diff --git a/src/Controllers/AbstractController.php b/src/Controllers/AbstractController.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of AbstractController
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Controllers;
+
+use FF\Factories\SF;
+use FF\Services\Dispatching\Dispatcher;
+use FF\Services\Templating\TemplateRendererInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+/**
+ * Class AbstractController
+ *
+ * Concrete sub classes should define one or more action methods.
+ *
+ * Any action method must meet the following requirements:
+ *      - must be public
+ *      - must not be static
+ *      - must return an instance of Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
+ *
+ * Action methods may define any number of arguments
+ *
+ * @package FF\Dispatching
+ */
+abstract class AbstractController
+{
+    /**
+     * For use with the BaseNamespaceClassLocator of the ControllersFactory
+     */
+    const COMMON_NS_SUFFIX = 'Controllers';
+
+    /**
+     * Forwards to another controller action
+     *
+     * This method can be invoked with an arbitrary amount of arguments.
+     * Any $args will be passed to the designated forwarded action in the given order.
+     *
+     * @param AbstractController|string $controller A controller instance or the class identifier of a controller class
+     * @param string $action
+     * @param array $args
+     * @return Response
+     */
+    protected function forward($controller, string $action, ...$args)
+    {
+        /** @var Dispatcher $dispatcher */
+        $dispatcher = SF::i()->get('dispatching/dispatcher');
+
+        return $dispatcher->forward($controller, $action, ...$args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Renders a template
+     *
+     * @param string $template
+     * @param array $data
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function render(string $template, array $data = []): string
+    {
+        return $this->getTemplateRenderer()->render($template, $data);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return TemplateRendererInterface
+     */
+    protected abstract function getTemplateRenderer(): TemplateRendererInterface;
+}
diff --git a/src/Events/Dispatching/PostDispatch.php b/src/Events/Dispatching/PostDispatch.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of PostDispatch
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Events\Dispatching;
+
+use FF\Controllers\AbstractController;
+use FF\Events\AbstractEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+/**
+ * Class PostDispatch
+ *
+ * @package FF\Events\Dispatching
+ */
+class PostDispatch extends AbstractEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Response
+     */
+    protected $response;
+
+    /**
+     * @var AbstractController
+     */
+    protected $controller;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $action;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $args;
+
+    /**
+     * @param Response $response
+     * @param AbstractController $controller
+     * @param string $action
+     * @param array $args
+     */
+    public function __construct(Response $response, AbstractController $controller, $action, array $args = [])
+    {
+        $this->response = $response;
+        $this->controller = $controller;
+        $this->action = $action;
+        $this->args = $args;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Response
+     */
+    public function getResponse(): Response
+    {
+        return $this->response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return AbstractController
+     */
+    public function getController(): AbstractController
+    {
+        return $this->controller;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAction(): string
+    {
+        return $this->action;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getArgs(): array
+    {
+        return $this->args;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Events/Dispatching/PostRoute.php b/src/Events/Dispatching/PostRoute.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of PostRoute
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Events\Dispatching;
+
+use FF\Controllers\AbstractController;
+use FF\Events\AbstractEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * Class PostRoute
+ *
+ * @package FF\Events\Dispatching
+ */
+class PostRoute extends AbstractEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Request
+     */
+    protected $request;
+
+    /**
+     * @var AbstractController
+     */
+    protected $controller;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $action;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $args = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @param AbstractController $controller
+     * @param string $action
+     * @param array $args
+     */
+    public function __construct(Request $request, AbstractController $controller, $action, array $args = [])
+    {
+        $this->request = $request;
+        $this->controller = $controller;
+        $this->action = $action;
+        $this->args = $args;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Request
+     */
+    public function getRequest(): Request
+    {
+        return $this->request;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return AbstractController
+     */
+    public function getController(): AbstractController
+    {
+        return $this->controller;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAction(): string
+    {
+        return $this->action;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the action arguments
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getArgs(): array
+    {
+        return $this->args;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Events/Dispatching/PreDispatch.php b/src/Events/Dispatching/PreDispatch.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of PreDispatch
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Events\Dispatching;
+
+use FF\Events\AbstractEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * Class PreDispatch
+ *
+ * @package FF\Events\Dispatching
+ */
+class PreDispatch extends AbstractEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Request
+     */
+    protected $request;
+
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     */
+    public function __construct(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->request = $request;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the request
