target}`)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a collection of dependency keys required by the given target, if it is registered with this container.
+     * @param {DependencyKey} target
+     */
+    getDependencies(target: DependencyKey): Collection<DependencyKey> {
+        const factory = this.resolve(target)
+
+        if ( !factory ) {
+            throw new InvalidDependencyKeyError(target)
+        }
+
+        return factory.getDependencyKeys().pluck('key')
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Given a different container, copy the factories and instances from this container over to it.
+     * @param container
+     */
+    cloneTo(container: Container): this {
+        container.factories = this.factories.clone()
+        container.instances = this.instances.clone()
+        return this
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/ScopedContainer.ts
+++ b/src/di/ScopedContainer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import {Container, MaybeDependency, MaybeFactory} from './Container'
+import {DependencyKey} from './types'
+
+/**
+ * A container that uses some parent container as a base, but
+ * can have other factories distinct from that parent.
+ *
+ * If an instance is not found in this container, it will be resolved from
+ * the parent container.
+ *
+ * However, if an instance IS found in this container, it will ALWAYS be
+ * resolved from this container, rather than the parent.
+ *
+ * This can be used to create scope-specific containers that can still resolve
+ * the global dependencies, while keeping scope-specific dependencies separate.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * The Request class from @extollo/lib is a ScopedContainer. It can resolve
+ * all dependencies that exist in the global Container, but it can also have
+ * request-specific services (like the Session) injected into it.
+ *
+ * @extends Container
+ */
+export class ScopedContainer extends Container {
+    /**
+     * Create a new scoped container based on a parent container instance.
+     * @param container
+     */
+    public static fromParent(container: Container): ScopedContainer {
+        return new ScopedContainer(container)
+    }
+
+    constructor(
+        private parentContainer: Container,
+    ) {
+        super()
+        this.registerSingletonInstance<ScopedContainer>(ScopedContainer, this)
+    }
+
+    hasInstance(key: DependencyKey): boolean {
+        return super.hasInstance(key) || this.parentContainer.hasInstance(key)
+    }
+
+    hasKey(key: DependencyKey): boolean {
+        return super.hasKey(key) || this.parentContainer.hasKey(key)
+    }
+
+    getExistingInstance(key: DependencyKey): MaybeDependency {
+        const inst = super.getExistingInstance(key)
+        if ( inst ) {
+            return inst
+        }
+
+        return this.parentContainer.getExistingInstance(key)
+    }
+
+    resolve(key: DependencyKey): MaybeFactory<any> {
+        const factory = super.resolve(key)
+        if ( factory ) {
+            return factory
+        }
+
+        return this.parentContainer?.resolve(key)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/decorator/injection.ts
+++ b/src/di/decorator/injection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata'
+import {collect, Collection} from '../../util'
+import {
+    DependencyKey,
+    DependencyRequirement,
+    DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY,
+    DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY,
+    isInstantiable,
+    InjectionType,
+    DEPENDENCY_KEYS_SERVICE_TYPE_KEY,
+    PropertyDependency,
+} from '../types'
+import {Container} from '../Container'
+
+/**
+ * Get a collection of dependency requirements for the given target object.
+ * @param {Object} target
+ * @return Collection<DependencyRequirement>
+ */
+function initDependencyMetadata(target: unknown): Collection<DependencyRequirement> {
+    const paramTypes = Reflect.getMetadata('design:paramtypes', target as any)
+    return collect<DependencyKey>(paramTypes).map<DependencyRequirement>((type, idx) => {
+        return {
+            paramIndex: idx,
+            key: type,
+            overridden: false,
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Class decorator that marks a class as injectable. When this is applied, dependency
+ * metadata for the constructors params is resolved and stored in metadata.
+ * @constructor
+ */
+export const Injectable = (): ClassDecorator => {
+    return (target) => {
+        const meta = initDependencyMetadata(target)
+        const existing = Reflect.getMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, target)
+        const newMetadata = new Collection<DependencyRequirement>()
+
+        if ( existing ) {
+            const maxNew = meta.max('paramIndex')
+            const maxExisting = existing.max('paramIndex')
+            for ( let i = 0; i <= Math.max(maxNew, maxExisting); i++ ) {
+                const existingDR = existing.firstWhere('paramIndex', '=', i)
+                const newDR = meta.firstWhere('paramIndex', '=', i)
+
+                if ( existingDR && !newDR ) {
+                    newMetadata.push(existingDR)
+                } else if ( newDR && !existingDR ) {
+                    newMetadata.push(newDR)
+                } else if ( newDR && existingDR ) {
+                    if ( existingDR.overridden ) {
+                        newMetadata.push(existingDR)
+                    } else {
+                        newMetadata.push(newDR)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            newMetadata.concat(meta)
+        }
+
+        Reflect.defineMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, newMetadata, target)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Mark the given class property to be injected by the container.
+ * If a `key` is specified, that DependencyKey will be injected.
+ * Otherwise, the DependencyKey is inferred from the type annotation.
+ * @param key
+ * @constructor
+ */
+export const Inject = (key?: DependencyKey): PropertyDecorator => {
+    return (target, property) => {
+        let propertyMetadata = Reflect.getMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY, target?.constructor || target) as Collection<PropertyDependency>
+        if ( !propertyMetadata ) {
+            propertyMetadata = new Collection<PropertyDependency>()
+            Reflect.defineMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY, propertyMetadata, target?.constructor || target)
+        }
+
+        const type = Reflect.getMetadata('design:type', target, property)
+        if ( !key && type ) {
+            key = type
+        }
+
+        if ( key ) {
+            const existing = propertyMetadata.firstWhere('property', '=', property)
+            if ( existing ) {
+                existing.key = key
+            } else {
+                propertyMetadata.push({ property,
+                    key })
+            }
+        }
+
+        Reflect.defineMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY, propertyMetadata, target?.constructor || target)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parameter decorator to manually mark a parameter as being an injection target on injectable
+ * classes. This can be used to override the dependency key of a given parameter.
+ * @param {DependencyKey} key
+ * @constructor
+ */
+export const InjectParam = (key: DependencyKey): ParameterDecorator => {
+    return (target, property, paramIndex) => {
+        if ( !Reflect.getMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, target) ) {
+            Reflect.defineMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, initDependencyMetadata(target), target)
+        }
+
+        const meta = Reflect.getMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, target)
+        const req = meta.firstWhere('paramIndex', '=', paramIndex)
+        if ( req ) {
+            req.key = key
+            req.overridden = true
+        } else {
+            meta.push({
+                paramIndex,
+                key,
+                overridden: true,
+            })
+        }
+
+        Reflect.defineMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, meta, target)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Class decorator that registers the class as a singleton instance in the global container.
+ * @param {string} name
+ */
+export const Singleton = (name?: string): ClassDecorator => {
+    return (target) => {
+        if ( isInstantiable(target) ) {
+            const injectionType: InjectionType = {
+                type: name ? 'named' : 'singleton',
+                ...(name ? { name } : {}),
+            }
+
+            Reflect.defineMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_SERVICE_TYPE_KEY, injectionType, target)
+            Injectable()(target)
+
+            if ( name ) {
+                Container.getContainer().registerNamed(name, target)
+            } else {
+                Container.getContainer().register(target)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/error/DuplicateFactoryKeyError.ts
+++ b/src/di/error/DuplicateFactoryKeyError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {DependencyKey} from '../types'
+
+/**
+ * Error thrown when a factory is registered with a duplicate dependency key.
+ * @extends Error
+ */
+export class DuplicateFactoryKeyError extends Error {
+    constructor(key: DependencyKey) {
+        super(`A factory definition already exists with the key for ${key}.`)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/error/InvalidDependencyKeyError.ts
+++ b/src/di/error/InvalidDependencyKeyError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {DependencyKey} from '../types'
+
+/**
+ * Error thrown when a dependency key that has not been registered is passed to a resolver.
+ * @extends Error
+ */
+export class InvalidDependencyKeyError extends Error {
+    constructor(key: DependencyKey) {
+        super(`No such dependency is registered with this container: ${key}`)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/factory/AbstractFactory.ts
+++ b/src/di/factory/AbstractFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {DependencyKey, DependencyRequirement, PropertyDependency} from '../types'
+import { Collection } from '../../util'
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for dependency container factories.
+ * @abstract
+ */
+export abstract class AbstractFactory<T> {
+    protected constructor(
+        /**
+         * Token that was registered for this factory. In most cases, this is the static
+         * form of the item that is to be produced by this factory.
+         * @var
+         * @protected
+         */
+        protected token: DependencyKey,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Produce an instance of the token.
+     * @param {Array} dependencies - the resolved dependencies, in order
+     * @param {Array} parameters - the bound constructor parameters, in order
+     */
+    abstract produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): T
+
+    /**
+     * Should return true if the given identifier matches the token for this factory.
+     * @param something
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    abstract match(something: unknown): boolean
+
+    /**
+     * Get the dependency requirements required by this factory's token.
+     * @return Collection<DependencyRequirement>
+     */
+    abstract getDependencyKeys(): Collection<DependencyRequirement>
