diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 57bd4a7..98b4346 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - 1.1
-  - 1.2
   - 1.3
   - tip
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32e418d..acba80f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,35 +4,36 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/gin-gonic/gin.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/gin-gonic/gin)
 
 Gin is a web framework written in Golang. It features a martini-like API with much better performance, up to 40 times faster. If you need performance and good productivity, you will love Gin.  
-[Check out the official web site](http://gin-gonic.github.io/gin/)
-
+![Gin console logger](http://gin-gonic.github.io/gin/other/console.png)
 
 ##Gin is new, will it be supported?
 
 Yes, Gin is an internal project of [my](https://github.com/manucorporat) upcoming startup. We developed it and we are going to continue using and improve it.
 
 
-##Roadmap
-- Performance improments, reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead
-- Fix bugs
-- Ask our designer for a cool logo
-- Add tons of unit tests and benchmarks
-- Improve logging system
-- Improve JSON/XML validation using bindings
-- Improve XML support
-- Improve documentation
-- Add more cool middlewares, for example redis caching (this also helps developers to understand the framework)
-- Continuous integration
+##Roadmap for v0.2
+- [x] Performance improments, reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead
+- [x] Fix bugs
+- [ ] Ask our designer for a cool logo
+- [ ] Add tons of unit tests
+- [ ] Add internal benchmarks suite
+- [x] Improve logging system
+- [x] Improve JSON/XML validation using bindings
+- [x] Improve XML support
+- [ ] Improve documentation
+- [ ] Add more cool middlewares, for example redis caching (this also helps developers to understand the framework).
+- [x] Continuous integration
 
 
 
 ## Start using it
-Run:
+Obviously, you need to have Git and Go! already installed to run Gin.  
+Run this in your terminal
 
 ```
 go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin
 ```
-Then import it in your Golang code:
+Then import it in your Go! code:
 
 ```
 import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -43,34 +44,38 @@ import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 #### Create most basic PING/PONG HTTP endpoint
 ```go 
+package main
+
 import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context){
-        c.String(200, "pong")
-    })
-    
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	r := gin.Default()
+	r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.String(200, "pong")
+	})
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
-#### Using GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE
+#### Using GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and OPTIONS
 
 ```go
 func main() {
-    // Creates a gin router + logger and recovery (crash-free) middlewares
-    r := gin.Default()
-    
-    r.GET("/someGet", getting)
-    r.POST("/somePost", posting)
-    r.PUT("/somePut", putting)
-    r.DELETE("/someDelete", deleting)
-    r.PATCH("/somePatch", patching)
+	// Creates a gin router + logger and recovery (crash-free) middlewares
+	r := gin.Default()
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	r.GET("/someGet", getting)
+	r.POST("/somePost", posting)
+	r.PUT("/somePut", putting)
+	r.DELETE("/someDelete", deleting)
+	r.PATCH("/somePatch", patching)
+	r.HEAD("/someHead", head)
+	r.OPTIONS("/someOptions", options)
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -78,16 +83,23 @@ func main() {
 
 ```go
 func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    
-    r.GET("/user/:name", func(c *gin.Context) {
-        name := c.Params.ByName("name")
-        message := "Hello "+name
-        c.String(200, message)
-    })
+	r := gin.Default()
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	r.GET("/user/:name", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		name := c.Params.ByName("name")
+		message := "Hello "+name
+		c.String(200, message)
+	})
+
+	r.GET("/user/:name/:action", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		name := c.Params.ByName("name")
+		action := c.Params.ByName("action")
+		message := name + " is " + action
+		c.String(200, message)
+	})
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -95,26 +107,26 @@ func main() {
 #### Grouping routes
 ```go
 func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    
-    // Simple group: v1
-    v1 := r.Group("/v1")
-    {
-        v1.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
-        v1.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
-        v1.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
-    }
-    
-    // Simple group: v2
-    v2 := r.Group("/v2")
-    {
-        v2.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
-        v2.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
-        v2.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
-    }
+	r := gin.Default()
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	// Simple group: v1
+	v1 := r.Group("/v1")
+	{
+		v1.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
+		v1.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
+		v1.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
+	}
+
+	// Simple group: v2
+	v2 := r.Group("/v2")
+	{
+		v2.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
+		v2.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
+		v2.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
+	}
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -136,35 +148,35 @@ r := gin.Default()
 #### Using middlewares
 ```go
 func main() {
-    // Creates a router without any middleware by default
-    r := gin.New()
-    
-    // Global middlewares
-    r.Use(gin.Logger())
-    r.Use(gin.Recovery())
-    
-    // Per route middlewares, you can add as many as you desire.
-    r.GET("/benchmark", MyBenchLogger(), benchEndpoint)
+	// Creates a router without any middleware by default
+	r := gin.New()
 
