diff --git a/handlers/request.go b/handlers/request.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe88423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package handlers
+
+import "net/url"
+
+func NewRequest(url *url.URL) *Request {
+	return &Request{
+		url: url,
+	}
+}
+
+type Request struct {
+	url *url.URL
+}
+
+func (r *Request) GetURL() *url.URL {
+	return r.url
+}
diff --git a/handlers/response.go b/handlers/response.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d408f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"mime"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+var responseCodes = map[string]int{
+	"INPUT":                     10,
+	"SENSITIVEINPUT":            11,
+	"SUCCESS":                   20,
+	"REDIRECTTEMPORARY":         30,
+	"REDIRECTPERMANENT":         31,
+	"TEMPORARYFAILURE":          40,
+	"SERVERUNAVAILABLE":         41,
+	"CGIERROR":                  42,
+	"PROXYERROR":                43,
+	"SLOWDOWN":                  44,
+	"PERMANENTFAILURE":          50,
+	"NOTFOUND":                  51,
+	"GONE":                      52,
+	"PROXYREQUESTREFUSED":       53,
+	"BADREQUEST":                59,
+	"CLIENTCERTIFICATEREQUIRED": 60,
+	"CERTIFICATENOTAUTHORISED":  61,
+	"CERTIFICATENOTVALID":       62,
+}
+
+func NewResponse(conn net.Conn) *Response {
+	return &Response{
+		conn: conn,
+	}
+}
+
+type Response struct {
+	statusSent bool
+	status     int
+	meta       string
+	conn       net.Conn
+}
+
+func (w *Response) WriteStatus(code int, meta string) (int, error) {
+	if w.statusSent {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Cannot set status after start of response")
+	}
+	w.status = code
+	w.meta = meta
+	w.statusSent = true
+	return fmt.Fprintf(w.conn, "%d %s\r\n", code, meta)
+}
+
+func (w *Response) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !w.statusSent {
+		// this can't guess text/gemini, of course.
+		guessedType := http.DetectContentType(b)
+		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], guessedType)
+	}
+	return w.conn.Write(b)
+}
+
+type Handler interface {
+	Handle(*Response, *Request)
+}
+
+type HandlerFunc func(*Response, *Request)
+
+// Handle calls f(w, r).
+func (f HandlerFunc) Handle(w *Response, r *Request) {
+	f(w, r)
+}
+
+type StaticHandler struct {
+	Response string
+}
+
+func (h StaticHandler) Handle(w *Response, r *Request) {
+	w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], "text/gemini")
+	w.Write([]byte(h.Response))
+}
+
+func NewFileHandler(root string) *FileHandler {
+	return &FileHandler{
+		Root:             root,
+		DirectoryListing: false,
+		IndexFile:        "index.gmi",
+	}
+}
+
+type FileHandler struct {
+	Root             string
+	DirectoryListing bool
+	IndexFile        string
+}
+
+func genIndex(folder, rel string) ([]byte, error) {
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(folder)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte{}, err
+	}
+	ret := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(ret, "# %s\r\n\r\n", rel)
+	for _, file := range files {
+		fmt.Fprintf(ret, "=> %s %s\r\n", filepath.Join(rel, file.Name()), file.Name())
+	}
+	return ret.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+func (h FileHandler) Handle(w *Response, r *Request) {
+	// Clean, then join; can't escape the defined root
+	req := filepath.Join(h.Root, filepath.Clean(r.GetURL().Path))
+
+	sourceFileStat, err := os.Stat(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["NOTFOUND"], "File not found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if sourceFileStat.IsDir() {
+		sourceFileStat, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(req, h.IndexFile))
+		if err == nil && sourceFileStat.Mode().IsRegular() {
+			req = filepath.Join(req, h.IndexFile)
+		} else if h.DirectoryListing {
+			b, err := genIndex(req, filepath.Clean(r.GetURL().Path))
+			if err != nil {
+				w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["NOTFOUND"], "File not found")
+				return
+			}
+			w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], "text/gemini")
+			w.Write(b)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !sourceFileStat.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["NOTFOUND"], "File not found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	source, err := os.Open(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["TEMPORARYFAILURE"], "Internal Error")
+		return
+	}
+	defer source.Close()
+
+	mime := mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(req))
+	w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], mime)
+	io.Copy(w, source)
+}
+
+func RecoveryHandler(next Handler) Handler {
+	return HandlerFunc(func(w *Response, r *Request) {
+		defer func() {
+			err := recover()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println(err)
+				w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["TEMPORARYFAILURE"], "Internal Error")
+				return
+			}
+		}()
+
+		next.Handle(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bf18f7e..73d6772 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,176 +2,16 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"mime"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"git.yetaga.in/alazyreader/castor/certificates"
+	"git.yetaga.in/alazyreader/castor/handlers"
 )
 
-var responseCodes = map[string]int{
-	"INPUT":                     10,
-	"SENSITIVEINPUT":            11,
-	"SUCCESS":                   20,
-	"REDIRECTTEMPORARY":         30,
-	"REDIRECTPERMANENT":         31,
-	"TEMPORARYFAILURE":          40,
-	"SERVERUNAVAILABLE":         41,
-	"CGIERROR":                  42,
-	"PROXYERROR":                43,
-	"SLOWDOWN":                  44,
-	"PERMANENTFAILURE":          50,
-	"NOTFOUND":                  51,
-	"GONE":                      52,
-	"PROXYREQUESTREFUSED":       53,
-	"BADREQUEST":                59,
-	"CLIENTCERTIFICATEREQUIRED": 60,
-	"CERTIFICATENOTAUTHORISED":  61,
-	"CERTIFICATENOTVALID":       62,
-}
-
-type geminiRequest struct {
-	url *url.URL
-}
-
-func (r *geminiRequest) GetURL() *url.URL {
-	return r.url
-}
-
-type geminiResponse struct {
-	statusSent bool
-	status     int
-	meta       string
-	connection net.Conn
-}
-
-func (w *geminiResponse) WriteStatus(code int, meta string) (int, error) {
-	if w.statusSent {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Cannot set status after start of response")
-	}
-	w.status = code
-	w.meta = meta
-	w.statusSent = true
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w.connection, "%d %s\r\n", code, meta)
-}
-
-func (w *geminiResponse) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	if !w.statusSent {
-		// this can't guess text/gemini, of course.
