diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cdd48faa..80842de1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,28 +8,25 @@ members = [
   "contrib/",
   "examples/cookies",
   "examples/errors",
-  "examples/extended_validation",
-  "examples/forms",
+  "examples/form_validation",
   "examples/hello_person",
   "examples/query_params",
   "examples/hello_world",
   "examples/manual_routes",
   "examples/optional_redirect",
-  "examples/optional_result",
   "examples/redirect",
   "examples/static_files",
   "examples/todo",
   "examples/content_types",
-  "examples/hello_ranks",
+  "examples/ranking",
   "examples/testing",
-  "examples/from_request",
+  "examples/request_guard",
   "examples/stream",
   "examples/json",
   "examples/msgpack",
   "examples/handlebars_templates",
   "examples/form_kitchen_sink",
   "examples/config",
-  "examples/hello_alt_methods",
   "examples/raw_upload",
   "examples/pastebin",
   "examples/state",
@@ -37,6 +34,6 @@ members = [
   "examples/uuid",
   "examples/session",
   "examples/raw_sqlite",
-  "examples/hello_tls",
+  "examples/tls",
   "examples/fairings",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/config/tests/common/mod.rs b/examples/config/tests/common/mod.rs
index 1149753a..5eb8f5f3 100644
--- a/examples/config/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/examples/config/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use rocket::{self, State};
 use rocket::fairing::AdHoc;
 use rocket::config::{self, Config, Environment};
-use rocket::http::{Method, Status};
+use rocket::http::Status;
 use rocket::LoggingLevel;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 struct LocalConfig(Config);
 
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ pub fn test_config(environment: Environment) {
     // environment in `ignite()`. We'll read this back in the handler to config.
     ::std::env::set_var("ROCKET_ENV", environment.to_string());
 
-    // FIXME: launch fairings aren't run during tests since...the Rocket isn't
-    // being launch
     let rocket = rocket::ignite()
         .attach(AdHoc::on_attach(|rocket| {
             println!("Attaching local config.");
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn test_config(environment: Environment) {
         }))
         .mount("/", routes![check_config]);
 
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, "/check_config");
-    let response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+    let response = client.get("/check_config").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
 }
diff --git a/examples/content_types/src/tests.rs b/examples/content_types/src/tests.rs
index c15ed0f6..15f7fa89 100644
--- a/examples/content_types/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/content_types/src/tests.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::rocket;
 use super::serde_json;
 use super::Person;
 use rocket::http::{Accept, ContentType, Header, MediaType, Method, Status};
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 fn test<H>(method: Method, uri: &str, header: H, status: Status, body: String)
     where H: Into<Header<'static>>
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ fn test<H>(method: Method, uri: &str, header: H, status: Status, body: String)
     let rocket = rocket::ignite()
         .mount("/hello", routes![super::get_hello, super::post_hello])
         .catch(errors![super::not_found]);
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(method, uri).header(header);
-    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
 
+    let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.req(method, uri).header(header).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(body));
 }
diff --git a/examples/cookies/src/tests.rs b/examples/cookies/src/tests.rs
index 329facc9..95b63a7d 100644
--- a/examples/cookies/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/cookies/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::*;
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ const TEMPLATE_ROOT: &'static str = "templates/";
 
 #[test]
 fn test_submit() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Post, "/submit")
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let response = client.post("/submit")
         .header(ContentType::Form)
-        .body("message=Hello from Rocket!");
-    let response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        .body("message=Hello from Rocket!")
+        .dispatch();
+
     let cookie_headers: Vec<_> = response.headers().get("Set-Cookie").collect();
     let location_headers: Vec<_> = response.headers().get("Location").collect();
 
@@ -23,33 +24,26 @@ fn test_submit() {
 }
 
 fn test_body(optional_cookie: Option<Cookie<'static>>, expected_body: String) {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, "/");
-
     // Attach a cookie if one is given.
-    if let Some(cookie) = optional_cookie {
-        request = request.cookie(cookie);
-    }
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut response = match optional_cookie {
+        Some(cookie) => client.get("/").cookie(cookie).dispatch(),
+        None => client.get("/").dispatch(),
+    };
 
-    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(expected_body));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_index() {
-    // Render the template with an empty context to test against.
+    // Render the template with an empty context.
     let mut context: HashMap<&str, &str> = HashMap::new();
     let template = Template::show(TEMPLATE_ROOT, "index", &context).unwrap();
-
-    // Test the route without sending the "message" cookie.
     test_body(None, template);
 
     // Render the template with a context that contains the message.
     context.insert("message", "Hello from Rocket!");
-
-    // Test the route with the "message" cookie.
-    let cookie = Cookie::new("message", "Hello from Rocket!");
     let template = Template::show(TEMPLATE_ROOT, "index", &context).unwrap();
-    test_body(Some(cookie), template);
+    test_body(Some(Cookie::new("message", "Hello from Rocket!")), template);
 }
diff --git a/examples/errors/src/tests.rs b/examples/errors/src/tests.rs
index 9d12e8a2..fc0b5523 100644
--- a/examples/errors/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/errors/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::{Method, Status};
+use rocket::local::Client;
+use rocket::http::Status;
 
 fn test(uri: &str, status: Status, body: String) {
     let rocket = rocket::ignite()
         .mount("/", routes![super::hello])
         .catch(errors![super::not_found]);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, uri);
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
 
+    let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get(uri).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(body));
 }
diff --git a/examples/extended_validation/Cargo.toml b/examples/extended_validation/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index dd719fa7..00000000
--- a/examples/extended_validation/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "extended_validation"
-version = "0.0.0"
-workspace = "../../"
-
-[dependencies]
-rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
-rocket_codegen = { path = "../../codegen" }
diff --git a/examples/fairings/src/tests.rs b/examples/fairings/src/tests.rs
index a50e2e4f..37622e50 100644
--- a/examples/fairings/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/fairings/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,46 +1,38 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 #[test]
 fn rewrite_get_put() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, fairings!".into()));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn counts() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
     // Issue 1 GET request.
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    client.get("/").dispatch();
 
     // Check the GET count, taking into account _this_ GET request.
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/counts");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let mut response = client.get("/counts").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Get: 2\nPost: 0".into()));
 
     // Issue 1 more GET request and a POST.
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/");
-    req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    client.get("/").dispatch();
+    client.post("/").dispatch();
 
     // Check the counts.
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/counts");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let mut response = client.get("/counts").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Get: 4\nPost: 1".into()));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn token() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
     // Ensure the token is '123', which is what we have in `Rocket.toml`.
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/token");
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let mut res = client.get("/token").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some("123".into()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs
index d4f60df3..4d8a23ea 100644
--- a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ impl<'v> FromFormValue<'v> for FormOption {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, FromForm)]
-struct FormInput {
+struct FormInput<'r> {
     checkbox: bool,
     number: usize,
     #[form(field = "type")]
     radio: FormOption,
-    password: String,
+    password: &'r RawStr,
     #[form(field = "textarea")]
     text_area: String,
     select: FormOption,
 }
 
 #[post("/", data = "<sink>")]
-fn sink(sink: Result<Form<FormInput>, Option<String>>) -> String {
+fn sink<'r>(sink: Result<Form<'r, FormInput<'r>>, Option<String>>) -> String {
     match sink {
         Ok(form) => format!("{:?}", form.get()),
         Err(Some(f)) => format!("Invalid form input: {}", f),
diff --git a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs
index 94e04a3d..4274d629 100644
--- a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use super::{rocket, FormInput, FormOption};
 
-use rocket::Rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::ContentType;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
 impl fmt::Display for FormOption {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
@@ -16,167 +14,169 @@ impl fmt::Display for FormOption {
     }
 }
 
-fn assert_form_eq(rocket: &Rocket, form_str: &str, expected: String) {
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+fn assert_form_eq(client: &Client, form_str: &str, expected: String) {
+    let mut res = client.post("/")
         .header(ContentType::Form)
-        .body(form_str);
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        .body(form_str)
+        .dispatch();
+
     assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(expected));
 }
 
-fn assert_valid_form(rocket: &Rocket, input: &FormInput) {
+fn assert_valid_form(client: &Client, input: &FormInput) {
     let f = format!("checkbox={}&number={}&type={}&password={}&textarea={}&select={}",
             input.checkbox, input.number, input.radio, input.password,
             input.text_area, input.select);
-    assert_form_eq(rocket, &f, format!("{:?}", input));
+    assert_form_eq(client, &f, format!("{:?}", input));
 }
 
-fn assert_valid_raw_form(rocket: &Rocket, form_str: &str, input: &FormInput) {
-    assert_form_eq(rocket, form_str, format!("{:?}", input));
+fn assert_valid_raw_form(client: &Client, form_str: &str, input: &FormInput) {
+    assert_form_eq(client, form_str, format!("{:?}", input));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_good_forms() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
     let mut input = FormInput {
         checkbox: true,
         number: 310,
         radio: FormOption::A,
-        password: "beep".to_string(),
+        password: "beep".into(),
         text_area: "bop".to_string(),
         select: FormOption::B
     };
 
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
     input.checkbox = false;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
     input.number = 0;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
     input.number = 120;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
     input.number = 133;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
     input.radio = FormOption::B;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
     input.radio = FormOption::C;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
-    input.password = "".to_string();
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
-    input.password = "----90138490285u2o3hndslkv".to_string();
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
-    input.password = "hi".to_string();
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.password = "".into();
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
+    input.password = "----90138490285u2o3hndslkv".into();
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
+    input.password = "hi".into();
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
     input.text_area = "".to_string();
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
     input.text_area = "----90138490285u2o3hndslkv".to_string();
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
     input.text_area = "hey".to_string();
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
     input.select = FormOption::A;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
     input.select = FormOption::C;
-    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    assert_valid_form(&client, &input);
 
     // checkbox need not be present; defaults to false; accepts 'on' and 'off'
-    assert_valid_raw_form(&rocket,
+    assert_valid_raw_form(&client,
                           "number=133&type=c&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=c",
                           &input);
 
-    assert_valid_raw_form(&rocket,
+    assert_valid_raw_form(&client,
                           "checkbox=off&number=133&type=c&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=c",
                           &input);
 
     input.checkbox = true;
-    assert_valid_raw_form(&rocket,
+    assert_valid_raw_form(&client,
                           "checkbox=on&number=133&type=c&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=c",
                           &input);
 }
 
-fn assert_invalid_form(rocket: &Rocket, vals: &mut [&str; 6]) {
+fn assert_invalid_form(client: &Client, vals: &mut [&str; 6]) {
     let s = format!("checkbox={}&number={}&type={}&password={}&textarea={}&select={}",
                     vals[0], vals[1], vals[2], vals[3], vals[4], vals[5]);
-    assert_form_eq(rocket, &s, format!("Invalid form input: {}", s));
+    assert_form_eq(client, &s, format!("Invalid form input: {}", s));
     *vals = ["true", "1", "a", "hi", "hey", "b"];
 }
 
-fn assert_invalid_raw_form(rocket: &Rocket, form_str: &str) {
-    assert_form_eq(rocket, form_str, format!("Invalid form input: {}", form_str));
+fn assert_invalid_raw_form(client: &Client, form_str: &str) {
+    assert_form_eq(client, form_str, format!("Invalid form input: {}", form_str));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn check_semantically_invalid_forms() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
     let mut form_vals = ["true", "1", "a", "hi", "hey", "b"];
 
     form_vals[0] = "not true";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[0] = "bing";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[0] = "true0";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[0] = " false";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
 
     form_vals[1] = "-1";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[1] = "1e10";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[1] = "-1-1";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[1] = "NaN";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
 
     form_vals[2] = "A";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[2] = "B";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[2] = "d";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[2] = "100";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[2] = "";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
 
     // password and textarea are always valid, so we skip them
     form_vals[5] = "A";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[5] = "b ";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[5] = "d";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[5] = "-a";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
     form_vals[5] = "";
-    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    assert_invalid_form(&client, &mut form_vals);
 
     // now forms with missing fields
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&type=a&password=hi&textarea=hey");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&radio=a&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=b");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&password=hi&select=b");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&select=b");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "password=hi&select=b");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "password=hi");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "number=10&type=a&password=hi&textarea=hey");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "number=10&radio=a&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "number=10&password=hi&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "number=10&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "password=hi&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "password=hi");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn check_structurally_invalid_forms() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "==&&&&&&==");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "a&=b");
-    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "=");
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "==&&&&&&==");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "a&=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&client, "=");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn check_bad_utf8() {
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
     unsafe {
         let bad_str = ::std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(b"a=\xff");
-        assert_form_eq(&rocket(), bad_str, "Form input was invalid UTF8.".into());
+        assert_form_eq(&client, bad_str, "Form input was invalid UTF8.".into());
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/optional_result/Cargo.toml b/examples/form_validation/Cargo.toml
similarity index 84%
rename from examples/optional_result/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/form_validation/Cargo.toml
index f0bd8b4e..4687cb5c 100644
--- a/examples/optional_result/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/form_validation/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "optional_result"
+name = "form_validation"
 version = "0.0.0"
 workspace = "../../"
 
diff --git a/examples/extended_validation/src/files.rs b/examples/form_validation/src/files.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/extended_validation/src/files.rs
rename to examples/form_validation/src/files.rs
diff --git a/examples/extended_validation/src/main.rs b/examples/form_validation/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/extended_validation/src/main.rs
rename to examples/form_validation/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/extended_validation/src/tests.rs b/examples/form_validation/src/tests.rs
similarity index 82%
rename from examples/extended_validation/src/tests.rs
rename to examples/form_validation/src/tests.rs
index db4f91ad..8ff1db82 100644
--- a/examples/extended_validation/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/form_validation/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
-use rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};
-
 use super::rocket;
+use rocket::local::Client;
+use rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};
 
 fn test_login<T>(user: &str, pass: &str, age: &str, status: Status, body: T)
     where T: Into<Option<&'static str>>
 {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
     let query = format!("username={}&password={}&age={}", user, pass, age);
-
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/login")
+    let mut response = client.post("/login")
         .header(ContentType::Form)
-        .body(&query);
+        .body(&query)
+        .dispatch();
 
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
     assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
-
-    let body_str = response.body_string();
     if let Some(expected_str) = body.into() {
+        let body_str = response.body_string();
         assert!(body_str.map_or(false, |s| s.contains(expected_str)));
     }
 }
@@ -48,12 +44,12 @@ fn test_invalid_age() {
 }
 
 fn check_bad_form(form_str: &str, status: Status) {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/login")
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let response = client.post("/login")
         .header(ContentType::Form)
-        .body(form_str);
+        .body(form_str)
+        .dispatch();
 
-    let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
     assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
 }
 