-    // Authorization group
-    // authorized := r.Group("/", AuthRequired())
-    // exactly the same than:
-    authorized := r.Group("/")
-    // per group middlewares! in this case we use the custom created
-    // AuthRequired() middleware just in the "authorized" group.
-    authorized.Use(AuthRequired())
-    {
-        authorized.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
-        authorized.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
-        authorized.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
-        
-        // nested group
-        testing := authorized.Group("testing")
-        testing.GET("/analytics", analyticsEndpoint)
-    }
-   
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	// Global middlewares
+	r.Use(gin.Logger())
+	r.Use(gin.Recovery())
+
+	// Per route middlewares, you can add as many as you desire.
+	r.GET("/benchmark", MyBenchLogger(), benchEndpoint)
+
+	// Authorization group
+	// authorized := r.Group("/", AuthRequired())
+	// exactly the same than:
+	authorized := r.Group("/")
+	// per group middlewares! in this case we use the custom created
+	// AuthRequired() middleware just in the "authorized" group.
+	authorized.Use(AuthRequired())
+	{
+		authorized.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
+		authorized.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
+		authorized.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
+
+		// nested group
+		testing := authorized.Group("testing")
+		testing.GET("/analytics", analyticsEndpoint)
+	}
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -173,30 +185,30 @@ func main() {
 
 ```go
 type LoginJSON struct {
-    User     string `json:"user" binding:"required"`
-    Password string `json:"password" binding:"required"`
+	User     string `json:"user" binding:"required"`
+	Password string `json:"password" binding:"required"`
 }
 
 func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    
-    r.POST("/login", func(c *gin.Context) {
-        var json LoginJSON
-        
-        // If EnsureBody returns false, it will write automatically the error
-        // in the HTTP stream and return a 400 error. If you want custom error 
-        // handling you should use: c.ParseBody(interface{}) error
-        if c.EnsureBody(&json) {
-            if json.User=="manu" && json.Password=="123" {
-                c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "you are logged in"})
-            }else{
-                c.JSON(401, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
-            }
-        }
-    })
+	r := gin.Default()
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	r.POST("/login", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		var json LoginJSON
+
+		// If EnsureBody returns false, it will write automatically the error
+		// in the HTTP stream and return a 400 error. If you want custom error
+		// handling you should use: c.ParseBody(interface{}) error
+		if c.EnsureBody(&json) {
+			if json.User == "manu" && json.Password == "123" {
+				c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "you are logged in"})
+			} else {
+				c.JSON(401, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -204,34 +216,34 @@ func main() {
 
 ```go
 func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    
-    // gin.H is a shortcup for map[string]interface{}
-    r.GET("/someJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
-        c.JSON(200, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": 200})
-    })
-    
-    r.GET("/moreJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
-        // You also can use a struct
-        var msg struct {
-            Name string `json:"user"`
-            Message string
-            Number int
-        }
-        msg.Name = "Lena"
-        msg.Message = "hey"
-        msg.Number = 123
-        // Note that msg.Name becomes "user" in the JSON
-        // Will output  :   {"user": "Lena", "Message": "hey", "Number": 123}
-        c.JSON(200, msg)
-    })
-    
-    r.GET("/someXML", func(c *gin.Context) {
-        c.XML(200, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": 200})
-    })
+	r := gin.Default()
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	// gin.H is a shortcup for map[string]interface{}
+	r.GET("/someJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.JSON(200, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": 200})
+	})
+
+	r.GET("/moreJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		// You also can use a struct
+		var msg struct {
+			Name    string `json:"user"`
+			Message string
+			Number  int
+		}
+		msg.Name = "Lena"
+		msg.Message = "hey"
+		msg.Number = 123
+		// Note that msg.Name becomes "user" in the JSON
+		// Will output  :   {"user": "Lena", "Message": "hey", "Number": 123}
+		c.JSON(200, msg)
+	})
+
+	r.GET("/someXML", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.XML(200, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": 200})
+	})
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -242,15 +254,15 @@ Using LoadHTMLTemplates()
 
 ```go
 func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    r.LoadHTMLTemplates("templates/*")
-    r.GET("/index", func(c *gin.Context) {
-        obj := gin.H{"title": "Main website"}
-        c.HTML(200, "index.tmpl", obj)
-    })
+	r := gin.Default()
+	r.LoadHTMLTemplates("templates/*")
+	r.GET("/index", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		obj := gin.H{"title": "Main website"}
+		c.HTML(200, "index.tmpl", obj)
+	})
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -258,13 +270,14 @@ You can also use your own html template render
 
 ```go
 import "html/template"
-func main() {
-    r := gin.Default()
-    html := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("file1", "file2"))
-    r.HTMLTemplates = html
 
