local application = require("lapis.application")
local Application
Application = application.Application
local dispatch
do
  local _obj_0 = require("lapis.nginx")
  dispatch = _obj_0.dispatch
end
local app_cache = { }
local serve
serve = function(app_cls)
  local app = app_cache[app_cls]
  if not (app) then
    if type(app_cls) == "string" then
      app = require(app_cls)()
    elseif app_cls.__base then
      app = app_cls()
    else
      app_cls:build_router()
      app = app_cls
    end
    app_cache[app_cls] = app
  end
  return dispatch(app)
end
return {
  serve = serve,
  application = application,
  Application = Application,
  app_cache = app_cache
}