diff --git a/api/src/NotesApplication.kt b/api/src/NotesApplication.kt
index 3db57fb..5d3d97f 100644
--- a/api/src/NotesApplication.kt
+++ b/api/src/NotesApplication.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import be.vandewalleh.features.features
 import be.vandewalleh.migrations.Migration
 import io.ktor.application.Application
 import io.ktor.application.log
+import io.ktor.auth.authenticate
 import io.ktor.routing.routing
 import me.liuwj.ktorm.database.Database
 import org.kodein.di.Kodein
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/AuthCrudController.kt b/api/src/controllers/AuthCrudController.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..794057c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/controllers/AuthCrudController.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package be.vandewalleh.controllers
+
+import io.ktor.application.ApplicationCall
+import io.ktor.auth.UserIdPrincipal
+import io.ktor.auth.principal
+import io.ktor.routing.Route
+import io.ktor.routing.Routing
+import io.ktor.routing.route
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+
+abstract class AuthCrudController(
+    private val path: String,
+    override val kodein: Kodein
+) :
+    KodeinController(kodein) {
+
+    abstract val route: Route.() -> Unit
+
+    fun ApplicationCall.userEmail(): String =
+        this.principal<UserIdPrincipal>()!!.name
+
+    override fun Routing.registerRoutes() {
+        route(path) {
+            route()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/Controllers.kt b/api/src/controllers/Controllers.kt
index 5be8681..f4fc0b1 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/Controllers.kt
+++ b/api/src/controllers/Controllers.kt
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ val controllerModule = Kodein.Module(name = "Controller") {
 
     bind<KodeinController>().inSet() with singleton { UserController(this.kodein) }
     bind<KodeinController>().inSet() with singleton { HealthCheckController(this.kodein) }
-    bind<KodeinController>().inSet() with singleton { NoteController(this.kodein) }
+    bind<KodeinController>().inSet() with singleton { NotesController(this.kodein) }
 }
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diff --git a/api/src/controllers/KodeinController.kt b/api/src/controllers/KodeinController.kt
index 85bf4d0..332feec 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/KodeinController.kt
+++ b/api/src/controllers/KodeinController.kt
@@ -1,27 +1,14 @@
 package be.vandewalleh.controllers
 
-import io.ktor.application.Application
-import io.ktor.locations.locations
 import io.ktor.routing.Routing
 import org.kodein.di.Kodein
 import org.kodein.di.KodeinAware
-import org.kodein.di.generic.instance
 
 abstract class KodeinController(override val kodein: Kodein) : KodeinAware {
-    /**
-     * Injected dependency with the current [Application].
-     */
-    val application: Application by instance()
 
-    /**
-     * Shortcut to get the url of a [TypedRoute].
-     */
-    val TypedRoute.href get() = application.locations.href(this)
 
     /**
      * Method that subtypes must override to register the handled [Routing] routes.
      */
     abstract fun Routing.registerRoutes()
 }
-
-interface TypedRoute
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diff --git a/api/src/controllers/NoteController.kt b/api/src/controllers/NoteController.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 205e8aa..0000000
--- a/api/src/controllers/NoteController.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-package be.vandewalleh.controllers
-
-import be.vandewalleh.entities.Note
-import be.vandewalleh.entities.Tag
-import be.vandewalleh.errors.ApiError
-import be.vandewalleh.tables.Notes
-import be.vandewalleh.tables.Tags
-import be.vandewalleh.tables.Users
-import io.ktor.application.call
-import io.ktor.auth.UserIdPrincipal
-import io.ktor.auth.authenticate
-import io.ktor.auth.principal
-import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
-import io.ktor.locations.Location
-import io.ktor.locations.post
-import io.ktor.request.receive
-import io.ktor.response.respond
-import io.ktor.routing.Routing
-import me.liuwj.ktorm.database.Database
-import me.liuwj.ktorm.dsl.eq
-import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.add
-import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.find
-import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.sequenceOf
-import org.kodein.di.Kodein
-import org.kodein.di.generic.instance
-
-class NoteController(kodein: Kodein) : KodeinController(kodein) {
-    private val db by instance<Database>()
-
-    override fun Routing.registerRoutes() {
-        authenticate {
-            post<Routes.Notes> {
-                data class Response(val message: String)
-
-                val (email) = call.principal<UserIdPrincipal>()!!
-                val body = call.receive<PostNotesBody>()
-
-                val user = db.sequenceOf(Users)
-                    .find { Users.email eq email }
-                    ?: return@post call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, ApiError.DeletedUserError)
-
-                val transaction = db.useTransaction {
-
-                    val note = Note {
-                        this.title = body.title
-                        this.user = user
-                    }
-
-                    db.sequenceOf(Notes).add(note)
-
-                    body.tags.forEach { tagName ->
-                        val tag = Tag {
-                            this.name = tagName
-                            this.note = note
-                        }
-                        db.sequenceOf(Tags).add(tag)
-                    }
-                    1
-                }
-
-                return@post call.respond(Response("created"))
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    object Routes {
-        @Location("/notes")
-        class Notes
-    }
-}
-
-data class PostNotesBody(val title: String, val content: String, val tags: List<String>)
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diff --git a/api/src/controllers/NotesController.kt b/api/src/controllers/NotesController.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d51f83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/controllers/NotesController.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package be.vandewalleh.controllers
+
+import be.vandewalleh.tables.Users
+import io.ktor.application.call
+import io.ktor.response.respond
+import io.ktor.routing.Route
+import io.ktor.routing.get
+import me.liuwj.ktorm.database.Database
+import me.liuwj.ktorm.dsl.eq
+import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.find
+import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.sequenceOf
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.generic.instance
+
+class NotesController(kodein: Kodein) : AuthCrudController("/notes", kodein) {
+    private val db by kodein.instance<Database>()
+
+    override val route: Route.() -> Unit = {
+        get {
+            val email = call.userEmail()
+            val user = db.sequenceOf(Users).find { it.email eq email }!! // TODO
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/UserController.kt b/api/src/controllers/UserController.kt
index 05560c5..0c69c41 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/UserController.kt
+++ b/api/src/controllers/UserController.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class UserController(kodein: Kodein) : KodeinController(kodein) {
     private val db by instance<Database>()
 
     override fun Routing.registerRoutes() {
+
+
         post<Routes.Login> {
             data class Response(val token: String)