-    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
-    r.Run(":8080")
+func main() {
+	r := gin.Default()
+	html := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("file1", "file2"))
+	r.HTMLTemplates = html
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -273,64 +286,137 @@ func main() {
 
 ```go
 func Logger() gin.HandlerFunc {
-    return func(c *gin.Context) {
-        t := time.Now()
-        
-        // Set example variable
-        c.Set("example", "12345")
-        
-        // before request
-        
-        c.Next()
-        
-        // after request
-        latency := time.Since(t)
-        log.Print(latency)
-    }
+	return func(c *gin.Context) {
+		t := time.Now()
+
+		// Set example variable
+		c.Set("example", "12345")
+
+		// before request
+
+		c.Next()
+
+		// after request
+		latency := time.Since(t)
+		log.Print(latency)
+
+		// access the status we are sending
+		status := c.Writer.Status()
+		log.Println(status)
+	}
 }
 
 func main() {
-    r := gin.New()
-    r.Use(Logger())
-    
-    r.GET("/test", func(c *gin.Context){
-        example := c.Get("example").(string)
-        
-        // it would print: "12345"
-        log.Println(example)
-    })
+	r := gin.New()
+	r.Use(Logger())
+
+	r.GET("/test", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		example := c.MustGet("example").(string)
+
+		// it would print: "12345"
+		log.Println(example)
+	})
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
+}
+```
+
+#### Using BasicAuth() middleware
+```go
+// similate some private data
+var secrets = gin.H{
+	"foo":    gin.H{"email": "foo@bar.com", "phone": "123433"},
+	"austin": gin.H{"email": "austin@example.com", "phone": "666"},
+	"lena":   gin.H{"email": "lena@guapa.com", "phone": "523443"},
+}
+
+func main() {
+	r := gin.Default()
+
+	// Group using gin.BasicAuth() middleware
+	// gin.Accounts is a shortcut for map[string]string
+	authorized := r.Group("/admin", gin.BasicAuth(gin.Accounts{
+		"foo":    "bar",
+		"austin": "1234",
+		"lena":   "hello2",
+		"manu":   "4321",
+	}))
+
+	// /admin/secrets endpoint
+	// hit "localhost:8080/admin/secrets
+	authorized.GET("/secrets", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		// get user, it was setted by the BasicAuth middleware
+		user := c.Get(gin.AuthUserKey).(string)
+		if secret, ok := secrets[user]; ok {
+			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"user": user, "secret": secret})
+		} else {
+			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"user": user, "secret": "NO SECRET :("})
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8080")
+}
+```
+
+
+#### Goroutines inside a middleware
+When starting inside a middleware or handler, you **SHOULD NOT** use the original context inside it, you have to use a read-only copy.
+
+```go
+func main() {
+	r := gin.Default()
+
+	r.GET("/long_async", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		// create copy to be used inside the goroutine
+		c_cp := c.Copy()
+		go func() {
+			// simulate a long task with time.Sleep(). 5 seconds
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+			// note than you are using the copied context "c_cp", IMPORTANT
+			log.Println("Done! in path " + c_cp.Req.URL.Path)
+		}()
+	})
+
+
+	r.GET("/long_sync", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		// simulate a long task with time.Sleep(). 5 seconds
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+		// since we are NOT using a goroutine, we do not have to copy the context
+		log.Println("Done! in path " + c.Req.URL.Path)
+	})
 
     // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
     r.Run(":8080")
 }
 ```
 
-
-
-
 #### Custom HTTP configuration
 
 Use `http.ListenAndServe()` directly, like this:
 
 ```go
 func main() {
-    router := gin.Default()
-    http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router)
+	router := gin.Default()
+	http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router)
 }
 ```
 or
 
 ```go
 func main() {
-    router := gin.Default()
+	router := gin.Default()
 
-    s := &http.Server{
-	    Addr:           ":8080",
-	    Handler:        router,
-	    ReadTimeout:    10 * time.Second,
-	    WriteTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
-	    MaxHeaderBytes: 1 << 20,
-    }
-    s.ListenAndServe()
+	s := &http.Server{
+		Addr:           ":8080",
+		Handler:        router,
+		ReadTimeout:    10 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		MaxHeaderBytes: 1 << 20,
+	}
+	s.ListenAndServe()
 }
 ```
diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index eab1d94..a8720c4 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ type (
 		Code string
 		User string
 	}
-	Account struct {
-		User     string
-		Password string
-	}
-
-	Accounts []Account
+	Accounts map[string]string
 	Pairs    []BasicAuthPair
 )
 
