diff --git a/relay/application.py b/relay/application.py
index dbe464f..076a113 100644
--- a/relay/application.py
+++ b/relay/application.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from .config import RelayConfig
 from .database import RelayDatabase
 from .http_client import HttpClient
 from .misc import DotDict, check_open_port, set_app
-from .views import routes
+from .views import VIEWS
 
 
 class Application(web.Application):
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 			cache_size = self.config.json_cache
 		)
 
-		self.set_signal_handler()
+		for path, view in VIEWS:
+			self.router.add_view(path, view)
 
 
 	@property
@@ -90,10 +91,10 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 			self['last_worker'] = 0
 
 
-	def set_signal_handler(self):
+	def set_signal_handler(self, startup):
 		for sig in {'SIGHUP', 'SIGINT', 'SIGQUIT', 'SIGTERM'}:
 			try:
-				signal.signal(getattr(signal, sig), self.stop)
+				signal.signal(getattr(signal, sig), self.stop if startup else signal.SIG_DFL)
 
 			# some signals don't exist in windows, so skip them
 			except AttributeError:
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 		if not check_open_port(self.config.listen, self.config.port):
 			return logging.error(f'A server is already running on port {self.config.port}')
 
-		for route in routes:
-			self.router.add_route(*route)
+		for view in VIEWS:
+			self.router.add_view(*view)
 
 		logging.info(f'Starting webserver at {self.config.host} ({self.config.listen}:{self.config.port})')
 		asyncio.run(self.handle_run())
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 	async def handle_run(self):
 		self['running'] = True
 
+		self.set_signal_handler(True)
+
 		if self.config.workers > 0:
 			for i in range(self.config.workers):
 				worker = PushWorker(self)
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 			await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
 
 		await site.stop()
+		await self.client.close()
 
 		self['starttime'] = None
 		self['running'] = False
@@ -155,6 +159,10 @@ class PushWorker(threading.Thread):
 
 
 	def run(self):
+		asyncio.run(self.handle_queue())
+
+
+	async def handle_queue(self):
 		self.client = HttpClient(
 			database = self.app.database,
 			limit = self.app.config.push_limit,
@@ -162,10 +170,6 @@ class PushWorker(threading.Thread):
 			cache_size = self.app.config.json_cache
 		)
 
-		asyncio.run(self.handle_queue())
-
-
-	async def handle_queue(self):
 		while self.app['running']:
 			try:
 				inbox, message = self.queue.get(block=True, timeout=0.25)
@@ -181,36 +185,3 @@ class PushWorker(threading.Thread):
 				traceback.print_exc()
 
 		await self.client.close()
-
-
-## Can't sub-class web.Request, so let's just add some properties
-def request_actor(self):
-	try: return self['actor']
-	except KeyError: pass
-
-
-def request_instance(self):
-	try: return self['instance']
-	except KeyError: pass
-
-
-def request_message(self):
-	try: return self['message']
-	except KeyError: pass
-
-
-def request_signature(self):
-	if 'signature' not in self._state:
-		try: self['signature'] = DotDict.new_from_signature(self.headers['signature'])
-		except KeyError: return
-
-	return self['signature']
-
-
-setattr(web.Request, 'actor', property(request_actor))
-setattr(web.Request, 'instance', property(request_instance))
-setattr(web.Request, 'message', property(request_message))
-setattr(web.Request, 'signature', property(request_signature))
-
-setattr(web.Request, 'config', property(lambda self: self.app.config))
-setattr(web.Request, 'database', property(lambda self: self.app.database))
diff --git a/relay/http_client.py b/relay/http_client.py
index 81fcd46..c58974c 100644
--- a/relay/http_client.py
+++ b/relay/http_client.py
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ class HttpClient:
 					message = await resp.json(loads=loads)
 
 				elif resp.content_type == MIMETYPES['activity']:
-					message = await resp.json(loads=Message.new_from_json)
+					message = await resp.json(loads=Message.parse)
 
 				elif resp.content_type == MIMETYPES['json']:
-					message = await resp.json(loads=DotDict.new_from_json)
+					message = await resp.json(loads=DotDict.parse)
 
 				else:
 					# todo: raise TypeError or something
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class HttpClient:
 		nodeinfo_url = None
 		wk_nodeinfo = await self.get(
 			f'https://{domain}/.well-known/nodeinfo',
-			loads = WellKnownNodeinfo.new_from_json
+			loads = WellKnownNodeinfo.parse
 		)
 
 		if not wk_nodeinfo:
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class HttpClient:
 			logging.verbose(f'Failed to fetch nodeinfo url for domain: {domain}')
 			return False
 