+
+    /**
+     * Get the property dependencies that should be injected to the created instance.
+     * @return Collection<PropertyDependency>
+     */
+    abstract getInjectedProperties(): Collection<PropertyDependency>
+}
--- a/src/di/factory/ClosureFactory.ts
+++ b/src/di/factory/ClosureFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import {AbstractFactory} from './AbstractFactory'
+import {DependencyKey, DependencyRequirement, PropertyDependency} from '../types'
+import {Collection} from '../../util'
+
+/**
+ * A factory whose token is produced by calling a function.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * let i = 0
+ * const fact = new ClosureFactory('someName', () => {
+ *     i += 1
+ *     return i * 2
+ * })
+ *
+ * fact.produce([], [])  // => 2
+ * fact.produce([], [])  // => 4
+ * ```
+ */
+export class ClosureFactory<T> extends AbstractFactory<T> {
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly name: DependencyKey,
+        protected readonly token: () => T,
+    ) {
+        super(token)
+    }
+
+    produce(): any {
+        return this.token()
+    }
+
+    match(something: unknown): boolean {
+        return something === this.name
+    }
+
+    getDependencyKeys(): Collection<DependencyRequirement> {
+        return new Collection<DependencyRequirement>()
+    }
+
+    getInjectedProperties(): Collection<PropertyDependency> {
+        return new Collection<PropertyDependency>()
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/factory/Factory.ts
+++ b/src/di/factory/Factory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import {AbstractFactory} from './AbstractFactory'
+import {
+    DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY,
+    DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY,
+    DependencyRequirement,
+    Instantiable,
+    PropertyDependency,
+} from '../types'
+import {Collection} from '../../util'
+import 'reflect-metadata'
+
+/**
+ * Standard static-class factory. The token of this factory is a reference to a
+ * static class that is instantiated when the factory produces.
+ *
+ * Dependency keys are inferred from injection metadata on the constructor's params,
+ * as are the injected properties.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * class A {
+ *     constructor(
+ *         protected readonly myService: MyService
+ *     ) { }
+ * }
+ *
+ * const fact = new Factory(A)
+ *
+ * fact.produce([myServiceInstance], [])  // => A { myService: myServiceInstance }
+ * ```
+ */
+export class Factory<T> extends AbstractFactory<T> {
+    constructor(
+        protected readonly token: Instantiable<T>,
+    ) {
+        super(token)
+    }
+
+    produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): any {
+        return new this.token(...dependencies, ...parameters)
+    }
+
+    match(something: unknown): boolean {
+        return something === this.token // || (something?.name && something.name === this.token.name)
+    }
+
+    getDependencyKeys(): Collection<DependencyRequirement> {
+        const meta = Reflect.getMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY, this.token)
+        if ( meta ) {
+            return meta
+        }
+        return new Collection<DependencyRequirement>()
+    }
+
+    getInjectedProperties(): Collection<PropertyDependency> {
+        const meta = new Collection<PropertyDependency>()
+        let currentToken = this.token
+
+        do {
+            const loadedMeta = Reflect.getMetadata(DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY, currentToken)
+            if ( loadedMeta ) {
+                meta.concat(loadedMeta)
+            }
+            currentToken = Object.getPrototypeOf(currentToken)
+        } while (Object.getPrototypeOf(currentToken) !== Function.prototype && Object.getPrototypeOf(currentToken) !== Object.prototype)
+
+        return meta
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/factory/NamedFactory.ts
+++ b/src/di/factory/NamedFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {Factory} from './Factory'
+import {Instantiable} from '../types'
+
+/**
+ * Container factory that produces an instance of the token, however the token
+ * is identified by a string name rather than a class reference.
+ * @extends Factory
+ */
+export default class NamedFactory<T> extends Factory<T> {
+    constructor(
+        /**
+         * The name identifying this factory in the container.
+         * @type {string}
+         */
+        protected name: string,
+
+        /**
+         * The token to be instantiated.
+         * @type {Instantiable}
+         */
+        protected token: Instantiable<T>,
+    ) {
+        super(token)
+    }
+
+    match(something: unknown): boolean {
+        return something === this.name
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/factory/SingletonFactory.ts
+++ b/src/di/factory/SingletonFactory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Factory } from './Factory'
+import { Collection } from '../../util'
+import {DependencyKey, DependencyRequirement, PropertyDependency} from '../types'
+
+/**
+ * Container factory which returns its token as its value, without attempting
+ * to instantiate anything. This is used to register already-produced-singletons
+ * with the container.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * class A {}
+ * const exactlyThisInstanceOfA = new A()
+ *
+ * const fact = new SingletonFactory(A, a)
+ *
+ * fact.produce([], [])  // => exactlyThisInstanceOfA
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @extends Factory
+ */
+export default class SingletonFactory<T> extends Factory<T> {
+    constructor(
+        /**
+         * Token identifying this singleton.
+         */
+        protected token: DependencyKey,
+
+        /**
+         * The value of this singleton.
+         */
+        protected value: T,
+    ) {
+        super(token)
+    }
+
+    produce(): T {
+        return this.value
+    }
+
+    getDependencyKeys(): Collection<DependencyRequirement> {
+        return new Collection<DependencyRequirement>()
+    }
+
+    getInjectedProperties(): Collection<PropertyDependency> {
+        return new Collection<PropertyDependency>()
+    }
+}
--- a/src/di/index.ts
+++ b/src/di/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export * from './error/DuplicateFactoryKeyError'
+export * from './error/InvalidDependencyKeyError'
+
+export * from './factory/AbstractFactory'
+export * from './factory/ClosureFactory'
+export * from './factory/Factory'
+export * from './factory/NamedFactory'
+export * from './factory/SingletonFactory'
+
+export * from './Container'
+export * from './ScopedContainer'
+export * from './types'
+
+export * from './decorator/injection'
--- a/src/di/types.ts
+++ b/src/di/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+export const DEPENDENCY_KEYS_METADATA_KEY = 'extollo:di:dependencies:ctor'
+export const DEPENDENCY_KEYS_PROPERTY_METADATA_KEY = 'extollo:di:dependencies:properties'
+export const DEPENDENCY_KEYS_SERVICE_TYPE_KEY = 'extollo:di:service_type'
+
+/**
+ * Interface that designates a particular value as able to be constructed.
+ */
+export interface Instantiable<T> {
+    new(...args: any[]): T
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given value is instantiable.
+ * @param what
+ */
+export function isInstantiable<T>(what: unknown): what is Instantiable<T> {
+    return (
+        Boolean(what)
+        && (typeof what === 'object' || typeof what === 'function')
+        && (what !== null)
+        && 'constructor' in what
+        && typeof what.constructor === 'function'
+    )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type that identifies a value as a static class, even if it is not instantiable.
+ */
+export type StaticClass<T, T2> = Function & {prototype: T} & T2  // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the parameter is a static class.
+ * @param something
+ */
+export function isStaticClass<T, T2>(something: unknown): something is StaticClass<T, T2> {
+    return typeof something === 'function' && typeof something.prototype !== 'undefined'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type used to represent a value that can identify a factory in the container.
+ */
+export type DependencyKey = Instantiable<any> | StaticClass<any, any> | string
+
+/**
+ * Interface used to store dependency requirements by their place in the injectable
+ * target's parameters.
+ */
+export interface DependencyRequirement {
+    paramIndex: number,
+    key: DependencyKey,
+    overridden: boolean,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interface used to store dependency requirements by the class property they should
+ * be injected into.
+ */
+export interface PropertyDependency {
+    key: DependencyKey,
+    property: string | symbol,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interface used to keep track of singleton factory values, by their dependency key.
+ */
+export interface InstanceRef {
+    key: DependencyKey,
+    value: any,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interface used to keep track of the injection type of a class.
+ */
+export interface InjectionType {
+    type: 'named' | 'singleton',
+    name?: string,
+}
--- a/src/forms/.gitkeep
+++ b/src/forms/.gitkeep
--- a/src/forms/FormRequest.ts
+++ b/src/forms/FormRequest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import {Container, Injectable, InjectParam} from '../di'
+import {Request} from '../http/lifecycle/Request'
+import {Valid, ValidationRules} from './rules/types'
+import {Validator} from './Validator'
+import {AppClass} from '../lifecycle/AppClass'
+import {DataContainer} from '../http/lifecycle/Request'
+
+/**
+ * Base class for defining reusable validators for request routes.
+ * If instantiated with a container, it must be a request-level container,
+ * but the type interface allows any data-container to be used when creating
+ * manually.
+ *
+ * You should mark implementations of this class as singleton to avoid
+ * re-validating the input data every time it is accessed.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * // Instantiate with the request:
+ * const data = <MyFormRequest> request.make(MyFormRequest)
+ *
+ * // Instantiate with some container:
+ * const data = new MyFormRequest(someDataContainer)
+ * ```
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export abstract class FormRequest<T> extends AppClass {
+    /** The cached validation result. */
+    protected cachedResult?: Valid<T>
+
+    constructor(
+        @InjectParam(Request)
+        protected readonly data: DataContainer,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }
+
+    protected container(): Container {
+        return (this.data as unknown) as Container
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The validation rules that should be applied to the request to guarantee
+     * that it contains the given data type.
+     * @protected
+     */
+    protected abstract getRules(): ValidationRules | Promise<ValidationRules>
+
+    /**
+     * Validate and get the request input. Throws a validation error on fail.
+     * Internally, caches the result after the first validation. So, singleton
+     * validators will avoid re-processing their rules every time.
+     */
+    public async get(): Promise<Valid<T>> {
+        if ( !this.cachedResult ) {
+            const validator = <Validator<T>> this.make(Validator, await this.getRules())
+            this.cachedResult = await validator.validate(this.data.input())
