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index a3e3ffb..653c8e6 100644
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0f8eb9f..0194bf1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ edition = "2021"
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 ascii = "1.1.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.39.3", features = [ "full" ] }
diff --git a/examples/hello_world.rs b/examples/hello_world.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8227d0c..0000000
--- a/examples/hello_world.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
-
-use loadstar::{controller::Controller, entities::request::Url, router::Router, template::Template, utilities::responses::{respond_not_found, respond_template}};
-use maud::html;
-use tiny_http::Request;
-
-
-struct MainRouter {
-    routes: HashMap<String, fn(Request)>
-}
-
-impl Router for MainRouter {
-    fn new() -> Self {
-        MainRouter {
-            routes: HashMap::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn route(&self, request: Request) {
-        match self.routes.get(&request.get_url_without_parameters()) {
-            Some(handler) => handler(request),
-            None => respond_not_found(request),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn add_route(&mut self, route: &str, route_function: fn(Request)) {
-        self.routes.insert(route.to_string(), route_function as fn(Request));   
-    }
-}
-
-struct MainTemplate;
-
-impl Template for MainTemplate {
-    fn render(&self) -> maud::Markup {
-        html! {
-            h1 {"Hello World"}
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct MainController;
-
-impl MainController {
-    fn index_route(request: Request) {
-        respond_template(request, MainTemplate {}) 
-    }
-}
-
-impl Controller for MainController {
-    fn register_routes(&self, router: &mut impl Router) {
-        router.add_route("/", MainController::index_route)
-    }
-}
-
-
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
-    let server = tiny_http::Server::http("0.0.0.0:8000").unwrap();
-
-    let mut main_router = MainRouter::new();
-
-
-    main_router.add_controller(MainController {});
-
-    
-    let router = Arc::new(main_router);
-
-    loop {
-        let request = match server.recv() {
-            Ok(rq) => rq,
-            Err(e) => {
-                println!("error: {}", e);
-                break;
-            }
-        };
-
-        let router_clone = Arc::clone(&router);
-
-        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            router_clone.route(request);
-        });
-    }
-}
-
-
diff --git a/src/controller.rs b/src/controller.rs
index 8b5eb2a..9caebea 100644
--- a/src/controller.rs
+++ b/src/controller.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-use crate::router::Router;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use tiny_http::Request;
 
 pub trait Controller {
-    fn register_routes(&self, router: &mut impl Router);
+    fn register_routes(&self) -> HashMap<String, fn(Request)>;
 }
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index 486cbc1..6449880 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,63 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
 use tiny_http::Request;
 
-use crate::controller::Controller;
+use crate::{controller::Controller, entities::request::Url, utilities::responses::respond_not_found};
 
-pub trait Router {
-    fn new() -> Self;
-    fn route(&self, request: Request);
-    fn add_controller(&mut self, controller: impl Controller)
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        controller.register_routes(self);
-    }
-    fn add_route(&mut self, route: &str, route_function: fn(Request));
+
+pub struct Router {
+    routes: HashMap<String, fn(Request)>, 
 }
+
+impl Router {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let routes = HashMap::new();
+
+        Router { routes }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn route(&self, request: Request) {
+        match self.routes.get(&request.get_url_without_parameters()) {
+            Some(handler) => handler(request),
+            None => respond_not_found(request), 
+        } 
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_controller(&mut self, controller: impl Controller) {
+        let new_routes = controller.register_routes();
+        let mut final_routes = self.routes.clone();
+        final_routes.extend(new_routes);
+
+        self.routes = final_routes;
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_route(&mut self, route: &str, route_function: fn(Request)) {
+        self.routes.insert(route.to_string(), route_function);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+    use tiny_http::Request;
+
+    use super::Router;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_add_route() {
+        let mut router = Router::new();
+
+        fn test_route(_request: Request) {
+
+        } 
+
+        router.add_route("/test", test_route as fn(Request));
+        
+        let mut expected = HashMap::new();
+        expected.insert("/test".to_string(), test_route as fn(Request));
+
+        assert_eq!(router.routes, expected);
+    }
+}
+