@@ -34,13 +29,13 @@ func processCredentials(accounts Accounts) (Pairs, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("Empty list of authorized credentials.")
 	}
 	pairs := make(Pairs, 0, len(accounts))
-	for _, account := range accounts {
-		if len(account.User) == 0 || len(account.Password) == 0 {
+	for user, password := range accounts {
+		if len(user) == 0 || len(password) == 0 {
 			return nil, errors.New("User or password is empty")
 		}
-		base := account.User + ":" + account.Password
+		base := user + ":" + password
 		code := "Basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(base))
-		pairs = append(pairs, BasicAuthPair{code, account.User})
+		pairs = append(pairs, BasicAuthPair{code, user})
 	}
 	// We have to sort the credentials in order to use bsearch later.
 	sort.Sort(pairs)
diff --git a/binding/binding.go b/binding/binding.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c826073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binding/binding.go
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+package binding
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type (
+	Binding interface {
+		Bind(*http.Request, interface{}) error
+	}
+
+	// JSON binding
+	jsonBinding struct{}
+
+	// XML binding
+	xmlBinding struct{}
+
+	// // form binding
+	formBinding struct{}
+)
+
+var (
+	JSON = jsonBinding{}
+	XML  = xmlBinding{}
+	Form = formBinding{} // todo
+)
+
+func (_ jsonBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(obj); err == nil {
+		return Validate(obj)
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (_ xmlBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	decoder := xml.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(obj); err == nil {
+		return Validate(obj)
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (_ formBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	if err := req.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := mapForm(obj, req.Form); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return Validate(obj)
+}
+
+func mapForm(ptr interface{}, form map[string][]string) error {
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(ptr).Elem()
+	formStruct := reflect.ValueOf(ptr).Elem()
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		typeField := typ.Field(i)
+		if inputFieldName := typeField.Tag.Get("form"); inputFieldName != "" {
+			structField := formStruct.Field(i)
+			if !structField.CanSet() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			inputValue, exists := form[inputFieldName]
+			if !exists {
+				continue
+			}
+			numElems := len(inputValue)
+			if structField.Kind() == reflect.Slice && numElems > 0 {
+				sliceOf := structField.Type().Elem().Kind()
+				slice := reflect.MakeSlice(structField.Type(), numElems, numElems)
+				for i := 0; i < numElems; i++ {
+					if err := setWithProperType(sliceOf, inputValue[i], slice.Index(i)); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				formStruct.Elem().Field(i).Set(slice)
+			} else {
+				if err := setWithProperType(typeField.Type.Kind(), inputValue[0], structField); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func setWithProperType(valueKind reflect.Kind, val string, structField reflect.Value) error {
+	switch valueKind {
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "0"
+		}
+		intVal, err := strconv.Atoi(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetInt(int64(intVal))
+		}
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "false"
+		}
+		boolVal, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetBool(boolVal)
+		}
+	case reflect.Float32:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "0.0"
+		}
+		floatVal, err := strconv.ParseFloat(val, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetFloat(floatVal)
+		}
+	case reflect.Float64:
+		if val == "" {
+			val = "0.0"
+		}
+		floatVal, err := strconv.ParseFloat(val, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			structField.SetFloat(floatVal)
+		}
+	case reflect.String:
+		structField.SetString(val)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Don't pass in pointers to bind to. Can lead to bugs. See:
+// https://github.com/codegangsta/martini-contrib/issues/40
+// https://github.com/codegangsta/martini-contrib/pull/34#issuecomment-29683659
+func ensureNotPointer(obj interface{}) {
+	if reflect.TypeOf(obj).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		panic("Pointers are not accepted as binding models")
+	}
+}
+
+func Validate(obj interface{}) error {
+
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+
+	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		typ = typ.Elem()
+		val = val.Elem()
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := typ.Field(i)
+		fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
+		zero := reflect.Zero(field.Type).Interface()
+
+		// Validate nested and embedded structs (if pointer, only do so if not nil)
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct ||
+			(field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue)) {
+			if err := Validate(fieldValue); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if strings.Index(field.Tag.Get("binding"), "required") > -1 {
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue) {
+				name := field.Name
+				if j := field.Tag.Get("json"); j != "" {
+					name = j
+				} else if f := field.Tag.Get("form"); f != "" {
+					name = f
+				}
+				return errors.New("Required " + name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/deprecated.go b/deprecated.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca572d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deprecated.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// DEPRECATED, use Bind() instead.
+// Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
+func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
+	return c.Bind(item)
+}
+
+// DEPRECATED use bindings directly
+// Parses the body content as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.
+func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
+	return binding.JSON.Bind(c.Req, item)
+}
+
+// DEPRECATED use gin.Static() instead
+// ServeFiles serves files from the given file system root.
+// The path must end with "/*filepath", files are then served from the local
+// path /defined/root/dir/*filepath.
+// For example if root is "/etc" and *filepath is "passwd", the local file
+// "/etc/passwd" would be served.
+// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
+// of the Router's NotFound handler.
+// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
+// use http.Dir:
+//     router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
+func (engine *Engine) ServeFiles(path string, root http.FileSystem) {
+	engine.router.ServeFiles(path, root)
+}
diff --git a/examples/example_basic.go b/examples/example_basic.go
index ea34343..919580d 100644
--- a/examples/example_basic.go
+++ b/examples/example_basic.go
@@ -33,18 +33,19 @@ func main() {
 	//	  "manu": "123",
 	//}))
 	authorized := r.Group("/", gin.BasicAuth(gin.Accounts{
-		{"foo", "bar"},  //1. user:foo password:bar
-		{"manu", "123"}, //2. user:manu password:123
+		"foo":  "bar", // user:foo password:bar
+		"manu": "123", // user:manu password:123
 	}))
 
 	authorized.POST("admin", func(c *gin.Context) {
-		user := c.Get("user").(string)
+		user := c.MustGet(gin.AuthUserKey).(string)
 