+        }
+
+        return this.cachedResult
+    }
+}
--- a/src/forms/Validator.ts
+++ b/src/forms/Validator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import {Valid, ValidationResult, ValidationRules, ValidatorFunction, ValidatorFunctionParams} from './rules/types'
+import {Messages, ErrorWithContext, dataWalkUnsafe, dataSetUnsafe} from '../util'
+
+/**
+ * An error thrown thrown when an object fails its validation.
+ */
+export class ValidationError<T> extends ErrorWithContext {
+    constructor(
+        /** The original input data. */
+        public readonly data: unknown,
+
+        /** The validator instance used. */
+        public readonly validator: Validator<T>,
+
+        /** Validation error messages, by field. */
+        public readonly errors: Messages,
+    ) {
+        super('One or more fields were invalid.', { data,
+            messages: errors.all() })
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A class to validate arbitrary data using functional rules.
+ */
+export class Validator<T> {
+    constructor(
+        /** The rules used to validate input objects. */
+        protected readonly rules: ValidationRules,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Attempt to validate the input data.
+     * If it is valid, it is type aliased as Valid<T>.
+     * If it is invalid, a ValidationError is thrown.
+     * @param data
+     */
+    public async validate(data: unknown): Promise<Valid<T>> {
+        const messages = await this.validateAndGetErrors(data)
+        if ( messages.any() ) {
+            throw new ValidationError<T>(data, this, messages)
+        }
+
+        return data as Valid<T>
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the given data is valid and type aliases it as Valid<T>.
+     * @param data
+     */
+    public async isValid(data: unknown): Promise<boolean> {
+        return !(await this.validateAndGetErrors(data)).any()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Apply the validation rules to the data object and return any error messages.
+     * @param data
+     * @protected
+     */
+    protected async validateAndGetErrors(data: unknown): Promise<Messages> {
+        const messages = new Messages()
+        const params: ValidatorFunctionParams = { data }
+
+        for ( const key in this.rules ) {
+            if ( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this.rules, key) ) {
+                continue
+            }
+
+            // This walks over all of the values in the data structure using the nested
+            // key notation. It's not type-safe, but neither is the original input object
+            // yet, so it's useful here.
+            for ( const walkEntry of dataWalkUnsafe<any>(data as any, key) ) {
+                let [entry, dataKey] = walkEntry  // eslint-disable-line prefer-const
+                const rules = (Array.isArray(this.rules[key]) ? this.rules[key] : [this.rules[key]]) as ValidatorFunction[]
+
+                for ( const rule of rules ) {
+                    const result: ValidationResult = await rule(dataKey, entry, params)
+
+                    if ( !result.valid ) {
+                        let errors = ['is invalid']
+
+                        if ( Array.isArray(result.message) && result.message.length ) {
+                            errors = result.message
+                        } else if ( !Array.isArray(result.message) && result.message ) {
+                            errors = [result.message]
+                        }
+
+                        for ( const error of errors ) {
+                            if ( !messages.has(dataKey, error) ) {
+                                messages.put(dataKey, error)
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if ( result.valid && result.castValue ) {
+                        entry = result.castValue
+                        data = dataSetUnsafe(dataKey, entry, data as any)
+                    }
+
+                    if ( result.stopValidation ) {
+                        break  // move on to the next field
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return messages
+    }
+}
--- a/src/forms/index.ts
+++ b/src/forms/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export * from './rules/types'
+export * as Rule from './rules/rules'
+
+export * from './unit/Forms'
+
+export * from './Validator'
+export * from './FormRequest'
+
+export * from './middleware'
--- a/src/forms/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/forms/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import {Instantiable} from '../di'
+import {FormRequest} from './FormRequest'
+import {ValidationError} from './Validator'
+import {ResponseObject, RouteHandler} from '../http/routing/Route'
+import {Request} from '../http/lifecycle/Request'
+
+/**
+ * Builds a middleware function that validates a request's input against
+ * the given form request class and registers the FormRequest class into
+ * the request container.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * Route.group(...).pre(formRequest(MyFormRequestClass))
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param formRequestClass
+ */
+export function formRequest<T>(formRequestClass: Instantiable<FormRequest<T>>): RouteHandler {
+    return async function formRequestRouteHandler(request: Request): Promise<ResponseObject> {
+        const formRequestInstance = <FormRequest<T>> request.make(formRequestClass)
+
+        try {
+            await formRequestInstance.get()
+            request.registerSingletonInstance<FormRequest<T>>(formRequestClass, formRequestInstance)
+        } catch (e: unknown) {
+            if ( e instanceof ValidationError ) {
+                return e.errors.toJSON()
+            }
+
+            throw e
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/forms/rules/arrays.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/arrays.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import {ValidationResult, ValidatorFunction} from './types'
+
+/** Requires the input value to be an array. */
+function is(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be an array',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the values in the input value array to be distinct. */
+function distinct(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    const arr = is(fieldName, inputValue)
+    if ( !arr.valid ) {
+        return arr
+    }
+
+    if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) && (new Set(inputValue)).size === inputValue.length ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must not contain duplicate values',
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input array to contain the given value.
+ * @param value
+ */
+function includes(value: unknown): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        const arr = is(fieldName, inputValue)
+        if ( !arr.valid ) {
+            return arr
+        }
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) && inputValue.includes(value) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must include ${value}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input array NOT to contain the given value.
+ * @param value
+ */
+function excludes(value: unknown): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        const arr = is(fieldName, inputValue)
+        if ( !arr.valid ) {
+            return arr
+        }
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) && !inputValue.includes(value) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must not include ${value}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input array to have exactly `len` many entries.
+ * @param len
+ */
+function length(len: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        const arr = is(fieldName, inputValue)
+        if ( !arr.valid ) {
+            return arr
+        }
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) && inputValue.length === len ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be exactly of length ${len}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input array to have at least `len` many entries.
+ * @param len
+ */
+function lengthMin(len: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        const arr = is(fieldName, inputValue)
+        if ( !arr.valid ) {
+            return arr
+        }
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) && inputValue.length >= len ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be at least length ${len}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input array to have at most `len` many entries.
+ * @param len
+ */
+function lengthMax(len: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        const arr = is(fieldName, inputValue)
+        if ( !arr.valid ) {
+            return arr
+        }
+
+        if ( Array.isArray(inputValue) && inputValue.length <= len ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be at most length ${len}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export const Arr = {
+    is,
+    distinct,
+    includes,
+    excludes,
+    length,
+    lengthMin,
+    lengthMax,
+}
--- a/src/forms/rules/inference.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/inference.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import {infer as inferUtil} from '../../util'
+import {ValidationResult} from './types'
+
+/** Attempt to infer the native type of a string value. */
+function infer(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return {
+        valid: true,
+        castValue: typeof inputValue === 'string' ? inferUtil(inputValue) : inputValue,
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Casts the input value to a boolean.
+ * Note that this assumes the value may be boolish. The strings "true", "True",
+ * "TRUE", and "1" evaluate to `true`, while "false", "False", "FALSE", and "0"
+ * evaluate to `false`.
+ * @param fieldName
+ * @param inputValue
+ */
+function boolean(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    let castValue = Boolean(inputValue)
+
+    if ( ['true', 'True', 'TRUE', '1'].includes(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        castValue = true
+    }
+    if ( ['false', 'False', 'FALSE', '0'].includes(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        castValue = false
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: true,
+        castValue,
+    }
+}
+
+/** Casts the input value to a string. */
+function string(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return {
+        valid: true,
+        castValue: String(inputValue),
+    }
+}
+
+/** Casts the input value to a number, if it is numerical. Fails otherwise. */
+function numeric(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( !isNaN(parseFloat(String(inputValue))) ) {
+        return {
+            valid: true,
+            castValue: parseFloat(String(inputValue)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be numeric',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Casts the input value to an integer. Fails otherwise. */
+function integer(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( !isNaN(parseInt(String(inputValue), 10)) ) {
+        return {
+            valid: true,
+            castValue: parseInt(String(inputValue), 10),
+        }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be an integer',
+    }
+}
+
+export const Cast = {
+    infer,
+    boolean,
+    string,
+    numeric,
+    integer,
+}