@@ -82,5 +78,6 @@ fn test_bad_form_missing_fields() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_bad_form_additional_fields() {
-    check_bad_form("username=Sergio&password=pass&age=30&addition=1", Status::UnprocessableEntity);
+    check_bad_form("username=Sergio&password=pass&age=30&addition=1",
+                   Status::UnprocessableEntity);
 }
diff --git a/examples/extended_validation/static/index.html b/examples/form_validation/static/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/extended_validation/static/index.html
rename to examples/form_validation/static/index.html
diff --git a/examples/forms/src/files.rs b/examples/forms/src/files.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 903760b8..00000000
--- a/examples/forms/src/files.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-use rocket::response::NamedFile;
-
-use std::io;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-#[get("/")]
-fn index() -> io::Result<NamedFile> {
-    NamedFile::open("static/index.html")
-}
-
-#[get("/<file..>", rank = 5)]
-fn files(file: PathBuf) -> io::Result<NamedFile> {
-    NamedFile::open(Path::new("static/").join(file))
-}
diff --git a/examples/forms/src/main.rs b/examples/forms/src/main.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7e4ed9..00000000
--- a/examples/forms/src/main.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#![feature(plugin, custom_derive)]
-#![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
-
-extern crate rocket;
-
-mod files;
-#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
-
-use rocket::request::Form;
-use rocket::response::Redirect;
-use rocket::http::RawStr;
-
-#[derive(FromForm)]
-struct UserLogin<'r> {
-    username: &'r RawStr,
-    password: String,
-    age: Result<usize, &'r RawStr>,
-}
-
-#[post("/login", data = "<user_form>")]
-fn login<'a>(user_form: Form<'a, UserLogin<'a>>) -> Result<Redirect, String> {
-    let user = user_form.get();
-    match user.age {
-        Ok(age) if age < 21 => return Err(format!("Sorry, {} is too young!", age)),
-        Ok(age) if age > 120 => return Err(format!("Are you sure you're {}?", age)),
-        Err(e) => return Err(format!("'{}' is not a valid integer.", e)),
-        Ok(_) => { /* Move along, adult. */ }
-    };
-
-    if user.username == "Sergio" {
-        match user.password.as_str() {
-            "password" => Ok(Redirect::to("/user/Sergio")),
-            _ => Err("Wrong password!".to_string())
-        }
-    } else {
-        Err(format!("Unrecognized user, '{}'.", user.username))
-    }
-}
-
-#[get("/user/<username>")]
-fn user_page(username: String) -> String {
-    format!("This is {}'s page.", username)
-}
-
-fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
-    rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", routes![files::index, files::files, user_page, login])
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    rocket().launch();
-}
diff --git a/examples/forms/src/tests.rs b/examples/forms/src/tests.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ef8b559..00000000
--- a/examples/forms/src/tests.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
-use rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};
-
-use super::rocket;
-
-fn test_login(username: &str, password: &str, age: isize, status: Status,
-              body: Option<&'static str>) {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/login")
-        .header(ContentType::Form)
-        .body(&format!("username={}&password={}&age={}", username, password, age));
-
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-    let body_str = response.body_string();
-
-    println!("Checking: {:?}/{:?}/{:?}/{:?}", username, password, age, body_str);
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
-
-    if let Some(string) = body {
-        assert!(body_str.map_or(true, |s| s.contains(string)));
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_good_login() {
-    test_login("Sergio", "password", 30, Status::SeeOther, None);
-}
-
-const OK: Status = self::Status::Ok;
-
-#[test]
-fn test_bad_login() {
-    test_login("Sergio", "password", 20, OK, Some("Sorry, 20 is too young!"));
-    test_login("Sergio", "password", 200, OK, Some("Are you sure you're 200?"));
-    test_login("Sergio", "jk", -100, OK, Some("'-100' is not a valid integer."));
-    test_login("Sergio", "ok", 30, OK, Some("Wrong password!"));
-    test_login("Mike", "password", 30, OK, Some("Unrecognized user, 'Mike'."));
-}
-
-fn check_bad_form(form_str: &str, status: Status) {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/login")
-        .header(ContentType::Form)
-        .body(form_str);
-
-    let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_bad_form() {
-    check_bad_form("&", Status::BadRequest);
-    check_bad_form("=", Status::BadRequest);
-    check_bad_form("&&&===&", Status::BadRequest);
-
-    check_bad_form("username=Sergio", Status::UnprocessableEntity);
-    check_bad_form("username=Sergio&", Status::UnprocessableEntity);
-    check_bad_form("username=Sergio&pass=something", Status::UnprocessableEntity);
-    check_bad_form("user=Sergio&password=something", Status::UnprocessableEntity);
-    check_bad_form("password=something", Status::UnprocessableEntity);
-}
diff --git a/examples/forms/static/index.html b/examples/forms/static/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 66bf2339..00000000
--- a/examples/forms/static/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Login</h1>
-
-<form action="/login" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8">
-    Username:<input type="text" name="username">
-    Password:<input type="password" name="password">
-    Age:<input type="number" name="age">
-    <input type="submit" value="Login">
-</form>
diff --git a/examples/from_request/Cargo.toml b/examples/from_request/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index f6551ac2..00000000
--- a/examples/from_request/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "from_request"
-version = "0.0.0"
-workspace = "../../"
-
-[dependencies]
-rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
-rocket_codegen = { path = "../../codegen" }
diff --git a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs
index 977142f1..9d17649b 100644
--- a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::{Client, LocalResponse};
 use rocket::http::Method::*;
 use rocket::http::Status;
-use rocket::Response;
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
 const TEMPLATE_ROOT: &'static str = "templates/";
 
 macro_rules! dispatch {
     ($method:expr, $path:expr, $test_fn:expr) => ({
-        let rocket = rocket();
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new($method, $path);
-        $test_fn(req.dispatch_with(&rocket));
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        $test_fn(client.req($method, $path).dispatch());
     })
 }
 
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ macro_rules! dispatch {
 fn test_root() {
     // Check that the redirect works.
     for method in &[Get, Head] {
-        dispatch!(*method, "/", |mut response: Response| {
+        dispatch!(*method, "/", |mut response: LocalResponse| {
             assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::SeeOther);
             assert!(response.body().is_none());
 
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ fn test_root() {
 
     // Check that other request methods are not accepted (and instead caught).
     for method in &[Post, Put, Delete, Options, Trace, Connect, Patch] {
-        dispatch!(*method, "/", |mut response: Response| {
+        dispatch!(*method, "/", |mut response: LocalResponse| {
             let mut map = ::std::collections::HashMap::new();
             map.insert("path", "/");
             let expected = Template::show(TEMPLATE_ROOT, "error/404", &map).unwrap();
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ fn test_root() {
 #[test]
 fn test_name() {
     // Check that the /hello/<name> route works.
-    dispatch!(Get, "/hello/Jack", |mut response: Response| {
+    dispatch!(Get, "/hello/Jack", |mut response: LocalResponse| {
         let context = super::TemplateContext {
             name: "Jack".to_string(),
             items: vec!["One", "Two", "Three"].iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ fn test_name() {
 #[test]
 fn test_404() {
     // Check that the error catcher works.
-    dispatch!(Get, "/hello/", |mut response: Response| {
+    dispatch!(Get, "/hello/", |mut response: LocalResponse| {
         let mut map = ::std::collections::HashMap::new();
         map.insert("path", "/hello/");
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_alt_methods/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello_alt_methods/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index d0731a51..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_alt_methods/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "hello_alt_methods"
-version = "0.0.0"
-workspace = "../../"
-
-[dependencies]
-rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
-rocket_codegen = { path = "../../codegen" }
diff --git a/examples/hello_alt_methods/src/main.rs b/examples/hello_alt_methods/src/main.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index fbc8a7b1..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_alt_methods/src/main.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#![feature(plugin)]
-#![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
-
-extern crate rocket;
-
-use std::io;
-
-use rocket::response::NamedFile;
-
-#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
-
-#[get("/")]
-fn index() -> io::Result<NamedFile> {
-    NamedFile::open("static/index.html")
-}
-
-#[put("/")]
-fn put() -> &'static str {
-    "Hello, PUT request!"
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", routes![index, put])
-        .launch();
-}
diff --git a/examples/hello_alt_methods/src/tests.rs b/examples/hello_alt_methods/src/tests.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 47cd1d6e..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_alt_methods/src/tests.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method;
-use rocket::http::Status;
-
-fn test(method: Method, status: Status, body_prefix: Option<&str>) {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", routes![super::index, super::put]);
-
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(method, "/");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
-    if let Some(expected_body_string) = body_prefix {
-        let body_str = response.body_string().unwrap();
-        assert!(body_str.starts_with(expected_body_string));
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn hello_world_alt_methods() {
-    test(Method::Get, Status::Ok, Some("<!DOCTYPE html>"));
-    test(Method::Put, Status::Ok, Some("Hello, PUT request!"));
-    test(Method::Post, Status::NotFound, None);
-}
diff --git a/examples/hello_alt_methods/static/index.html b/examples/hello_alt_methods/static/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index d0836aa4..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_alt_methods/static/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html>
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="utf-8" />
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
-    <title>Hello Alt Methods</title>
-  </head>
-  <body>
-    <form action="/" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8">
-      <input type="hidden" name="_method" id="_method" value="put" />
-      <input type="submit" name="Submit" id="Submit" value="submit" />
-    </form>
-  </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/examples/hello_person/src/tests.rs b/examples/hello_person/src/tests.rs
index 2bd6dbc4..e6cd50e2 100644
--- a/examples/hello_person/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_person/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::Status;
 
+fn client() -> Client {
+    Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello, super::hi])).unwrap()
+}
+
 fn test(uri: &str, expected: String) {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello, super::hi]);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, uri);
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-    assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(expected));
+    let client = client();
+    assert_eq!(client.get(uri).dispatch().body_string(), Some(expected));
 }
 
 fn test_404(uri: &str) {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello, super::hi]);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, uri);
-    let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
+    let client = client();
+    assert_eq!(client.get(uri).dispatch().status(), Status::NotFound);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/src/tests.rs b/examples/hello_world/src/tests.rs
index abb31f89..da0b732b 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_world/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 #[test]
 fn hello_world() {
     let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello]);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, world!".into()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/json/src/tests.rs b/examples/json/src/tests.rs
index dc3a4cdb..8d22448b 100644
--- a/examples/json/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/json/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,95 +1,72 @@
 use rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
-use rocket::Response;
-
-macro_rules! run_test {
-    ($rocket: expr, $req:expr, $test_fn:expr) => ({
-        let mut req = $req;
-        $test_fn(req.dispatch_with($rocket));
-    })
-}
 
 #[test]
 fn bad_get_put() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
     // Try to get a message with an ID that doesn't exist.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/message/99").header(ContentType::JSON);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
+    let mut res = client.get("/message/99").header(ContentType::JSON).dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::NotFound);
 
-        let body = response.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
-        assert!(body.contains("error"));
-        assert!(body.contains("Resource was not found."));
-    });
+    let body = res.body_string().unwrap();
+    assert!(body.contains("error"));
+    assert!(body.contains("Resource was not found."));
 
     // Try to get a message with an invalid ID.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/message/hi").header(ContentType::JSON);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
-        let body = response.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
-        assert!(body.contains("error"));
-    });
+    let mut res = client.get("/message/hi").header(ContentType::JSON).dispatch();
+    let body = res.body_string().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::NotFound);
+    assert!(body.contains("error"));
 
     // Try to put a message without a proper body.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Put, "/message/80").header(ContentType::JSON);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::BadRequest);
-    });
+    let res = client.put("/message/80").header(ContentType::JSON).dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::BadRequest);
 
     // Try to put a message for an ID that doesn't exist.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Put, "/message/80")
+    let res = client.put("/message/80")
         .header(ContentType::JSON)
-        .body(r#"{ "contents": "Bye bye, world!" }"#);
+        .body(r#"{ "contents": "Bye bye, world!" }"#)
+        .dispatch();
 
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
-    });
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::NotFound);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn post_get_put_get() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+
     // Check that a message with ID 1 doesn't exist.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/message/1").header(ContentType::JSON);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
-    });
+    let res = client.get("/message/1").header(ContentType::JSON).dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::NotFound);
 
     // Add a new message with ID 1.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/message/1")
+    let res = client.post("/message/1")
         .header(ContentType::JSON)
-        .body(r#"{ "contents": "Hello, world!" }"#);
+        .body(r#"{ "contents": "Hello, world!" }"#)
+        .dispatch();
 
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-    });
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
 
     // Check that the message exists with the correct contents.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/message/1") .header(ContentType::JSON);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-        let body = response.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
-        assert!(body.contains("Hello, world!"));
-    });
+    let mut res = client.get("/message/1").header(ContentType::JSON).dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
+    let body = res.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
+    assert!(body.contains("Hello, world!"));
 
     // Change the message contents.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Put, "/message/1")
+    let res = client.put("/message/1")
         .header(ContentType::JSON)
-        .body(r#"{ "contents": "Bye bye, world!" }"#);
+        .body(r#"{ "contents": "Bye bye, world!" }"#)
+        .dispatch();
 
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-    });
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
 
     // Check that the message exists with the updated contents.
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/message/1") .header(ContentType::JSON);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-        let body = response.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
-        assert!(!body.contains("Hello, world!"));
-        assert!(body.contains("Bye bye, world!"));
-    });
+    let mut res = client.get("/message/1").header(ContentType::JSON).dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
+    let body = res.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
+    assert!(!body.contains("Hello, world!"));
+    assert!(body.contains("Bye bye, world!"));
 }
diff --git a/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs b/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs
index c6382de7..db859d8f 100644
--- a/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
-use super::rocket;
-
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::Status;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_push_pop() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
 
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Put, "/push?description=test1");
-    let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let response = client.put("/push?description=test1").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
 
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/pop");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let mut response = client.get("/pop").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("test1".to_string()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs b/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs
index 2c964c91..98fde69c 100644
--- a/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 use super::*;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
 fn test(uri: &str, content_type: ContentType, status: Status, body: String) {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, uri).header(content_type);
-    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();;
+    let mut response = client.get(uri).header(content_type).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(body));
 }
@@ -34,21 +31,21 @@ fn test_echo() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_upload() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();;
     let expected_body = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, \
                          sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore \
                          magna aliqua".to_string();
 
     // Upload the body.
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Post, "/upload")
+    let response = client.post("/upload")
         .header(ContentType::Plain)
-        .body(&expected_body);
-    let response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        .body(&expected_body)
+        .dispatch();
+
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
 
     // Ensure we get back the same body.
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, "/upload");
-    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let mut response = client.get("/upload").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(expected_body));
 }
diff --git a/examples/msgpack/src/tests.rs b/examples/msgpack/src/tests.rs
index 0419a075..de508ce4 100644
--- a/examples/msgpack/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/msgpack/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
-use rocket::Response;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct Message {
@@ -10,35 +8,26 @@ struct Message {
     contents: String
 }
 