-		return await self.get(nodeinfo_url, loads=Nodeinfo.new_from_json) or False
+		return await self.get(nodeinfo_url, loads=Nodeinfo.parse) or False
 
 
 async def get(database, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/relay/misc.py b/relay/misc.py
index a98088f..2e28cea 100644
--- a/relay/misc.py
+++ b/relay/misc.py
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
-import aputils
-import asyncio
-import base64
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import json
 import logging
 import socket
 import traceback
-import uuid
+import typing
 
+from aiohttp.abc import AbstractView
 from aiohttp.hdrs import METH_ALL as METHODS
-from aiohttp.web import Response as AiohttpResponse, View as AiohttpView
+from aiohttp.web import Request as AiohttpRequest, Response as AiohttpResponse
+from aiohttp.web_exceptions import HTTPMethodNotAllowed
+from aputils.errors import SignatureFailureError
+from aputils.misc import Digest, HttpDate, Signature
+from aputils.message import Message as ApMessage
 from datetime import datetime
+from functools import cached_property
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+	from typing import Coroutine, Generator
+
 
 app = None
 
@@ -161,7 +169,7 @@ class DotDict(dict):
 			self[key] = value
 
 
-class Message(DotDict):
+class Message(ApMessage):
 	@classmethod
 	def new_actor(cls, host, pubkey, description=None):
 		return cls({
@@ -190,7 +198,7 @@ class Message(DotDict):
 	def new_announce(cls, host, object):
 		return cls({
 			'@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
-			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid.uuid4()}',
+			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid4()}',
 			'type': 'Announce',
 			'to': [f'https://{host}/followers'],
 			'actor': f'https://{host}/actor',
@@ -205,7 +213,7 @@ class Message(DotDict):
 			'type': 'Follow',
 			'to': [actor],
 			'object': actor,
-			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid.uuid4()}',
+			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid4()}',
 			'actor': f'https://{host}/actor'
 		})
 
@@ -214,7 +222,7 @@ class Message(DotDict):
 	def new_unfollow(cls, host, actor, follow):
 		return cls({
 			'@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
-			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid.uuid4()}',
+			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid4()}',
 			'type': 'Undo',
 			'to': [actor],
 			'actor': f'https://{host}/actor',
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@ class Message(DotDict):
 	def new_response(cls, host, actor, followid, accept):
 		return cls({
 			'@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
-			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid.uuid4()}',
+			'id': f'https://{host}/activities/{uuid4()}',
 			'type': 'Accept' if accept else 'Reject',
 			'to': [actor],
 			'actor': f'https://{host}/actor',
@@ -239,40 +247,6 @@ class Message(DotDict):
 		})
 
 
-	# misc properties
-	@property
-	def domain(self):
-		return urlparse(self.id).hostname
-
-
-	# actor properties
-	@property
-	def shared_inbox(self):
-		return self.get('endpoints', {}).get('sharedInbox', self.inbox)
-
-
-	# activity properties
-	@property
-	def actorid(self):
-		if isinstance(self.actor, dict):
-			return self.actor.id
-
-		return self.actor
-
-
-	@property
-	def objectid(self):
-		if isinstance(self.object, dict):
-			return self.object.id
-
-		return self.object
-
-
-	@property
-	def signer(self):
-		return aputils.Signer.new_from_actor(self)
-
-
 class Response(AiohttpResponse):
 	@classmethod
 	def new(cls, body='', status=200, headers=None, ctype='text'):
@@ -312,29 +286,147 @@ class Response(AiohttpResponse):
 		self.headers['Location'] = value
 
 
-class View(AiohttpView):
-	async def _iter(self):
-		if self.request.method not in METHODS:
-			self._raise_allowed_methods()
+class View(AbstractView):
+	def __init__(self, request: AiohttpRequest):
+		AbstractView.__init__(self, request)
 
-		method = getattr(self, self.request.method.lower(), None)
+		self.signature: Signature = None
+		self.message: Message = None
+		self.actor: Message = None
+		self.instance: dict[str, str] = None
 
-		if method is None:
-			self._raise_allowed_methods()
 
