diff --git a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php
index ac64ffcaa2..775737c9b7 100644
--- a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxEditController.php
@@ -1,183 +1,177 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhluxEditController extends PhluxController {
 
-  private $key;
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $key = $request->getURIData('key');
 
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->key = idx($data, 'key');
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
-    $user = $request->getUser();
-
-    $is_new = ($this->key === null);
+    $is_new = ($key === null);
     if ($is_new) {
       $var = new PhluxVariable();
       $var->setViewPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
       $var->setEditPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
     } else {
       $var = id(new PhluxVariableQuery())
-        ->setViewer($user)
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
         ->requireCapabilities(
           array(
             PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
             PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
           ))
-        ->withKeys(array($this->key))
+        ->withKeys(array($key))
         ->executeOne();
       if (!$var) {
         return new Aphront404Response();
       }
-      $view_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$this->key.'/');
+      $view_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$key.'/');
     }
 
     $e_key = ($is_new ? true : null);
     $e_value = true;
     $errors = array();
 
     $key = $var->getVariableKey();
 
     $display_value = null;
     $value = $var->getVariableValue();
 
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
       if ($is_new) {
         $key = $request->getStr('key');
         if (!strlen($key)) {
           $errors[] = pht('Variable key is required.');
           $e_key = pht('Required');
         } else if (!preg_match('/^[a-z0-9.-]+\z/', $key)) {
           $errors[] = pht(
             'Variable key "%s" must contain only lowercase letters, digits, '.
             'period, and hyphen.',
             $key);
           $e_key = pht('Invalid');
         }
       }
 
       $raw_value = $request->getStr('value');
       $value = json_decode($raw_value, true);
       if ($value === null && strtolower($raw_value) !== 'null') {
         $e_value = pht('Invalid');
         $errors[] = pht('Variable value must be valid JSON.');
         $display_value = $raw_value;
       }
 
       if (!$errors) {
         $editor = id(new PhluxVariableEditor())
-          ->setActor($user)
+          ->setActor($viewer)
           ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
           ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request);
 
         $xactions = array();
         $xactions[] = id(new PhluxTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType(PhluxTransaction::TYPE_EDIT_KEY)
           ->setNewValue($key);
 
         $xactions[] = id(new PhluxTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType(PhluxTransaction::TYPE_EDIT_VALUE)
           ->setNewValue($value);
 
         $xactions[] = id(new PhluxTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY)
           ->setNewValue($request->getStr('viewPolicy'));
 
         $xactions[] = id(new PhluxTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY)
           ->setNewValue($request->getStr('editPolicy'));
 
         try {
           $editor->applyTransactions($var, $xactions);
           $view_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$key.'/');
           return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($view_uri);
         } catch (AphrontDuplicateKeyQueryException $ex) {
           $e_key = pht('Not Unique');
           $errors[] = pht('Variable key must be unique.');
         }
       }
     }
 
     if ($display_value === null) {
       if (is_array($value) &&
           (array_keys($value) !== array_keys(array_values($value)))) {
         $json = new PhutilJSON();
         $display_value = $json->encodeFormatted($value);
       } else {
         $display_value = json_encode($value);
       }
     }
 
     $policies = id(new PhabricatorPolicyQuery())
-      ->setViewer($user)
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->setObject($var)
       ->execute();
 
     $form = id(new AphrontFormView())
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTextControl())
           ->setValue($var->getVariableKey())
           ->setLabel(pht('Key'))
           ->setName('key')
           ->setError($e_key)
           ->setCaption(pht('Lowercase letters, digits, dot and hyphen only.'))
           ->setDisabled(!$is_new))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTextAreaControl())
           ->setValue($display_value)
           ->setLabel(pht('Value'))
           ->setName('value')
           ->setCaption(pht('Enter value as JSON.'))
           ->setError($e_value))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormPolicyControl())
           ->setName('viewPolicy')
           ->setPolicyObject($var)
           ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW)
           ->setPolicies($policies))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormPolicyControl())
           ->setName('editPolicy')
           ->setPolicyObject($var)
           ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT)
           ->setPolicies($policies));
 
     if ($is_new) {
       $form->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormSubmitControl())
           ->setValue(pht('Create Variable')));
     } else {
       $form->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormSubmitControl())
           ->setValue(pht('Update Variable'))
           ->addCancelButton($view_uri));
     }
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
     if ($is_new) {
       $title = pht('Create Variable');
       $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title, $request->getRequestURI());
     } else {
-      $title = pht('Edit %s', $this->key);
+      $title = pht('Edit %s', $key);
       $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title, $request->getRequestURI());
     }
 
     $form_box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeaderText($title)
       ->setFormErrors($errors)
       ->setForm($form);
 
     return $this->buildApplicationPage(
       array(
         $crumbs,
         $form_box,
       ),
       array(
         'title' => $title,
       ));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php
index 69521ea62f..550f571a6a 100644
--- a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxListController.php
@@ -1,47 +1,46 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhluxListController extends PhluxController {
 
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
-    $user = $request->getUser();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
     $pager = new AphrontCursorPagerView();
     $pager->readFromRequest($request);
     $query = id(new PhluxVariableQuery())
-      ->setViewer($user);
+      ->setViewer($viewer);
 
     $vars = $query->executeWithCursorPager($pager);
 
     $view = new PHUIObjectItemListView();
     foreach ($vars as $var) {
       $key = $var->getVariableKey();
 
       $item = new PHUIObjectItemView();
       $item->setHeader($key);
       $item->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/view/'.$key.'/'));
       $item->addIcon(
         'none',
-        phabricator_datetime($var->getDateModified(), $user));
+        phabricator_datetime($var->getDateModified(), $viewer));
 
       $view->addItem($item);
     }
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
     $title = pht('Variable List');
 
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title, $this->getApplicationURI());
 
     return $this->buildApplicationPage(
       array(
         $crumbs,
         $view,
         $pager,
       ),
       array(
         'title'  => $title,
       ));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php
index be19e7bd28..f45154a158 100644
--- a/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phlux/controller/PhluxViewController.php
@@ -1,81 +1,75 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhluxViewController extends PhluxController {
 
-  private $key;
-
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->key = $data['key'];
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
-    $user = $request->getUser();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $key = $request->getURIData('key');
 
     $var = id(new PhluxVariableQuery())
-      ->setViewer($user)
-      ->withKeys(array($this->key))
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->withKeys(array($key))
       ->executeOne();
 
     if (!$var) {
       return new Aphront404Response();
     }
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
     $title = $var->getVariableKey();
 
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title, $request->getRequestURI());
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader($title)
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setPolicyObject($var);
 
     $actions = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setObjectURI($request->getRequestURI())
       ->setObject($var);
 
     $can_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
-      $user,
+      $viewer,
       $var,
       PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-pencil')
         ->setName(pht('Edit Variable'))
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/edit/'.$var->getVariableKey().'/'))
         ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
         ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit));
 
     $display_value = json_encode($var->getVariableValue());
 
     $properties = id(new PHUIPropertyListView())
-      ->setUser($user)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
       ->setObject($var)
       ->setActionList($actions)
       ->addProperty(pht('Value'), $display_value);
 
     $timeline = $this->buildTransactionTimeline(
       $var,
       new PhluxTransactionQuery());
     $timeline->setShouldTerminate(true);
 
     $object_box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeader($header)
       ->addPropertyList($properties);
 
     return $this->buildApplicationPage(
       array(
         $crumbs,
         $object_box,
         $timeline,
       ),
       array(
         'title'  => $title,
       ));
   }
 
 }