-macro_rules! run_test {
-    ($rocket: expr, $req:expr, $test_fn:expr) => ({
-        let mut req = $req;
-        $test_fn(req.dispatch_with($rocket));
-    })
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn msgpack_get() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/message/1").header(ContentType::MsgPack);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-        let body = response.body().unwrap().into_bytes().unwrap();
-        // Represents a message of `[1, "Hello, world!"]`
-        assert_eq!(&body, &[146, 1, 173, 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 44, 32, 119, 111,
-                            114, 108, 100, 33]);
-    });
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.get("/message/1").header(ContentType::MsgPack).dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+    // Check that the message is `[1, "Hello, world!"]`
+    assert_eq!(&res.body_bytes().unwrap(),
+               &[146, 1, 173, 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 44, 32, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33]);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn msgpack_post() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/message")
+    // Dispatch request with a message of `[2, "Goodbye, world!"]`.
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.post("/message")
         .header(ContentType::MsgPack)
-        // Represents a message of `[2, "Goodbye, world!"]`
-        .body(&[146, 2, 175, 71, 111, 111, 100, 98, 121, 101, 44, 32, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33]);
-    run_test!(&rocket, req, |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-        assert_eq!(response.body().unwrap().into_string().unwrap(), "Goodbye, world!");
-    });
+        .body(&[146, 2, 175, 71, 111, 111, 100, 98, 121, 101, 44, 32, 119, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33])
+        .dispatch();
+
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
+    assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some("Goodbye, world!".into()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/optional_redirect/src/tests.rs b/examples/optional_redirect/src/tests.rs
index 6dc38077..0ce66cbb 100644
--- a/examples/optional_redirect/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/optional_redirect/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::{Method, Status};
+use rocket::local::Client;
+use rocket::http::Status;
 
-fn test_200(uri: &str, expected_body: &str) {
+fn client() -> Client {
     let rocket = rocket::ignite()
         .mount("/", routes![super::root, super::user, super::login]);
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, uri);
-    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    Client::new(rocket).unwrap()
 
+}
+
+fn test_200(uri: &str, expected_body: &str) {
+    let client = client();
+    let mut response = client.get(uri).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(expected_body.to_string()));
 }
 
 fn test_303(uri: &str, expected_location: &str) {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", routes![super::root, super::user, super::login]);
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, uri);
-    let response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = client();
+    let response = client.get(uri).dispatch();
     let location_headers: Vec<_> = response.headers().get("Location").collect();
-
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::SeeOther);
     assert_eq!(location_headers, vec![expected_location]);
 }
diff --git a/examples/optional_result/src/main.rs b/examples/optional_result/src/main.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8edba794..00000000
--- a/examples/optional_result/src/main.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#![feature(plugin)]
-#![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
-
-extern crate rocket;
-
-#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
-
-use rocket::http::RawStr;
-
-#[get("/users/<name>")]
-fn user(name: &RawStr) -> Option<&'static str> {
-    if name == "Sergio" {
-        Some("Hello, Sergio!")
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![user]).launch();
-}
diff --git a/examples/optional_result/src/tests.rs b/examples/optional_result/src/tests.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d63fcfd..00000000
--- a/examples/optional_result/src/tests.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::{Method, Status};
-
-#[test]
-fn test_200() {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::user]);
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, "/users/Sergio");
-    let mut response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-    assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, Sergio!".into()));
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_404() {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::user]);
-    let mut request = MockRequest::new(Method::Get, "/users/unknown");
-    let response = request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
-    // Only test the status because the body is the default 404.
-    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
-}
diff --git a/examples/pastebin/src/tests.rs b/examples/pastebin/src/tests.rs
index 01f9a6e8..ecd0afc1 100644
--- a/examples/pastebin/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/pastebin/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use super::{rocket, index};
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
-use rocket::Rocket;
 
 fn extract_id(from: &str) -> Option<String> {
     from.rfind('/').map(|i| &from[(i + 1)..]).map(|s| s.trim_right().to_string())
@@ -10,56 +8,52 @@ fn extract_id(from: &str) -> Option<String> {
 
 #[test]
 fn check_index() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
     // Ensure the index returns what we expect.
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
     assert_eq!(response.content_type(), Some(ContentType::Plain));
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(index().into()))
 }
 
-fn upload_paste(rocket: &Rocket, body: &str) -> String {
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/").body(body);
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(rocket);
+fn upload_paste(client: &Client, body: &str) -> String {
+    let mut response = client.post("/").body(body).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
     assert_eq!(response.content_type(), Some(ContentType::Plain));
     extract_id(&response.body_string().unwrap()).unwrap()
 }
 
-
-fn download_paste(rocket: &Rocket, id: &str) -> String {
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, format!("/{}", id));
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(rocket);
+fn download_paste(client: &Client, id: &str) -> String {
+    let mut response = client.get(format!("/{}", id)).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
     response.body_string().unwrap()
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn pasting() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
     // Do a trivial upload, just to make sure it works.
     let body_1 = "Hello, world!";
-    let id_1 = upload_paste(&rocket, body_1);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
+    let id_1 = upload_paste(&client, body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
 
     // Make sure we can keep getting that paste.
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
 
     // Upload some unicode.
     let body_2 = "こんにちは";
-    let id_2 = upload_paste(&rocket, body_2);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_2), body_2);
+    let id_2 = upload_paste(&client, body_2);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_2), body_2);
 
     // Make sure we can get both pastes.
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_2), body_2);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_2), body_2);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_2), body_2);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_2), body_2);
 
     // Now a longer upload.
     let body_3 = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed
@@ -69,8 +63,8 @@ fn pasting() {
         in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
         Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui
         officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.";
-    let id_3 = upload_paste(&rocket, body_3);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_3), body_3);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_1), body_1);
-    assert_eq!(download_paste(&rocket, &id_2), body_2);
+    let id_3 = upload_paste(&client, body_3);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_3), body_3);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_1), body_1);
+    assert_eq!(download_paste(&client, &id_2), body_2);
 }
diff --git a/examples/query_params/src/tests.rs b/examples/query_params/src/tests.rs
index 2a194ed5..fd613aa2 100644
--- a/examples/query_params/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/query_params/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::{Client, LocalResponse as Response};
 use rocket::http::Status;
-use rocket::Response;
 
 macro_rules! run_test {
     ($query:expr, $test_fn:expr) => ({
         let rocket = rocket::ignite()
             .mount("/", routes![super::hello]);
 
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, format!("/hello{}", $query));
-        $test_fn(request.dispatch_with(&rocket));
+        let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+        $test_fn(client.get(format!("/hello{}", $query)).dispatch());
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/forms/Cargo.toml b/examples/ranking/Cargo.toml
similarity index 89%
rename from examples/forms/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/ranking/Cargo.toml
index 1c4cc4ee..56587bf7 100644
--- a/examples/forms/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ranking/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "forms"
+name = "ranking"
 version = "0.0.0"
 workspace = "../../"
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_ranks/src/main.rs b/examples/ranking/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello_ranks/src/main.rs
rename to examples/ranking/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/hello_ranks/src/tests.rs b/examples/ranking/src/tests.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from examples/hello_ranks/src/tests.rs
rename to examples/ranking/src/tests.rs
index 66e4afed..b4177cee 100644
--- a/examples/hello_ranks/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/ranking/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 fn test(uri: &str, expected: String) {
     let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello, super::hi]);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, uri);
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get(uri).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(expected));
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/raw_sqlite/src/tests.rs b/examples/raw_sqlite/src/tests.rs
index 9fda4e0f..3fbb8062 100644
--- a/examples/raw_sqlite/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/raw_sqlite/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 #[test]
 fn hello() {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Rocketeer".into()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/raw_upload/src/tests.rs b/examples/raw_upload/src/tests.rs
index ebc2e2f9..08ee278c 100644
--- a/examples/raw_upload/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/raw_upload/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+
+const UPLOAD_CONTENTS: &str = "Hey! I'm going to be uploaded. :D Yay!";
 
 #[test]
 fn test_index() {
-    let rocket = super::rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.get("/").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(super::index().to_string()));
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_raw_upload() {
-    const UPLOAD_CONTENTS: &str = "Hey! I'm going to be uploaded. :D Yay!";
-
-    let rocket = super::rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/upload")
-        .header(ContentType::Plain)
-        .body(UPLOAD_CONTENTS);
+    // Delete the upload file before we begin.
+    let _ = fs::remove_file("/tmp/upload.txt");
 
     // Do the upload. Make sure we get the expected results.
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.post("/upload")
+        .header(ContentType::Plain)
+        .body(UPLOAD_CONTENTS)
+        .dispatch();
+
     assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::Ok);
     assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(UPLOAD_CONTENTS.len().to_string()));
 
diff --git a/examples/redirect/src/tests.rs b/examples/redirect/src/tests.rs
index 9a80c074..7c32d785 100644
--- a/examples/redirect/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/redirect/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,38 +1,31 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::Response;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::Status;
 
-macro_rules! run_test {
-    ($path:expr, $test_fn:expr) => ({
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::root, super::login]);
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, format!($path));
-
-        $test_fn(request.dispatch_with(&rocket));
-    })
+fn client() -> Client {
+    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::root, super::login]);
+    Client::new(rocket).unwrap()
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_root() {
-    run_test!("/", |mut response: Response| {
-        assert!(response.body().is_none());
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::SeeOther);
-        for h in response.headers().iter() {
-            match h.name.as_str() {
-                "Location" => assert_eq!(h.value, "/login"),
-                "Content-Length" => assert_eq!(h.value.parse::<i32>().unwrap(), 0),
-                _ => { /* let these through */ }
-            }
+    let client = client();
+    let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
+
+    assert!(response.body().is_none());
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::SeeOther);
+    for h in response.headers().iter() {
+        match h.name.as_str() {
+            "Location" => assert_eq!(h.value, "/login"),
+            "Content-Length" => assert_eq!(h.value.parse::<i32>().unwrap(), 0),
+            _ => { /* let these through */ }
         }
-    });
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_login() {
-    run_test!("/login", |mut response: Response| {
-        assert_eq!(response.body_string(),
-            Some("Hi! Please log in before continuing.".to_string()));
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-    });
+    let client = client();
+    let mut r = client.get("/login").dispatch();
+    assert_eq!(r.body_string(), Some("Hi! Please log in before continuing.".into()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/hello_ranks/Cargo.toml b/examples/request_guard/Cargo.toml
similarity index 85%
rename from examples/hello_ranks/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/request_guard/Cargo.toml
index 99fd4aae..97c2e92f 100644
--- a/examples/hello_ranks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/request_guard/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "hello_ranks"
+name = "request_guard"
 version = "0.0.0"
 workspace = "../../"
 
diff --git a/examples/from_request/src/main.rs b/examples/request_guard/src/main.rs
similarity index 71%
rename from examples/from_request/src/main.rs
rename to examples/request_guard/src/main.rs
index ec613a7c..ef987d38 100644
--- a/examples/from_request/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/request_guard/src/main.rs
@@ -28,27 +28,27 @@ fn header_count(header_count: HeaderCount) -> String {
     format!("Your request contained {} headers!", header_count)
 }
 
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![header_count])
+}
+
 fn main() {
-    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![header_count]).launch();
+    rocket().launch();
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use super::rocket;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::Header;
 
     fn test_header_count<'h>(headers: Vec<Header<'static>>) {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite()
-            .mount("/", routes![super::header_count]);
-
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
+        let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut req = client.get("/");
         for header in headers.iter().cloned() {
-            req = req.header(header);
+            req.add_header(header);
         }
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        let mut response = req.dispatch();
         let expect = format!("Your request contained {} headers!", headers.len());
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(expect));
     }
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_n_headers() {
         for i in 0..50 {
-            let headers = (0..i).map(|n| Header::new(n.to_string(), n.to_string()))
+            let headers = (0..i)
+                .map(|n| Header::new(n.to_string(), n.to_string()))
                 .collect();
 
             test_header_count(headers);
diff --git a/examples/session/src/main.rs b/examples/session/src/main.rs
index 651cac87..454119a8 100644
--- a/examples/session/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/session/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use rocket::Outcome;
 use rocket::request::{self, Form, FlashMessage, FromRequest, Request};
 use rocket::response::{Redirect, Flash};
-use rocket::http::{Cookie, Session};
+use rocket::http::{Cookie, Cookies};
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
 #[derive(FromForm)]
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for User {
     type Error = ();
 
     fn from_request(request: &'a Request<'r>) -> request::Outcome<User, ()> {
-        let user = request.session()
-            .get("user_id")
+        let user = request.cookies()
+            .get_private("user_id")
             .and_then(|cookie| cookie.value().parse().ok())
             .map(|id| User(id));
 
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for User {
 }
 
 #[post("/login", data = "<login>")]
-fn login(mut session: Session, login: Form<Login>) -> Flash<Redirect> {
+fn login(mut cookies: Cookies, login: Form<Login>) -> Flash<Redirect> {
     if login.get().username == "Sergio" && login.get().password == "password" {
-        session.set(Cookie::new("user_id", 1.to_string()));
+        cookies.add_private(Cookie::new("user_id", 1.to_string()));
         Flash::success(Redirect::to("/"), "Successfully logged in.")
     } else {
         Flash::error(Redirect::to("/login"), "Invalid username/password.")
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ fn login(mut session: Session, login: Form<Login>) -> Flash<Redirect> {
 }
 
 #[post("/logout")]
-fn logout(mut session: Session) -> Flash<Redirect> {
-    session.remove(Cookie::named("user_id"));
+fn logout(mut cookies: Cookies) -> Flash<Redirect> {
+    cookies.remove_private(Cookie::named("user_id"));
     Flash::success(Redirect::to("/login"), "Successfully logged out.")
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ fn index() -> Redirect {
 
 fn main() {
     rocket::ignite()
+        .attach(Template::fairing())
         .mount("/", routes![index, user_index, login, logout, login_user, login_page])
         .launch();
 }
diff --git a/examples/state/src/tests.rs b/examples/state/src/tests.rs
index 5ab86781..f2b060a1 100644
--- a/examples/state/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/state/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
-use rocket::Rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::Status;
 
-fn register_hit(rocket: &Rocket) {
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+fn register_hit(client: &Client) {
+    let response = client.get("/").dispatch();;
     assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
 }
 
-fn get_count(rocket: &Rocket) -> usize {
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/count");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+fn get_count(client: &Client) -> usize {
+    let mut response = client.get("/count").dispatch();
     response.body_string().and_then(|s| s.parse().ok()).unwrap()
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_count() {
-    let rocket = super::rocket();
+    let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
 
     // Count should start at 0.
-    assert_eq!(get_count(&rocket), 0);
+    assert_eq!(get_count(&client), 0);
 
-    for _ in 0..99 { register_hit(&rocket); }
-    assert_eq!(get_count(&rocket), 99);
+    for _ in 0..99 { register_hit(&client); }
+    assert_eq!(get_count(&client), 99);
 
-    register_hit(&rocket);
-    assert_eq!(get_count(&rocket), 100);
+    register_hit(&client);
+    assert_eq!(get_count(&client), 100);
 }
 
 // Cargo runs each test in parallel on different threads. We use all of these
diff --git a/examples/static_files/src/tests.rs b/examples/static_files/src/tests.rs
index 4b28b41f..95a5a4fa 100644
--- a/examples/static_files/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/static_files/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
 
