diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 79317933298..9e0ec1fb8bf 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/emicklei/go-restful",
-			"Comment": "v1.1.2-50-g692a500",
-			"Rev": "692a50017a7049b26cf7ea4ccfc0d8c77369a793"
+			"Comment": "v1.1.3-9-g49e08a0",
+			"Rev": "49e08a07d31e2dae8005f28b5360a96746cd6365"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/evanphx/json-patch",
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/README.md b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/README.md
index 8af137db5ed..9b4be5f62ac 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/README.md
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func (u UserResource) findUser(request *restful.Request, response *restful.Respo
 - Automatic CORS request handling (using a filter)
 - API declaration for Swagger UI (see swagger package)
 - Panic recovery to produce HTTP 500, customizable using RecoverHandler(...)
+- Route errors produce HTTP 404/405/406/415 errors, customizable using ServiceErrorHandler(...)
 	
 ### Resources
 
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container.go
index 7aae565e94e..e16743202cc 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	containerFilters       []FilterFunction
 	doNotRecover           bool // default is false
 	recoverHandleFunc      RecoverHandleFunction
+	serviceErrorHandleFunc ServiceErrorHandleFunction
 	router                 RouteSelector // default is a RouterJSR311, CurlyRouter is the faster alternative
 	contentEncodingEnabled bool          // default is false
 }
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func NewContainer() *Container {
 		containerFilters:       []FilterFunction{},
 		doNotRecover:           false,
 		recoverHandleFunc:      logStackOnRecover,
+		serviceErrorHandleFunc: writeServiceError,
 		router:                 RouterJSR311{},
 		contentEncodingEnabled: false}
 }
@@ -49,6 +51,16 @@ func (c *Container) RecoverHandler(handler RecoverHandleFunction) {
 	c.recoverHandleFunc = handler
 }
 
+// ServiceErrorHandleFunction declares functions that can be used to handle a service error situation.
+// The first argument is the service error. The second must be used to communicate an error response.
+type ServiceErrorHandleFunction func(ServiceError, *Response)
+
+// ServiceErrorHandler changes the default function (writeServiceError) to be called
+// when a ServiceError is detected.
+func (c *Container) ServiceErrorHandler(handler ServiceErrorHandleFunction) {
+	c.serviceErrorHandleFunc = handler
+}
+
 // DoNotRecover controls whether panics will be caught to return HTTP 500.
 // If set to true, Route functions are responsible for handling any error situation.
 // Default value is false = recover from panics. This has performance implications.
@@ -125,6 +137,13 @@ func logStackOnRecover(panicReason interface{}, httpWriter http.ResponseWriter)
 	httpWriter.Write(buffer.Bytes())
 }
 
+// writeServiceError is the default ServiceErrorHandleFunction and is called
+// when a ServiceError is returned during route selection. Default implementation
+// calls resp.WriteErrorString(err.Code, err.Message)
+func writeServiceError(err ServiceError, resp *Response) {
+	resp.WriteErrorString(err.Code, err.Message)
+}
+
 // Dispatch the incoming Http Request to a matching WebService.
 func (c *Container) dispatch(httpWriter http.ResponseWriter, httpRequest *http.Request) {
 	// Instal panic recovery unless told otherwise
@@ -172,7 +191,7 @@ func (c *Container) dispatch(httpWriter http.ResponseWriter, httpRequest *http.R
 			switch err.(type) {
 			case ServiceError:
 				ser := err.(ServiceError)
-				resp.WriteErrorString(ser.Code, ser.Message)
+				c.serviceErrorHandleFunc(ser, resp)
 			}
 			// TODO
 		}}
@@ -217,6 +236,25 @@ func (c Container) Handle(pattern string, handler http.Handler) {
 	c.ServeMux.Handle(pattern, handler)
 }
 
