diff --git a/channels/generic/base.py b/channels/generic/base.py
index 89c387c..5e3c82a 100644
--- a/channels/generic/base.py
+++ b/channels/generic/base.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ class BaseConsumer(object):
     Base class-based consumer class. Provides the mechanisms to be a direct
     routing object and a few other things.
 
-    Class-based consumers should be used directly in routing with their
-    filters, like so::
+    Class-based consumers should be used with route_class in routing, like so::
 
+        from channels import route_class
         routing = [
-            JsonWebsocketConsumer(path=r"^/liveblog/(?P<slug>[^/]+)/"),
+            route_class(JsonWebsocketConsumer, path=r"^/liveblog/(?P<slug>[^/]+)/"),
         ]
     """
 
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ class BaseConsumer(object):
         """
         return set(cls.method_mapping.keys())
 
+    def get_handler(self, message, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Return handler uses method_mapping to return the right method to call.
+        """
+        return getattr(self, self.method_mapping[message.channel.name])
+
     def dispatch(self, message, **kwargs):
         """
-        Called with the message and all keyword arguments; uses method_mapping
-        to choose the right method to call.
+        Call handler with the message and all keyword arguments.
         """
-        return getattr(self, self.method_mapping[message.channel.name])(message, **kwargs)
+        return self.get_handler(message, **kwargs)(message, **kwargs)
diff --git a/channels/generic/websockets.py b/channels/generic/websockets.py
index af81ab2..b633fc0 100644
--- a/channels/generic/websockets.py
+++ b/channels/generic/websockets.py
@@ -22,18 +22,19 @@ class WebsocketConsumer(BaseConsumer):
     slight_ordering = False
     strict_ordering = False
 
-    def dispatch(self, message, **kwargs):
+    def get_handler(self, message, **kwargs):
         """
         Pulls out the path onto an instance variable, and optionally
         adds the ordering decorator.
         """
         self.path = message['path']
+        handler = super(WebsocketConsumer, self).get_handler(message, **kwargs)
         if self.strict_ordering:
-            return enforce_ordering(super(WebsocketConsumer, self).dispatch(message, **kwargs), slight=False)
+            return enforce_ordering(handler, slight=False)
         elif self.slight_ordering:
-            return enforce_ordering(super(WebsocketConsumer, self).dispatch(message, **kwargs), slight=True)
+            return enforce_ordering(handler, slight=True)
         else:
-            return super(WebsocketConsumer, self).dispatch(message, **kwargs)
+            return handler
 
     def connection_groups(self, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/channels/tests/test_generic.py b/channels/tests/test_generic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a8c380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channels/tests/test_generic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.test import override_settings
+from channels import route_class
+from channels.generic import BaseConsumer, websockets
+from channels.tests import ChannelTestCase
+from channels.tests import apply_routes, Client
+
+
+@override_settings(SESSION_ENGINE="django.contrib.sessions.backends.cache")
+class GenericTests(ChannelTestCase):
+
+    def test_base_consumer(self):
+
+        class Consumers(BaseConsumer):
+
+            method_mapping = {
+                'test.create': 'create',
+                'test.test': 'test',
+            }
+
+            def create(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.called = 'create'
+
+            def test(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.called = 'test'
+
+        with apply_routes([route_class(Consumers)]):
+            client = Client()
+
+            #  check that methods for certain channels routes successfully
+            self.assertEqual(client.send_and_consume('test.create').called, 'create')
+            self.assertEqual(client.send_and_consume('test.test').called, 'test')
+
+            #  send to the channels without routes
+            client.send('test.wrong')
+            message = self.get_next_message('test.wrong')
+            self.assertEqual(client.channel_layer.router.match(message), None)
+
+            client.send('test')
+            message = self.get_next_message('test')
+            self.assertEqual(client.channel_layer.router.match(message), None)
+
+    def test_websockets_consumers_handlers(self):
+
+        class WebsocketConsumer(websockets.WebsocketConsumer):
+
+            def connect(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.called = 'connect'
+                self.id = kwargs['id']
+
+            def disconnect(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.called = 'disconnect'
+
+            def receive(self, text=None, bytes=None, **kwargs):
+                self.text = text
+
+        with apply_routes([route_class(WebsocketConsumer, path='/path/(?P<id>\d+)')]):
+            client = Client()
+
+            consumer = client.send_and_consume('websocket.connect', {'path': '/path/1'})
+            self.assertEqual(consumer.called, 'connect')
+            self.assertEqual(consumer.id, '1')
+
+            consumer = client.send_and_consume('websocket.receive', {'path': '/path/1', 'text': 'text'})
+            self.assertEqual(consumer.text, 'text')
+
+            consumer = client.send_and_consume('websocket.disconnect', {'path': '/path/1'})
+            self.assertEqual(consumer.called, 'disconnect')
+
+    def test_websockets_decorators(self):
+        class WebsocketConsumer(websockets.WebsocketConsumer):
+            slight_ordering = True
+
+            def connect(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.order = message['order']
+
+        with apply_routes([route_class(WebsocketConsumer, path='/path')]):
+            client = Client()
+
+            client.send('websocket.connect', {'path': '/path', 'order': 1})
+            client.send('websocket.connect', {'path': '/path', 'order': 0})
+            client.consume('websocket.connect')
+            self.assertEqual(client.consume('websocket.connect').order, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(client.consume('websocket.connect').order, 1)