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::Status;
 
 use super::rocket;
@@ -10,10 +9,8 @@ use super::rocket;
 fn test_query_file<T> (path: &str, file: T, status: Status)
     where T: Into<Option<&'static str>>
 {
-    let rocket = rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, &path);
-
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get(path).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.status(), status);
 
     let body_data = response.body().and_then(|body| body.into_bytes());
diff --git a/examples/stream/src/tests.rs b/examples/stream/src/tests.rs
index 5307b015..50b29762 100644
--- a/examples/stream/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/stream/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_root() {
-    let rocket = super::rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.get("/").dispatch();
 
     // Check that we have exactly 25,000 'a'.
     let res_str = res.body_string().unwrap();
@@ -26,9 +24,8 @@ fn test_file() {
     file.write_all(CONTENTS.as_bytes()).expect("write to big_file");
 
     // Get the big file contents, hopefully.
-    let rocket = super::rocket();
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/big_file");
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    let client = Client::new(super::rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.get("/big_file").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(CONTENTS.into()));
 
     // Delete the 'big_file'.
diff --git a/examples/testing/src/main.rs b/examples/testing/src/main.rs
index e2eb6530..73bd0341 100644
--- a/examples/testing/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/testing/src/main.rs
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@ fn hello() -> &'static str {
     "Hello, world!"
 }
 
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![hello])
+}
+
 fn main() {
-    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![hello]).launch();
+    rocket().launch();
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::rocket;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::Status;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_hello() {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello]);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, world!".into()));
     }
diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml b/examples/tls/Cargo.toml
similarity index 89%
rename from examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/tls/Cargo.toml
index 1bfa6f1a..7db8792d 100644
--- a/examples/hello_tls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/tls/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "hello_tls"
+name = "tls"
 version = "0.0.0"
 workspace = "../../"
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/Rocket.toml b/examples/tls/Rocket.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello_tls/Rocket.toml
rename to examples/tls/Rocket.toml
diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/private/cert.pem b/examples/tls/private/cert.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello_tls/private/cert.pem
rename to examples/tls/private/cert.pem
diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/private/key.pem b/examples/tls/private/key.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello_tls/private/key.pem
rename to examples/tls/private/key.pem
diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/src/main.rs b/examples/tls/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello_tls/src/main.rs
rename to examples/tls/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/hello_tls/src/tests.rs b/examples/tls/src/tests.rs
similarity index 53%
rename from examples/hello_tls/src/tests.rs
rename to examples/tls/src/tests.rs
index abb31f89..da0b732b 100644
--- a/examples/hello_tls/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/tls/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 
 #[test]
 fn hello_world() {
     let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello]);
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+    let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
     assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, world!".into()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/todo/src/tests.rs b/examples/todo/src/tests.rs
index 72a2c7b3..854e9ebd 100644
--- a/examples/todo/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/todo/src/tests.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use super::task::Task;
 use self::parking_lot::Mutex;
 use self::rand::{Rng, thread_rng};
 
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
 
 // We use a lock to synchronize between tests so DB operations don't collide.
@@ -15,9 +14,10 @@ use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
 static DB_LOCK: Mutex<()> = Mutex::new(());
 
 macro_rules! run_test {
-    (|$rocket:ident, $conn:ident| $block:expr) => ({
+    (|$client:ident, $conn:ident| $block:expr) => ({
         let _lock = DB_LOCK.lock();
-        let ($rocket, db) = super::rocket();
+        let (rocket, db) = super::rocket();
+        let $client = Client::new(rocket).expect("Rocket client");
         let $conn = db.expect("failed to get database connection for testing");
         $block
     })
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ macro_rules! run_test {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_insertion_deletion() {
-    run_test!(|rocket, conn| {
+    run_test!(|client, conn| {
         // Get the tasks before making changes.
         let init_tasks = Task::all(&conn);
 
         // Issue a request to insert a new task.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/todo")
+        client.post("/todo")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body("description=My+first+task");
-        req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+            .body("description=My+first+task")
+            .dispatch();
 
         // Ensure we have one more task in the database.
         let new_tasks = Task::all(&conn);
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ fn test_insertion_deletion() {
 
         // Issue a request to delete the task.
         let id = new_tasks[0].id.unwrap();
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Delete, format!("/todo/{}", id));
-        req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        client.delete(format!("/todo/{}", id)).dispatch();
 
         // Ensure it's gone.
         let final_tasks = Task::all(&conn);
@@ -59,24 +58,22 @@ fn test_insertion_deletion() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_toggle() {
-    run_test!(|rocket, conn| {
+    run_test!(|client, conn| {
         // Issue a request to insert a new task; ensure it's not yet completed.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/todo")
+        client.post("/todo")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body("description=test_for_completion");
-        req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+            .body("description=test_for_completion")
+            .dispatch();
 
         let task = Task::all(&conn)[0].clone();
         assert_eq!(task.completed, false);
 
         // Issue a request to toggle the task; ensure it is completed.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Put, format!("/todo/{}", task.id.unwrap()));
-        req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        client.put(format!("/todo/{}", task.id.unwrap())).dispatch();
         assert_eq!(Task::all(&conn)[0].completed, true);
 
         // Issue a request to toggle the task; ensure it's not completed again.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Put, format!("/todo/{}", task.id.unwrap()));
-        req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        client.put(format!("/todo/{}", task.id.unwrap())).dispatch();
         assert_eq!(Task::all(&conn)[0].completed, false);
     })
 }
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ fn test_many_insertions() {
     const ITER: usize = 100;
 
     let mut rng = thread_rng();
-    run_test!(|rocket, conn| {
+    run_test!(|client, conn| {
         // Get the number of tasks initially.
         let init_num = Task::all(&conn).len();
         let mut descs = Vec::new();
@@ -94,10 +91,10 @@ fn test_many_insertions() {
         for i in 0..ITER {
             // Issue a request to insert a new task with a random description.
             let desc: String = rng.gen_ascii_chars().take(12).collect();
-            let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/todo")
+            client.post("/todo")
                 .header(ContentType::Form)
-                .body(format!("description={}", desc));
-            req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+                .body(format!("description={}", desc))
+                .dispatch();
 
             // Record the description we choose for this iteration.
             descs.insert(0, desc);
@@ -115,32 +112,34 @@ fn test_many_insertions() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_bad_form_submissions() {
-    run_test!(|rocket, _conn| {
+    run_test!(|client, _conn| {
         // Submit an empty form. We should get a 422 but no flash error.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/todo").header(ContentType::Form);
-        let res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-        assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::UnprocessableEntity);
+        let res = client.post("/todo")
+            .header(ContentType::Form)
+            .dispatch();
+
         let mut cookies = res.headers().get("Set-Cookie");
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::UnprocessableEntity);
         assert!(!cookies.any(|value| value.contains("error")));
 
-        // Submit a form with an empty description.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/todo")
+        // Submit a form with an empty description. We look for 'error' in the
+        // cookies which corresponds to flash message being set as an error.
+        let res = client.post("/todo")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body("description=");
+            .body("description=")
+            .dispatch();
 
-        // We look for 'error' in the cookies which corresponds to flash message
-        // being set as an error.
-        let res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         let mut cookies = res.headers().get("Set-Cookie");
         assert!(cookies.any(|value| value.contains("error")));
 
         // Submit a form without a description. Expect a 422 but no flash error.
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/todo")
+        let res = client.post("/todo")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body("evil=smile");
-        let res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-        assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::UnprocessableEntity);
+            .body("evil=smile")
+            .dispatch();
+
         let mut cookies = res.headers().get("Set-Cookie");
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::UnprocessableEntity);
         assert!(!cookies.any(|value| value.contains("error")));
     })
 }
diff --git a/examples/uuid/src/main.rs b/examples/uuid/src/main.rs
index 712db9bd..2e6c02ac 100644
--- a/examples/uuid/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/uuid/src/main.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ fn people(id: UUID) -> Result<String, String> {
         .ok_or(format!("Person not found for UUID: {}", id))?)
 }
 
-fn main() {
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
     rocket::ignite()
         .mount("/", routes![people])
-        .launch();
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    rocket().launch();
 }
diff --git a/examples/uuid/src/tests.rs b/examples/uuid/src/tests.rs
index 0d1640cc..fa31e31d 100644
--- a/examples/uuid/src/tests.rs
+++ b/examples/uuid/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
 use super::rocket;
-use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::local::Client;
 use rocket::http::Status;
 
 fn test(uri: &str, expected: &str) {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::people]);
-
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, uri);
-    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let mut res = client.get(uri).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(expected.into()));
 }
 
 fn test_404(uri: &str) {
-    let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::people]);
-
-    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, uri);
-    let res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    let res = client.get(uri).dispatch();
     assert_eq!(res.status(), Status::NotFound);
 }
 
@@ -26,8 +19,7 @@ fn test_people() {
     test("/people/7f205202-7ba1-4c39-b2fc-3e630722bf9f", "We found: Lacy");
     test("/people/4da34121-bc7d-4fc1-aee6-bf8de0795333", "We found: Bob");
     test("/people/ad962969-4e3d-4de7-ac4a-2d86d6d10839", "We found: George");
-
-    test("/people/e18b3a5c-488f-4159-a240-2101e0da19fd", "Person not found for UUID: e18b3a5c-488f-4159-a240-2101e0da19fd");
-
+    test("/people/e18b3a5c-488f-4159-a240-2101e0da19fd",
+         "Person not found for UUID: e18b3a5c-488f-4159-a240-2101e0da19fd");
     test_404("/people/invalid_uuid");
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index c313c4dc..c26ca3a4 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ log = "0.3"
 url = "1"
 toml = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
 num_cpus = "1"
-state = "0.2.1"
+state = "0.2.2"
 time = "0.1"
 memchr = "1"
 base64 = "0.5.2"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pear = "0.0.8"
 pear_codegen = "0.0.8"
 rustls = { version = "0.8.0", optional = true }
 cookie = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["percent-encode", "secure"] }
-hyper = { version = "0.10.9", default-features = false }
+hyper = { version = "0.10.11", default-features = false }
 ordermap = "0.2"
 
 [dependencies.hyper-rustls]
diff --git a/lib/benches/format-routing.rs b/lib/benches/format-routing.rs
index 1bb137bf..41b068d1 100644
--- a/lib/benches/format-routing.rs
+++ b/lib/benches/format-routing.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ fn post() -> &'static str { "post" }
 
 fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
     let config = Config::new(Environment::Production).unwrap();
-    rocket::custom(config, false)
-        .mount("/", routes![get, post])
+    rocket::custom(config, false).mount("/", routes![get, post])
 }
 
 mod benches {
@@ -22,35 +21,34 @@ mod benches {
 
     use super::rocket;
     use self::test::Bencher;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Accept, ContentType};
 
     #[bench]
     fn accept_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, "/").header(Accept::JSON);
-        b.iter(|| { request.dispatch_with(&rocket); });
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut request = client.get("/").header(Accept::JSON);
+        b.iter(|| { request.mut_dispatch(); });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn wrong_accept_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, "/").header(Accept::HTML);
-        b.iter(|| { request.dispatch_with(&rocket); });
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut request = client.get("/").header(Accept::HTML);
+        b.iter(|| { request.mut_dispatch(); });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn content_type_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Post, "/").header(ContentType::JSON);
-        b.iter(|| { request.dispatch_with(&rocket); });
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut request = client.post("/").header(ContentType::JSON);
+        b.iter(|| { request.mut_dispatch(); });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn wrong_content_type_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Post, "/").header(ContentType::Plain);
-        b.iter(|| { request.dispatch_with(&rocket); });
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut request = client.post("/").header(ContentType::Plain);
+        b.iter(|| { request.mut_dispatch(); });
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/benches/ranked-routing.rs b/lib/benches/ranked-routing.rs
index 4c7231b9..d5725861 100644
--- a/lib/benches/ranked-routing.rs
+++ b/lib/benches/ranked-routing.rs
@@ -35,36 +35,35 @@ mod benches {
 
     use super::rocket;
     use self::test::Bencher;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Accept, ContentType};
 
     #[bench]
     fn accept_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
         let mut requests = vec![];
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/").header(Accept::JSON));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/").header(Accept::HTML));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/").header(Accept::Plain));
+        requests.push(client.get("/").header(Accept::JSON));
+        requests.push(client.get("/").header(Accept::HTML));
+        requests.push(client.get("/").header(Accept::Plain));
 
         b.iter(|| {
             for request in requests.iter_mut() {
-                request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+                request.mut_dispatch();
             }
         });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn content_type_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
         let mut requests = vec![];
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Post, "/").header(ContentType::JSON));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Post, "/").header(ContentType::HTML));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Post, "/").header(ContentType::Plain));
+        requests.push(client.post("/").header(ContentType::JSON));
+        requests.push(client.post("/").header(ContentType::HTML));
+        requests.push(client.post("/").header(ContentType::Plain));
 
         b.iter(|| {
             for request in requests.iter_mut() {
-                request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+                request.mut_dispatch();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/lib/benches/simple-routing.rs b/lib/benches/simple-routing.rs
index 92b38144..d53a595c 100644
--- a/lib/benches/simple-routing.rs
+++ b/lib/benches/simple-routing.rs
@@ -49,82 +49,82 @@ mod benches {
 
     use super::{hello_world_rocket, rocket};
     use self::test::Bencher;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
     #[bench]
     fn bench_hello_world(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = hello_world_rocket();
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
+        let client = Client::new(hello_world_rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut request = client.get("/");
 
         b.iter(|| {
-            request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+            request.mut_dispatch();
         });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn bench_single_get_index(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
-        let mut request = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+        let mut request = client.get("/");
 
         b.iter(|| {
-            request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+            request.mut_dispatch();
         });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn bench_get_put_post_index(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
         // Hold all of the requests we're going to make during the benchmark.
         let mut requests = vec![];
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/"));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Put, "/"));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Post, "/"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/"));
+        requests.push(client.put("/"));
+        requests.push(client.post("/"));
 
         b.iter(|| {
             for request in requests.iter_mut() {
-                request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+                request.mut_dispatch();
             }
         });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn bench_dynamic(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
         // Hold all of the requests we're going to make during the benchmark.
         let mut requests = vec![];
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/abc"));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/abcdefg"));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/123"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/abc"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/abcdefg"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/123"));
 
         b.iter(|| {
             for request in requests.iter_mut() {
-                request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+                request.mut_dispatch();
             }
         });
     }
 
     #[bench]
     fn bench_simple_routing(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rocket = rocket();
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
 
         // Hold all of the requests we're going to make during the benchmark.
         let mut requests = vec![];
-        for route in rocket.routes() {
-            let request = MockRequest::new(route.method, route.path.path());
+        for route in client.rocket().routes() {
+            let request = client.req(route.method, route.path.path());
             requests.push(request);
         }
 