+// HandleWithFilter registers the handler for the given pattern.
+// Container's filter chain is applied for handler.
+// If a handler already exists for pattern, HandleWithFilter panics.
+func (c Container) HandleWithFilter(pattern string, handler http.Handler) {
+	f := func(httpResponse http.ResponseWriter, httpRequest *http.Request) {
+		if len(c.containerFilters) == 0 {
+			handler.ServeHTTP(httpResponse, httpRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
+		chain := FilterChain{Filters: c.containerFilters, Target: func(req *Request, resp *Response) {
+			handler.ServeHTTP(httpResponse, httpRequest)
+		}}
+		chain.ProcessFilter(NewRequest(httpRequest), NewResponse(httpResponse))
+	}
+
+	c.Handle(pattern, http.HandlerFunc(f))
+}
+
 // Filter appends a container FilterFunction. These are called before dispatching
 // a http.Request to a WebService from the container
 func (c *Container) Filter(filter FilterFunction) {
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e581ae1a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/container_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package restful
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// go test -v -test.run TestContainer_computeAllowedMethods ...restful
+func TestContainer_computeAllowedMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	wc := NewContainer()
+	ws1 := new(WebService).Path("/users")
+	ws1.Route(ws1.GET("{i}").To(dummy))
+	ws1.Route(ws1.POST("{i}").To(dummy))
+	wc.Add(ws1)
+	httpRequest, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://api.his.com/users/1", nil)
+	rreq := Request{Request: httpRequest}
+	m := wc.computeAllowedMethods(&rreq)
+	if len(m) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("got %d expected 2 methods, %v", len(m), m)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/cors_filter.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/cors_filter.go
index ae166b6482b..4769063287b 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/cors_filter.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/cors_filter.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (c CrossOriginResourceSharing) Filter(req *Request, resp *Response, chain *
 		}
 		if !included {
 			if trace {
-				traceLogger.Println("HTTP Origin:%s is not part of %v", origin, c.AllowedDomains)
+				traceLogger.Printf("HTTP Origin:%s is not part of %v", origin, c.AllowedDomains)
 			}
 			chain.ProcessFilter(req, resp)
 			return
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ func (c CrossOriginResourceSharing) Filter(req *Request, resp *Response, chain *
 		c.doPreflightRequest(req, resp)
 	} else {
 		c.doActualRequest(req, resp)
+		chain.ProcessFilter(req, resp)
+		return
 	}
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (c CrossOriginResourceSharing) doActualRequest(req *Request, resp *Response
 	// continue processing the response
 }
 
-func (c CrossOriginResourceSharing) doPreflightRequest(req *Request, resp *Response) {
+func (c *CrossOriginResourceSharing) doPreflightRequest(req *Request, resp *Response) {
 	if len(c.AllowedMethods) == 0 {
 		c.AllowedMethods = c.Container.computeAllowedMethods(req)
 	}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/examples/restful-routefunction_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/examples/restful-routefunction_test.go
index 6d61c5c908c..957c0555078 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/examples/restful-routefunction_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/examples/restful-routefunction_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // It uses the httptest.ResponseRecorder to capture output
 
 func getIt(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
-	resp.WriteHeader(404)
+	resp.WriteHeader(204)
 }
 
 func TestCallFunction(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ func TestCallFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	req := restful.NewRequest(httpReq)
 
 	recorder := new(httptest.ResponseRecorder)
-	resp := restful.NewResponse(recoder)
+	resp := restful.NewResponse(recorder)
 
 	getIt(req, resp)
-	if recorder.Code != 404 {
-		t.Logf("Missing or wrong status code:%d", recorder.Code)
+	if recorder.Code != 204 {
+		t.Fatalf("Missing or wrong status code:%d", recorder.Code)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/jsr311_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/jsr311_test.go
index b531b7f656a..3e79a6def79 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/jsr311_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/jsr311_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ func TestDetectDispatcher(t *testing.T) {
 // Step 2 tests
 //
 