+     *
+     * @return Request
+     */
+    public function getRequest(): Request
+    {
+        return $this->request;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Events/Dispatching/PreForward.php b/src/Events/Dispatching/PreForward.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of PreForward
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Events\Dispatching;
+
+use FF\Controllers\AbstractController;
+use FF\Events\AbstractEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Class PreForward
+ *
+ * @package FF\Events\Dispatching
+ */
+class PreForward extends AbstractEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * @var AbstractController
+     */
+    protected $controller;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $action;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $args = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @param AbstractController $controller
+     * @param string $action
+     * @param array $args
+     */
+    public function __construct(AbstractController $controller, string $action, array $args = [])
+    {
+        $this->controller = $controller;
+        $this->action = $action;
+        $this->args = $args;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return AbstractController
+     */
+    public function getController(): AbstractController
+    {
+        return $this->controller;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAction(): string
+    {
+        return $this->action;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getArgs(): array
+    {
+        return $this->args;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Factories/ControllersFactory.php b/src/Factories/ControllersFactory.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of ControllersFactory
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Factories;
+
+
+use FF\Controllers\AbstractController;
+use FF\Factories\ClassLocators\BaseNamespaceClassLocator;
+use FF\Factories\ClassLocators\ClassLocatorInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Class ControllersFactory
+ *
+ * @package FF\Factories
+ */
+class ControllersFactory extends AbstractSingletonFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ControllersFactory
+     */
+    protected static $instance;
+
+    /**
+     * Declared protected to prevent external usage.
+     * Uses a BaseNamespaceClassLocator pre-configured with the 'Events' as common suffix and the FF namespace.
+     * @see \FF\Factories\ClassLocators\BaseNamespaceClassLocator
+     */
+    protected function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct(new BaseNamespaceClassLocator(AbstractController::COMMON_NS_SUFFIX, 'FF'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Declared protected to prevent external usage
+     */
+    protected function __clone()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * @return BaseNamespaceClassLocator
+     */
+    public function getClassLocator(): ClassLocatorInterface
+    {
+        return parent::getClassLocator();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the singleton instance of this class
+     *
+     * @return ControllersFactory
+     */
+    public static function getInstance(): ControllersFactory
+    {
+        if (is_null(self::$instance)) {
+            self::$instance = new ControllersFactory();
+        }
+
+        return self::$instance;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     * @return AbstractController
+     */
+    public function create(string $classIdentifier, ...$args)
+    {
+        /** @var AbstractController $controller */
+        $controller = parent::create($classIdentifier, ...$args);
+        return $controller;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Services/Dispatching/Dispatcher.php b/src/Services/Dispatching/Dispatcher.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of Dispatcher
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Services\Dispatching;
+
+use FF\Controllers\AbstractController;
+use FF\Factories\ControllersFactory;
+use FF\Factories\Exceptions\ClassNotFoundException;
+use FF\Services\AbstractService;
+use FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions\ControllerInspectionException;
+use FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions\IncompleteRouteException;
+use FF\Services\Exceptions\ResourceNotFoundException;
+use Symfony\Component\Config\FileLocator;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\ResourceNotFoundException as SymfonyResourceNotFoundException;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Loader\YamlFileLoader;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcher;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RequestContext;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
+
+/**
+ * Class Dispatcher
+ *
+ * Options:
+ *
+ *  - routing-yaml  : string                    - path to routing yaml
+ *  - fire-events   : bool (default: false)     - whether to fire rendering events
+ *
+ * @package FF\Services\Dispatching
+ */
+class Dispatcher extends AbstractService
+{
+    const RESERVED_ROUTE_PARAMS = ['controller', 'action', '_route'];
+
+    /**
+     * @var RouteCollection
+     */
+    protected $routes;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $fireEvents;
+
+    /**
+     * @return RouteCollection
+     */
+    public function getRoutes(): RouteCollection
+    {
+        return $this->routes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param RouteCollection $routes
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setRoutes(RouteCollection $routes)
+    {
+        $this->routes = $routes;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function getFireEvents(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->fireEvents;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param bool $fireEvents
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setFireEvents(bool $fireEvents)
+    {
+        $this->fireEvents = $fireEvents;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves a route's path by name
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getRoutePath(string $name): string
+    {
+        $route = $this->routes->get($name);
+        if (is_null($route)) return '';
+
+        $path = $route->getPath();
+        return !empty($path) ? $path : '/';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a relative path
+     *
+     * Strips non-filled path tokens from the end of the path.