         // A few more for the dynamic route.
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/abc"));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/abcdefg"));
-        requests.push(MockRequest::new(Get, "/123"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/abc"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/abcdefg"));
+        requests.push(client.get("/123"));
 
         b.iter(|| {
             for request in requests.iter_mut() {
-                request.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+                request.mut_dispatch();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/lib/src/config/config.rs b/lib/src/config/config.rs
index 6820b223..b7591739 100644
--- a/lib/src/config/config.rs
+++ b/lib/src/config/config.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,69 @@ impl Config {
         Config::default(env, cwd.as_path().join("Rocket.custom.toml"))
     }
 
+    /// Returns a builder for `Config` structure where the default parameters
+    /// are set to those of the development environment. The root configuration
+    /// directory is set to the current working directory.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// If the current directory cannot be retrieved, a `BadCWD` error is
+    /// returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::config::{Config, Environment};
+    ///
+    /// let mut my_config = Config::development().unwrap();
+    /// my_config.set_port(1001);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn development() -> Result<Config> {
+        Config::new(Environment::Development)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new configuration using the default parameters from the
+    /// staging environment. The root configuration directory is set to the
+    /// current working directory.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// If the current directory cannot be retrieved, a `BadCWD` error is
+    /// returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::config::{Config, Environment};
+    ///
+    /// let mut my_config = Config::staging().expect("cwd");
+    /// my_config.set_port(1001);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn staging() -> Result<Config> {
+        Config::new(Environment::Staging)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new configuration using the default parameters from the
+    /// production environment. The root configuration directory is set to the
+    /// current working directory.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// If the current directory cannot be retrieved, a `BadCWD` error is
+    /// returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::config::{Config, Environment};
+    ///
+    /// let mut my_config = Config::production().expect("cwd");
+    /// my_config.set_port(1001);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn production() -> Result<Config> {
+        Config::new(Environment::Production)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the default configuration for the environment `env` given that
     /// the configuration was stored at `config_path`. If `config_path` is not
     /// an absolute path, an `Err` of `ConfigError::BadFilePath` is returned.
diff --git a/lib/src/data/data.rs b/lib/src/data/data.rs
index 31b71f8b..f212f856 100644
--- a/lib/src/data/data.rs
+++ b/lib/src/data/data.rs
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ impl Data {
     /// the data in a request.
     pub fn open(mut self) -> DataStream {
         let buffer = ::std::mem::replace(&mut self.buffer, vec![]);
-        let empty_stream = Cursor::new(vec![])
-            .chain(NetStream::Local(Cursor::new(vec![])));
+        let empty_stream = Cursor::new(vec![]).chain(NetStream::Empty);
 
         // FIXME: Insert a `BufReader` in front of the `NetStream` with capacity
         // 4096. We need the new `Chain` methods to get the inner reader to
@@ -205,9 +204,9 @@ impl Data {
     }
 
     /// This creates a `data` object from a local data source `data`.
+    #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn local(data: Vec<u8>) -> Data {
-        let empty_stream = Cursor::new(vec![])
-            .chain(NetStream::Local(Cursor::new(vec![])));
+        let empty_stream = Cursor::new(vec![]).chain(NetStream::Empty);
 
         Data {
             buffer: data,
diff --git a/lib/src/data/net_stream.rs b/lib/src/data/net_stream.rs
index a53b037d..b4becdfd 100644
--- a/lib/src/data/net_stream.rs
+++ b/lib/src/data/net_stream.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::io::{self, Cursor};
+use std::io;
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, Shutdown};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub enum NetStream {
     Http(HttpStream),
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     Https(HttpsStream),
-    Local(Cursor<Vec<u8>>)
+    Empty,
 }
 
 impl io::Read for NetStream {
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ impl io::Read for NetStream {
         trace_!("NetStream::read()");
         let res = match *self {
             Http(ref mut stream) => stream.read(buf),
-            Local(ref mut stream) => stream.read(buf),
-            #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.read(buf)
+            #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.read(buf),
+            Empty => Ok(0),
         };
+
         trace_!("NetStream::read() -- complete");
         res
     }
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ impl io::Write for NetStream {
         trace_!("NetStream::write()");
         match *self {
             Http(ref mut stream) => stream.write(buf),
-            Local(ref mut stream) => stream.write(buf),
-            #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.write(buf)
+            #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.write(buf),
+            Empty => Ok(0),
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ impl io::Write for NetStream {
     fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         match *self {
             Http(ref mut stream) => stream.flush(),
-            Local(ref mut stream) => stream.flush(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.flush()
+            #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.flush(),
+            Empty => Ok(()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ impl NetworkStream for NetStream {
         match *self {
             Http(ref mut stream) => stream.peer_addr(),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.peer_addr(),
-            Local(_) => Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable)),
+            Empty => Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable)),
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ impl NetworkStream for NetStream {
         match *self {
             Http(ref stream) => stream.set_read_timeout(dur),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref stream) => stream.set_read_timeout(dur),
-            Local(_) => Ok(()),
+            Empty => Ok(()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ impl NetworkStream for NetStream {
         match *self {
             Http(ref stream) => stream.set_write_timeout(dur),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref stream) => stream.set_write_timeout(dur),
-            Local(_) => Ok(()),
+            Empty => Ok(()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ impl NetworkStream for NetStream {
         match *self {
             Http(ref mut stream) => stream.close(how),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")] Https(ref mut stream) => stream.close(how),
-            Local(_) => Ok(()),
+            Empty => Ok(()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/http/cookies.rs b/lib/src/http/cookies.rs
index cc655629..253bbd1f 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/cookies.rs
+++ b/lib/src/http/cookies.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
-use http::Header;
-
+use std::fmt;
 use std::cell::RefMut;
 
-pub use cookie::{Cookie, CookieJar, Iter, CookieBuilder, Delta};
+pub use cookie::{Cookie, Key, CookieJar};
+use cookie::{SameSite, Delta};
 
-use cookie::{PrivateJar, Key};
+use http::Header;
 
-impl<'a, 'c> From<&'a Cookie<'c>> for Header<'static> {
-    fn from(cookie: &Cookie) -> Header<'static> {
-        Header::new("Set-Cookie", cookie.encoded().to_string())
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Cookies<'a> {
-    Jarred(RefMut<'a, CookieJar>),
+    Jarred(RefMut<'a, CookieJar>, &'a Key),
     Empty(CookieJar)
 }
 
 impl<'a> Cookies<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(jar: RefMut<'a, CookieJar>) -> Cookies<'a> {
-        Cookies::Jarred(jar)
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn new(jar: RefMut<'a, CookieJar>, key: &'a Key) -> Cookies<'a> {
+        Cookies::Jarred(jar, key)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn empty() -> Cookies<'static> {
         Cookies::Empty(CookieJar::new())
     }
@@ -34,41 +29,82 @@ impl<'a> Cookies<'a> {
 
     pub fn get(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Cookie<'static>> {
         match *self {
-            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar) => jar.get(name),
+            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar, _) => jar.get(name),
+            Cookies::Empty(_) => None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_private(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<Cookie<'static>> {
+        match *self {
+            Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar, key) => jar.private(key).get(name),
             Cookies::Empty(_) => None
         }
     }
 
     pub fn add(&mut self, cookie: Cookie<'static>) {
-        if let Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar) = *self {
+        if let Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar, _) = *self {
             jar.add(cookie)
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn add_private(&mut self, mut cookie: Cookie<'static>) {
+        cookie.set_http_only(true);
+
+        if cookie.path().is_none() {
+            cookie.set_path("/");
+        }
+
+        if cookie.same_site().is_none() {
+            cookie.set_same_site(SameSite::Strict);
+        }
+
+        if let Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar, key) = *self {
+            jar.private(key).add(cookie)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn remove(&mut self, cookie: Cookie<'static>) {
-        if let Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar) = *self {
+        if let Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar, _) = *self {
             jar.remove(cookie)
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn private(&mut self, key: &Key) -> PrivateJar {
-        match *self {
-            Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar) => jar.private(key),
-            Cookies::Empty(ref mut jar) => jar.private(key)
+    pub fn remove_private(&mut self, mut cookie: Cookie<'static>) {
+        if cookie.path().is_none() {
+            cookie.set_path("/");
+        }
+
+        if let Cookies::Jarred(ref mut jar, key) = *self {
+            jar.private(key).remove(cookie)
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter {
+    pub fn iter<'s>(&'s self) -> impl Iterator<Item=&'s Cookie<'static>> {
         match *self {
-            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar) => jar.iter(),
+            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar, _) => jar.iter(),
             Cookies::Empty(ref jar) => jar.iter()
         }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn delta(&self) -> Delta {
         match *self {
-            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar) => jar.delta(),
+            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar, _) => jar.delta(),
             Cookies::Empty(ref jar) => jar.delta()
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Debug for Cookies<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            Cookies::Jarred(ref jar, _) => write!(f, "{:?}", jar),
+            Cookies::Empty(ref jar) => write!(f, "{:?}", jar)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'c> From<&'a Cookie<'c>> for Header<'static> {
+    fn from(cookie: &Cookie) -> Header<'static> {
+        Header::new("Set-Cookie", cookie.encoded().to_string())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/http/mod.rs b/lib/src/http/mod.rs
index 27639452..c70e6c1f 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ pub mod uri;
 #[macro_use]
 mod known_media_types;
 mod cookies;
-mod session;
 mod method;
 mod media_type;
 mod content_type;
@@ -36,5 +35,5 @@ pub use self::header::{Header, HeaderMap};
 pub use self::raw_str::RawStr;
 
 pub use self::media_type::MediaType;
-pub use self::cookies::*;
-pub use self::session::*;
+pub use self::cookies::{Cookie, Cookies};
+pub(crate) use self::cookies::{Key, CookieJar};
diff --git a/lib/src/http/session.rs b/lib/src/http/session.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e2c23ff6..00000000
--- a/lib/src/http/session.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-use std::cell::{RefCell, RefMut};
-
-use time::{self, Duration};
-use cookie::{Cookie, CookieJar, Delta};
-pub use cookie::Key;
-
-use http::{Header, Cookies};
-
-const SESSION_PREFIX: &'static str = "__sess_";
-
-pub struct Session<'a> {
-    cookies: RefCell<Cookies<'a>>,
-    key: &'a Key
-}
-
-impl<'a> Session<'a> {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn new(jar: RefMut<'a, CookieJar>, key: &'a Key) -> Session<'a> {
-        Session { cookies: RefCell::new(Cookies::new(jar)), key: key }
-    }
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn empty(key: &'a Key) -> Session<'a> {
-        Session { cookies: RefCell::new(Cookies::empty()), key: key }
-    }
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn header_for(cookie: &Cookie) -> Header<'static> {
-        Header::new("Set-Cookie", format!("{}{}", SESSION_PREFIX, cookie))
-    }
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn parse_cookie(cookie_str: &str) -> Option<Cookie<'static>> {
-        if !cookie_str.starts_with(SESSION_PREFIX) {
-            return None;
-        }
-
-        Cookie::parse(&cookie_str[SESSION_PREFIX.len()..]).ok()
-            .map(|c| c.into_owned())
-    }
-
-    pub fn get(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Cookie<'static>> {
-        self.cookies.borrow_mut().private(&self.key).get(name)
-    }
-
-    pub fn set(&mut self, mut cookie: Cookie<'static>) {
-        cookie.set_http_only(true);
-
-        if cookie.path().is_none() {
-            cookie.set_path("/");
-        }
-
-        // TODO: Should this be configurable?
-        if cookie.max_age().is_none() && cookie.expires().is_none() {
-            let session_lifetime = Duration::hours(3);
-            cookie.set_max_age(session_lifetime);
-            cookie.set_expires(time::now() + session_lifetime);
-        }
-
-        self.cookies.get_mut().private(&self.key).add(cookie)
-    }
-
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, mut cookie: Cookie<'static>) {
-        if cookie.path().is_none() {
-            cookie.set_path("/");
-        }
-
-        self.cookies.get_mut().private(&self.key).remove(cookie)
-    }
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn delta(&mut self) -> Delta {
-        self.cookies.get_mut().delta()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/lib.rs b/lib/src/lib.rs
index c14b5707..9835948b 100644
--- a/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ extern crate ordermap;
 #[cfg(test)] #[macro_use] extern crate lazy_static;
 
