2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/zero/request.rb b/lib/zero/request.rb
index 22c5a52..6b6ff01 100644
--- a/lib/zero/request.rb
+++ b/lib/zero/request.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ require_relative 'request/server'
 module Zero
   # This class wraps around a rack environment for easier access to all data.
   class Request
+    def self.create(environment)
+      return environment['zero.request'] if environment.has_key?('zero.request')
+      new(environment)
+    end
+
     # create a new request object
     def initialize(env)
       @env = env
+      @env['zero.request'] = self
     end
 
     # get the environment
diff --git a/spec/unit/request/create_spec.rb b/spec/unit/request/create_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3440af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/request/create_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Zero::Request, '.create' do
+  subject { Zero::Request.new(env) }
+
+  context "with a fresh environment" do
+    let(:env) { EnvGenerator.get('/foo') }
+    it "creates an instance of Zero::Request" do
+      Zero::Request.create(env).should be_an_instance_of(Zero::Request)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an already used environment" do
+    let(:env) { EnvGenerator.get('/foo') }
+    let(:new_env) { subject.env }
+
+    it "returns an already build request" do
+      Zero::Request.create(new_env).should be(subject)
+    end
+  end
+end