--- a/src/forms/rules/numeric.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/numeric.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import {ValidationResult, ValidatorFunction} from './types'
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to be greater than some value.
+ * @param value
+ */
+function greaterThan(value: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( Number(inputValue) > value ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be greater than ${value}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to be at least some value.
+ * @param value
+ */
+function atLeast(value: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( Number(inputValue) >= value ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be at least ${value}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to be less than some value.
+ * @param value
+ */
+function lessThan(value: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( Number(inputValue) < value ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be less than ${value}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to be at most some value.
+ * @param value
+ */
+function atMost(value: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( Number(inputValue) <= value ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be at most ${value}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to have exactly `num` many digits.
+ * @param num
+ */
+function digits(num: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).replace('.', '').length === num ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must have exactly ${num} digits`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to have at least `num` many digits.
+ * @param num
+ */
+function digitsMin(num: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).replace('.', '').length >= num ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must have at least ${num} digits`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to have at most `num` many digits.
+ * @param num
+ */
+function digitsMax(num: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).replace('.', '').length <= num ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must have at most ${num} digits`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to end with the given number sequence.
+ * @param num
+ */
+function ends(num: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).endsWith(String(num)) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must end with "${num}"`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to begin with the given number sequence.
+ * @param num
+ */
+function begins(num: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).startsWith(String(num)) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must begin with "${num}"`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to be a multiple of the given number.
+ * @param num
+ */
+function multipleOf(num: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( parseFloat(String(inputValue)) % num === 0 ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be a multiple of ${num}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be even. */
+function even(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( parseFloat(String(inputValue)) % 2 === 0 ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be even',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be odd. */
+function odd(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( parseFloat(String(inputValue)) % 2 === 0 ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be odd',
+    }
+}
+
+export const Num = {
+    greaterThan,
+    atLeast,
+    lessThan,
+    atMost,
+    digits,
+    digitsMin,
+    digitsMax,
+    ends,
+    begins,
+    multipleOf,
+    even,
+    odd,
+}
--- a/src/forms/rules/presence.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/presence.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import {ValidationResult, ValidatorFunction} from './types'
+import {UniversalPath} from '../../util'
+
+/** Requires the given input value to be some form of affirmative boolean. */
+function accepted(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( ['yes', 'Yes', 'YES', 1, true, 'true', 'True', 'TRUE'].includes(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be accepted',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the given input value to be some form of boolean. */
+function boolean(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    const boolish = ['true', 'True', 'TRUE', '1', 'false', 'False', 'FALSE', '0', true, false, 1, 0]
+    if ( boolish.includes(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be true or false',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be of type string. */
+function string(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( typeof inputValue === 'string' ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be a string',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the given input value to be present and non-nullish. */
+function required(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( typeof inputValue !== 'undefined' && inputValue !== null && inputValue !== '' ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'is required',
+        stopValidation: true,
+    }
+}
+
+/** Alias of required(). */
+function present(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return required(fieldName, inputValue)
+}
+
+/** Alias of required(). */
+function filled(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return required(fieldName, inputValue)
+}
+
+/** Requires the given input value to be absent or nullish. */
+function prohibited(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( typeof inputValue === 'undefined' || inputValue === null || inputValue === '' ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'is not allowed',
+        stopValidation: true,
+    }
+}
+
+/** Alias of prohibited(). */
+function absent(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return prohibited(fieldName, inputValue)
+}
+
+/** Alias of prohibited(). */
+function empty(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return prohibited(fieldName, inputValue)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the given input to be found in an array of values.
+ * @param values
+ */
+function foundIn(values: any[]): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( values.includes(inputValue) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be one of: ${values.join(', ')}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the given input NOT to be found in an array of values.
+ * @param values
+ */
+function notFoundIn(values: any[]): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( values.includes(inputValue) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be one of: ${values.join(', ')}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be number-like. */
+function numeric(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( !isNaN(parseFloat(String(inputValue))) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be numeric',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the given input value to be integer-like. */
+function integer(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( !isNaN(parseInt(String(inputValue), 10)) && parseInt(String(inputValue), 10) === parseFloat(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be an integer',
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the given input value to be a UniversalPath. */
+function file(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( inputValue instanceof UniversalPath ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be a file',
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A special validator function that marks a field as optional.
+ * If the value of the field is nullish, no further validation rules will be applied.
+ * If it is non-nullish, validation will continue.
+ * @param fieldName
+ * @param inputValue
+ */
+function optional(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( inputValue ?? true ) {
+        return {
+            valid: true,
+            stopValidation: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { valid: true }
+}
+
+export const Is = {
+    accepted,
+    boolean,
+    string,
+    required,
+    present,
+    filled,
+    prohibited,
+    absent,
+    empty,
+    foundIn,
+    notFoundIn,
+    numeric,
+    integer,
+    file,
+    optional,
+}
--- a/src/forms/rules/provided/DateValidator.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/provided/DateValidator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+import {Injectable} from '@extollo/di'
+import {Validator} from '../Validator'
+import {ValidationResult} from "../types";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class DateValidator extends Validator {
+    protected names: string[] = [
+        'date',
+        'date.after',
+        'date.at_least',
+        'date.before',
+        'date.at_most',
+        'date.equals',
+        'date.format',
+    ]
+
+    public matchName(name: string): boolean {
+        return this.names.includes(name)
+    }
+
+    validate(fieldName: string, inputValue: any, params: { name: string; params: any }): ValidationResult {
+        switch ( params.name ) {
+
+        }
+
+
+        return { valid: false }
+    }
+}
+*/
--- a/src/forms/rules/rules.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/rules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export { Arr } from './arrays'
+export { Cast } from './inference'
+export { Num } from './numeric'
+export { Is } from './presence'
+export { Str } from './strings'
--- a/src/forms/rules/strings.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/strings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+import {ValidationResult, ValidatorFunction} from './types'
+import {isJSON} from '../../util'
+
+/**
+ * String-related validation rules.
+ */
+const regexes: {[key: string]: RegExp} = {
+    'string.is.alpha': /[a-zA-Z]*/,
+    'string.is.alpha_num': /[a-zA-Z0-9]*/,
+    'string.is.alpha_dash': /[a-zA-Z-]*/,
+    'string.is.alpha_score': /[a-zA-Z_]*/,
+    'string.is.alpha_num_dash_score': /[a-zA-Z\-_0-9]*/,
+    'string.is.email': /(?:[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*|"(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21\x23-\x5b\x5d-\x7f]|\\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])*")@(?:(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?|\[(?:(?:(2(5[0-5]|[0-4][0-9])|1[0-9][0-9]|[1-9]?[0-9]))\.){3}(?:(2(5[0-5]|[0-4][0-9])|1[0-9][0-9]|[1-9]?[0-9])|[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]:(?:[\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x21-\x5a\x53-\x7f]|\\[\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x7f])+)])/,  // eslint-disable-line no-control-regex
+    'string.is.ip': /((^\s*((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))\s*$)|(^\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?\s*$))/,
+    'string.is.ip.v4': /(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)){3}/,
+    'string.is.ip.v6': /(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|fe80:(:[0-9a-fA-F]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-zA-Z]+|::(ffff(:0{1,4})?:)?((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1?[0-9])?[0-9])\.){3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1?[0-9])?[0-9])|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}:((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1?[0-9])?[0-9])\.){3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1?[0-9])?[0-9]))/,