 #[doc(hidden)] #[macro_use] pub mod logger;
-pub mod testing;
+pub mod local;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod request;
 pub mod response;
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ mod ext;
 #[doc(hidden)] pub use codegen::{StaticRouteInfo, StaticCatchInfo};
 #[doc(inline)] pub use outcome::Outcome;
 #[doc(inline)] pub use data::Data;
+#[doc(inline)] pub use config::Config;
 pub use router::Route;
 pub use request::{Request, State};
 pub use error::{Error, LaunchError};
diff --git a/lib/src/local/client.rs b/lib/src/local/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7994274d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/local/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use {Rocket, Request};
+use local::LocalRequest;
+use http::Method;
+use http::uri::URI;
+use error::LaunchError;
+
+pub struct Client {
+    rocket: Rocket,
+}
+
+impl Client {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn new(rocket: Rocket) -> Result<Client, LaunchError> {
+        if let Some(err) = rocket.prelaunch_check() {
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Client {
+            rocket: rocket,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn rocket(&self) -> &Rocket {
+        &self.rocket
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn req<'c, 'u: 'c, U>(&'c self, method: Method, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c>
+        where U: Into<URI<'u>>
+    {
+        let request = Request::new(&self.rocket, method, uri);
+        LocalRequest::new(&self.rocket, request)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn get<'c, 'u: 'c, U: Into<URI<'u>>>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c> {
+        self.req(Method::Get, uri)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn put<'c, 'u: 'c, U: Into<URI<'u>>>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c> {
+        self.req(Method::Put, uri)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn post<'c, 'u: 'c, U: Into<URI<'u>>>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c> {
+        self.req(Method::Post, uri)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn delete<'c, 'u: 'c, U>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c>
+        where U: Into<URI<'u>>
+    {
+        self.req(Method::Delete, uri)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn options<'c, 'u: 'c, U>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c>
+        where U: Into<URI<'u>>
+    {
+        self.req(Method::Options, uri)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn head<'c, 'u: 'c, U>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c>
+        where U: Into<URI<'u>>
+    {
+        self.req(Method::Head, uri)
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn patch<'c, 'u: 'c, U>(&'c self, uri: U) -> LocalRequest<'c>
+        where U: Into<URI<'u>>
+    {
+        self.req(Method::Patch, uri)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/local/mod.rs b/lib/src/local/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5201df44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/local/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+//! Structures for local dispatching of requests, primarily for testing.
+//!
+//! This module allows for simple request dispatching against a local,
+//! non-networked instance of Rocket. The primary use of this module is to unit
+//! and integration test Rocket applications by crafting requests, dispatching
+//! them, and verifying the response.
+//!
+//! # Usage
+//!
+//! This module contains a [`Client`] structure that is used to create
+//! [`LocalRequest`] structures that can be dispatched against a given
+//! [`Rocket`] instance. Usage is straightforward:
+//!
+//!   1. Construct a `Rocket` instance that represents the application.
+//!
+//!     ```rust
+//!     let rocket = rocket::ignite();
+//!     # let _ = rocket;
+//!     ```
+//!
+//!   2. Construct a `Client` using the `Rocket` instance.
+//!
+//!     ```rust
+//!     # use rocket::local::Client;
+//!     # let rocket = rocket::ignite();
+//!     let client = Client::new(rocket).expect("valid rocket instance");
+//!     # let _ = client;
+//!     ```
+//!
+//!   3. Construct requests using the `Client` instance.
+//!
+//!     ```rust
+//!     # use rocket::local::Client;
+//!     # let rocket = rocket::ignite();
+//!     # let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+//!     let req = client.get("/");
+//!     # let _ = req;
+//!     ```
+//!
+//!   3. Dispatch the request to retrieve the response.
+//!
+//!     ```rust
+//!     # use rocket::local::Client;
+//!     # let rocket = rocket::ignite();
+//!     # let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+//!     # let req = client.get("/");
+//!     let response = req.dispatch();
+//!     # let _ = response;
+//!     ```
+//!
+//! All together and in idiomatic fashion, this might look like:
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! use rocket::local::Client;
+//!
+//! let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite()).expect("valid rocket");
+//! let response = client.post("/")
+//!     .body("Hello, world!")
+//!     .dispatch();
+//! # let _ = response;
+//! ```
+//!
+//! # Unit/Integration Testing
+//!
+//! This module can be used to test a Rocket application by constructing
+//! requests via `Client` and validating the resulting response. As an example,
+//! consider the following complete "Hello, world!" application, with testing.
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! #![feature(plugin)]
+//! #![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
+//!
+//! extern crate rocket;
+//!
+//! #[get("/")]
+//! fn hello() -> &'static str {
+//!     "Hello, world!"
+//! }
+//!
+//! # fn main() {  }
+//! #[cfg(test)]
+//! mod test {
+//!     use super::{rocket, hello};
+//!     use rocket::local::Client;
+//!
+//!     #[test]
+//!     fn test_hello_world() {
+//!         // Construct a client to use for dispatching requests.
+//!         let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![hello]));
+//!
+//!         // Dispatch a request to 'GET /' and validate the response.
+//!         let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
+//!         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, world!".into()));
+//!     }
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! [`Client`]: /rocket/local/struct.Client.html
+//! [`LocalRequest`]: /rocket/local/struct.LocalRequest.html
+//! [`Rocket`]: /rocket/struct.Rocket.html
+//!
+
+mod request;
+mod client;
+
+pub use self::request::{LocalResponse, LocalRequest};
+pub use self::client::Client;
diff --git a/lib/src/local/request.rs b/lib/src/local/request.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54980497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/local/request.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+use std::fmt;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::mem::transmute;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+
+use {Rocket, Request, Response, Data};
+use http::{Header, Cookie};
+
+pub struct LocalRequest<'c> {
+    rocket: &'c Rocket,
+    ptr: *mut Request<'c>,
+    request: Rc<Request<'c>>,
+    data: Vec<u8>
+}
+
+pub struct LocalResponse<'c> {
+    _request: Rc<Request<'c>>,
+    response: Response<'c>,
+}
+
+impl<'c> Deref for LocalResponse<'c> {
+    type Target = Response<'c>;
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Response<'c> {
+        &self.response
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'c> DerefMut for LocalResponse<'c> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Response<'c> {
+        &mut self.response
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'c> LocalRequest<'c> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn new(rocket: &'c Rocket, request: Request<'c>) -> LocalRequest<'c> {
+        let mut req = Rc::new(request);
+        let ptr = Rc::get_mut(&mut req).unwrap() as *mut Request;
+        LocalRequest { rocket: rocket, ptr: ptr, request: req, data: vec![] }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn inner(&self) -> &Request<'c> {
+        &*self.request
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn request(&mut self) -> &mut Request<'c> {
+        unsafe { &mut *self.ptr }
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn dispatch(mut self) -> LocalResponse<'c> {
+        let req = unsafe { transmute(self.request()) };
+        let response = self.rocket.dispatch(req, Data::local(self.data));
+
+        LocalResponse {
+            _request: self.request,
+            response: response
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn mut_dispatch(&mut self) -> LocalResponse<'c> {
+        let data = ::std::mem::replace(&mut self.data, vec![]);
+        let req = unsafe { transmute(self.request()) };
+        let response = self.rocket.dispatch(req, Data::local(data));
+
+        LocalResponse {
+            _request: self.request.clone(),
+            response: response
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn cloned_dispatch(&self) -> LocalResponse<'c> {
+        let cloned = (*self.request).clone();
+        let mut req = LocalRequest::new(self.rocket, cloned);
+        req.data = self.data.clone();
+        req.dispatch()
+    }
+
+    /// Add a header to this request.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// Add the Content-Type header:
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::local::Client;
+    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
+    ///
+    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    /// let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite()).unwrap();
+    /// let req = client.get("/").header(ContentType::JSON);
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn header<H: Into<Header<'static>>>(mut self, header: H) -> Self {
+        self.request().add_header(header.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a header to this request without consuming `self`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// Add the Content-Type header:
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::local::Client;
+    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
+    ///
+    /// let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite()).unwrap();
+    /// let mut req = client.get("/");
+    /// req.add_header(ContentType::JSON);
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn add_header<H: Into<Header<'static>>>(&mut self, header: H) {
+        self.request().add_header(header.into());
+    }
+
+    /// Set the remote address of this request.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// Set the remote address to "8.8.8.8:80":
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::local::Client;
+    ///
+    /// let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite()).unwrap();
+    /// let address = "8.8.8.8:80".parse().unwrap();
+    /// let req = client.get("/").remote(address);
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn remote(mut self, address: SocketAddr) -> Self {
+        self.request().set_remote(address);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Add a cookie to this request.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// Add `user_id` cookie:
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::local::Client;
+    /// use rocket::http::Cookie;
+    ///
+    /// let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite()).unwrap();
+    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    /// let req = client.get("/")
+    ///     .cookie(Cookie::new("username", "sb"))
+    ///     .cookie(Cookie::new("user_id", format!("{}", 12)));
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn cookie(self, cookie: Cookie<'static>) -> Self {
+        self.request.cookies().add(cookie);
+        self
+    }
+
+    // TODO: For CGI, we want to be able to set the body to be stdin without
+    // actually reading everything into a vector. Can we allow that here while
+    // keeping the simplicity? Looks like it would require us to reintroduce a
+    // NetStream::Local(Box<Read>) or something like that.
+
+    /// Set the body (data) of the request.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// Set the body to be a JSON structure; also sets the Content-Type.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rocket::local::Client;
+    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
+    ///
+    /// let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite()).unwrap();
+    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    /// let req = client.post("/")
+    ///     .header(ContentType::JSON)
+    ///     .body(r#"{ "key": "value", "array": [1, 2, 3], }"#);
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn body<S: AsRef<[u8]>>(mut self, body: S) -> Self {
+        self.data = body.as_ref().into();
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'c> fmt::Debug for LocalRequest<'c> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.request, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'c> fmt::Debug for LocalResponse<'c> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.response, f)
+    }
+}
+
+// fn test() {
+//     use local::Client;
+
+//     let rocket = Rocket::ignite();
+//     let res = {
+//         let mut client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+//         client.get("/").dispatch()
+//     };
+
+//     // let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+//     // let res1 = client.get("/").dispatch();
+//     // let res2 = client.get("/").dispatch();
+// }
+
+// fn test() {
+//     use local::Client;
+
+//     let rocket = Rocket::ignite();
+//     let res = {
+//         Client::new(rocket).unwrap()
+//             .get("/").dispatch();
+//     };
+
+//     // let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+//     // let res1 = client.get("/").dispatch();
+//     // let res2 = client.get("/").dispatch();
+// }
+
+// fn test() {
+//     use local::Client;
+
+//     let rocket = Rocket::ignite();
+//     let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+
+//     let res = {
+//         let x = client.get("/").dispatch();
+//         let y = client.get("/").dispatch();
+//     };
+
+//     let x = client;
+// }
+
+// fn test() {
+//     use local::Client;
+
+//     let rocket1 = Rocket::ignite();
+//     let rocket2 = Rocket::ignite();
+
+//     let client1 = Client::new(rocket1).unwrap();
+//     let client2 = Client::new(rocket2).unwrap();
+
+//     let res = {
+//         let mut res1 = client1.get("/");
+//         res1.set_client(&client2);
+//         res1
+//     };
+
+//     drop(client1);
+// }
diff --git a/lib/src/request/from_request.rs b/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
index 52b1b297..55092340 100644
--- a/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
+++ b/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use request::Request;
 use outcome::{self, IntoOutcome};
 use outcome::Outcome::*;
 
-use http::{Status, ContentType, Accept, Method, Cookies, Session};
+use http::{Status, ContentType, Accept, Method, Cookies};
 use http::uri::URI;
 
 /// Type alias for the `Outcome` of a `FromRequest` conversion.
@@ -236,14 +236,6 @@ impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for Cookies<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for Session<'a> {
-    type Error = ();
-
-    fn from_request(request: &'a Request<'r>) -> Outcome<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Success(request.session())
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for &'a Accept {
     type Error = ();
 
diff --git a/lib/src/request/request.rs b/lib/src/request/request.rs
index 355cddbd..5939c2e8 100644
--- a/lib/src/request/request.rs
+++ b/lib/src/request/request.rs
@@ -4,32 +4,26 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::str;
 
 use yansi::Paint;
-
 use state::{Container, Storage};
 
-use error::Error;
 use super::{FromParam, FromSegments, FromRequest, Outcome};
 
+use rocket::Rocket;
 use router::Route;
 use config::{Config, Limits};
 use http::uri::{URI, Segments};
-use http::{Method, Header, HeaderMap, Cookies, Session, CookieJar};
+use error::Error;
+use http::{Method, Header, HeaderMap, Cookies, CookieJar};
 use http::{RawStr, ContentType, Accept, MediaType};
 use http::hyper;
 
-struct PresetState<'r> {
-    // The running Rocket instances configuration.
-    config: &'r Config,
-    // The managed state of the running Rocket instance.
-    state: &'r Container,
-}
-
+#[derive(Clone)]
 struct RequestState<'r> {
-    preset: Option<PresetState<'r>>,
+    config: &'r Config,
+    state: &'r Container,
     params: RefCell<Vec<(usize, usize)>>,
     route: Cell<Option<&'r Route>>,
     cookies: RefCell<CookieJar>,
-    session: RefCell<CookieJar>,
     accept: Storage<Option<Accept>>,
     content_type: Storage<Option<ContentType>>,
 }
@@ -41,6 +35,7 @@ struct RequestState<'r> {
 /// [FromRequest](/rocket/request/trait.FromRequest.html) implementations. It
 /// contains all of the information for a given web request except for the body
 /// data. This includes the HTTP method, URI, cookies, headers, and more.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Request<'r> {
     method: Method,
     uri: URI<'r>,
@@ -53,45 +48,45 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// Create a new `Request` with the given `method` and `uri`. The `uri`
     /// parameter can be of any type that implements `Into<URI>` including
     /// `&str` and `String`; it must be a valid absolute URI.
-    ///
-    /// # Example
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method;
-    ///
-    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    /// let request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
-    /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn new<'s: 'r, U: Into<URI<'s>>>(method: Method, uri: U) -> Request<'r> {
+    pub(crate) fn new<'s: 'r, U: Into<URI<'s>>>(rocket: &'r Rocket,
+                                                method: Method,
+                                                uri: U) -> Request<'r> {
         Request {
             method: method,
             uri: uri.into(),
             headers: HeaderMap::new(),
             remote: None,
             state: RequestState {
-                preset: None,
+                config: &rocket.config,
+                state: &rocket.state,
                 route: Cell::new(None),
                 params: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
                 cookies: RefCell::new(CookieJar::new()),
-                session: RefCell::new(CookieJar::new()),
                 accept: Storage::new(),
                 content_type: Storage::new(),
             }
         }
     }
 
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn example<F: Fn(&mut Request)>(method: Method, uri: &str, f: F) {
+        let rocket = Rocket::custom(Config::development().unwrap(), true);
+        let mut request = Request::new(&rocket, method, uri);
+        f(&mut request);
+    }
+
     /// Retrieve the method from `self`.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
     /// use rocket::http::Method;
     ///
-    /// let request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |request| {
     /// assert_eq!(request.method(), Method::Get);
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn method(&self) -> Method {
@@ -103,14 +98,15 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
     /// use rocket::http::Method;
     ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |request| {
     /// assert_eq!(request.method(), Method::Get);
     ///
     /// request.set_method(Method::Post);
     /// assert_eq!(request.method(), Method::Post);
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn set_method(&mut self, method: Method) {
@@ -122,11 +118,11 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method;
-    ///
-    /// let request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |request| {
     /// assert_eq!(request.uri().as_str(), "/uri");
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn uri(&self) -> &URI {
@@ -140,13 +136,12 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method;
-    ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
-    ///
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// request.set_uri("/hello/Sergio?type=greeting");
     /// assert_eq!(request.uri().as_str(), "/hello/Sergio?type=greeting");
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn set_uri<'u: 'r, U: Into<URI<'u>>>(&mut self, uri: U) {
@@ -161,11 +156,11 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method;
-    ///
-    /// let request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |request| {
     /// assert!(request.remote().is_none());
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn remote(&self) -> Option<SocketAddr> {
@@ -179,17 +174,17 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// Set the remote address to be 127.0.0.1:8000:
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
     /// use std::net::{SocketAddr, IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
     ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
-    ///
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// let (ip, port) = (IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)), 8000);
     /// let localhost = SocketAddr::new(ip, port);
     /// request.set_remote(localhost);
     ///
     /// assert_eq!(request.remote(), Some(localhost));
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn set_remote(&mut self, address: SocketAddr) {
@@ -202,12 +197,12 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method;
-    ///
-    /// let request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |request| {
     /// let header_map = request.headers();
     /// assert!(header_map.is_empty());
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn headers(&self) -> &HeaderMap<'r> {
@@ -219,18 +214,20 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::{Method, ContentType};
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
     ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// assert!(request.headers().is_empty());
     ///
     /// request.add_header(ContentType::HTML);
     /// assert!(request.headers().contains("Content-Type"));
     /// assert_eq!(request.headers().len(), 1);
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn add_header<H: Into<Header<'r>>>(&mut self, header: H) {
+    pub fn add_header<'h: 'r, H: Into<Header<'h>>>(&mut self, header: H) {
         self.headers.add(header.into());
     }
 
@@ -240,10 +237,11 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::{Method, ContentType};
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
     ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// assert!(request.headers().is_empty());
     ///
     /// request.add_header(ContentType::Any);
@@ -251,13 +249,14 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     ///
     /// request.replace_header(ContentType::PNG);
     /// assert_eq!(request.headers().get_one("Content-Type"), Some("image/png"));
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn replace_header<H: Into<Header<'r>>>(&mut self, header: H) {
+    pub fn replace_header<'h: 'r, H: Into<Header<'h>>>(&mut self, header: H) {
         self.headers.replace(header.into());
     }
 