-		return await method(**self.request.match_info)
+	def __await__(self) -> Generator[Response]:
+		method = self.request.method.upper()
+
+		if method not in METHODS:
+			raise HTTPMethodNotAllowed(method, self.allowed_methods)
+
+		if not (handler := self.handlers.get(method)):
+			raise HTTPMethodNotAllowed(self.request.method, self.allowed_methods) from None
+
+		return handler(self.request, **self.request.match_info).__await__()
+
+
+	@cached_property
+	def allowed_methods(self) -> tuple[str]:
+		return tuple(self.handlers.keys())
+
+
+	@cached_property
+	def handlers(self) -> dict[str, Coroutine]:
+		data = {}
+
+		for method in METHODS:
+			try:
+				data[method] = getattr(self, method.lower())
+
+			except AttributeError:
+				continue
+
+		return data
+
+
+	# app components
+	@property
+	def app(self) -> Application:
+		return self.request.app
 
 
 	@property
-	def app(self):
-		return self._request.app
+	def client(self) -> Client:
+		return self.app.client
 
 
 	@property
-	def config(self):
+	def config(self) -> RelayConfig:
 		return self.app.config
 
 
 	@property
-	def database(self):
+	def database(self) -> RelayDatabase:
 		return self.app.database
+
+
+	async def get_post_data(self) -> Response | None:
+		try:
+			self.signature = Signature.new_from_signature(self.request.headers['signature'])
+
+		except KeyError:
+			logging.verbose('Missing signature header')
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'missing signature header', 'json')
+
+		try:
+			self.message = await self.request.json(loads = Message.parse)
+
+		except Exception:
+			traceback.print_exc()
+			logging.verbose('Failed to parse inbox message')
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'failed to parse message', 'json')
+
+		if self.message is None:
+			logging.verbose('empty message')
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'missing message', 'json')
+
+		if 'actor' not in self.message:
+			logging.verbose('actor not in message')
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'no actor in message', 'json')
+
+		self.actor = await self.client.get(self.signature.keyid, sign_headers = True)
+
+		if self.actor is None:
+			## ld signatures aren't handled atm, so just ignore it
+			if self.message.type == 'Delete':
+				logging.verbose(f'Instance sent a delete which cannot be handled')
+				return Response.new(status=202)
+
+			logging.verbose(f'Failed to fetch actor: {self.signature.keyid}')
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'failed to fetch actor', 'json')
+
+		try:
+			self.signer = self.actor.signer
+
+		except KeyError:
+			logging.verbose('Actor missing public key: %s', self.signature.keyid)
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'actor missing public key', 'json')
+
+		try:
+			self.validate_signature(await self.request.read())
+
+		except SignatureFailureError as e:
+			logging.verbose(f'signature validation failed for "{self.actor.id}": {e}')
+			return Response.new_error(401, str(e), 'json')
+
+		self.instance = self.database.get_inbox(self.actor.inbox)
+
+
+	# aputils.Signer.validate_signature is broken atm, so reimplement it
+	def validate_signature(self, body: bytes) -> None:
+		headers = {key.lower(): value for key, value in self.request.headers.items()}
+		headers["(request-target)"] = " ".join([self.request.method.lower(), self.request.path])
+
+		# if (digest := Digest.new_from_digest(headers.get("digest"))):
+		# 	if not body:
+		# 		raise SignatureFailureError("Missing body for digest verification")
+  # 
+		# 	if not digest.validate(body):
+		# 		raise SignatureFailureError("Body digest does not match")
+
+		if self.signature.algorithm_type == "hs2019":
+			if "(created)" not in self.signature.headers:
+				raise SignatureFailureError("'(created)' header not used")
+
+			current_timestamp = HttpDate.new_utc().timestamp()
+
+			if self.signature.created > current_timestamp:
+				raise SignatureFailureError("Creation date after current date")
+
+			if current_timestamp > self.signature.expires:
+				raise SignatureFailureError("Expiration date before current date")
+
+			headers["(created)"] = self.signature.created
+			headers["(expires)"] = self.signature.expires
+
+		# pylint: disable=protected-access
+		if not self.actor.signer._validate_signature(headers, self.signature):
+			raise SignatureFailureError("Signature does not match")
diff --git a/relay/processors.py b/relay/processors.py
index 1dca6c6..cbe8c1c 100644
--- a/relay/processors.py
+++ b/relay/processors.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import typing
 
 from cachetools import LRUCache
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from .misc import Message
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+	from .misc import View
+
 
 cache = LRUCache(1024)
 