+// go test -v -test.run TestISSUE_179 ...restful
+func TestISSUE_179(t *testing.T) {
+	ws1 := new(WebService)
+	ws1.Route(ws1.GET("/v1/category/{param:*}").To(dummy))
+	routes := RouterJSR311{}.selectRoutes(ws1, "/v1/category/sub/sub")
+	t.Logf("%v", routes)
+}
+
 // go test -v -test.run TestISSUE_30 ...restful
 func TestISSUE_30(t *testing.T) {
 	ws1 := new(WebService).Path("/users")
@@ -181,38 +189,6 @@ func containsRoutePath(routes []Route, path string, t *testing.T) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-var tempregexs = []struct {
-	template, regex        string
-	literalCount, varCount int
-}{
-	{"", "^(/.*)?$", 0, 0},
-	{"/a/{b}/c/", "^/a/([^/]+?)/c(/.*)?$", 2, 1},
-	{"/{a}/{b}/{c-d-e}/", "^/([^/]+?)/([^/]+?)/([^/]+?)(/.*)?$", 0, 3},
-	{"/{p}/abcde", "^/([^/]+?)/abcde(/.*)?$", 5, 1},
-}
-
-func TestTemplateToRegularExpression(t *testing.T) {
-	ok := true
-	for i, fixture := range tempregexs {
-		actual, lCount, vCount, _ := templateToRegularExpression(fixture.template)
-		if actual != fixture.regex {
-			t.Logf("regex mismatch, expected:%v , actual:%v, line:%v\n", fixture.regex, actual, i) // 11 = where the data starts
-			ok = false
-		}
-		if lCount != fixture.literalCount {
-			t.Logf("literal count mismatch, expected:%v , actual:%v, line:%v\n", fixture.literalCount, lCount, i)
-			ok = false
-		}
-		if vCount != fixture.varCount {
-			t.Logf("variable count mismatch, expected:%v , actual:%v, line:%v\n", fixture.varCount, vCount, i)
-			ok = false
-		}
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatal("one or more expression did not match")
-	}
-}
-
 // go test -v -test.run TestSortableRouteCandidates ...restful
 func TestSortableRouteCandidates(t *testing.T) {
 	fixture := &sortableRouteCandidates{}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/options_filter.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/options_filter.go
index bd5d0c2cb0d..f952985a8d7 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/options_filter.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/options_filter.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import "strings"
 // OPTIONSFilter is a filter function that inspects the Http Request for the OPTIONS method
 // and provides the response with a set of allowed methods for the request URL Path.
 // As for any filter, you can also install it for a particular WebService within a Container
-func (c Container) OPTIONSFilter(req *Request, resp *Response, chain *FilterChain) {
+func (c *Container) OPTIONSFilter(req *Request, resp *Response, chain *FilterChain) {
 	if "OPTIONS" != req.Request.Method {
 		chain.ProcessFilter(req, resp)
 		return
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression.go
index 8749cb5cd41..a921e6f2245 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package restful
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -43,9 +44,21 @@ func templateToRegularExpression(template string) (expression string, literalCou
 		}
 		buffer.WriteString("/")
 		if strings.HasPrefix(each, "{") {
-			// ignore var spec
+			// check for regular expression in variable
+			colon := strings.Index(each, ":")
+			if colon != -1 {
+				// extract expression
+				paramExpr := strings.TrimSpace(each[colon+1 : len(each)-1])
+				if paramExpr == "*" { // special case
+					buffer.WriteString("(.*)")
+				} else {
+					buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", paramExpr)) // between colon and closing moustache
+				}
+			} else {
+				// plain var
+				buffer.WriteString("([^/]+?)")
+			}
 			varCount += 1
-			buffer.WriteString("([^/]+?)")
 		} else {
 			literalCount += len(each)
 			encoded := each // TODO URI encode
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..334fcef7398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/path_expression_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package restful
+
+import "testing"
+
+var tempregexs = []struct {
+	template, regex        string
+	literalCount, varCount int
+}{
+	{"", "^(/.*)?$", 0, 0},
+	{"/a/{b}/c/", "^/a/([^/]+?)/c(/.*)?$", 2, 1},
+	{"/{a}/{b}/{c-d-e}/", "^/([^/]+?)/([^/]+?)/([^/]+?)(/.*)?$", 0, 3},
+	{"/{p}/abcde", "^/([^/]+?)/abcde(/.*)?$", 5, 1},
+	{"/a/{b:*}", "^/a/(.*)(/.*)?$", 1, 1},
+	{"/a/{b:[a-z]+}", "^/a/([a-z]+)(/.*)?$", 1, 1},
+}
+
+func TestTemplateToRegularExpression(t *testing.T) {
+	ok := true
+	for i, fixture := range tempregexs {
+		actual, lCount, vCount, _ := templateToRegularExpression(fixture.template)
+		if actual != fixture.regex {
+			t.Logf("regex mismatch, expected:%v , actual:%v, line:%v\n", fixture.regex, actual, i) // 11 = where the data starts
+			ok = false
+		}
+		if lCount != fixture.literalCount {
+			t.Logf("literal count mismatch, expected:%v , actual:%v, line:%v\n", fixture.literalCount, lCount, i)
+			ok = false
+		}
+		if vCount != fixture.varCount {
+			t.Logf("variable count mismatch, expected:%v , actual:%v, line:%v\n", fixture.varCount, vCount, i)
+			ok = false
+		}
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("one or more expression did not match")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route.go
index 59d6e233143..777b8861dc6 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Route struct {
 
