# Answer to a request
	fun delegate_answer(request: HttpRequest)
	do
		# Find target virtual host
		var virtual_host = null
		if request.header.keys.has("Host") then
			var host = request.header["Host"]
			if host.index_of(':') == -1 then host += ":80"
			for vh in factory.config.virtual_hosts do
				for i in vh.interfaces do if i.to_s == host then
					virtual_host = vh
					break label
				end
			end label
		end

		# Use default virtual host if none already responded
		if virtual_host == null then virtual_host = factory.config.default_virtual_host

		# Get a response from the virtual host
		var response
		if virtual_host != null then
			var route = virtual_host.routes[request.uri]
			if route != null then
				# include uri parameters in request
				request.uri_params = route.parse_params(request.uri)

				var handler = route.handler
				var root = route.resolve_path(request)
				var turi
				if root != null then
					turi = ("/" + request.uri.substring_from(root.length)).simplify_path
				else turi = request.uri

				# Delegate the responsibility to respond to the `Action`
				handler.prepare_respond_and_close(request, turi, self)
				return
			else response = new HttpResponse(404)
		else response = new HttpResponse(404)

		respond response
		close
	end