@@ -20,85 +26,86 @@ def person_check(actor, software):
 		return True
 
 
-async def handle_relay(request):
-	if request.message.objectid in cache:
-		logging.verbose(f'already relayed {request.message.objectid}')
+async def handle_relay(view: View) -> None:
+	if view.message.objectid in cache:
+		logging.verbose(f'already relayed {view.message.objectid}')
 		return
 
 	message = Message.new_announce(
-		host = request.config.host,
-		object = request.message.objectid
+		host = view.config.host,
+		object = view.message.objectid
 	)
 
-	cache[request.message.objectid] = message.id
+	cache[view.message.objectid] = message.id
 	logging.debug(f'>> relay: {message}')
 
-	inboxes = request.database.distill_inboxes(request.message)
+	inboxes = view.database.distill_inboxes(message)
 
 	for inbox in inboxes:
-		request.app.push_message(inbox, message)
+		view.app.push_message(inbox, message)
 
 
-async def handle_forward(request):
-	if request.message.id in cache:
-		logging.verbose(f'already forwarded {request.message.id}')
+async def handle_forward(view: View) -> None:
+	if view.message.id in cache:
+		logging.verbose(f'already forwarded {view.message.id}')
 		return
 
 	message = Message.new_announce(
-		host = request.config.host,
-		object = request.message
+		host = view.config.host,
+		object = view.message
 	)
 
-	cache[request.message.id] = message.id
+	cache[view.message.id] = message.id
 	logging.debug(f'>> forward: {message}')
 
-	inboxes = request.database.distill_inboxes(request.message)
+	inboxes = view.database.distill_inboxes(message.message)
 
 	for inbox in inboxes:
-		request.app.push_message(inbox, message)
+		view.app.push_message(inbox, message)
 
 
-async def handle_follow(request):
-	nodeinfo = await request.app.client.fetch_nodeinfo(request.actor.domain)
+async def handle_follow(view: View) -> None:
+	nodeinfo = await view.client.fetch_nodeinfo(view.actor.domain)
 	software = nodeinfo.sw_name if nodeinfo else None
 
 	## reject if software used by actor is banned
-	if request.config.is_banned_software(software):
-		request.app.push_message(
-			request.actor.shared_inbox,
+	if view.config.is_banned_software(software):
+		view.app.push_message(
+			view.actor.shared_inbox,
 			Message.new_response(
-				host = request.config.host,
-				actor = request.actor.id,
-				followid = request.message.id,
+				host = view.config.host,
+				actor = view.actor.id,
+				followid = view.message.id,
 				accept = False
 			)
 		)
 
-		return logging.verbose(f'Rejected follow from actor for using specific software: actor={request.actor.id}, software={software}')
+		return logging.verbose(f'Rejected follow from actor for using specific software: actor={view.actor.id}, software={software}')
 
 	## reject if the actor is not an instance actor
-	if person_check(request.actor, software):
-		request.app.push_message(
-			request.actor.shared_inbox,
+	if person_check(view.actor, software):
+		view.app.push_message(
+			view.actor.shared_inbox,
 			Message.new_response(
-				host = request.config.host,
-				actor = request.actor.id,
-				followid = request.message.id,
+				host = view.config.host,
+				actor = view.actor.id,
+				followid = view.message.id,
 				accept = False
 			)
 		)
 
-		return logging.verbose(f'Non-application actor tried to follow: {request.actor.id}')
+		logging.verbose(f'Non-application actor tried to follow: {view.actor.id}')
+		return
 
-	request.database.add_inbox(request.actor.shared_inbox, request.message.id, software)
-	request.database.save()
+	view.database.add_inbox(view.actor.shared_inbox, view.message.id, software)
+	view.database.save()
 
-	request.app.push_message(
-		request.actor.shared_inbox,
+	view.app.push_message(
+		view.actor.shared_inbox,
 		Message.new_response(
-			host = request.config.host,
-			actor = request.actor.id,
-			followid = request.message.id,
+			host = view.config.host,
+			actor = view.actor.id,
+			followid = view.message.id,
 			accept = True
 		)
 	)
@@ -106,31 +113,37 @@ async def handle_follow(request):
 	# Are Akkoma and Pleroma the only two that expect a follow back?
 	# Ignoring only Mastodon for now
 	if software != 'mastodon':
-		request.app.push_message(
-			request.actor.shared_inbox,
+		view.app.push_message(
+			view.actor.shared_inbox,
 			Message.new_follow(
-				host = request.config.host,
-				actor = request.actor.id
+				host = view.config.host,
+				actor = view.actor.id
 			)
 		)
 