-    /// Returns a borrow to the cookies in `self`.
+    /// Returns a wrapped borrow to the cookies in `self`.
     ///
     /// Note that `Cookies` implements internal mutability, so this method
     /// allows you to get _and_ set cookies in `self`.
@@ -267,17 +266,18 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// Add a new cookie to a request's cookies:
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::{Cookie, Method};
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// use rocket::http::Cookie;
     ///
-    /// let request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// request.cookies().add(Cookie::new("key", "val"));
     /// request.cookies().add(Cookie::new("ans", format!("life: {}", 38 + 4)));
+    /// # });
     /// ```
-    #[inline]
     pub fn cookies(&self) -> Cookies {
         match self.state.cookies.try_borrow_mut() {
-            Ok(jar) => Cookies::new(jar),
+            Ok(jar) => Cookies::new(jar, self.state.config.secret_key()),
             Err(_) => {
                 error_!("Multiple `Cookies` instances are active at once.");
                 info_!("An instance of `Cookies` must be dropped before another \
@@ -288,21 +288,6 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn session(&self) -> Session {
-        let key = self.preset().config.secret_key();
-        match self.state.session.try_borrow_mut() {
-            Ok(jar) => Session::new(jar, key),
-            Err(_) => {
-                error_!("Multiple `Session` instances are active at once.");
-                info_!("An instance of `Session` must be dropped before another \
-                       can be retrieved.");
-                warn_!("The retrieved `Session` instance will be empty.");
-                Session::empty(key)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Returns the Content-Type header of `self`. If the header is not present,
     /// returns `None`. The Content-Type header is cached after the first call
     /// to this function. As a result, subsequent calls will always return the
@@ -311,20 +296,22 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::{Method, ContentType};
-    ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// assert_eq!(request.content_type(), None);
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::Request;
-    /// use rocket::http::{Method, ContentType};
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
     ///
-    /// let mut request = Request::new(Method::Get, "/uri");
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |mut request| {
     /// request.add_header(ContentType::JSON);
     /// assert_eq!(request.content_type(), Some(&ContentType::JSON));
+    /// # });
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn content_type(&self) -> Option<&ContentType> {
@@ -361,7 +348,7 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
 
     /// Get the limits.
     pub fn limits(&self) -> &'r Limits {
-        &self.preset().config.limits
+        &self.state.config.limits
     }
 
     /// Get the current route, if any.
@@ -463,17 +450,6 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
         Some(Segments(&path[i..j]))
     }
 
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn preset(&self) -> &PresetState<'r> {
-        match self.state.preset {
-            Some(ref state) => state,
-            None => {
-                error_!("Internal Rocket error: preset state is unset!");
-                panic!("Please report this error to the GitHub issue tracker.");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Set `self`'s parameters given that the route used to reach this request
     /// was `route`. This should only be used internally by `Rocket` as improper
     /// use may result in out of bounds indexing.
@@ -490,12 +466,6 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
         self.state.cookies = RefCell::new(jar);
     }
 
-    /// Replace all of the session cookie in `self` with those in `jar`.
-    #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn set_session(&mut self, jar: CookieJar) {
-        self.state.session = RefCell::new(jar);
-    }
-
     /// Try to derive some guarded value from `self`.
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn guard<'a, T: FromRequest<'a, 'r>>(&'a self) -> Outcome<T, T::Error> {
@@ -505,17 +475,12 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     /// Get the managed state T, if it exists. For internal use only!
     #[inline(always)]
     pub(crate) fn get_state<T: Send + Sync + 'static>(&self) -> Option<&'r T> {
-        self.preset().state.try_get()
-    }
-
-    /// Set the precomputed state. For internal use only!
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn set_preset(&mut self, config: &'r Config, state: &'r Container) {
-        self.state.preset = Some(PresetState { config, state });
+        self.state.state.try_get()
     }
 
     /// Convert from Hyper types into a Rocket Request.
-    pub(crate) fn from_hyp(h_method: hyper::Method,
+    pub(crate) fn from_hyp(rocket: &'r Rocket,
+                           h_method: hyper::Method,
                            h_headers: hyper::header::Headers,
                            h_uri: hyper::RequestUri,
                            h_addr: SocketAddr,
@@ -533,13 +498,12 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
         };
 
         // Construct the request object.
-        let mut request = Request::new(method, uri);
+        let mut request = Request::new(rocket, method, uri);
         request.set_remote(h_addr);
 
         // Set the request cookies, if they exist.
         if let Some(cookie_headers) = h_headers.get_raw("Cookie") {
             let mut cookie_jar = CookieJar::new();
-            let mut session_jar = CookieJar::new();
             for header in cookie_headers {
                 let raw_str = match ::std::str::from_utf8(header) {
                     Ok(string) => string,
@@ -547,16 +511,13 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
                 };
 
                 for cookie_str in raw_str.split(";").map(|s| s.trim()) {
-                    if let Some(cookie) = Session::parse_cookie(cookie_str) {
-                        session_jar.add_original(cookie);
-                    } else if let Some(cookie) = Cookies::parse_cookie(cookie_str) {
+                    if let Some(cookie) = Cookies::parse_cookie(cookie_str) {
                         cookie_jar.add_original(cookie);
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             request.set_cookies(cookie_jar);
-            request.set_session(session_jar);
         }
 
         // Set the rest of the headers.
@@ -575,6 +536,17 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'r> fmt::Debug for Request<'r> {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt.debug_struct("Request")
+            .field("method", &self.method)
+            .field("uri", &self.uri)
+            .field("headers", &self.headers())
+            .field("remote", &self.remote())
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'r> fmt::Display for Request<'r> {
     /// Pretty prints a Request. This is primarily used by Rocket's logging
     /// infrastructure.
diff --git a/lib/src/request/tests.rs b/lib/src/request/tests.rs
index 9b7ab7b9..7d820961 100644
--- a/lib/src/request/tests.rs
+++ b/lib/src/request/tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use Request;
+use {Rocket, Request, Config};
 use http::hyper;
 
 macro_rules! assert_headers {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ macro_rules! assert_headers {
         $(expected.entry($key).or_insert(vec![]).append(&mut vec![$($value),+]);)+
 
         // Dispatch the request and check that the headers are what we expect.
-        let req = Request::from_hyp(h_method, h_headers, h_uri, h_addr).unwrap();
+        let config = Config::development().unwrap();
+        let r = Rocket::custom(config, true);
+        let req = Request::from_hyp(&r, h_method, h_headers, h_uri, h_addr).unwrap();
         let actual_headers = req.headers();
         for (key, values) in expected.iter() {
             let actual: Vec<_> = actual_headers.get(key).collect();
diff --git a/lib/src/response/response.rs b/lib/src/response/response.rs
index e1aea303..6689d685 100644
--- a/lib/src/response/response.rs
+++ b/lib/src/response/response.rs
@@ -903,7 +903,29 @@ impl<'r> Response<'r> {
     /// ```
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn body_string(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.take_body().and_then(|b| b.into_string())
+        self.take_body().and_then(Body::into_string)
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes `self's` body and reads it into a `Vec` of `u8` bytes. If
+    /// `self` doesn't have a body or reading fails returns `None`. Note that
+    /// `self`'s `body` is consumed after a call to this method.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    /// use rocket::Response;
+    ///
+    /// let mut response = Response::new();
+    /// assert!(response.body().is_none());
+    ///
+    /// response.set_sized_body(Cursor::new("hi!"));
+    /// assert_eq!(response.body_bytes(), Some(vec![0x68, 0x69, 0x21]));
+    /// assert!(response.body().is_none());
+    /// ```
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn body_bytes(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        self.take_body().and_then(Body::into_bytes)
     }
 
     /// Moves the body of `self` out and returns it, if there is one, leaving no
diff --git a/lib/src/rocket.rs b/lib/src/rocket.rs
index 9de347a8..d662f207 100644
--- a/lib/src/rocket.rs
+++ b/lib/src/rocket.rs
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ use outcome::Outcome;
 use error::{Error, LaunchError, LaunchErrorKind};
 use fairing::{Fairing, Fairings};
 
-use http::{Method, Status, Header, Session};
+use http::{Method, Status, Header};
 use http::hyper::{self, header};
 use http::uri::URI;
 
 /// The main `Rocket` type: used to mount routes and catchers and launch the
 /// application.
 pub struct Rocket {
-    config: Config,
+    pub(crate) config: Config,
     router: Router,
     default_catchers: HashMap<u16, Catcher>,
     catchers: HashMap<u16, Catcher>,
-    state: Container,
-    fairings: Fairings
+    pub(crate) state: Container,
+    fairings: Fairings,
 }
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ impl hyper::Handler for Rocket {
         let (h_addr, h_method, h_headers, h_uri, _, h_body) = hyp_req.deconstruct();
 
         // Convert the Hyper request into a Rocket request.
-        let mut req = match Request::from_hyp(h_method, h_headers, h_uri, h_addr) {
+        let req_res = Request::from_hyp(self, h_method, h_headers, h_uri, h_addr);
+        let mut req = match req_res {
             Ok(req) => req,
             Err(e) => {
                 error!("Bad incoming request: {}", e);
-                let dummy = Request::new(Method::Get, URI::new("<unknown>"));
+                let dummy = Request::new(self, Method::Get, URI::new("<unknown>"));
                 let r = self.handle_error(Status::InternalServerError, &dummy);
                 return self.issue_response(r, res);
             }
@@ -209,16 +210,12 @@ impl Rocket {
         }
     }
 
-    // TODO: Explain this `UnsafeCell` business at a macro level.
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn dispatch<'s, 'r>(&'s self,
                                    request: &'r mut Request<'s>,
                                    data: Data) -> Response<'r> {
         info!("{}:", request);
 
-        // Inform the request about all of the precomputed state.
-        request.set_preset(&self.config, &self.state);
-
         // Do a bit of preprocessing before routing; run the attached fairings.
         self.preprocess_request(request, &data);
         self.fairings.handle_request(request, &data);
@@ -226,16 +223,11 @@ impl Rocket {
         // Route the request to get a response.
         let mut response = match self.route(request, data) {
             Outcome::Success(mut response) => {
-                // A user's route responded! Set the regular cookies.
+                // A user's route responded! Set the cookies.
                 for cookie in request.cookies().delta() {
                     response.adjoin_header(cookie);
                 }
 
-                // And now the session cookies.
-                for cookie in request.session().delta() {
-                    response.adjoin_header(Session::header_for(cookie));
-                }
-
                 response
             }
             Outcome::Forward(data) => {
diff --git a/lib/src/router/collider.rs b/lib/src/router/collider.rs
index 91325c36..dbde99ae 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/collider.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/collider.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ mod tests {
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     use super::Collider;
+    use rocket::Rocket;
+    use config::Config;
     use request::Request;
     use data::Data;
     use handler::Outcome;
@@ -368,7 +370,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn req_route_mt_collide<S1, S2>(m: Method, mt1: S1, mt2: S2) -> bool
         where S1: Into<Option<&'static str>>, S2: Into<Option<&'static str>>
     {
-        let mut req = Request::new(m, "/");
+        let rocket = Rocket::custom(Config::development().unwrap(), true);
+        let mut req = Request::new(&rocket, m, "/");
         if let Some(mt_str) = mt1.into() {
             if m.supports_payload() {
                 req.replace_header(mt_str.parse::<ContentType>().unwrap());
@@ -425,7 +428,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     fn req_route_path_collide(a: &'static str, b: &'static str) -> bool {
-        let req = Request::new(Get, a.to_string());
+        let rocket = Rocket::custom(Config::development().unwrap(), true);
+        let req = Request::new(&rocket, Get, a.to_string());
         let route = Route::ranked(0, Get, b.to_string(), dummy_handler);
         route.collides_with(&req)
     }
diff --git a/lib/src/router/mod.rs b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
index bab2da2e..5f672da6 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ impl Router {
 mod test {
     use super::{Router, Route};
 
