diff --git a/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Dispatch.php b/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Dispatch.php
index b553d6c..02e97b2 100644
--- a/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Dispatch.php
+++ b/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Dispatch.php
@@ -2,16 +2,22 @@
 
 namespace ZfcAcl\Guard;
 
-use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent,
-    ZfcAcl\Exception\UnauthorizedException,
-    ZfcAcl\Model\Mapper\DispatchableResourceMapperInterface,
-    ZfcAcl\Service\Acl as AclService;
+use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;
+use ZfcAcl\Exception\UnauthorizedException;
+use ZfcAcl\Model\Mapper\DispatchableResourceMapperInterface;
+use ZfcAcl\Service\Acl as AclService;
+use ZfcAcl\Service\ZfcAclAwareInterface;
 
 /**
  * Dispatch guard applies ACL checks the controller that has been requested
  */
-class Dispatch implements Guard
+class Dispatch implements Guard, ZfcAclAwareInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var AclService
+     */
+    protected $aclService;
+
     /**
      * @var DispatchableResourceMapperInterface
      */
@@ -25,11 +31,6 @@ public function __construct(DispatchableResourceMapperInterface $dispatchableRes
         $this->setDispatchableResourceMapper($dispatchableResourceMapper);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @var AclService
-     */
-    protected $aclService;
-
     public function dispatch(MvcEvent $e)
     {
         // @todo this logic should somehow be shared with Zend\Mvc\Application
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public function dispatch(MvcEvent $e)
         if (!$this->aclService->isAllowed($controllerResource)) {
             throw new UnauthorizedException(
                 $this->aclService->getRole()->getRoleId() . ' is not allowed to access dispatchable '
-                . $controller . ' (' . $controllerResource . ')'
+                    . $controller . ' (' . $controllerResource . ')'
             );
         }
     }
@@ -64,13 +65,19 @@ public function setDispatchableResourceMapper(DispatchableResourceMapperInterfac
         $this->dispatchableResourceMapper = $dispatchableResourceMapper;
     }
 
-    public function getAclService()
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function setZfcAclService(AclService $acl)
     {
-        return $this->aclService;
+        $this->aclService = $acl;
     }
 
-    public function setAclService(AclService $aclService)
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getZfcAclService()
     {
-        $this->aclService = $aclService;
+        return $this->aclService;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Event.php b/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Event.php
index f204fb8..37c4074 100644
--- a/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Event.php
+++ b/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Event.php
@@ -2,56 +2,74 @@
 
 namespace ZfcAcl\Guard;
 
-use Zend\EventManager\StaticEventManager,
-    Zend\Acl\Resource\ResourceInterface as Resource,
-    ZfcAcl\Model\EventGuardDefTriggeredEventAware,
-    ZfcAcl\Exception\UnauthorizedException;
+use Zend\EventManager\StaticEventManager;
+use Zend\Acl\Resource\ResourceInterface as Resource;
+use ZfcAcl\Model\EventGuardDefTriggeredEventAware;
+use ZfcAcl\Exception\UnauthorizedException;
+use ZfcAcl\Service\ZfcAclAwareInterface;
 
-class Event implements Guard {
+class Event implements Guard, ZfcAclAwareInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var AclService
+     */
     protected $aclService;
     protected $eventGuardDefMapper;
-    
-    public function bootstrap() {
+
+    public function bootstrap()
+    {
         $events = StaticEventManager::getInstance();
         $acl = $this->getAclService();
-        
+
         $defMapper = $this->getEventGuardDefMapper();
         $defs = $defMapper->findByRoleId($acl->getRole()->getRoleId());
-        
-        foreach($defs as $def) {
-            $events->attach($def->getEventId(), $def->getEvent(), function($e) use ($acl, $def) {
-                if($def instanceof EventGuardDefTriggeredEventAware) {
+
+        foreach ($defs as $def) {
+            $events->attach($def->getEventId(), $def->getEvent(), function($e) use ($acl, $def)
+            {
+                if ($def instanceof EventGuardDefTriggeredEventAware) {
                     $def->setTriggeredEvent($e);
                 }
-                
+
                 $resource = $def->getResource();
                 $privilege = $def->getPrivilege();
-                if(!$acl->isAllowed($resource, $privilege)) {
+                if (!$acl->isAllowed($resource, $privilege)) {
                     $roleId = $acl->getRole()->getRoleId();
-                    if($resource instanceof Resource) {
+                    if ($resource instanceof Resource) {
                         $resource = $resource->getResourceId();
                     }
-                    throw new UnauthorizedException("You ($roleId) are not allowed to perform '$privilege' on '$resource'");
+                    throw new UnauthorizedException(
+                        "$roleId` is not allowed to perform '$privilege' on '$resource'"
+                    );
                 }
             }, 1000);
         }
-        
+
     }
-    
-    public function getEventGuardDefMapper() {
+
+    public function getEventGuardDefMapper()
+    {
         return $this->eventGuardDefMapper;
     }
 