 
-async def handle_undo(request):
+async def handle_undo(view: View) -> None:
 	## If the object is not a Follow, forward it
-	if request.message.object.type != 'Follow':
-		return await handle_forward(request)
+	if view.message.object['type'] != 'Follow':
+		return await handle_forward(view)
+
+	if not view.database.del_inbox(view.actor.domain, view.message.object['id']):
+		logging.verbose(
+			'Failed to delete "%s" with follow ID "%s"',
+			view.actor.id,
+			view.message.object['id']
+		)
 
-	if not request.database.del_inbox(request.actor.domain, request.message.id):
 		return
 
-	request.database.save()
+	view.database.save()
 
-	request.app.push_message(
-		request.actor.shared_inbox,
+	view.app.push_message(
+		view.actor.shared_inbox,
 		Message.new_unfollow(
-			host = request.config.host,
-			actor = request.actor.id,
-			follow = request.message
+			host = view.config.host,
+			actor = view.actor.id,
+			follow = view.message
 		)
 	)
 
@@ -145,16 +158,20 @@ processors = {
 }
 
 
-async def run_processor(request):
-	if request.message.type not in processors:
+async def run_processor(view: View):
+	if view.message.type not in processors:
+		logging.verbose(
+				f'Message type "{view.message.type}" from actor cannot be handled: {view.actor.id}'
+		)
+
 		return
 
-	if request.instance and not request.instance.get('software'):
-		nodeinfo = await request.app.client.fetch_nodeinfo(request.instance['domain'])
+	if view.instance and not view.instance.get('software'):
+		nodeinfo = await view.client.fetch_nodeinfo(view.instance['domain'])
 
 		if nodeinfo:
-			request.instance['software'] = nodeinfo.sw_name
-			request.database.save()
+			view.instance['software'] = nodeinfo.sw_name
+			view.database.save()
 
-	logging.verbose(f'New "{request.message.type}" from actor: {request.actor.id}')
-	return await processors[request.message.type](request)
+	logging.verbose(f'New "{view.message.type}" from actor: {view.actor.id}')
+	return await processors[view.message.type](view)
diff --git a/relay/views.py b/relay/views.py
index 9cea1ef..7968208 100644
--- a/relay/views.py
+++ b/relay/views.py
@@ -1,191 +1,158 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import aputils
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import subprocess
 import traceback
+import typing
 
+from aputils.objects import Nodeinfo, Webfinger, WellKnownNodeinfo
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from . import __version__, misc
-from .misc import DotDict, Message, Response
+from .misc import Message, Response, View
 from .processors import run_processor
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+	from aiohttp.web import Request
+	from typing import Callable
 
-routes = []
-version = __version__
+
+VIEWS = []
+VERSION = __version__
+HOME_TEMPLATE = """
+	<html><head>
+	<title>ActivityPub Relay at {host}</title>
+	<style>
+	p {{ color: #FFFFFF; font-family: monospace, arial; font-size: 100%; }}
+	body {{ background-color: #000000; }}
+	a {{ color: #26F; }}
+	a:visited {{ color: #46C; }}
+	a:hover {{ color: #8AF; }}
+	</style>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+	<p>This is an Activity Relay for fediverse instances.</p>
+	<p>{note}</p>
+	<p>You may subscribe to this relay with the address: <a href="https://{host}/actor">https://{host}/actor</a></p>
+	<p>To host your own relay, you may download the code at this address: <a href="https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay">https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay</a></p>
+	<br><p>List of {count} registered instances:<br>{targets}</p>
+	</body></html>
+"""
 
 
 if Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath('.git').exists():
 	try:
 		commit_label = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).strip().decode('ascii')
-		version = f'{__version__} {commit_label}'
+		VERSION = f'{__version__} {commit_label}'
 
-	except:
+	except Exception:
 		pass
 
 
-def register_route(method, path):
-	def wrapper(func):
-		routes.append([method, path, func])
-		return func
+def register_route(*paths: str) -> Callable:
+	def wrapper(view: View) -> View:
+		for path in paths:
+			VIEWS.append([path, view])
 