+     * Returns an empty string if $routeName is not found.
+     *
+     * @param string $routeName
+     * @param array $namedArgs
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function buildPath(string $routeName, array $namedArgs = []): string
+    {
+        $route = $this->routes->get($routeName);
+        if (is_null($route)) return '';
+
+        // add omitted args having defaults in route's definition
+        foreach ($route->getDefaults() as $name => $default) {
+            if ($name == 'controller' || $name == 'action') continue;
+            if (array_key_exists($name, $namedArgs)) continue;
+
+            $namedArgs[$name] = $default;
+        }
+
+        // fill-in args in route's path
+        $path = $route->getPath();
+        foreach ($namedArgs as $key => $value) {
+            $path = str_replace('{' . $key . '}', $value, $path);
+        }
+
+        // strip unfilled args from end of path
+        // e.g. /something/foo/{bar}
+        $path = preg_replace('~(/{[^}]+})+$~', '', $path);
+
+        if (empty($path)) $path = '/';
+
+        return $path;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves parameters of a matching route for the request given
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @return array|null
+     * @throws IncompleteRouteException
+     */
+    public function match(Request $request): ?array
+    {
+        $context = new RequestContext();
+        $context->fromRequest($request);
+
+        try {
+            $matcher = new UrlMatcher($this->routes, $context);
+            $pathInfo = $context->getPathInfo();
+            $parameters = $matcher->match($pathInfo);
+            if (!isset($parameters['controller'])) {
+                throw new IncompleteRouteException(
+                    'controller param missing from route [' . $parameters['_route'] . ']'
+                );
+            }
+            if (!isset($parameters['action'])) {
+                throw new IncompleteRouteException('action param missing from route [' . $parameters['_route'] . ']');
+            }
+
+            return $parameters;
+        } catch (SymfonyResourceNotFoundException $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Dispatches a request
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     * @return Response
+     * @throws ResourceNotFoundException no route found for request
+     * @fires Dispatching\PreDispatch
+     * @fires Dispatching\PostRoute
+     * @fires Dispatching\PostDispatch
+     */
+    public function dispatch(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        if ($this->fireEvents) {
+            $this->fire('Dispatching\PreDispatch', $request);
+        }
+
+        $parameters = $this->match($request);
+        if (is_null($parameters)) {
+            throw new ResourceNotFoundException('no route found for request [' . $request->getPathInfo() . ']');
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $controller = ControllersFactory::getInstance()->create($parameters['controller']);
+            $action = $parameters['action'];
+            $args = $this->extractArgs($parameters);
+            $actionArgs = $this->buildActionArgs($controller, $action, $args);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException $e) {
+            throw new ResourceNotFoundException('controller [' . $parameters['controller'] . '] not found', 0, $e);
+        } catch(ControllerInspectionException $e) {
+            throw new ResourceNotFoundException(
+                'action [' . $parameters['action'] . '] not found in controller [' . $parameters['controller'] . ']',
+                0,
+                $e
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($this->fireEvents) {
+            $this->fire('Dispatching\PostRoute', $request, $controller, $action, $args);
+        }
+
+        /** @var Response $response */
+        $response = call_user_func_array([$controller, $action], $actionArgs);
+
+        if ($this->fireEvents) {
+            $this->fire('Dispatching\PostDispatch', $response, $controller, $action, $actionArgs);
+        }
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Forwards to another controller action
+     *
+     * This method can be invoked with an arbitrary amount of arguments.
+     * Any $args will be passed to the designated forwarded action in the given order.