-		guessedType := http.DetectContentType(b)
-		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], guessedType)
-	}
-	return w.connection.Write(b)
-}
-
-type geminiHandler interface {
-	Handle(*geminiResponse, *geminiRequest)
-}
-
-type geminiHandlerFunc func(*geminiResponse, *geminiRequest)
-
-// Handle calls f(w, r).
-func (f geminiHandlerFunc) Handle(w *geminiResponse, r *geminiRequest) {
-	f(w, r)
-}
-
-// handlers
-type staticGeminiHandler struct {
-	StaticString string
-}
-
-func (h staticGeminiHandler) Handle(w *geminiResponse, r *geminiRequest) {
-	w.Write([]byte(h.StaticString))
-}
-
-type fsGeminiHandler struct {
-	root             string
-	DirectoryListing bool
-}
-
-func genIndex(folder, rel string) ([]byte, error) {
-	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(folder)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
-	}
-	ret := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(ret, "# %s\r\n\r\n", rel)
-	for _, file := range files {
-		fmt.Fprintf(ret, "=> %s %s\r\n", filepath.Join(rel, file.Name()), file.Name())
-	}
-	return ret.Bytes(), nil
-}
-
-func (h fsGeminiHandler) Handle(w *geminiResponse, r *geminiRequest) {
-	// Clean, then join; can't escape the defined root
-	req := filepath.Join(h.root, filepath.Clean(r.GetURL().Path))
-
-	sourceFileStat, err := os.Stat(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["NOTFOUND"], "File not found")
-		return
-	}
-
-	if sourceFileStat.IsDir() {
-		sourceFileStat, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(req, "index.gmi"))
-		if err == nil && sourceFileStat.Mode().IsRegular() {
-			// if it's a directory, transparently insert the index.gmi check
-			req = filepath.Join(req, "index.gmi")
-		} else if h.DirectoryListing {
-			b, err := genIndex(req, filepath.Clean(r.GetURL().Path))
-			if err != nil {
-				w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["NOTFOUND"], "File not found")
-				return
-			}
-			w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], "text/gemini")
-			w.Write(b)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !sourceFileStat.Mode().IsRegular() {
-		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["NOTFOUND"], "File not found")
-		return
-	}
-
-	source, err := os.Open(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["TEMPORARYFAILURE"], "Internal Error")
-		return
-	}
-	defer source.Close()
-
-	mime := mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(req))
-	w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["SUCCESS"], mime)
-	io.Copy(w, source)
-}
-
-func recoveryHandler(next geminiHandler) geminiHandler {
-	return geminiHandlerFunc(func(w *geminiResponse, r *geminiRequest) {
-		defer func() {
-			err := recover()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
-				w.WriteStatus(responseCodes["TEMPORARYFAILURE"], "Internal Error")
-				return
-			}
-		}()
-
-		next.Handle(w, r)
-	})
-}
-
-func handleConnection(log Logger, conn net.Conn, h geminiHandler) {
+func handleConnection(log Logger, conn net.Conn, h handlers.Handler) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(conn)
 	if ok := scanner.Scan(); !ok {
@@ -181,13 +21,9 @@ func handleConnection(log Logger, conn net.Conn, h geminiHandler) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info(err)
 	}
-	w := &geminiResponse{
-		connection: conn,
-	}
-	r := &geminiRequest{
-		url: u,
-	}
-	recoveryHandler(h).Handle(w, r)
+	w := handlers.NewResponse(conn)
+	r := handlers.NewRequest(u)
+	handlers.RecoveryHandler(h).Handle(w, r)
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -236,9 +72,6 @@ func main() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		go handleConnection(log, conn, fsGeminiHandler{
-			root:             "./root/",
-			DirectoryListing: true,
-		})
+		go handleConnection(log, conn, handlers.NewFileHandler("./root/"))
 	}
 }