diff --git a/lib/paloma.rb b/lib/paloma.rb
index 1728be3..056dde6 100644
--- a/lib/paloma.rb
+++ b/lib/paloma.rb
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ end
 # TODO: Rails version checking
 
 require 'action_controller/railtie'
+require 'paloma/controller'
+require 'paloma/utilities'
 require 'paloma/action_controller_extension'
 require 'paloma/rails/engine'
diff --git a/lib/paloma/action_controller_extension.rb b/lib/paloma/action_controller_extension.rb
index 4d4a66d..705fcb3 100644
--- a/lib/paloma/action_controller_extension.rb
+++ b/lib/paloma/action_controller_extension.rb
@@ -61,53 +61,21 @@ module Paloma
       #
       #
       def js path_or_options, options = {:params => {}, :only => {}, :except => {}}
-        options ||= {}
-
-        # js false, options
-        stop = self.try_paloma_stop(path_or_options, options) if !path_or_options
-        return if stop
+        return if !path_or_options && self.paloma.attempt_clear_request!(options)
 
+        self.paloma.params.merge! options[:params] || {}
 
         if path_or_options.is_a? String
-          path = path_or_options.split '#'
-          resource = path.first
-          action = path.length != 1 ? path.last : nil
-
-          @__paloma_request[:resource] = resource unless resource.blank?
-          @__paloma_request[:action] = action unless action.blank?
+          route = ::Paloma::Utilities.interpret_route path_or_options
+          self.paloma.resource = route[:resource] unless route[:resource].blank?
+          self.paloma.action = route[:action] unless route[:action].blank?
 
         elsif path_or_options.is_a? Symbol
-          @__paloma_request[:action] = path_or_options
+          self.paloma.action = path_or_options
 
         elsif path_or_options.is_a? Hash
-          self.set_paloma_params path_or_options[:params]
+          self.paloma.params.merge! path_or_options[:params] || {}
         end
-
-        self.set_paloma_params options[:params] || {}
-      end
-
-
-
-      def try_paloma_stop path_or_options, options = {}
-        current_action = @__paloma_request[:action]
-        valid_action = true
-
-        if options[:only].present?
-          valid_action = options[:only].include?(current_action.to_sym) ||
-                          options[:only].include?(current_action.to_s)
-        end
-
-        if options[:except].present?
-          valid_action = !options[:except].include?(current_action.to_sym) ||
-                          !options[:except].include?(current_action.to_s)
-        end
-
-        if valid_action
-          @__paloma_request = nil
-          return true
-        end
-
-        false
       end
 
 
@@ -117,15 +85,8 @@ module Paloma
       # Keeps track of what Rails controller/action is executed.
       #
       def track_paloma_request
-        resource = controller_path.split('/').map(&:titleize).join('/').gsub(' ', '')
-
-        @__paloma_request = {:resource => resource, :action => self.action_name}
-
-        #
-        # Apply controller wide settings if any
-        #
-        return if self.class.paloma_settings.nil?
-        self.js self.class.paloma_settings[:path_or_options], self.class.paloma_settings[:params]
+        self.paloma.resource = ::Paloma::Utilities.get_resource controller_path
+        self.paloma.action = self.action_name
       end
 
 
@@ -137,11 +98,11 @@ module Paloma
       # will execute the tracked Paloma requests.
       #
       def append_paloma_hook
-        return true if @__paloma_request.nil?
+        return true if self.paloma.has_no_request?
 
         hook = view_context.render(
                   :partial => 'paloma/hook',
-                  :locals => {:request => @__paloma_request})
+                  :locals => {:request => self.paloma.request})
 
         before_body_end_index = response_body[0].rindex('</body>')
 
@@ -156,17 +117,11 @@ module Paloma
           response.body += hook
         end
 
-        @__paloma_request = nil
+        self.paloma.clear_request
       end
     end
 
 
-    def set_paloma_params params
-      @__paloma_request[:params] ||= {}
-      @__paloma_request[:params].merge! params
-    end
-
-
     def html_is_rendered?
       not_redirect = self.status != 302
       [nil, 'text/html'].include?(response.content_type) && not_redirect
@@ -178,11 +133,19 @@ module Paloma
     #
     def render options = nil, extra_options = {}, &block
       [:json, :js, :xml, :file].each do |format|
-        js false if options.has_key?(format)
+        self.paloma.clear_request if options.has_key?(format)
       end if options.is_a?(Hash)
 
       super
     end
+
+
+  protected
+
+    def paloma
+      @paloma ||= ::Paloma::Controller.new
+    end
+
   end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/paloma/controller.rb b/lib/paloma/controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..347355d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/paloma/controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+module Paloma
+  class Controller
+
+    attr_accessor :resource, :action, :params
+
+
+
+    def initialize
+      self.clear_request
+    end
+
+
+    def clear_request
+      self.resource = nil
+      self.action = nil
+      self.params = {}
+
+      true
+    end
+
+
+    def attempt_clear_request! options = {:only => {}, :except => {}}
+      return self.clear_request if options.blank?
+
+      clear = true
+      only = options[:only]
+      except = options[:except]
+
+      if only.present?
+        clear = only.include?(self.action.to_s) ||
+                only.include?(self.action.to_sym)
+      end
+
+      if except.present?
+        clear = except.include?(self.action.to_s) ||
+                except.include?(self.action.to_sym)
+      end
+
+      return self.clear_request if clear
+
+      false
+    end
+
+
+    def request
+      {:resource => self.resource, :action => self.action, :params => self.params}
+    end
+
+
+    def has_request?
+      self.resource.present? && self.action.present?
+    end
+
+
+    def has_no_request?
+      !self.has_request?
+    end
+
+
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/paloma/utilities.rb b/lib/paloma/utilities.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c9d4f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/paloma/utilities.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Paloma
+  class Utilities
+
+    def self.get_resource controller_path
+      controller_path.split('/').map(&:titleize).join('/').gsub(' ', '')
+    end
+
+
+    def self.interpret_route route_string
+      parts = route_string.split '#'
+      resource = parts.first
+      action = parts.length != 1 ? parts.last : nil
+
+      {:resource => resource, :action => action}
+    end
+
+  end
+end
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