 		// Parse JSON
 		var json struct {
 			Value string `json:"value" binding:"required"`
 		}
-		if c.EnsureBody(&json) {
+
+		if c.Bind(&json) {
 			DB[user] = json.Value
 			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "ok"})
 		}
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index 456b254..a06c13a 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -6,16 +6,29 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 const (
 	AbortIndex = math.MaxInt8 / 2
+	MIMEJSON   = "application/json"
+	MIMEHTML   = "text/html"
+	MIMEXML    = "application/xml"
+	MIMEXML2   = "text/xml"
+	MIMEPlain  = "text/plain"
+)
+
+const (
+	ErrorTypeInternal = 1 << iota
+	ErrorTypeExternal = 1 << iota
+	ErrorTypeAll      = 0xffffffff
 )
 
 type (
@@ -24,23 +37,24 @@ type (
 	H map[string]interface{}
 
 	// Used internally to collect errors that occurred during an http request.
-	ErrorMsg struct {
+	errorMsg struct {
 		Err  string      `json:"error"`
+		Type uint32      `json:"-"`
 		Meta interface{} `json:"meta"`
 	}
 
-	ErrorMsgs []ErrorMsg
+	errorMsgs []errorMsg
 
 	// Context is the most important part of gin. It allows us to pass variables between middleware,
 	// manage the flow, validate the JSON of a request and render a JSON response for example.
 	Context struct {
 		Req      *http.Request
-		Writer   http.ResponseWriter
+		Writer   ResponseWriter
 		Keys     map[string]interface{}
-		Errors   ErrorMsgs
+		Errors   errorMsgs
 		Params   httprouter.Params
+		Engine   *Engine
 		handlers []HandlerFunc
-		engine   *Engine
 		index    int8
 	}
 
@@ -56,16 +70,51 @@ type (
 	// Represents the web framework, it wraps the blazing fast httprouter multiplexer and a list of global middlewares.
 	Engine struct {
 		*RouterGroup
+		HTMLTemplates *template.Template
+		cache         sync.Pool
 		handlers404   []HandlerFunc
 		router        *httprouter.Router
-		HTMLTemplates *template.Template
 	}
 )
 
-func (a ErrorMsgs) String() string {
+// Allows type H to be used with xml.Marshal
+func (h H) MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
+	start.Name = xml.Name{"", "map"}
+	if err := e.EncodeToken(start); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for key, value := range h {
+		elem := xml.StartElement{
+			xml.Name{"", key},
+			[]xml.Attr{},
+		}
+		if err := e.EncodeElement(value, elem); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err := e.EncodeToken(xml.EndElement{start.Name}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a errorMsgs) ByType(typ uint32) errorMsgs {
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return a
+	}
+	result := make(errorMsgs, 0, len(a))
+	for _, msg := range a {
+		if msg.Type&typ > 0 {
+			result = append(result, msg)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (a errorMsgs) String() string {
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
 	for i, msg := range a {
-		text := fmt.Sprintf("Error #%02d: %s \n     Meta: %v\n\n", (i + 1), msg.Err, msg.Meta)
+		text := fmt.Sprintf("Error #%02d: %s \n     Meta: %v\n", (i + 1), msg.Err, msg.Meta)
 		buffer.WriteString(text)
 	}
 	return buffer.String()
@@ -78,6 +127,9 @@ func New() *Engine {
 	engine.RouterGroup = &RouterGroup{nil, "/", nil, engine}
 	engine.router = httprouter.New()
 	engine.router.NotFound = engine.handle404
+	engine.cache.New = func() interface{} {
+		return &Context{Engine: engine, Writer: &responseWriter{}}
+	}
 	return engine
 }
 
@@ -100,27 +152,12 @@ func (engine *Engine) NotFound404(handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
 func (engine *Engine) handle404(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	handlers := engine.combineHandlers(engine.handlers404)
 	c := engine.createContext(w, req, nil, handlers)
-	if engine.handlers404 == nil {
-		http.NotFound(c.Writer, c.Req)
-	} else {
-		c.Writer.WriteHeader(404)
-	}
-
+	c.Writer.setStatus(404)
 	c.Next()
-}
-
-// ServeFiles serves files from the given file system root.
-// The path must end with "/*filepath", files are then served from the local
-// path /defined/root/dir/*filepath.
-// For example if root is "/etc" and *filepath is "passwd", the local file
-// "/etc/passwd" would be served.
-// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
-// of the Router's NotFound handler.
-// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
-// use http.Dir:
-//     router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
-func (engine *Engine) ServeFiles(path string, root http.FileSystem) {
-	engine.router.ServeFiles(path, root)
+	if !c.Writer.Written() {
+		c.Data(404, MIMEPlain, []byte("404 page not found"))
+	}
+	engine.cache.Put(c)
 }
 