 	// documentation
 	Doc                     string
+	Notes                   string
 	Operation               string
 	ParameterDocs           []*Parameter
 	ResponseErrors          map[int]ResponseError
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route_builder.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route_builder.go
index 8f4661944a3..9b06a406f94 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route_builder.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/route_builder.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type RouteBuilder struct {
 	filters     []FilterFunction
 	// documentation
 	doc                     string
+	notes                   string
 	operation               string
 	readSample, writeSample interface{}
 	parameters              []*Parameter
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ func (b *RouteBuilder) Doc(documentation string) *RouteBuilder {
 	return b
 }
 
+// A verbose explanation of the operation behavior. Optional.
+func (b *RouteBuilder) Notes(notes string) *RouteBuilder {
+	b.notes = notes
+	return b
+}
+
 // Reads tells what resource type will be read from the request payload. Optional.
 // A parameter of type "body" is added ,required is set to true and the dataType is set to the qualified name of the sample's type.
 func (b *RouteBuilder) Reads(sample interface{}) *RouteBuilder {
@@ -194,6 +201,7 @@ func (b *RouteBuilder) Build() Route {
 		relativePath:   b.currentPath,
 		pathExpr:       pathExpr,
 		Doc:            b.doc,
+		Notes:          b.notes,
 		Operation:      b.operation,
 		ParameterDocs:  b.parameters,
 		ResponseErrors: b.errorMap,
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/config.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/config.go
index 4fca0fad624..90f3cd7e0e8 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/config.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/config.go
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	StaticHandler http.Handler
 	// [optional] on default CORS (Cross-Origin-Resource-Sharing) is enabled.
 	DisableCORS bool
+	// Top-level API version. Is reflected in the resource listing.
+	ApiVersion string
 }
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder.go
index 68524ecfc53..dfa341cfe0f 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder.go
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ func (b modelBuilder) buildArrayTypeProperty(field reflect.StructField, jsonName
 	var pType = "array"
 	prop.Type = &pType
 	elemName := b.getElementTypeName(modelName, jsonName, fieldType.Elem())
-	prop.Items = []Item{Item{Ref: &elemName}}
+	prop.Items = &Item{Ref: &elemName}
 	// add|overwrite model for element type
+	if fieldType.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		fieldType = fieldType.Elem()
+	}
 	b.addModel(fieldType.Elem(), elemName)
 	return jsonName, prop
 }
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ func (b modelBuilder) buildPointerTypeProperty(field reflect.StructField, jsonNa
 		var pType = "array"
 		prop.Type = &pType
 		elemName := b.getElementTypeName(modelName, jsonName, fieldType.Elem().Elem())
-		prop.Items = []Item{Item{Ref: &elemName}}
+		prop.Items = &Item{Ref: &elemName}
 		// add|overwrite model for element type
 		b.addModel(fieldType.Elem().Elem(), elemName)
 	} else {
@@ -200,6 +203,9 @@ func (b modelBuilder) buildPointerTypeProperty(field reflect.StructField, jsonNa
 }
 