+     *
+     * @param AbstractController|string $controller A controller instance or the class identifier of a controller class
+     * @param string $action
+     * @param array $args
+     * @return Response
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException action not callable
+     * @fires Dispatching\PreForward
+     */
+    public function forward($controller, string $action, ...$args)
+    {
+        if (is_string($controller)) {
+            $controller = ControllersFactory::getInstance()->create($controller);
+        }
+
+        if ($this->fireEvents) {
+            $this->fire('Dispatching\PreForward', $controller, $action, $args);
+        }
+
+        if (!method_exists($controller, $action) || !is_callable([$controller, $action])) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                'controller [' . get_class($controller) . '] does not define a callable action [' . $action . ']'
+            );
+        }
+
+        // invoke forwarded action
+        $methodArgs = $this->buildActionArgs($controller, $action, $args);
+        /** @var Response $response */
+        $response = call_user_func_array([$controller, $action], $methodArgs);
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the action arguments
+     *
+     * @param array $parameters
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function extractArgs(array $parameters): array
+    {
+        $args = [];
+        foreach ($parameters as $key => $value) {
+            if (in_array($key, self::RESERVED_ROUTE_PARAMS)) continue;
+            $args[$key] = $value;
+        }
+
+        return $args;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the arguments list for invoking the desired action
+     *
+     * @param AbstractController $controller
+     * @param string $action
+     * @param array $args
+     * @return array
+     * @throws ResourceNotFoundException
+     * @throws ControllerInspectionException
+     */
+    protected function buildActionArgs(AbstractController $controller, string $action, array $args): array
+    {
+        $methodArgs = [];
+        try {
+            $reflection = new \ReflectionMethod($controller, $action);
+            foreach ($reflection->getParameters() as $param) {
+                $name = $param->getName();
+                if (!isset($args[$name])) {
+                    if (!$param->isOptional()) {
+                        throw new ResourceNotFoundException(
+                            'missing required argument [' . $name . '] for action [' . $action . '] '
+                            . 'of controller [' . get_class($controller) . ']'
+                        );
+                    }
+                    $methodArgs[] = $param->getDefaultValue();
+                } else {
+                    $methodArgs[] = $args[$name];
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (\ReflectionException $e) {
+            throw new ControllerInspectionException(
+                'error while inspecting action [' . $action . '] of controller [' . get_class($controller) . ']',
+                0,
+                $e
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $methodArgs;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function initialize(array $options)
+    {
+        parent::initialize($options);
+
+        $this->fireEvents = $this->getOption('fire-events', false);
+
+        $locator = new FileLocator(dirname($this->getOption('routing-yaml')));
+        $loader = new YamlFileLoader($locator);
+        $this->routes = $loader->load(basename($this->getOption('routing-yaml')));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function validateOptions(array $options, array &$errors): bool
+    {
+        if (!isset($options['routing-yaml']) || empty($options['routing-yaml'])) {
+            $errors[] = 'missing or empty mandatory option [routing-yaml]';
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Services/Dispatching/Exceptions/ControllerInspectionException.php b/src/Services/Dispatching/Exceptions/ControllerInspectionException.php
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+++ b/src/Services/Dispatching/Exceptions/ControllerInspectionException.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of ControllerInspectionException
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Class ControllerInspectionException
+ *
+ * @package FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions
+ */
+class ControllerInspectionException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/Services/Dispatching/Exceptions/IncompleteRouteException.php b/src/Services/Dispatching/Exceptions/IncompleteRouteException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f4b227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/Dispatching/Exceptions/IncompleteRouteException.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of IncompleteRouteException
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Class IncompleteRouteException
+ *
+ * @package FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions
+ */
+class IncompleteRouteException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Services/Exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.php b/src/Services/Exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ee176d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/Exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of ResourceNotFoundException
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Services\Exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Class ResourceNotFoundException
+ *
+ * @package FF\Services\Exceptions
+ */
+class ResourceNotFoundException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Factories/ControllersFactoryTest.php b/tests/Factories/ControllersFactoryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..412f4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Factories/ControllersFactoryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of ControllersFactoryTest
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Tests\Factories;
+
+use FF\Factories\ClassLocators\BaseNamespaceClassLocator;
+use FF\Factories\ControllersFactory;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Test ControllersFactoryTest
+ *
+ * @package FF\Tests
+ */
+class ControllersFactoryTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Tests the namesake method/feature
+     */
+    public function testGetInstance()
+    {
+        $instance = ControllersFactory::getInstance();
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(ControllersFactory::class, $instance);
