diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/MatchResult.java b/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/MatchResult.java
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+package reitit;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class MatchResult {
+
+  public static final MatchResult NO_MATCH = null;
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  public static final Map<?, String> NO_PARAMS = Collections.EMPTY_MAP;
+
+  public static final int FULL_MATCH_INDEX = -1;
+
+  public static final MatchResult FULL_MATCH_NO_PARAMS = new MatchResult(NO_PARAMS, FULL_MATCH_INDEX);
+
+  private final Map<?, String> params;
+
+  /**
+   * End index in the URI when match stopped. -1 implies match fully ended.
+   */
+  private final int endIndex; // excluding
+
+  protected MatchResult(Map<?, String> params, int endIndex) {
+    this.params = params;
+    this.endIndex = endIndex;
+  }
+
+  // ----- factory methods -----
+
+  public static MatchResult partialMatch(Map<?, String> params, int endIndex) {
+    return new MatchResult(params, endIndex);
+  }
+
+  public static MatchResult partialMatch(int endIndex) {
+    return new MatchResult(NO_PARAMS, endIndex);
+  }
+
+  public static MatchResult fullMatch(Map<?, String> params) {
+    return new MatchResult(params, FULL_MATCH_INDEX);
+  }
+
+  // ----- utility methods -----
+
+  public Map<?, String> getParams() {
+    return params;
+  }
+
+  public int getEndIndex() {
+    return endIndex;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isFullMatch() {
+    return endIndex == FULL_MATCH_INDEX;
+  }
+
+  // ----- overridden methods -----
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return String.format("params: %s, endIndex: %d", params, endIndex);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+    if (obj instanceof MatchResult) {
+      MatchResult other = (MatchResult) obj;
+      return other.params.equals(params) && other.endIndex == endIndex;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return toString().hashCode();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/Segment2.java b/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/Segment2.java
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+package reitit;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class Segment2 {
+
+  private List<Edge> edges = new ArrayList<>();
+  private Object data;
+
+  public boolean isLeaf() {
+    return edges.isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  public static class Edge {
+    String path;
+    Segment2 segment;
+  }
+
+  public static Object lookup(Segment2 root, String path) {
+    Segment2 segment = root;
+    Integer pathLength = path.length();
+
+    while (segment != null && !segment.isLeaf()) {
+      Edge edge = null;
+      for (Edge e : segment.edges) {
+        System.out.println("EDGE:" + e.path + "/" + e.segment);
+        if (path.equals(e.path)) {
+          edge = e;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (edge != null) {
+        segment = edge.segment;
+      } else {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+    return segment != null ? segment.data : null;
+  }
+
+  public static Edge endpoint(String path) {
+    Edge edge = new Edge();
+    edge.path = path;
+    Segment2 s = new Segment2();
+    s.data = path;
+    edge.segment = s;
+    return edge;
+  }
+
+  public static Edge context(String path, Edge... edges) {
+    Edge edge = new Edge();
+    edge.path = path;
+    Segment2 s = new Segment2();
+    s.edges.addAll(Arrays.asList(edges));
+    edge.segment = s;
+    return edge;
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    Segment2 root = new Segment2();
+
+    root.edges.add(endpoint("/kikka"));
+    root.edges.add(endpoint("/kukka"));
+    root.edges.add(
+            context("/api",
+                    endpoint("/ping"),
+                    endpoint("pong")));
+    System.out.println(lookup(root, "/api/ping"));
+  }
+
+  public static Map<String, String> createHash(List<String> paths) {
+    Map<String, String> m = new HashMap<>();
+    for (String p : paths) {
+      m.put(p, p);
+    }
+    return m;
+  }
+
+  public static List<String> createArray(List<String> paths) {
+    return new ArrayList<>(paths);
+  }
+
+  public static Object hashLookup(Map m, String path) {
+    return m.get(path);
+  }
+
+  public static Object arrayLookup(ArrayList<String> paths, String path) {
+    Object data = null;
+    for (String p : paths) {
+      if (p.equals(path)) {
+        data = path;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return data;
+  }
+}