 func (b modelBuilder) getElementTypeName(modelName, jsonName string, t reflect.Type) string {
+	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		return t.String()[1:]
+	}
 	if t.Name() == "" {
 		return modelName + "." + jsonName
 	}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder_test.go
index dd966bdfe65..35b8447763b 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/model_builder_test.go
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ func TestS2(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "Ids": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "string"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "string"
+     }
     }
    }
   }
@@ -177,11 +175,9 @@ func TestSampleToModelAsJson(t *testing.T) {
     },
     "items": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "swagger.item"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.item"
+     }
     },
     "root": {
      "type": "swagger.item",
@@ -361,11 +357,9 @@ func TestAnonymousArrayStruct(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "A": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "swagger.X.A"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.X.A"
+     }
     }
    }
   },
@@ -402,11 +396,9 @@ func TestAnonymousPtrArrayStruct(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "A": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "swagger.X.A"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.X.A"
+     }
     }
    }
   },
@@ -467,11 +459,9 @@ func TestIssue85(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "Datasets": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "swagger.Dataset"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.Dataset"
+     }
     }
    }
   },
@@ -483,11 +473,9 @@ func TestIssue85(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "Names": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "string"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "string"
+     }
     }
    }
   }
@@ -511,25 +499,17 @@ func TestRecursiveStructure(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "History": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "swagger.File"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.File"
+     }
     },
     "HistoryPtrs": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "swagger.File.HistoryPtrs"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.File"
+     }
     }
    }
-  },
-  "swagger.File.HistoryPtrs": {
-   "id": "swagger.File.HistoryPtrs",
-   "properties": {}
   }
  }`)
 }
@@ -669,11 +649,9 @@ func TestRegion_Issue113(t *testing.T) {
    "properties": {
     "id": {
      "type": "array",
-     "items": [
-      {
-       "$ref": "integer"
-      }
-     ]
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "integer"
+     }
     },
     "name": {
      "type": "string"
@@ -727,3 +705,53 @@ func TestIssue158(t *testing.T) {
  }`
 	testJsonFromStruct(t, Customer{}, expected)
 }
+
+func TestSlices(t *testing.T) {
+	type Address struct {
+		Country string `json:"country,omitempty"`
+	}
+	expected := `{
+  "swagger.Address": {
+   "id": "swagger.Address",
+   "properties": {
+    "country": {
+     "type": "string"
+    }
+   }
+  },
+  "swagger.Customer": {
+   "id": "swagger.Customer",
+   "required": [
+    "name",
+    "addresses"
+   ],
+   "properties": {
+    "addresses": {
+     "type": "array",
+     "items": {
+      "$ref": "swagger.Address"
+     }
+    },
+    "name": {
+     "type": "string"
+    }
+   }
+  }
+ }`
+	// both slices (with pointer value and with type value) should have equal swagger representation
+	{
+		type Customer struct {
+			Name      string    `json:"name"`
+			Addresses []Address `json:"addresses"`
+		}
+		testJsonFromStruct(t, Customer{}, expected)
+	}
+	{
+		type Customer struct {
+			Name      string     `json:"name"`
+			Addresses []*Address `json:"addresses"`
+		}
+		testJsonFromStruct(t, Customer{}, expected)
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/resource_sorter.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/resource_sorter.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e842b4c290d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/resource_sorter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package swagger
+
+// Copyright 2014 Ernest Micklei. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+type ResourceSorter []Resource
+
+func (s ResourceSorter) Len() int {
+	return len(s)
+}
+
+func (s ResourceSorter) Swap(i, j int) {
+	s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i]
+}
+
+func (s ResourceSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return s[i].Path < s[j].Path
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger.go
index 9f2fe4b2b81..4aad3eebf05 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type DataTypeFields struct {
 	Enum         []string `json:"enum,omitempty"`
 	Minimum      string   `json:"minimum,omitempty"`
 	Maximum      string   `json:"maximum,omitempty"`
-	Items        []Item   `json:"items,omitempty"`
+	Items        *Item    `json:"items,omitempty"`
 	UniqueItems  *bool    `json:"uniqueItems,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_test.go
index 81e72f61ac3..83f1e6a0efb 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_test.go
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ func TestIssue78(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("wrong items type:" + *items.Type)
 	}
 	items_items := items.Items
-	if len(items_items) == 0 {
+	if items_items == nil {
 		t.Fatal("missing items->items")
 	}
-	ref := items_items[0].Ref
+	ref := items_items.Ref
 	if ref == nil {
 		t.Fatal("missing $ref")
 	}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_webservice.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_webservice.go
index 04da0a12406..78526576db4 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_webservice.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/swagger_webservice.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package swagger
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful"
 	// "github.com/emicklei/hopwatch"
 	"log"
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func enableCORS(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response, chain *restful.Fil
 }
 
