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+# frank
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+This is a proof-of-concept [Sinatra](http://www.sinatrarb.com/) clone for [Crystal](http://www.crystal-lang.org).
+
+## Status
+
+Basic `get`, `put`, `post` and `head` routes can be matched, and request parameters can be obtained.
+We are still missing a lot!