+    use rocket::Rocket;
+    use config::Config;
     use http::Method;
     use http::Method::*;
     use http::uri::URI;
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     fn route<'a>(router: &'a Router, method: Method, uri: &str) -> Option<&'a Route> {
-        let request = Request::new(method, URI::new(uri));
+        let rocket = Rocket::custom(Config::development().unwrap(), true);
+        let request = Request::new(&rocket, method, URI::new(uri));
         let matches = router.route(&request);
         if matches.len() > 0 {
             Some(matches[0])
@@ -169,7 +172,8 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     fn matches<'a>(router: &'a Router, method: Method, uri: &str) -> Vec<&'a Route> {
-        let request = Request::new(method, URI::new(uri));
+        let rocket = Rocket::custom(Config::development().unwrap(), true);
+        let request = Request::new(&rocket, method, URI::new(uri));
         router.route(&request)
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/testing.rs b/lib/src/testing.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d551adc2..00000000
--- a/lib/src/testing.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,274 +0,0 @@
-//! A tiny module for testing Rocket applications.
-//!
-//! # Usage
-//!
-//! The testing methadology is simple:
-//!
-//!   1. Construct a `Rocket` instance.
-//!   2. Construct a request.
-//!   3. Dispatch the request using the Rocket instance.
-//!   4. Inspect, validate, and verify the response.
-//!
-//! ## Construct a `Rocket` Instance
-//!
-//! Constructing a `Rocket` instance for testing is identical to constructing
-//! one for launching, except you should not call the `launch` method. That is,
-//! use `rocket::ignite`, then mount routes and catchers. That's it!
-//!
-//! ## Construct a (Mock)Request
-//!
-//! The [MockRequest](struct.MockRequest.html) object enables the creation of an
-//! HTTP request without using any networking. A `MockRequest` object is
-//! constructed using the builder pattern. For example, the following code
-//! builds a request for submitting a login form with three fields:
-//!
-//! ```rust
-//! use rocket::http::Method::*;
-//! use rocket::http::ContentType;
-//! use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-//!
-//! let (username, password, age) = ("user", "password", 32);
-//! MockRequest::new(Post, "/login")
-//!     .header(ContentType::Form)
-//!     .body(&format!("username={}&password={}&age={}", username, password, age));
-//! ```
-//!
-//! ## Dispatch and Validate
-//!
-//! Finally, requests can be dispatched using the
-//! [dispatch_with](struct.MockRequest.html#method.dispatch_with) method on the
-//! contructed `MockRequest` instance. The method returns the body of the
-//! response. At present, the API does not allow for headers in the response to
-//! be examined.
-//!
-//! # Example
-//!
-//! The following is an example of a complete application with testing.
-//!
-//! ```rust
-//! #![feature(plugin)]
-//! #![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
-//!
-//! extern crate rocket;
-//!
-//! #[get("/")]
-//! fn hello() -> &'static str {
-//!     "Hello, world!"
-//! }
-//!
-//! # fn main() {  }
-//! #[cfg(test)]
-//! mod test {
-//!     use super::rocket;
-//!     use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-//!     use rocket::http::Method::*;
-//!
-//!     #[test]
-//!     fn test_hello_world() {
-//!         let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![super::hello]);
-//!         let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-//!         let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-//!
-//!         // Check that the body contains the string we expect.
-//!         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, world!".into()));
-//!     }
-//! }
-//! ```
-
-use ::{Rocket, Request, Response, Data};
-use error::LaunchError;
-use http::{Method, Status, Header, Cookie};
-
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
-
-/// A type for mocking requests for testing Rocket applications.
-pub struct MockRequest<'r> {
-    prechecked: Option<&'r Rocket>,
-    request: Request<'r>,
-    data: Data
-}
-
-impl<'r> MockRequest<'r> {
-    /// Constructs a new mocked request with the given `method` and `uri`.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(method: Method, uri: S) -> Self {
-        MockRequest {
-            prechecked: None,
-            request: Request::new(method, uri.as_ref().to_string()),
-            data: Data::local(vec![])
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Add a header to this request.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// Add the Content-Type header:
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    /// use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
-    ///
-    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    /// let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/").header(ContentType::JSON);
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn header<H: Into<Header<'static>>>(mut self, header: H) -> Self {
-        self.request.add_header(header.into());
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Adds a header to this request without consuming `self`.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// Add the Content-Type header:
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    /// use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
-    ///
-    /// let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    /// req.add_header(ContentType::JSON);
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn add_header<H: Into<Header<'static>>>(&mut self, header: H) {
-        self.request.add_header(header.into());
-    }
-
-    /// Set the remote address of this request.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// Set the remote address to "8.8.8.8:80":
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    /// use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    ///
-    /// let address = "8.8.8.8:80".parse().unwrap();
-    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    /// let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/").remote(address);
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn remote(mut self, address: SocketAddr) -> Self {
-        self.request.set_remote(address);
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Add a cookie to this request.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// Add `user_id` cookie:
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    /// use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    /// use rocket::http::Cookie;
-    ///
-    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    /// let req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/")
-    ///     .cookie(Cookie::new("username", "sb"))
-    ///     .cookie(Cookie::new("user_id", format!("{}", 12)));
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn cookie(self, cookie: Cookie<'static>) -> Self {
-        self.request.cookies().add(cookie);
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Set the body (data) of the request.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// Set the body to be a JSON structure; also sets the Content-Type.
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    /// use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    /// use rocket::http::ContentType;
-    ///
-    /// # #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    /// let req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
-    ///     .header(ContentType::JSON)
-    ///     .body(r#"{ "key": "value", "array": [1, 2, 3], }"#);
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn body<S: AsRef<[u8]>>(mut self, body: S) -> Self {
-        self.data = Data::local(body.as_ref().into());
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Returns `Some` if there an error checking `rocket`. Returns `None` if
-    /// there's no error and dispatching can continue.
-    fn precheck(&mut self, rocket: &'r Rocket) -> Option<LaunchError> {
-        // Check if we've already prechecked some `Rocket` instance.
-        if let Some(r) = self.prechecked {
-            // Check if the one we've prechecked is indeed `rocket`. This does a
-            // straight pointer comparison. If they're the same, then we know
-            // that the instance must not have changed since we kept an
-            // immutable borrow to it from the precheck.
-            if (r as *const Rocket) == (rocket as *const Rocket) {
-                return None
-            }
-        }
-
-        if let Some(err) = rocket.prelaunch_check() {
-            return Some(err);
-        }
-
-        self.prechecked = Some(rocket);
-        None
-    }
-
-    /// Dispatch this request using a given instance of Rocket.
-    ///
-    /// It is possible that the supplied `rocket` instance contains malformed
-    /// input such as colliding or invalid routes or failed fairings. When this
-    /// is the case, the returned `Response` will contain a status of
-    /// `InternalServerError`, and the body will contain the error that
-    /// occurred. In all other cases, the returned `Response` will be that of
-    /// the application.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// Dispatch to a Rocket instance with the `"Hello, world!"` example
-    /// mounted:
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # #![feature(plugin)]
-    /// # #![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
-    /// # extern crate rocket;
-    /// #
-    /// #[get("/")]
-    /// fn hello() -> &'static str {
-    ///     "Hello, world!"
-    /// }
-    ///
-    /// use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    /// use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    ///
-    /// # fn main() {
-    /// let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![hello]);
-    /// let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-    /// let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-    ///
-    /// assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello, world!".into()));
-    /// # }
-    /// ```
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn dispatch_with<'s>(&'s mut self, rocket: &'r Rocket) -> Response<'s> {
-        if let Some(err) = self.precheck(rocket) {
-            return Response::build()
-                .status(Status::InternalServerError)
-                .sized_body(::std::io::Cursor::new(err.to_string()))
-                .finalize()
-        }
-
-        let data = ::std::mem::replace(&mut self.data, Data::local(vec![]));
-        rocket.dispatch(&mut self.request, data)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lib/tests/form_method-issue-45.rs b/lib/tests/form_method-issue-45.rs
index a271842a..4cc0dad4 100644
--- a/lib/tests/form_method-issue-45.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/form_method-issue-45.rs
@@ -18,31 +18,28 @@ fn bug(form_data: Form<FormData>) -> &'static str {
 
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
 
     #[test]
     fn method_eval() {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![bug]);
-
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![bug])).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.post("/")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body("_method=patch&form_data=Form+data");
+            .body("_method=patch&form_data=Form+data")
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("OK".into()));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn get_passes_through() {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![bug]);
-
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![bug])).unwrap();
+        let response = client.get("/")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body("_method=patch&form_data=Form+data");
+            .body("_method=patch&form_data=Form+data")
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/form_value_decoding-issue-82.rs b/lib/tests/form_value_decoding-issue-82.rs
index 904d4cca..5ad1c849 100644
--- a/lib/tests/form_value_decoding-issue-82.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/form_value_decoding-issue-82.rs
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@ fn bug(form_data: Form<FormData>) -> String {
 
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::ContentType;
     use rocket::http::Status;
 
     fn check_decoding(raw: &str, decoded: &str) {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![bug]);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![bug])).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.post("/")
             .header(ContentType::Form)
-            .body(format!("form_data={}", raw));
+            .body(format!("form_data={}", raw))
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
         assert_eq!(Some(decoded.to_string()), response.body_string());
     }
diff --git a/lib/tests/head_handling.rs b/lib/tests/head_handling.rs
index c4cc52aa..b97ebb90 100644
--- a/lib/tests/head_handling.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/head_handling.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     use rocket::Route;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
     use rocket::response::Body;
 
@@ -35,12 +34,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn auto_head() {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes());
-
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Head, "/");
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
+        let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes())).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.head("/").dispatch();
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
         if let Some(body) = response.body() {
             match body {
                 Body::Sized(_, n) => assert_eq!(n, "Hello, world!".len() as u64),
@@ -49,27 +46,23 @@ mod tests {
 
             assert_eq!(body.into_string(), Some("".to_string()));
         } else {
-            panic!("Expected an empty body!")
+            panic!("Expected a non-empty body!")
         }
 
-
         let content_type: Vec<_> = response.headers().get("Content-Type").collect();
         assert_eq!(content_type, vec![ContentType::Plain.to_string()]);
 
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Head, "/empty");
-        let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        let response = client.head("empty").dispatch();
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NoContent);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn user_head() {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes());
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Head, "/other");
-        let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+        let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes())).unwrap();
+        let response = client.head("/other").dispatch();
 
         let content_type: Vec<_> = response.headers().get("Content-Type").collect();
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
         assert_eq!(content_type, vec![ContentType::JSON.to_string()]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/limits.rs b/lib/tests/limits.rs
index 9f6bd6d3..c458d44f 100644
--- a/lib/tests/limits.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/limits.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ fn index(form: Form<Simple>) -> String {
 mod limits_tests {
     use rocket;
     use rocket::config::{Environment, Config, Limits};
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
 
     fn rocket_with_forms_limit(limit: u64) -> rocket::Rocket {
@@ -32,45 +31,45 @@ mod limits_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn large_enough() {
-        let rocket = rocket_with_forms_limit(128);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket_with_forms_limit(128)).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.post("/")
             .body("value=Hello+world")
-            .header(ContentType::Form);
+            .header(ContentType::Form)
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello world".into()));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn just_large_enough() {
-        let rocket = rocket_with_forms_limit(17);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket_with_forms_limit(17)).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.post("/")
             .body("value=Hello+world")
-            .header(ContentType::Form);
+            .header(ContentType::Form)
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hello world".into()));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn much_too_small() {
-        let rocket = rocket_with_forms_limit(4);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket_with_forms_limit(4)).unwrap();
+        let response = client.post("/")
             .body("value=Hello+world")
-            .header(ContentType::Form);
+            .header(ContentType::Form)
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::BadRequest);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn contracted() {
-        let rocket = rocket_with_forms_limit(10);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        let client = Client::new(rocket_with_forms_limit(10)).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.post("/")
             .body("value=Hello+world")
-            .header(ContentType::Form);
+            .header(ContentType::Form)
+            .dispatch();
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("Hell".into()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/precise-content-type-matching.rs b/lib/tests/precise-content-type-matching.rs
index 18e4538c..93e67e65 100644
--- a/lib/tests/precise-content-type-matching.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/precise-content-type-matching.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     use rocket::Rocket;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Status, ContentType};
 
     fn rocket() -> Rocket {
@@ -39,14 +38,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     macro_rules! check_dispatch {
         ($mount:expr, $ct:expr, $body:expr) => (
-            let rocket = rocket();
-            let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, $mount);
+            let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+            let mut req = client.post($mount);
             let ct: Option<ContentType> = $ct;
             if let Some(ct) = ct {
                 req.add_header(ct);
             }
 
-            let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+            let mut response = req.dispatch();
             let body_str = response.body_string();
             let body: Option<&'static str> = $body;
             match body {
diff --git a/lib/tests/query-and-non-query-dont-collide.rs b/lib/tests/query-and-non-query-dont-collide.rs
index 3e1c14a2..18ad64a8 100644
--- a/lib/tests/query-and-non-query-dont-collide.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/query-and-non-query-dont-collide.rs
@@ -20,27 +20,24 @@ fn second() -> &'static str {
 
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-
     use rocket::Rocket;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
 
-    fn assert_no_collision(rocket: &Rocket) {
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/?field=query");
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    fn assert_no_collision(rocket: Rocket) {
+        let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+        let mut response = client.get("/?field=query").dispatch();
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("query".into()));
 
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/");
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        let mut response = client.get("/").dispatch();
         assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("no query".into()));
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn check_query_collisions() {
         let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![first, second]);
-        assert_no_collision(&rocket);
+        assert_no_collision(rocket);
 
         let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![second, first]);
-        assert_no_collision(&rocket);
+        assert_no_collision(rocket);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs b/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs
index 03dc5d81..a497e51c 100644
--- a/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs
@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ fn not_found() -> Redirect {
 
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::Status;
 
     #[test]
     fn error_catcher_redirect() {
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().catch(errors![not_found]);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/unknown");
-        let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+        let client = Client::new(rocket::ignite().catch(errors![not_found])).unwrap();
+        let response = client.get("/unknown").dispatch();
         println!("Response:\n{:?}", response);
 
         let location: Vec<_> = response.headers().get("location").collect();
diff --git a/lib/tests/remote-rewrite.rs b/lib/tests/remote-rewrite.rs
index c7befbc5..2af7ef61 100644
--- a/lib/tests/remote-rewrite.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/remote-rewrite.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ fn get_ip(remote: SocketAddr) -> String {
 
 mod remote_rewrite_tests {
     use super::*;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
     use rocket::http::{Header, Status};
 
     use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -21,21 +20,19 @@ mod remote_rewrite_tests {
     const KNOWN_IP: &'static str = "127.0.0.1:8000";
 
     fn check_ip(header: Option<Header<'static>>, ip: Option<String>) {
-        let address: SocketAddr = KNOWN_IP.parse().unwrap();
-        let port = address.port();
+        let addr: SocketAddr = KNOWN_IP.parse().unwrap();
 
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![get_ip]);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/").remote(address);
-        if let Some(header) = header {
-            req.add_header(header);
-        }
+        let c = Client::new(rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![get_ip])).unwrap();
+        let mut response = match header {
+            Some(header) => c.get("/").header(header).remote(addr).dispatch(),
+            None => c.get("/").remote(addr).dispatch()
+        };
 
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-        let body_str = response.body_string();
+        let body = response.body_string();
         match ip {
-            Some(ip) => assert_eq!(body_str, Some(format!("{}:{}", ip, port))),
-            None => assert_eq!(body_str, Some(KNOWN_IP.into()))
+            Some(ip) => assert_eq!(body, Some(format!("{}:{}", ip, addr.port()))),
+            None => assert_eq!(body, Some(KNOWN_IP.into()))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/route_guard.rs b/lib/tests/route_guard.rs
index 54d4cdb0..ee6204c3 100644
--- a/lib/tests/route_guard.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/route_guard.rs
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ fn files(route: &Route, path: PathBuf) -> String {
 
 mod route_guard_tests {
     use super::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
 
-    use rocket::Rocket;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
-
-    fn assert_path(rocket: &Rocket, path: &str) {
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, path);
-        let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    fn assert_path(client: &Client, path: &str) {
+        let mut res = client.get(path).dispatch();
         assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(path.into()));
     }
 
@@ -30,9 +26,10 @@ mod route_guard_tests {
             .mount("/first", routes![files])
             .mount("/second", routes![files]);
 
-        assert_path(&rocket, "/first/some/path");
-        assert_path(&rocket, "/second/some/path");
-        assert_path(&rocket, "/first/second/b/c");
-        assert_path(&rocket, "/second/a/b/c");
+        let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
+        assert_path(&client, "/first/some/path");
+        assert_path(&client, "/second/some/path");
+        assert_path(&client, "/first/second/b/c");
+        assert_path(&client, "/second/a/b/c");
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/segments-issues-41-86.rs b/lib/tests/segments-issues-41-86.rs
index 34d55ad4..804a3ec4 100644
--- a/lib/tests/segments-issues-41-86.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/segments-issues-41-86.rs
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ fn dual(user: String, path: Segments) -> String {
 
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
+    use rocket::local::Client;
 
     #[test]
     fn segments_works() {
         let rocket = rocket::ignite()
             .mount("/", routes![test, two, one_two, none, dual])
             .mount("/point", routes![test, two, one_two, dual]);
+        let client = Client::new(rocket).unwrap();
 
         // We construct a path that matches each of the routes above. We ensure the
         // prefix is stripped, confirming that dynamic segments are working.
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ mod tests {
                         "/static", "/point/static"]
         {
             let path = "this/is/the/path/we/want";
-            let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, format!("{}/{}", prefix, path));
-
-            let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+            let mut response = client.get(format!("{}/{}", prefix, path)).dispatch();
             assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some(path.into()));
         }
     }