 func (sws SwaggerService) getListing(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
-	listing := ResourceListing{SwaggerVersion: swaggerVersion}
+	listing := ResourceListing{SwaggerVersion: swaggerVersion, ApiVersion: sws.config.ApiVersion}
 	for k, v := range sws.apiDeclarationMap {
 		ref := Resource{Path: k}
 		if len(v.Apis) > 0 { // use description of first (could still be empty)
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ func (sws SwaggerService) getListing(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Respons
 		}
 		listing.Apis = append(listing.Apis, ref)
 	}
+	sort.Sort(ResourceSorter(listing.Apis))
 	resp.WriteAsJson(listing)
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +147,21 @@ func (sws SwaggerService) getDeclarations(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Re
 	if len(sws.config.WebServicesUrl) == 0 {
 		// update base path from the actual request
 		// TODO how to detect https? assume http for now
-		(&decl).BasePath = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", req.Request.Host)
+		var host string
+		// X-Forwarded-Host or Host or Request.Host
+		hostvalues, ok := req.Request.Header["X-Forwarded-Host"] // apache specific?
+		if !ok || len(hostvalues) == 0 {
+			forwarded, ok := req.Request.Header["Host"] // without reverse-proxy
+			if !ok || len(forwarded) == 0 {
+				// fallback to Host field
+				host = req.Request.Host
+			} else {
+				host = forwarded[0]
+			}
+		} else {
+			host = hostvalues[0]
+		}
+		(&decl).BasePath = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", host)
 	}
 	resp.WriteAsJson(decl)
 }
@@ -177,6 +193,7 @@ func (sws SwaggerService) composeDeclaration(ws *restful.WebService, pathPrefix
 			operation := Operation{
 				Method:           route.Method,
 				Summary:          route.Doc,
+				Notes:            route.Notes,
 				Type:             asDataType(route.WriteSample),
 				Parameters:       []Parameter{},
 				Nickname:         route.Operation,
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/utils_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/utils_test.go
index 6127bd58e2a..ed5412d4ae9 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/utils_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/swagger/utils_test.go
@@ -33,15 +33,18 @@ func compareJson(t *testing.T, flatCompare bool, value interface{}, expectedJson
 		return
 	}
 	actual := string(output)
-	if actual != expectedJsonAsString {
-		t.Errorf("First mismatch JSON doc at line:%d", indexOfNonMatchingLine(actual, expectedJsonAsString))
-		// Use simple fmt to create a pastable output :-)
+	var actualMap map[string]interface{}
+	var expectedMap map[string]interface{}
+	json.Unmarshal(output, &actualMap)
+	json.Unmarshal([]byte(expectedJsonAsString), &expectedMap)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actualMap, expectedMap) {
 		fmt.Println("---- expected -----")
 		fmt.Println(withLineNumbers(expectedJsonAsString))
 		fmt.Println("---- actual -----")
 		fmt.Println(withLineNumbers(actual))
 		fmt.Println("---- raw -----")
 		fmt.Println(actual)
+		t.Error("there are differences")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/web_service.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/web_service.go
index f3c10e01160..52ba06f5295 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/web_service.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/web_service.go
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ func (w *WebService) Param(parameter *Parameter) *WebService {
 // PathParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Path for documentation purposes.
 // It is initialized as required with string as its DataType.
 func (w *WebService) PathParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
+	return PathParameter(name, description)
+}
+
+// PathParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Path for documentation purposes.
+// It is initialized as required with string as its DataType.
+func PathParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 	p := &Parameter{&ParameterData{Name: name, Description: description, Required: true, DataType: "string"}}
 	p.bePath()
 	return p
@@ -68,6 +74,12 @@ func (w *WebService) PathParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 // QueryParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Query for documentation purposes.
 // It is initialized as not required with string as its DataType.
 func (w *WebService) QueryParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
+	return QueryParameter(name, description)
+}
+
+// QueryParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Query for documentation purposes.
+// It is initialized as not required with string as its DataType.
+func QueryParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 	p := &Parameter{&ParameterData{Name: name, Description: description, Required: false, DataType: "string"}}
 	p.beQuery()
 	return p
@@ -76,6 +88,12 @@ func (w *WebService) QueryParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 // BodyParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Body for documentation purposes.
 // It is initialized as required without a DataType.
 func (w *WebService) BodyParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
+	return BodyParameter(name, description)
+}
+
+// BodyParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Body for documentation purposes.
+// It is initialized as required without a DataType.
+func BodyParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 	p := &Parameter{&ParameterData{Name: name, Description: description, Required: true}}
 	p.beBody()
 	return p
