diff --git a/.idea/libraries/Dart_Packages.xml b/.idea/libraries/Dart_Packages.xml
index f73ff04c..576ef34c 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/Dart_Packages.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/Dart_Packages.xml
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
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           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/angel_route-2.0.3+2/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/angel_route-2.0.5/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
         <entry key="args">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/args-1.1.0/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/args-1.3.0/lib" />
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           </value>
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <entry key="barback">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/barback-0.15.2+13/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/barback-0.15.2+14/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <entry key="collection">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/collection-1.14.3/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/collection-1.14.5/lib" />
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           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         <entry key="html">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/html-0.13.2/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/html-0.13.2+2/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         <entry key="io">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/io-0.3.0/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/io-0.3.2+1/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
         <entry key="mime">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/mime-0.9.4/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/mime-0.9.5/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
+        <entry key="multi_server_socket">
+          <value>
+            <list>
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/multi_server_socket-1.0.1/lib" />
+            </list>
+          </value>
+        </entry>
         <entry key="node_preamble">
           <value>
             <list>
@@ -285,7 +292,7 @@
         <entry key="pool">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/pool-1.3.3/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/pool-1.3.4/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -310,10 +317,17 @@
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
+        <entry key="recase">
+          <value>
+            <list>
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/recase-1.0.0+1/lib" />
+            </list>
+          </value>
+        </entry>
         <entry key="shelf">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf-0.7.1/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf-0.7.2/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -327,7 +341,7 @@
         <entry key="shelf_static">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf_static-0.2.6/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf_static-0.2.7/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -369,7 +383,7 @@
         <entry key="stream_channel">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/stream_channel-1.6.2/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/stream_channel-1.6.3/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -390,7 +404,7 @@
         <entry key="test">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/test-0.12.28/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/test-0.12.30+1/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -418,7 +432,7 @@
         <entry key="watcher">
           <value>
             <list>
-              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/watcher-0.9.7+4/lib" />
+              <option value="$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/watcher-0.9.7+6/lib" />
             </list>
           </value>
         </entry>
@@ -442,15 +456,15 @@
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/analyzer-0.30.0+4/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/angel_http_exception-1.0.0/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/angel_model-1.0.0/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/angel_route-2.0.3+2/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/args-1.1.0/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/angel_route-2.0.5/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/args-1.3.0/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/async-1.13.3/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/barback-0.15.2+13/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/barback-0.15.2+14/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/body_parser-1.0.3/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/boolean_selector-1.0.2/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/charcode-1.1.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/cli_util-0.1.2+1/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/collection-1.14.3/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/collection-1.14.5/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/combinator-1.0.0-beta+7/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/container-0.1.2/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/convert-2.0.1/lib" />
@@ -458,12 +472,12 @@
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/csslib-0.14.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/front_end-0.1.0-alpha.4.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/glob-1.1.5/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/html-0.13.2/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/html-0.13.2+2/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/http-0.11.3+16/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/http_multi_server-2.0.4/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/http_parser-3.1.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/http_server-0.9.6/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/io-0.3.0/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/io-0.3.2+1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/isolate-1.1.0/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/js-0.6.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/json_god-2.0.0-beta+1/lib" />
@@ -472,33 +486,35 @@