+    'string.is.mime': /^(?=[-a-z]{1,127}\/[-.a-z0-9]{1,127}$)[a-z]+(-[a-z]+)*\/[a-z0-9]+([-.][a-z0-9]+)*$/,
+    'string.is.url': /((([A-Za-z]{3,9}:(?:\/\/)?)(?:[-;:&=+$,\w]+@)?[A-Za-z0-9.-]+|(?:www\.|[-;:&=+$,\w]+@)[A-Za-z0-9.-]+)((?:\/[+~%/.\w\-_]*)?\??(?:[-+=&;%@.\w_]*)#?(?:[.!/\\\w]*))?)/,
+    'string.is.uuid': /^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$/,
+}
+
+function validateRex(key: string, inputValue: unknown, message: string): ValidationResult {
+    if ( regexes[key].test(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message,
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be alphabetical characters only. */
+function alpha(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.alpha', inputValue, 'must be alphabetical only')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be alphanumeric characters only. */
+function alphaNum(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.alpha_num', inputValue, 'must be alphanumeric only')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be alphabetical characters or the "-" character only. */
+function alphaDash(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.alpha_dash', inputValue, 'must be alphabetical and dashes only')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be alphabetical characters or the "_" character only. */
+function alphaScore(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.alpha_score', inputValue, 'must be alphabetical and underscores only')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be alphabetical characters, numeric characters, "-", or "_" only. */
+function alphaNumDashScore(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.alpha_num_dash_score', inputValue, 'must be alphanumeric, dashes, and underscores only')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid RFC email address format. */
+function email(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.email', inputValue, 'must be an email address')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address. */
+function ip(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.ip', inputValue, 'must be a valid IP address')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid IPv4 address. */
+function ipv4(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.ip.v4', inputValue, 'must be a valid IP version 4 address')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid IPv6 address. */
+function ipv6(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.ip.v6', inputValue, 'must be a valid IP version 6 address')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid file MIME type. */
+function mime(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.mime', inputValue, 'must be a valid MIME-type')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid RFC URL format. */
+function url(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.url', inputValue, 'must be a valid URL')
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid RFC UUID format. */
+function uuid(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    return validateRex('string.is.uuid', inputValue, 'must be a valid UUID')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validation function that requires the input value to match the given regex.
+ * @param rex
+ */
+function regex(rex: RegExp): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( rex.test(String(inputValue)) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: 'is not valid',
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validation function that requires the input to NOT match the given regex.
+ * @param rex
+ */
+function notRegex(rex: RegExp): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( !rex.test(String(inputValue)) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: 'is not valid',
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validation function that requires the given input to end with the substring.
+ * @param substr
+ */
+function ends(substr: string): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).endsWith(substr) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must end with "${substr}"`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validation function that requires the given input to begin with the substring.
+ * @param substr
+ */
+function begins(substr: string): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).startsWith(substr) ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must begin with "${substr}"`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** Requires the input value to be a valid JSON string. */
+function json(fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult {
+    if ( isJSON(String(inputValue)) ) {
+        return { valid: true }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        valid: false,
+        message: 'must be valid JSON',
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to have exactly len many characters.
+ * @param len
+ */
+function length(len: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).length === len ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be exactly of length ${len}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to have at least len many characters.
+ * @param len
+ */
+function lengthMin(len: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).length >= len ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be at least length ${len}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a validator function that requires the input value to have at most len many characters.
+ * @param len
+ */
+function lengthMax(len: number): ValidatorFunction {
+    return (fieldName: string, inputValue: unknown): ValidationResult => {
+        if ( String(inputValue).length <= len ) {
+            return { valid: true }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            valid: false,
+            message: `must be at most length ${len}`,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export const Str = {
+    alpha,
+    alphaNum,
+    alphaDash,
+    alphaScore,
+    alphaNumDashScore,
+    email,
+    ip,
+    ipv4,
+    ipv6,
+    mime,
+    url,
+    uuid,
+    regex,
+    notRegex,
+    ends,
+    begins,
+    json,
+    length,
+    lengthMin,
+    lengthMax,
+}
--- a/src/forms/rules/types.ts
+++ b/src/forms/rules/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/**
+ * Additional parameters passed to complex validation functions.
+ */
+export interface ValidatorFunctionParams {
+    /** The entire original input data. */
+    data: any,
+}
+
+/**
+ * An interface representing the result of an attempted validation that failed.
+ */
+export interface ValidationErrorResult {
+    /** Whether or not the validation succeeded. */
+    valid: false
+
+    /**
+     * The human-readable error message(s) describing the issue.
+     */
+    message?: string | string[]
+
+    /**
+     * If true, validation of subsequent fields will stop.
+     */
+    stopValidation?: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * An interface representing the result of an attempted validation that succeeded.
+ */
+export interface ValidationSuccessResult {
+    /** Whether or not the validation succeeded. */
+    valid: true
+
+    /**
+     * If the value was cast to a different type, or inferred, as a result of this validation,
+     * provide it here. It will replace the input string as the value of the field in the form.
+     */
+    castValue?: any
+
+    /**
+     * If true, validation of subsequent fields will stop.
+     */
+    stopValidation?: boolean
+}
+
+/** All possible results of an attempted validation. */
+export type ValidationResult = ValidationErrorResult | ValidationSuccessResult
+
+/** A validator function that takes only the field key and the object value. */
+export type SimpleValidatorFunction = (fieldName: string, inputValue: any) => ValidationResult | Promise<ValidationResult>
+
+/** A validator function that takes the field key, the object value, and an object of contextual params. */
+export type ComplexValidatorFunction = (fieldName: string, inputValue: any, params: ValidatorFunctionParams) => ValidationResult | Promise<ValidationResult>
+
+/** Useful type alias for all allowed validator function signatures. */
+export type ValidatorFunction = SimpleValidatorFunction | ComplexValidatorFunction
+
+/**
+ * A set of validation rules that are applied to input objects on validators.
+ *
+ * The keys of this object are deep-nested keys and can be used to validate
+ * nested properties.
+ *
+ * For example, the key "user.links.*.url" refers to the "url" property of all
+ * objects in the "links" array on the "user" object on:
+ *
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ *     "user": {
+ *         "links": [
+ *             {
+ *                 "url": "..."
+ *             },
+ *             {
+ *                 "url": "..."
+ *             }
+ *         ]
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export type ValidationRules = {[key: string]: ValidatorFunction | ValidatorFunction[]}
+
+/** A type alias denoting that a particular type has been validated. */
+export type Valid<T> = T
--- a/src/forms/templates/form.ts
+++ b/src/forms/templates/form.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {Template} from '../../cli'
+
+const templateForm: Template = {
+    name: 'form',
+    fileSuffix: '.form.ts',
+    description: 'Create a new form request validator',
+    baseAppPath: ['http', 'forms'],
+    render(name: string) {
+        return `import {Injectable, FormRequest, ValidationRules, Rule} from '@extollo/lib'
+
+/**
+ * ${name} object
+ * ----------------------------
+ * This is the object interface that is guaranteed when
+ * all of the validation rules below pass.
+ */
+export interface ${name}Form {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * ${name}Request validator
+ * ----------------------------
+ * Request validator that defines the rules needed to guarantee
+ * that a request's input conforms to the interface defined above.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ${name}FormRequest extends FormRequest<${name}Form> {
+    /**
+     * The validation rules that should be applied to the various
+     * request input fields.
+     * @protected
+     */
+    protected getRules(): ValidationRules {
+        return {
+
+        }
+    }
+}
+`
+    },
+}
+
+export { templateForm }
--- a/src/forms/unit/Forms.ts
+++ b/src/forms/unit/Forms.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import {Singleton, Inject} from '../../di'
+import {CommandLine} from '../../cli'
+import {templateForm} from '../templates/form'
+import {Unit} from '../../lifecycle/Unit'
+import {Logging} from '../../service/Logging'
+
+@Singleton()
+export class Forms extends Unit {
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly cli!: CommandLine
+
+    @Inject()
+    protected readonly logging!: Logging
+
+    public async up(): Promise<void> {
+        this.cli.registerTemplate(templateForm)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/http/Controller.ts
+++ b/src/http/Controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import {AppClass} from "../lifecycle/AppClass";
-import {Request} from "./lifecycle/Request";
+import {AppClass} from '../lifecycle/AppClass'
+import {Request} from './lifecycle/Request'
+import {Container} from '../di'