@@ -84,6 +102,12 @@ func (w *WebService) BodyParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 // HeaderParameter creates a new Parameter of kind (Http) Header for documentation purposes.
 // It is initialized as not required with string as its DataType.
 func (w *WebService) HeaderParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
+	return HeaderParameter(name, description)
+}
+
+// HeaderParameter creates a new Parameter of kind (Http) Header for documentation purposes.
+// It is initialized as not required with string as its DataType.
+func HeaderParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 	p := &Parameter{&ParameterData{Name: name, Description: description, Required: false, DataType: "string"}}
 	p.beHeader()
 	return p
@@ -92,6 +116,12 @@ func (w *WebService) HeaderParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 // FormParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Form (using application/x-www-form-urlencoded) for documentation purposes.
 // It is initialized as required with string as its DataType.
 func (w *WebService) FormParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
+	return FormParameter(name, description)
+}
+
+// FormParameter creates a new Parameter of kind Form (using application/x-www-form-urlencoded) for documentation purposes.
+// It is initialized as required with string as its DataType.
+func FormParameter(name, description string) *Parameter {
 	p := &Parameter{&ParameterData{Name: name, Description: description, Required: false, DataType: "string"}}
 	p.beForm()
 	return p
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/schema.go b/pkg/api/validation/schema.go
index a4cbc0ebdd6..4bfaa7536e7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/schema.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/schema.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (s *SwaggerSchema) validateField(value interface{}, apiVersion, fieldName,
 		if !ok {
 			return NewInvalidTypeError(reflect.Array, reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind(), fieldName)
 		}
-		arrType := *fieldDetails.Items[0].Ref
+		arrType := *fieldDetails.Items.Ref
 		for ix := range arr {
 			err := s.validateField(arr[ix], apiVersion, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", fieldName, ix), arrType, nil)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/v1beta1-swagger.json b/pkg/api/validation/v1beta1-swagger.json
index dfcc371bf6d..7eb8663eb4e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/v1beta1-swagger.json
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/v1beta1-swagger.json
@@ -943,11 +943,9 @@
     "properties": {
      "command": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "string"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "cpu": {
       "type": "integer",
@@ -955,11 +953,9 @@
      },
      "env": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.EnvVar"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "image": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -982,11 +978,9 @@
      },
      "ports": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Port"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "privileged": {
       "type": "boolean"
@@ -996,11 +990,9 @@
      },
      "volumeMounts": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.VolumeMount"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "workingDir": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1018,11 +1010,9 @@
     "properties": {
      "containers": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Container"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "id": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1038,11 +1028,9 @@
      },
      "volumes": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Volume"
        }
-      ]
      }
     }
    },
@@ -1075,11 +1063,9 @@
      },
      "endpoints": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "string"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "id": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1130,11 +1116,9 @@
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Endpoints"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "kind": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1260,11 +1244,9 @@
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Event"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "kind": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1288,11 +1270,9 @@
     "properties": {
      "command": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "string"
        }
-      ]
      }
     }
    },
@@ -1482,22 +1462,18 @@
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Minion"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "kind": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "minions": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Minion"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "namespace": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1639,11 +1615,9 @@
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Pod"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "kind": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1813,11 +1787,9 @@
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.ReplicationController"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "kind": {
       "type": "string"
@@ -1942,11 +1914,9 @@
      },
      "publicIPs": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "string"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "resourceVersion": {
       "type": "uint64"
@@ -1999,11 +1969,9 @@
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array",
-      "items": [
-       {
+      "items": {
         "$ref": "v1beta1.Service"
        }
-      ]
      },
      "kind": {
       "type": "string"