+		return View
 	return wrapper
 
 
-@register_route('GET', '/')
-async def home(request):
-	targets = '<br>'.join(request.database.hostnames)
-	note = request.config.note
-	count = len(request.database.hostnames)
-	host = request.config.host
+@register_route('/')
+class HomeView(View):
+	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+		text = HOME_TEMPLATE.format(
+			host = self.config.host,
+			note = self.config.note,
+			count = len(self.database.hostnames),
+			targets = '<br>'.join(self.database.hostnames)
+		)
 
-	text = f"""
-<html><head>
-<title>ActivityPub Relay at {host}</title>
-<style>
-p {{ color: #FFFFFF; font-family: monospace, arial; font-size: 100%; }}
-body {{ background-color: #000000; }}
-a {{ color: #26F; }}
-a:visited {{ color: #46C; }}
-a:hover {{ color: #8AF; }}
-</style>
-</head>
-<body>
-<p>This is an Activity Relay for fediverse instances.</p>
-<p>{note}</p>
-<p>You may subscribe to this relay with the address: <a href="https://{host}/actor">https://{host}/actor</a></p>
-<p>To host your own relay, you may download the code at this address: <a href="https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay">https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay</a></p>
-<br><p>List of {count} registered instances:<br>{targets}</p>
-</body></html>"""
-
-	return Response.new(text, ctype='html')
+		return Response.new(text, ctype='html')
 
 
-@register_route('GET', '/inbox')
-@register_route('GET', '/actor')
-async def actor(request):
-	data = Message.new_actor(
-		host = request.config.host, 
-		pubkey = request.database.signer.pubkey
-	)
 
-	return Response.new(data, ctype='activity')
+@register_route('/actor', '/inbox')
+class ActorView(View):
+	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+		data = Message.new_actor(
+			host = self.config.host, 
+			pubkey = self.database.signer.pubkey
+		)
+
+		return Response.new(data, ctype='activity')
 
 
-@register_route('POST', '/inbox')
-@register_route('POST', '/actor')
-async def inbox(request):
-	config = request.config
-	database = request.database
+	async def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+		response = await self.get_post_data()
 
-	## reject if missing signature header
-	if not request.signature:
-		logging.verbose('Actor missing signature header')
-		raise HTTPUnauthorized(body='missing signature')
+		if response is not None:
+			return response
 
-	try:
-		request['message'] = await request.json(loads=Message.new_from_json)
+		## reject if the actor isn't whitelisted while the whiltelist is enabled
+		if self.config.whitelist_enabled and not self.config.is_whitelisted(self.actor.domain):
+			logging.verbose(f'Rejected actor for not being in the whitelist: {self.actor.id}')
+			return Response.new_error(403, 'access denied', 'json')
 
-		## reject if there is no message
-		if not request.message:
-			logging.verbose('empty message')
-			return Response.new_error(400, 'missing message', 'json')
+		## reject if actor is banned
+		if self.config.is_banned(self.actor.domain):
+			logging.verbose(f'Ignored request from banned actor: {self.actor.id}')
+			return Response.new_error(403, 'access denied', 'json')
 
-		## reject if there is no actor in the message
-		if 'actor' not in request.message:
-			logging.verbose('actor not in message')
-			return Response.new_error(400, 'no actor in message', 'json')
+		## reject if activity type isn't 'Follow' and the actor isn't following
+		if self.message.type != 'Follow' and not self.database.get_inbox(self.actor.domain):
+			logging.verbose(f'Rejected actor for trying to post while not following: {self.actor.id}')
+			return Response.new_error(401, 'access denied', 'json')
 
-	except:
-		## this code should hopefully never get called
-		traceback.print_exc()
-		logging.verbose('Failed to parse inbox message')
-		return Response.new_error(400, 'failed to parse message', 'json')
+		logging.debug(f">> payload {self.message.to_json(4)}")
 