 /**
 * Base class for controllers that define methods that
@@ -7,10 +8,12 @@ import {Request} from "./lifecycle/Request";
 */
 export class Controller extends AppClass {
    constructor(
-        protected readonly request: Request
-    ) { super() }
+        protected readonly request: Request,
+    ) {
+        super()
+    }

-    protected container() {
+    protected container(): Container {
        return this.request
    }
 }
--- a/src/http/HTTPError.ts
+++ b/src/http/HTTPError.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus, HTTPMessage} from "@extollo/util"
+import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus, HTTPMessage} from '../util'

 /**
 * An error class that has an associated HTTP status.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus, HTTPMessage} from "@extollo/util"
 export class HTTPError extends ErrorWithContext {
    constructor(
        public readonly status: HTTPStatus = 500,
-        public readonly message: string = ''
+        public readonly message: string = '',
    ) {
        super('HTTP ERROR')
        this.message = message || HTTPMessage[status]
--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPCookieJar.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
-import {uninfer, infer, uuid_v4} from "@extollo/util";
+import {Request} from '../lifecycle/Request'
+import {uninfer, infer, uuid4} from '../../util'

 /**
 * Base type representing a parsed cookie.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
     * @param value
     * @param options
     */
-    set(name: string, value: any, options?: HTTPCookieOptions) {
+    set(name: string, value: unknown, options?: HTTPCookieOptions): this {
        this.parsed[name] = {
            key: name,
            value,
@@ -69,14 +69,16 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
            exists: false,
            options,
        }
+
+        return this
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if a cookie exists with the given name.
     * @param name
     */
-    has(name: string) {
-        return !!this.parsed[name]
+    has(name: string): boolean {
+        return Boolean(this.parsed[name])
    }