+        $this->assertSame($instance, ControllersFactory::getInstance());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the namesake method/feature
+     */
+    public function testGetClassLocator()
+    {
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(BaseNamespaceClassLocator::class, ControllersFactory::getInstance()->getClassLocator());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Services/Dispatching/DispatcherTest.php b/tests/Services/Dispatching/DispatcherTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e72586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Services/Dispatching/DispatcherTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,396 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Definition of DispatcherTest
+ *
+ * @author Marco Stoll <marco@fast-forward-encoding.de>
+ * @copyright 2019-forever Marco Stoll
+ * @filesource
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FF\Tests\Services\Dispatching {
+
+    use FF\Events\AbstractEvent;
+    use FF\Events\Dispatching\PostDispatch;
+    use FF\Events\Dispatching\PostRoute;
+    use FF\Events\Dispatching\PreDispatch;
+    use FF\Events\Dispatching\PreForward;
+    use FF\Factories\ControllersFactory;
+    use FF\Factories\Exceptions\ClassNotFoundException;
+    use FF\Factories\ServicesFactory;
+    use FF\Factories\SF;
+    use FF\Services\Dispatching\Dispatcher;
+    use FF\Services\Dispatching\Exceptions\IncompleteRouteException;
+    use FF\Services\Events\EventBroker;
+    use FF\Services\Exceptions\ConfigurationException;
+    use FF\Services\Exceptions\ResourceNotFoundException;
+    use FF\Tests\Services\Dispatching\Controllers\HelloWorldController;
+    use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+    use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+    use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+    use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
+
+    /**
+     * Test DispatcherTest
+     *
+     * @package FF\Tests
+     */
+    class DispatcherTest extends TestCase
+    {
+        const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = [
+            'routing-yaml' => __DIR__ . '/routing/test-routing.yml'
+        ];
+
+        /**
+         * @var AbstractEvent[]
+         */
+        protected static $lastEvents;
+
+        /**
+         * @var Dispatcher
+         */
+        protected $uut;
+
+        /**
+         * {@inheritdoc}
+         */
+        public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
+        {
+            SF::setInstance(new ServicesFactory());
+
+            ControllersFactory::getInstance()
+                ->getClassLocator()
+                ->prependNamespaces(__NAMESPACE__);
+
+            /** @var EventBroker $eventBroker */
+            $eventBroker = SF::i()->get('Events\EventBroker');
+
+            // register test listener
+            $eventBroker
+                ->subscribe([__CLASS__, 'listener'], 'Dispatching\PreDispatch')
+                ->subscribe([__CLASS__, 'listener'], 'Dispatching\PostRoute')
+                ->subscribe([__CLASS__, 'listener'], 'Dispatching\PostDispatch')
+                ->subscribe([__CLASS__, 'listener'], 'Dispatching\PreForward');
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * {@inheritdoc}
+         */
+        protected function setUp(): void
+        {
+            $this->uut = new Dispatcher(self::DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
+
+            self::$lastEvents = [];
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Dummy event listener
+         *
+         * @param AbstractEvent $event
+         */
+        public static function listener(AbstractEvent $event)
+        {
+            self::$lastEvents[get_class($event)] = $event;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Retrieves a request instance
+         *
+         * @param string $requestUri
+         * @return Request
+         */
+        protected function buildRequest($requestUri)
+        {
+            return new Request([], [], [], [], [], ['REQUEST_URI' => $requestUri]);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testInitializeErrorMandatoryOptions()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ConfigurationException::class);
+
+            new Dispatcher();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testSetGetRoutes()
+        {
+            $value = new RouteCollection();
+            $same = $this->uut->setRoutes($value);
+            $this->assertSame($this->uut, $same);
+            $this->assertSame($value, $this->uut->getRoutes());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testGetRoutePath()
+        {
+            $this->assertEquals('/default', $this->uut->getRoutePath('default'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testGetRoutePathMissing()
+        {
+            $this->assertEquals('', $this->uut->getRoutePath('unknown'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testBuildUrl()
+        {
+            $path = $this->uut->buildPath('default');
+            $this->assertEquals('/default', $path);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testBuildUrlExtraArgs()
+        {
+            $path = $this->uut->buildPath('default', ['foo' => 'bar']);
+            $this->assertEquals('/default', $path);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testBuildUrlWithArgs()
+        {
+            $path = $this->uut->buildPath('with-args', ['foo' => 'foo', 'bar' => 'bar']);
+            $this->assertEquals('/with-args/foo/bar', $path);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testBuildUrlWithoutArgs()
+        {
+            $path = $this->uut->buildPath('with-args');
+            $this->assertEquals('/with-args', $path);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testBuildUrlDefaultArgs()
+        {
+            $path = $this->uut->buildPath('omitted-args', ['foo' => 'foo']);
+            $this->assertEquals('/omitted-args/foo/bar', $path);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testBuildUrlMissingArgs()
+        {
+            $path = $this->uut->buildPath('omitted-args');
+            $this->assertEquals('/omitted-args/{foo}/bar', $path);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchDefault()
+        {
+            $response = $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/default'));
+
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+            $this->assertEquals('default', $response->getContent());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchWithArgs()