 // ServeHTTP makes the router implement the http.Handler interface.
@@ -138,15 +175,15 @@ func (engine *Engine) Run(addr string) {
 /********** ROUTES GROUPING *********/
 /************************************/
 
-func (group *RouterGroup) createContext(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, params httprouter.Params, handlers []HandlerFunc) *Context {
-	return &Context{
-		Writer:   w,
-		Req:      req,
-		index:    -1,
-		engine:   group.engine,
-		Params:   params,
-		handlers: handlers,
-	}
+func (engine *Engine) createContext(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, params httprouter.Params, handlers []HandlerFunc) *Context {
+	c := engine.cache.Get().(*Context)
+	c.Writer.reset(w)
+	c.Req = req
+	c.Params = params
+	c.handlers = handlers
+	c.Keys = nil
+	c.index = -1
+	return c
 }
 
 // Adds middlewares to the group, see example code in github.
@@ -180,7 +217,9 @@ func (group *RouterGroup) Handle(method, p string, handlers []HandlerFunc) {
 	p = path.Join(group.prefix, p)
 	handlers = group.combineHandlers(handlers)
 	group.engine.router.Handle(method, p, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, params httprouter.Params) {
-		group.createContext(w, req, params, handlers).Next()
+		c := group.engine.createContext(w, req, params, handlers)
+		c.Next()
+		group.engine.cache.Put(c)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +248,34 @@ func (group *RouterGroup) PUT(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
 	group.Handle("PUT", path, handlers)
 }
 
+// OPTIONS is a shortcut for router.Handle("OPTIONS", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) OPTIONS(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("OPTIONS", path, handlers)
+}
+
+// HEAD is a shortcut for router.Handle("HEAD", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) HEAD(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("HEAD", path, handlers)
+}
+
+// Static serves files from the given file system root.
+// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
+// of the Router's NotFound handler.
+// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
+// use :
+//     router.Static("/static", "/var/www")
+func (group *RouterGroup) Static(p, root string) {
+	p = path.Join(p, "/*filepath")
+	fileServer := http.FileServer(http.Dir(root))
+
+	group.GET(p, func(c *Context) {
+		original := c.Req.URL.Path
+		c.Req.URL.Path = c.Params.ByName("filepath")
+		fileServer.ServeHTTP(c.Writer, c.Req)
+		c.Req.URL.Path = original
+	})
+}
+
 func (group *RouterGroup) combineHandlers(handlers []HandlerFunc) []HandlerFunc {
 	s := len(group.Handlers) + len(handlers)
 	h := make([]HandlerFunc, 0, s)
@@ -221,6 +288,13 @@ func (group *RouterGroup) combineHandlers(handlers []HandlerFunc) []HandlerFunc
 /****** FLOW AND ERROR MANAGEMENT****/
 /************************************/
 
+func (c *Context) Copy() *Context {
+	var cp Context = *c
+	cp.index = AbortIndex
+	cp.handlers = nil
+	return &cp
+}
+
 // Next should be used only in the middlewares.
 // It executes the pending handlers in the chain inside the calling handler.
 // See example in github.
@@ -236,7 +310,9 @@ func (c *Context) Next() {
 // For example, the first handler checks if the request is authorized. If it's not, context.Abort(401) should be called.
 // The rest of pending handlers would never be called for that request.
 func (c *Context) Abort(code int) {
-	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	if code >= 0 {
+		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	}
 	c.index = AbortIndex
 }
 
@@ -251,14 +327,19 @@ func (c *Context) Fail(code int, err error) {
 	c.Abort(code)
 }
 
+func (c *Context) ErrorTyped(err error, typ uint32, meta interface{}) {
+	c.Errors = append(c.Errors, errorMsg{
+		Err:  err.Error(),
+		Type: typ,
+		Meta: meta,
+	})
+}
+
 // Attaches an error to the current context. The error is pushed to a list of errors.
 // It's a good idea to call Error for each error that occurred during the resolution of a request.
 // A middleware can be used to collect all the errors and push them to a database together, print a log, or append it in the HTTP response.
 func (c *Context) Error(err error, meta interface{}) {
-	c.Errors = append(c.Errors, ErrorMsg{
-		Err:  err.Error(),
-		Meta: meta,
-	})
+	c.ErrorTyped(err, ErrorTypeExternal, meta)
 }
 
 func (c *Context) LastError() error {
@@ -283,70 +364,95 @@ func (c *Context) Set(key string, item interface{}) {
 	c.Keys[key] = item
 }
 
