A bunch of changes from last night, late:

* Secured controller support.
 * Static file support.

pecan/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,25 @@
+from paste.urlparser import StaticURLParser
+from paste.cascade import Cascade
+
 from pecan import Pecan, request, override_template
-from decorators import expose
+from decorators import expose
+
+
+def make_app(root, renderers        = None, 
+                   default_renderer = None, 
+                   template_path    = None, 
+                   hooks            = None,
+                   static_root      = None):
+    
+    kw = {}
+    if renderers is not None: kw['renderers'] = renderers
+    if default_renderer is not None: kw['default_renderer'] = default_renderer
+    if template_path is not None: kw['template_path'] = template_path
+    if hooks is not None: kw['hooks'] = hooks
+    
+    app = Pecan(root, **kw)
+    
+    if static_root:
+        app = Cascade([StaticURLParser(static_root), app])
+    
+    return app