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       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/merge_map-1.0.0/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/meta-1.1.2/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/mime-0.9.4/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/mime-0.9.5/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/mock_request-1.0.2/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/multi_server_socket-1.0.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/node_preamble-1.4.0/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/package_config-1.0.3/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/package_resolver-1.0.2/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/path-1.5.1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/plugin-0.2.0+2/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/pool-1.3.3/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/pool-1.3.4/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/pub_semver-1.3.2/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/quiver_hashcode-1.0.0/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/random_string-0.0.1/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf-0.7.1/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/recase-1.0.0+1/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf-0.7.2/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf_packages_handler-1.0.3/lib" />
-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf_static-0.2.6/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf_static-0.2.7/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/shelf_web_socket-0.2.2/lib" />
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-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/stream_channel-1.6.2/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/stream_channel-1.6.3/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/string_scanner-1.0.2/lib" />
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-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/test-0.12.28/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/test-0.12.30+1/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/tuple-1.0.1/lib" />
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-      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/watcher-0.9.7+4/lib" />
+      <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/watcher-0.9.7+6/lib" />
       <root url="file://$USER_HOME$/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/web_socket_channel-1.0.6/lib" />
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diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 6d676c6e..492c51a5 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="7b89ff1e-1260-4dcf-9c3d-345de0471ea1" name="Default" comment="">
+    <list default="true" id="7b89ff1e-1260-4dcf-9c3d-345de0471ea1" name="Default" comment="Response no longer closes if `serialize` is called with an empty string">
+      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/libraries/Dart_Packages.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/libraries/Dart_Packages.xml" />
       <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" />
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         <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/service.dart">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state relative-caret-position="120">
+            <state relative-caret-position="0">
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@@ -41,17 +42,30 @@
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+            <state relative-caret-position="371">
+              <caret line="310" column="28" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="310" selection-start-column="28" selection-end-line="310" selection-end-column="28" />
               <folding />
             </state>
           </provider>
         </entry>
       </file>
+      <file leaf-file-name="CHANGELOG.md" pinned="false" current-in-tab="true">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG.md">
+          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="split-provider[text-editor;markdown-preview-editor]">
+            <state split_layout="SPLIT">
+              <first_editor relative-caret-position="30">
+                <caret line="2" column="13" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="2" selection-start-column="13" selection-end-line="2" selection-end-column="13" />
+                <folding />
+              </first_editor>
+              <second_editor />
+            </state>
+          </provider>
+        </entry>
+      </file>
       <file leaf-file-name="map_service.dart" pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
         <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/map_service.dart">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state relative-caret-position="360">
+            <state relative-caret-position="15">
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+      <file leaf-file-name="server.dart" pinned="false" current-in-tab="false">
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+            <state relative-caret-position="1481">
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         <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/all.dart">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state relative-caret-position="465">
+            <state relative-caret-position="165">
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+    <option name="x" value="67" />
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-    <option name="width" value="1278" />
+    <option name="width" value="1337" />
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-              <item name="http" type="cbb8eebc:String" user="http" />
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           <select />
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-      <pane id="ProjectPane" />
-      <pane id="Scratches" />
       <pane id="PackagesPane" />
+      <pane id="Scratches" />
+      <pane id="ProjectPane" />
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+      <workItem from="1513103506825" duration="139000" />
+      <workItem from="1517332581856" duration="858000" />
+      <workItem from="1517973177718" duration="223000" />
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       <updated>1513103332618</updated>
     </task>
-    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="47" />
+    <task id="LOCAL-00047" summary="Patched ResponseContext#isOpen, bump to 1.1.0+3">
+      <created>1513103639013</created>
+      <option name="number" value="00047" />
+      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00047" />
+      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
+      <updated>1513103639013</updated>
+    </task>
+    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="48" />
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@@ -1034,7 +1039,7 @@
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   <component name="TimeTrackingManager">
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+    <frame x="67" y="23" width="1337" height="797" extended-state="0" />
+    <editor active="true" />
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+      <window_info id="Theme Preview" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" show_stripe_button="true" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="3" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