+        {
+            $response = $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/with-args/foo/bar'));
+
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+            $this->assertEquals('foo-bar', $response->getContent());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchOmittedArgs()
+        {
+            $response = $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/omitted-args/foo'));
+
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+            $this->assertEquals('foo-bar', $response->getContent());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchEvents()
+        {
+            $this->uut->setFireEvents(true)
+                ->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/default'));
+
+            $this->assertArrayHasKey(PreDispatch::class, self::$lastEvents);
+            $this->assertArrayHasKey(PostRoute::class, self::$lastEvents);
+            $this->assertArrayHasKey(PostDispatch::class, self::$lastEvents);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchErrorRouteController()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(IncompleteRouteException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/missing-controller'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchErrorRouteAction()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(IncompleteRouteException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/missing-action'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchErrorNoRoute()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ResourceNotFoundException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/unknown-path'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchErrorNoController()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ResourceNotFoundException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/unknown-controller'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchErrorNoAction()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ResourceNotFoundException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/unknown-action'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testDispatchErrorMissingArg()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ResourceNotFoundException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->dispatch($this->buildRequest('/missing-arg'));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testForwardByObject()
+        {
+            $response = $this->uut->forward(new HelloWorldController(), 'default');
+
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+            $this->assertEquals($response->getContent(), 'default');
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testForwardByClassName()
+        {
+            $response = $this->uut->forward('HelloWorldController', 'default');
+
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+            $this->assertEquals($response->getContent(), 'default');
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testForwardEvents()
+        {
+            $this->uut->setFireEvents(true)
+                ->forward(new HelloWorldController(), 'default');
+
+            $this->assertArrayHasKey(PreForward::class, self::$lastEvents);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testForwardErrorController()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ClassNotFoundException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->forward('UnknownController', 'foo');
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testForwardErrorAction()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->forward('HelloWorldController', 'unknown');
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Tests the namesake method/feature
+         */
+        public function testForwardErrorRequiredArg()
+        {
+            $this->expectException(ResourceNotFoundException::class);
+
+            $this->uut->forward('HelloWorldController', 'helloWorld');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+namespace FF\Tests\Services\Dispatching\Controllers {
+
+    use FF\Controllers\AbstractController;
+    use FF\Services\Templating\TemplateRendererInterface;
+    use FF\Services\Templating\TwigRenderer;
+    use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+    class HelloWorldController extends AbstractController
+    {
+        public function default(): Response
+        {
+            return new Response('default');
+        }
+
+        public function helloWorld(string $foo, string $bar = 'baz'): Response
+        {
+            return new Response($foo . '-' . $bar);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @return TemplateRendererInterface
+         */
+        protected function getTemplateRenderer(): TemplateRendererInterface
+        {
+            return new TwigRenderer(['template-dir' => 'foo']);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Services/Dispatching/routing/test-routing.yml b/tests/Services/Dispatching/routing/test-routing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c85000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Services/Dispatching/routing/test-routing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+default:
+  path: /default
+  defaults: { controller: 'HelloWorldController', action: 'default' }
+
+with-args:
+  path: /with-args/{foo}/{bar}
+  defaults: { controller: 'HelloWorldController', action: 'helloWorld'}
+
+omitted-args:
+  path: /omitted-args/{foo}/{bar}
+  defaults: { controller: 'HelloWorldController', action: 'helloWorld', bar: bar }
+
+# errors
+missing-controller:
+  path: /missing-controller
+  defaults: { action: 'index' }
+
+missing-action:
+  path: /missing-action
+  defaults: { controller: 'HelloWorldController' }
+
+unknown-controller:
+  path: /unknown-controller
+  defaults: { controller: 'UnknownController', action: 'index' }
+
+unknown-action:
+  path: /unknown-action
+  defaults: { controller: 'HelloWorldController', action: 'unknown' }
+
+missing-arg:
+  path: /missing-arg
+  defaults: { controller: 'HelloWorldController', action: 'helloWorld' }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Services/Runtime/ExceptionHandlerTest.php b/tests/Services/Runtime/ExceptionHandlerTest.php
index 3e0a500..0a5e978 100644
--- a/tests/Services/Runtime/ExceptionHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Services/Runtime/ExceptionHandlerTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace FF\Tests\Runtime;
+namespace FF\Tests\Services\Runtime;
 
 use FF\Events\Runtime\Exception;
 use FF\Factories\ServicesFactory;