    /**
@@ -88,17 +90,21 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
     * @param name
     * @param options
     */
-    clear(name: string, options?: HTTPCookieOptions) {
-        if ( !options ) options = {}
+    clear(name: string, options?: HTTPCookieOptions): this {
+        if ( !options ) {
+            options = {}
+        }
        options.expires = new Date(0)

        this.parsed[name] = {
            key: name,
            value: undefined,
-            originalValue: uuid_v4(),
+            originalValue: uuid4(),
            exists: false,
            options,
        }
+
+        return this
    }

    /**
@@ -108,10 +114,14 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
        const headers: string[] = []

        for ( const key in this.parsed ) {
-            if ( !this.parsed.hasOwnProperty(key) ) continue
+            if ( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this.parsed, key) ) {
+                continue
+            }

            const cookie = this.parsed[key]
-            if ( cookie.exists ) continue
+            if ( cookie.exists ) {
+                continue
+            }

            const parts = []
            parts.push(`${key}=${encodeURIComponent(cookie.originalValue)}`)
@@ -144,7 +154,7 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
                const map = {
                    strict: 'Strict',
                    lax: 'Lax',
-                    'none-secure': 'None; Secure'
+                    'none-secure': 'None; Secure',
                }

                parts.push(map[cookie.options.sameSite])
@@ -163,7 +173,9 @@ export class HTTPCookieJar {
            const parts = cookie.split('=')

            const key = parts.shift()?.trim()
-            if ( !key ) return;
+            if ( !key ) {
+                return
+            }

            const value = decodeURI(parts.join('='))

--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import {Inject, Instantiable, Singleton} from "@extollo/di"
-import {Collection, HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "./HTTPKernelModule";
-import {Logging} from "../../service/Logging";
-import {AppClass} from "../../lifecycle/AppClass";
-import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
-import {error} from "../response/ErrorResponseFactory";
+import {Inject, Instantiable, Singleton} from '../../di'
+import {Collection, HTTPStatus} from '../../util'
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from './HTTPKernelModule'
+import {Logging} from '../../service/Logging'
+import {AppClass} from '../../lifecycle/AppClass'
+import {Request} from '../lifecycle/Request'
+import {error} from '../response/ErrorResponseFactory'

 /**
 * Interface for fluently registering kernel modules into the kernel.
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export class HTTPKernel extends AppClass {
            }
        } catch (e: any) {
            this.logging.error(e)
-            await error(e).status(HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).write(request)
+            await error(e).status(HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+                .write(request)
        }

        this.logging.verbose('Finished kernel lifecycle')
@@ -127,16 +128,16 @@ export class HTTPKernel extends AppClass {
                    return this
                }

-                let found_index = this.preflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
-                if ( typeof found_index !== 'undefined' ) {
-                    this.preflight = this.preflight.put(found_index, this.app().make(module))
+                let foundIdx = this.preflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
+                if ( typeof foundIdx !== 'undefined' ) {
+                    this.preflight = this.preflight.put(foundIdx, this.app().make(module))
                    return this
                } else {
-                    found_index = this.postflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
+                    foundIdx = this.postflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
                }

-                if ( typeof found_index !== 'undefined' ) {
-                    this.postflight = this.postflight.put(found_index, this.app().make(module))
+                if ( typeof foundIdx !== 'undefined' ) {
+                    this.postflight = this.postflight.put(foundIdx, this.app().make(module))
                } else {
                    throw new KernelModuleNotFoundError(other.name)
                }
@@ -149,16 +150,16 @@ export class HTTPKernel extends AppClass {
                    return this
                }

-                let found_index = this.preflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
-                if ( typeof found_index !== 'undefined' ) {
-                    this.preflight = this.preflight.put(found_index + 1, this.app().make(module))
+                let foundIdx = this.preflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
+                if ( typeof foundIdx !== 'undefined' ) {
+                    this.preflight = this.preflight.put(foundIdx + 1, this.app().make(module))
                    return this
                } else {
-                    found_index = this.postflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
+                    foundIdx = this.postflight.find((mod: HTTPKernelModule) => mod instanceof other)
                }

-                if ( typeof found_index !== 'undefined' ) {
-                    this.postflight = this.postflight.put(found_index + 1, this.app().make(module))
+                if ( typeof foundIdx !== 'undefined' ) {
+                    this.postflight = this.postflight.put(foundIdx + 1, this.app().make(module))
                } else {
                    throw new KernelModuleNotFoundError(other.name)
                }
--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernelModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernelModule.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import {Injectable} from "@extollo/di";
-import {AppClass} from "../../lifecycle/AppClass";
-import {HTTPKernel} from "./HTTPKernel";
-import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
+import {Injectable} from '../../di'
+import {AppClass} from '../../lifecycle/AppClass'
+import {HTTPKernel} from './HTTPKernel'
+import {Request} from '../lifecycle/Request'

 /**
 * Base class for modules that define logic that is applied to requests
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class HTTPKernelModule extends AppClass {
     * @param {Request} request
     * @return Promise<boolean>
     */
-    public async match(request: Request): Promise<boolean> {
+    public async match(request: Request): Promise<boolean> {  // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
        return true
    }

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class HTTPKernelModule extends AppClass {
     * Register this module with the given HTTP kernel.
     * @param {HTTPKernel} kernel
     */
-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).before()
    }
 }
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule";
-import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {plaintext} from "../../response/StringResponseFactory";
-import {ResponseFactory} from "../../response/ResponseFactory";
-import {json} from "../../response/JSONResponseFactory";
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from '../HTTPKernelModule'
+import {ResponseObject} from '../../routing/Route'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {plaintext} from '../../response/StringResponseFactory'
+import {ResponseFactory} from '../../response/ResponseFactory'
+import {json} from '../../response/JSONResponseFactory'

 /**
 * Base class for HTTP kernel modules that apply some response from a route handler to the request.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelM
     * @param request
     * @protected
     */
-    protected async applyResponseObject(object: ResponseObject, request: Request) {
+    protected async applyResponseObject(object: ResponseObject, request: Request): Promise<void> {
        if ( (typeof object === 'string') || (typeof object === 'number') ) {
            object = plaintext(String(object))
        }
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
-import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
-import {http} from "../../response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory";
-import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util";
-import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {ActivatedRoute} from '../../routing/ActivatedRoute'
+import {ResponseObject} from '../../routing/Route'
+import {http} from '../../response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory'
+import {HTTPStatus} from '../../../util'
+import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from './AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule'

 /**
 * HTTP kernel module that runs the handler for the request's route.
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHan
 * In most cases, this is the controller method defined by the route.
 */
 export class ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule extends AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule {
-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).core()
    }

-    public async apply(request: Request) {
+    public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
        if ( request.hasInstance(ActivatedRoute) ) {
            const route = <ActivatedRoute> request.make(ActivatedRoute)
-            let object: ResponseObject = await route.handler(request)
+            const object: ResponseObject = await route.handler(request)

            await this.applyResponseObject(object, request)
        } else {
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
-import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
-import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
-import {PersistSessionHTTPModule} from "./PersistSessionHTTPModule";
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {ActivatedRoute} from '../../routing/ActivatedRoute'
+import {ResponseObject} from '../../routing/Route'
+import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from './AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule'
+import {PersistSessionHTTPModule} from './PersistSessionHTTPModule'

 /**
 * HTTP kernel module that executes the postflight handlers for the route.
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ import {PersistSessionHTTPModule} from "./PersistSessionHTTPModule";
 * Usually, this is post middleware.
 */
 export class ExecuteResolvedRoutePostflightHTTPModule extends AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule {
-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).before(PersistSessionHTTPModule)
    }

-    public async apply(request: Request) {
+    public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
        if ( request.hasInstance(ActivatedRoute) ) {
            const route = <ActivatedRoute> request.make(ActivatedRoute)
            const postflight = route.postflight

            for ( const handler of postflight ) {
                const result: ResponseObject = await handler(request)
-                if ( typeof result !== "undefined" ) {
+                if ( typeof result !== 'undefined' ) {
                    await this.applyResponseObject(result, request)
                    request.response.blockingWriteback(true)
                }
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule} from "./MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
-import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
-import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule} from './MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {ActivatedRoute} from '../../routing/ActivatedRoute'
+import {ResponseObject} from '../../routing/Route'
+import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from './AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule'