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@@ -1090,7 +1097,6 @@
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   </component>
   <component name="VcsManagerConfiguration">
-    <MESSAGE value="Add stackTrace" />
     <MESSAGE value="1.0.6+2" />
     <MESSAGE value="Added RequestContext.accepts" />
     <MESSAGE value="Swapped to angel_model" />
@@ -1115,7 +1121,8 @@
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     <MESSAGE value="Patched _matchesId, bump to 1.1.0+1" />
     <MESSAGE value="Patched handleAngelHttpException, bump to 1.1.0+2" />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="Patched handleAngelHttpException, bump to 1.1.0+2" />
+    <MESSAGE value="Patched ResponseContext#isOpen, bump to 1.1.0+3" />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="Patched ResponseContext#isOpen, bump to 1.1.0+3" />
   </component>
   <component name="XDebuggerManager">
     <breakpoint-manager />
@@ -1398,7 +1405,7 @@
     </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/all.dart">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="465">
+        <state relative-caret-position="165">
           <caret line="31" column="33" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="31" selection-start-column="33" selection-end-line="31" selection-end-column="33" />
           <folding>
             <element signature="e#0#38#0" expanded="true" />
@@ -1445,9 +1452,35 @@
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/service.dart">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="0">
+          <caret line="16" column="17" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="16" selection-start-column="17" selection-end-line="16" selection-end-column="17" />
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/pubspec.yaml">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="105">
+          <caret line="7" column="13" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="7" selection-start-column="13" selection-end-line="7" selection-end-column="13" />
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/server.dart">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state relative-caret-position="1481">
+          <caret line="399" column="28" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="399" selection-start-column="28" selection-end-line="399" selection-end-column="28" />
+          <folding>
+            <element signature="e#38#58#0" expanded="true" />
+          </folding>
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/map_service.dart">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="360">
+        <state relative-caret-position="15">
           <caret line="24" column="0" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="24" selection-start-column="0" selection-end-line="24" selection-end-column="0" />
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@@ -1455,26 +1488,10 @@
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/pubspec.yaml">
-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="75">
-          <caret line="5" column="12" lean-forward="true" selection-start-line="5" selection-start-column="12" selection-end-line="5" selection-end-column="12" />
-          <folding />
-        </state>
-      </provider>
-    </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/service.dart">
-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="120">
-          <caret line="16" column="17" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="16" selection-start-column="17" selection-end-line="16" selection-end-column="17" />
-          <folding />
-        </state>
-      </provider>
-    </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/response_context.dart">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="44">
-          <caret line="341" column="7" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="341" selection-start-column="7" selection-end-line="341" selection-end-column="7" />
+        <state relative-caret-position="371">
+          <caret line="310" column="28" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="310" selection-start-column="28" selection-end-line="310" selection-end-column="28" />
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
@@ -1482,24 +1499,14 @@
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/CHANGELOG.md">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="split-provider[text-editor;markdown-preview-editor]">
         <state split_layout="SPLIT">
-          <first_editor relative-caret-position="15">
-            <caret line="1" column="74" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="1" selection-start-column="74" selection-end-line="1" selection-end-column="74" />
+          <first_editor relative-caret-position="30">
+            <caret line="2" column="13" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="2" selection-start-column="13" selection-end-line="2" selection-end-column="13" />
             <folding />
           </first_editor>
           <second_editor />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/src/http/server.dart">
-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state relative-caret-position="366">
-          <caret line="370" column="5" lean-forward="false" selection-start-line="370" selection-start-column="5" selection-end-line="370" selection-end-column="5" />
-          <folding>
-            <element signature="e#38#58#0" expanded="true" />
-          </folding>
-        </state>
-      </provider>
-    </entry>
   </component>
   <component name="masterDetails">
     <states>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5c253e8..4377d9a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.1.1
+* `ResponseContext` no longer automatically closes if `serializer` returns an
+empty string.
+
 # 1.1.0+3
 * Modified `ResponseContext#isOpen` to also return `false` if streaming is being used.
 
diff --git a/lib/src/http/response_context.dart b/lib/src/http/response_context.dart
index bde72914..c6d80a0b 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/response_context.dart
+++ b/lib/src/http/response_context.dart
@@ -308,11 +308,15 @@ class ResponseContext implements StreamSink<List<int>>, StringSink {
   void serialize(value, {contentType}) {
     if (_isClosed) throw _closed();
 
+    var text = serializer(value);
+
+    if (text.isEmpty)
+      return;
+
     if (contentType is String)
       headers[HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE] = contentType;
     else if (contentType is ContentType) this.contentType = contentType;
 
-    var text = serializer(value);
     write(text);
 
     end();
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6047fced..7eca6daf 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
   mime: ^0.9.3
   pool: ^1.0.0
   random_string: ^0.0.1
+  recase: ^1.0.0
   tuple: ^1.0.0
 dev_dependencies:
   mock_request: ^1.0.0