-	request['actor'] = await request.app.client.get(request.signature.keyid, sign_headers=True)
-
-	## reject if actor is empty
-	if not request.actor:
-		## ld signatures aren't handled atm, so just ignore it
-		if request['message'].type == 'Delete':
-			logging.verbose(f'Instance sent a delete which cannot be handled')
-			return Response.new(status=202)
-
-		logging.verbose(f'Failed to fetch actor: {request.signature.keyid}')
-		return Response.new_error(400, 'failed to fetch actor', 'json')
-
-	request['instance'] = request.database.get_inbox(request['actor'].inbox)
-
-	## reject if the actor isn't whitelisted while the whiltelist is enabled
-	if config.whitelist_enabled and not config.is_whitelisted(request.actor.domain):
-		logging.verbose(f'Rejected actor for not being in the whitelist: {request.actor.id}')
-		return Response.new_error(403, 'access denied', 'json')
-
-	## reject if actor is banned
-	if request.config.is_banned(request.actor.domain):
-		logging.verbose(f'Ignored request from banned actor: {actor.id}')
-		return Response.new_error(403, 'access denied', 'json')
-
-	## reject if the signature is invalid
-	try:
-		await request.actor.signer.validate_aiohttp_request(request)
-
-	except aputils.SignatureValidationError as e:
-		logging.verbose(f'signature validation failed for: {actor.id}')
-		logging.debug(str(e))
-		return Response.new_error(401, str(e), 'json')
-
-	## reject if activity type isn't 'Follow' and the actor isn't following
-	if request.message.type != 'Follow' and not database.get_inbox(request.actor.domain):
-		logging.verbose(f'Rejected actor for trying to post while not following: {request.actor.id}')
-		return Response.new_error(401, 'access denied', 'json')
-
-	logging.debug(f">> payload {request.message.to_json(4)}")
-
-	asyncio.ensure_future(run_processor(request))
-	return Response.new(status=202)
+		asyncio.ensure_future(run_processor(self))
+		return Response.new(status = 202)
 
 
-@register_route('GET', '/.well-known/webfinger')
-async def webfinger(request):
-	try:
-		subject = request.query['resource']
+@register_route('/.well-known/webfinger')
+class WebfingerView(View):
+	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+		try:
+			subject = request.query['resource']
 
-	except KeyError:
-		return Response.new_error(400, 'missing \'resource\' query key', 'json')
+		except KeyError:
+			return Response.new_error(400, 'missing "resource" query key', 'json')
 
-	if subject != f'acct:relay@{request.config.host}':
-		return Response.new_error(404, 'user not found', 'json')
+		if subject != f'acct:relay@{self.config.host}':
+			return Response.new_error(404, 'user not found', 'json')
 
-	data = aputils.Webfinger.new(
-		handle = 'relay',
-		domain = request.config.host,
-		actor = request.config.actor
-	)
+		data = Webfinger.new(
+			handle = 'relay',
+			domain = self.config.host,
+			actor = self.config.actor
+		)
 
-	return Response.new(data, ctype='json')
+		return Response.new(data, ctype = 'json')
 
 
-@register_route('GET', '/nodeinfo/{version:\d.\d\.json}')
-async def nodeinfo(request):
-	niversion = request.match_info['version'][:3]
+@register_route('/nodeinfo/{niversion:\\d.\\d}.json', '/nodeinfo/{niversion:\\d.\\d}')
+class NodeinfoView(View):
+	async def get(self, request: Request, niversion: str) -> Response:
+		data = dict(
+			name = 'activityrelay',
+			version = VERSION,
+			protocols = ['activitypub'],
+			open_regs = not self.config.whitelist_enabled,
+			users = 1,
+			metadata = {'peers': self.database.hostnames}
+		)
 
-	data = dict(
-		name = 'activityrelay',
-		version = version,
-		protocols = ['activitypub'],
-		open_regs = not request.config.whitelist_enabled,
-		users = 1,
-		metadata = {'peers': request.database.hostnames}
-	)
+		if niversion == '2.1':
+			data['repo'] = 'https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay'
 
-	if niversion == '2.1':
-		data['repo'] = 'https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay'
-
-	return Response.new(aputils.Nodeinfo.new(**data), ctype='json')
+		return Response.new(Nodeinfo.new(**data), ctype = 'json')
 
 
-@register_route('GET', '/.well-known/nodeinfo')
-async def nodeinfo_wellknown(request):
-	data = aputils.WellKnownNodeinfo.new_template(request.config.host)
-	return Response.new(data, ctype='json')
+@register_route('/.well-known/nodeinfo')
+class WellknownNodeinfoView(View):
+	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+		data = WellKnownNodeinfo.new_template(self.config.host)
+		return Response.new(data, ctype = 'json')