-// Returns the value for the given key.
-// It panics if the value doesn't exist.
-func (c *Context) Get(key string) interface{} {
-	var ok bool
-	var item interface{}
+// Get returns the value for the given key or an error if the key does not exist.
+func (c *Context) Get(key string) (interface{}, error) {
 	if c.Keys != nil {
-		item, ok = c.Keys[key]
-	} else {
-		item, ok = nil, false
+		item, ok := c.Keys[key]
+		if ok {
+			return item, nil
+		}
 	}
-	if !ok || item == nil {
+	return nil, errors.New("Key does not exist.")
+}
+
+// MustGet returns the value for the given key or panics if the value doesn't exist.
+func (c *Context) MustGet(key string) interface{} {
+	value, err := c.Get(key)
+	if err != nil || value == nil {
 		log.Panicf("Key %s doesn't exist", key)
 	}
-	return item
+	return value
 }
 
 /************************************/
 /******** ENCOGING MANAGEMENT********/
 /************************************/
 
-// Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
-func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
-	if err := c.ParseBody(item); err != nil {
+func filterFlags(content string) string {
+	for i, a := range content {
+		if a == ' ' || a == ';' {
+			return content[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return content
+}
+
+// This function checks the Content-Type to select a binding engine automatically,
+// Depending the "Content-Type" header different bindings are used:
+// "application/json" --> JSON binding
+// "application/xml"  --> XML binding
+// else --> returns an error
+// if Parses the request's body as JSON if Content-Type == "application/json"  using JSON or XML  as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
+func (c *Context) Bind(obj interface{}) bool {
+	var b binding.Binding
+	ctype := filterFlags(c.Req.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	switch {
+	case c.Req.Method == "GET":
+		b = binding.Form
+	case ctype == MIMEJSON:
+		b = binding.JSON
+	case ctype == MIMEXML || ctype == MIMEXML2:
+		b = binding.XML
+	default:
+		c.Fail(400, errors.New("unknown content-type: "+ctype))
+		return false
+	}
+	return c.BindWith(obj, b)
+}
+
+func (c *Context) BindWith(obj interface{}, b binding.Binding) bool {
+	if err := b.Bind(c.Req, obj); err != nil {
 		c.Fail(400, err)
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-// Parses the body content as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.
-func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
-	decoder := json.NewDecoder(c.Req.Body)
-	if err := decoder.Decode(&item); err == nil {
-		return Validate(c, item)
-	} else {
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
 // Serializes the given struct as JSON into the response body in a fast and efficient way.
 // It also sets the Content-Type as "application/json".
 func (c *Context) JSON(code int, obj interface{}) {
-	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", MIMEJSON)
 	if code >= 0 {
 		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
 	}
 	encoder := json.NewEncoder(c.Writer)
 	if err := encoder.Encode(obj); err != nil {
-		c.Error(err, obj)
-		http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), 500)
+		c.ErrorTyped(err, ErrorTypeInternal, obj)
+		c.Abort(500)
 	}
 }
 
 // Serializes the given struct as XML into the response body in a fast and efficient way.
 // It also sets the Content-Type as "application/xml".
 func (c *Context) XML(code int, obj interface{}) {
-	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", MIMEXML)
 	if code >= 0 {
 		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
 	}
 	encoder := xml.NewEncoder(c.Writer)
 	if err := encoder.Encode(obj); err != nil {
-		c.Error(err, obj)
-		http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), 500)
+		c.ErrorTyped(err, ErrorTypeInternal, obj)
+		c.Abort(500)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -354,30 +460,35 @@ func (c *Context) XML(code int, obj interface{}) {
 // It also updates the HTTP code and sets the Content-Type as "text/html".
 // See http://golang.org/doc/articles/wiki/
 func (c *Context) HTML(code int, name string, data interface{}) {
-	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html")
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", MIMEHTML)
 	if code >= 0 {
 		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
 	}
-	if err := c.engine.HTMLTemplates.ExecuteTemplate(c.Writer, name, data); err != nil {
-		c.Error(err, map[string]interface{}{
+	if err := c.Engine.HTMLTemplates.ExecuteTemplate(c.Writer, name, data); err != nil {
+		c.ErrorTyped(err, ErrorTypeInternal, H{
 			"name": name,
 			"data": data,
 		})
-		http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), 500)
+		c.Abort(500)
 	}
 }
 
 // Writes the given string into the response body and sets the Content-Type to "text/plain".
-func (c *Context) String(code int, msg string) {
+func (c *Context) String(code int, format string, values ...interface{}) {
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", MIMEPlain)
 	if code >= 0 {
 		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
 	}
-	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-	c.Writer.Write([]byte(msg))
+	c.Writer.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(format, values...)))
 }
 