 /**
 * HTTP Kernel module that executes the preflight handlers for the route.
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ import {AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "./AbstractResolvedRouteHan
 * Usually, this is the pre middleware.
 */
 export class ExecuteResolvedRoutePreflightHTTPModule extends AbstractResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule {
-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).after(MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule)
    }

-    public async apply(request: Request) {
+    public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
        if ( request.hasInstance(ActivatedRoute) ) {
            const route = <ActivatedRoute> request.make(ActivatedRoute)
            const preflight = route.preflight

            for ( const handler of preflight ) {
                const result: ResponseObject = await handler(request)
-                if ( typeof result !== "undefined" ) {
+                if ( typeof result !== 'undefined' ) {
                    await this.applyResponseObject(result, request)
                    request.response.blockingWriteback(true)
                }
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule";
-import {Injectable} from "@extollo/di"
-import {ErrorWithContext} from "@extollo/util"
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {SetSessionCookieHTTPModule} from "./SetSessionCookieHTTPModule";
-import {SessionFactory} from "../../session/SessionFactory";
-import {Session} from "../../session/Session";
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from '../HTTPKernelModule'
+import {Injectable} from '../../../di'
+import {ErrorWithContext} from '../../../util'
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {SetSessionCookieHTTPModule} from './SetSessionCookieHTTPModule'
+import {SessionFactory} from '../../session/SessionFactory'
+import {Session} from '../../session/Session'

 /**
 * HTTP kernel middleware that creates the session using the configured driver
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import {Session} from "../../session/Session";
 export class InjectSessionHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
    public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true

-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).after(SetSessionCookieHTTPModule)
    }

-    public async apply(request: Request) {
+    public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
        request.registerFactory(new SessionFactory())

        const session = <Session> request.make(Session)
--- a/src/http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import {Injectable, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule";
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {Routing} from "../../../service/Routing";
-import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
-import {Logging} from "../../../service/Logging";
+import {Injectable, Inject} from '../../../di'
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from '../HTTPKernelModule'
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {Routing} from '../../../service/Routing'
+import {ActivatedRoute} from '../../routing/ActivatedRoute'
+import {Logging} from '../../../service/Logging'

 /**
 * HTTP kernel middleware that tries to find a registered route matching the request's
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
    @Inject()
    protected readonly logging!: Logging

-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).before()
    }

--- a/src/http/kernel/module/ParseIncomingBodyHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ParseIncomingBodyHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule"
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel"
-import * as Busboy from "busboy"
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request"
-import {infer, uuid_v4} from "@extollo/util"
-import {Files} from "../../../service/Files"
-import {Config} from "../../../service/Config"
-import {Logging} from "../../../service/Logging"
-import {Injectable, Inject, Container} from "@extollo/di"
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from '../HTTPKernelModule'
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import * as Busboy from 'busboy'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {infer, uuid4} from '../../../util'
+import {Files} from '../../../service/Files'
+import {Config} from '../../../service/Config'
+import {Logging} from '../../../service/Logging'
+import {Injectable, Inject, Container} from '../../../di'

@Injectable()
 export class ParseIncomingBodyHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
-    static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        const files = <Files> Container.getContainer().make(Files)
        const logging = <Logging> Container.getContainer().make(Logging)
        if ( !files.hasFilesystem() ) {
@@ -30,8 +30,65 @@ export class ParseIncomingBodyHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
    protected readonly logging!: Logging

    public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
-        if ( !request.getHeader('content-type') ) return request
+        const contentType = request.getHeader('content-type')
+        const contentTypes = (Array.isArray(contentType) ? contentType : [contentType])
+            .filter(Boolean).map(x => String(x).toLowerCase()
+                .split(';')[0])
+        if ( !contentType ) {
+            return request
+        }

+        if (
+            contentTypes.includes('multipart/form-data')
+            || contentTypes.includes('application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+        ) {
+            return this.applyBusboy(request)
+        }
+
+        if ( contentTypes.includes('application/json') ) {
+            return this.applyJSON(request)
+        }
+
+        return request
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the request body as JSON.
+     * @param request
+     */
+    public async applyJSON(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
+        await new Promise<void>((res, rej) => {
+            let data = ''
+
+            request.toNative().on('data', chunk => {
+                data += chunk
+            })
+
+            request.toNative().on('end', () => {
+                try {
+                    const body = JSON.parse(data)
+                    for ( const key in body ) {
+                        if ( !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(body, key) ) {
+                            continue
+                        }
+
+                        request.parsedInput[key] = body[key]
+                    }
+                    res()
+                } catch (e) {
+                    rej(e)
+                }
+            })
+        })
+
+        return request
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the request body using Busboy. This assumes the request contents are multipart.
+     * @param request
+     */
+    public async applyBusboy(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
        const config = this.config.get('server.uploads', {})

        await new Promise<void>((res, rej) => {
@@ -43,8 +100,10 @@ export class ParseIncomingBodyHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
                request.parsedInput[field] = infer(val)
            })

-            busboy.on('file', async (field, file, filename, encoding, mimetype) => {
-                if ( !this.files.hasFilesystem() ) return
+            busboy.on('file', async (field, file, filename, encoding, mimetype) => {  // eslint-disable-line max-params
+                if ( !this.files.hasFilesystem() ) {
+                    return
+                }

                if ( !config?.enable ) {
                    this.logging.warn(`Skipping uploaded file '${filename}' because uploading is disabled. Set the server.uploads.enable config to allow uploads.`)
@@ -71,7 +130,7 @@ export class ParseIncomingBodyHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
                }

                const fs = this.files.getFilesystem()
-                const storePath = `${config.filesystemPrefix ? config.filesystemPrefix : ''}${(config.filesystemPrefix && !config.filesystemPrefix.endsWith('/')) ? '/' : ''}${field}-${uuid_v4()}`
+                const storePath = `${config.filesystemPrefix ? config.filesystemPrefix : ''}${(config.filesystemPrefix && !config.filesystemPrefix.endsWith('/')) ? '/' : ''}${field}-${uuid4()}`
                this.logging.verbose(`Uploading file in field ${field} to ${fs.getPrefix()}${storePath}`)
                file.pipe(await fs.putStoreFileAsStream({ storePath }))  // FIXME might need to revisit this to ensure we don't res() before pipe finishes

--- a/src/http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule";
-import {Injectable} from "@extollo/di"
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {Session} from "../../session/Session";
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from '../HTTPKernelModule'
+import {Injectable} from '../../../di'
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {Session} from '../../session/Session'

 /**
 * HTTP kernel module that runs after the main logic in the request to persist
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {Session} from "../../session/Session";
 export class PersistSessionHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
    public readonly executeWithBlockingWriteback = true

-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).last()
    }

--- a/src/http/kernel/module/PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule";
-import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
-import {Injectable, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
-import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
-import {Config} from "../../../service/Config";
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from '../HTTPKernelModule'
+import {Request} from '../../lifecycle/Request'
+import {Injectable, Inject} from '../../../di'
+import {HTTPKernel} from '../HTTPKernel'
+import {Config} from '../../../service/Config'

 /**
 * HTTP kernel middleware that sets the `X-Powered-By` header.
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ export class PoweredByHeaderInjectionHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
    @Inject()
    protected readonly config!: Config;

-    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel): void {
        kernel.register(this).after()
    }

-    public async apply(request: Request) {
+    public async apply(request: Request): Promise<Request> {
        if ( !this.config.get('server.poweredBy.hide', false) ) {
            request.response.setHeader('X-Powered-By', this.config.get('server.poweredBy.header', 'Extollo'))
        }
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