Package xhandler provides a bridge between http.Handler and net/context. xhandler enforces net/context in your handlers without sacrificing compatibility with existing http.Handlers nor imposing a specific router. Thanks to net/context deadline management, xhandler is able to enforce a per request deadline and will cancel the context in when the client close the connection unexpectedly. You may create net/context aware middlewares pretty much the same way as you would with http.Handler.