 // Writes some data into the body stream and updates the HTTP code.
-func (c *Context) Data(code int, data []byte) {
-	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+func (c *Context) Data(code int, contentType string, data []byte) {
+	if len(contentType) > 0 {
+		c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+	}
+	if code >= 0 {
+		c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	}
 	c.Writer.Write(data)
 }
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 7f0abdb..da35ffb 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -1,35 +1,83 @@
 package gin
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 )
 
 func ErrorLogger() HandlerFunc {
+	return ErrorLoggerT(ErrorTypeAll)
+}
+
+func ErrorLoggerT(typ uint32) HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *Context) {
 		c.Next()
 
-		if len(c.Errors) > 0 {
+		errs := c.Errors.ByType(typ)
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
 			// -1 status code = do not change current one
 			c.JSON(-1, c.Errors)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func Logger() HandlerFunc {
-	return func(c *Context) {
+var (
+	green  = string([]byte{27, 91, 57, 55, 59, 52, 50, 109})
+	white  = string([]byte{27, 91, 57, 48, 59, 52, 55, 109})
+	yellow = string([]byte{27, 91, 57, 55, 59, 52, 51, 109})
+	red    = string([]byte{27, 91, 57, 55, 59, 52, 49, 109})
+	reset  = string([]byte{27, 91, 48, 109})
+)
 
+func Logger() HandlerFunc {
+	stdlogger := log.New(os.Stdout, "", 0)
+	//errlogger := log.New(os.Stderr, "", 0)
+
+	return func(c *Context) {
 		// Start timer
-		t := time.Now()
+		start := time.Now()
 
 		// Process request
 		c.Next()
 
+		// save the IP of the requester
+		requester := c.Req.Header.Get("X-Real-IP")
+		// if the requester-header is empty, check the forwarded-header
+		if requester == "" {
+			requester = c.Req.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
+		}
+
+		// if the requester is still empty, use the hard-coded address from the socket
+		if requester == "" {
+			requester = c.Req.RemoteAddr
+		}
+
+		var color string
+		code := c.Writer.Status()
+		switch {
+		case code >= 200 && code <= 299:
+			color = green
+		case code >= 300 && code <= 399:
+			color = white
+		case code >= 400 && code <= 499:
+			color = yellow
+		default:
+			color = red
+		}
+		end := time.Now()
+		latency := end.Sub(start)
+		stdlogger.Printf("[GIN] %v |%s %3d %s| %12v | %s %4s %s\n",
+			end.Format("2006/01/02 - 15:04:05"),
+			color, c.Writer.Status(), reset,
+			latency,
+			requester,
+			c.Req.Method, c.Req.URL.Path,
+		)
+
 		// Calculate resolution time
-		log.Printf("%s in %v", c.Req.RequestURI, time.Since(t))
 		if len(c.Errors) > 0 {
-			fmt.Println(c.Errors.String())
+			stdlogger.Println(c.Errors.String())
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/recovery.go b/recovery.go
index 15066c8..4716522 100644
--- a/recovery.go
+++ b/recovery.go
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ func function(pc uintptr) []byte {
 func Recovery() HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *Context) {
 		defer func() {
-			if len(c.Errors) > 0 {
-				log.Println(c.Errors.String())
-			}
 			if err := recover(); err != nil {
 				stack := stack(3)
 				log.Printf("PANIC: %s\n%s", err, stack)
diff --git a/response_writer.go b/response_writer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c1b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/response_writer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type (
+	ResponseWriter interface {
+		http.ResponseWriter
+		Status() int
+		Written() bool
+
+		// private
+		reset(http.ResponseWriter)
+		setStatus(int)
+	}
+
+	responseWriter struct {
+		http.ResponseWriter
+		status  int
+		written bool
+	}
+)
+
+func (w *responseWriter) reset(writer http.ResponseWriter) {
+	w.ResponseWriter = writer
+	w.status = 0
+	w.written = false
+}
+
+func (w *responseWriter) setStatus(code int) {
+	w.status = code
+}
+
+func (w *responseWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
+	w.status = code
+	w.written = true
+	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+}
+
+func (w *responseWriter) Status() int {
+	return w.status
+}
+
+func (w *responseWriter) Written() bool {
+	return w.written
+}
diff --git a/validation.go b/validation.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 501ee50..0000000
--- a/validation.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package gin
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-func Validate(c *Context, obj interface{}) error {
-
-	var err error
-	typ := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
-
-	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		typ = typ.Elem()
-		val = val.Elem()
-	}
-
-	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
-		field := typ.Field(i)
-		fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
-		zero := reflect.Zero(field.Type).Interface()
-
-		// Validate nested and embedded structs (if pointer, only do so if not nil)
-		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct ||
-			(field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue)) {
-			err = Validate(c, fieldValue)
-		}
-
-		if strings.Index(field.Tag.Get("binding"), "required") > -1 {
-			if reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue) {
-				name := field.Name
-				if j := field.Tag.Get("json"); j != "" {
-					name = j
-				} else if f := field.Tag.Get("form"); f != "" {
-					name = f
-				}
-				err = errors.New("Required " + name)
-				c.Error(err, "json validation")
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return err
-}