-    public function setEventGuardDefMapper($eventGuardDefMapper) {
+    public function setEventGuardDefMapper($eventGuardDefMapper)
+    {
         $this->eventGuardDefMapper = $eventGuardDefMapper;
     }
-        
-    public function getAclService() {
-        return $this->aclService;
-    }
 
-    public function setAclService($aclService) {
-        $this->aclService = $aclService;
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function setZfcAclService(AclService $acl)
+    {
+        $this->aclService = $acl;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getZfcAclService()
+    {
+        return $this->aclService;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Route.php b/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Route.php
index 2c79299..a50f241 100644
--- a/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Route.php
+++ b/src/ZfcAcl/Guard/Route.php
@@ -2,51 +2,66 @@
 
 namespace ZfcAcl\Guard;
 
-use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent,
-    ZfcAcl\Exception\UnauthorizedException,
-    Exception as NoRouteResourceFoundException;
+use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;
+use ZfcAcl\Exception\UnauthorizedException;
+use Exception as NoRouteResourceFoundException;
+use ZfcAcl\Service\ZfcAclAwareInterface;
 
-class Route implements Guard {
-    protected $routeResourceMapMapper;
+class Route implements Guard, ZfcAclAwareInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var AclService
+     */
     protected $aclService;
-    
-    public function onRoute(MvcEvent $e) {
+    protected $routeResourceMapMapper;
+
+    public function onRoute(MvcEvent $e)
+    {
         $routeMatch = $e->getRouteMatch();
         $routeName = $routeMatch->getMatchedRouteName();
-        
+
         $map = $this->getRouteResourceMapMapper()->findByRouteName($routeName);
-        if($map === null) {
+        if ($map === null) {
             return;
         }
         $routeResource = $map->getRouteResource($routeName);
-        if($routeResource === null) {
+        if ($routeResource === null) {
             //$routeResource = $this->getDefaultRouteResource();
             //matuszemi: TODO what in this case???
             throw new NoRouteResourceFoundException("No route resource found");
         }
-        
+
         $acl = $this->getAclService();
-        if(!$acl->isAllowed($routeResource)) {
+        if (!$acl->isAllowed($routeResource)) {
             $roleId = $acl->getRole()->getRoleId();
             throw new UnauthorizedException("You ($roleId) are not allowed to access this route '$routeName' ($routeResource)");
         }
     }
-    
+
     //setters/getters
-    public function getRouteResourceMapMapper() {
+    public function getRouteResourceMapMapper()
+    {
         return $this->routeResourceMapMapper;
     }
 
-    public function setRouteResourceMapMapper($routeResourceMapMapper) {
+    public function setRouteResourceMapMapper($routeResourceMapMapper)
+    {
         $this->routeResourceMapMapper = $routeResourceMapMapper;
     }
-        
-    public function getAclService() {
-        return $this->aclService;
-    }
 
-    public function setAclService($aclService) {
-        $this->aclService = $aclService;
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function setZfcAclService(AclService $acl)
+    {
+        $this->aclService = $acl;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getZfcAclService()
+    {
+        return $this->aclService;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ZfcAcl/Service/ZfcAclAwareInterface.php b/src/ZfcAcl/Service/ZfcAclAwareInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4709f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ZfcAcl/Service/ZfcAclAwareInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+namespace ZfcAcl\Service;
+
+use ZfcAcl\Service\Acl;
+
+/**
+ * Provides methods required by any object that should be aware of the ZfcAcl Acl service
+ */
+interface ZfcAclAwareInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @abstract
+     * @param Acl $acl
+     */
+    public function setZfcAclService(Acl $acl);
+
+    /**
+     * @abstract
+     * @return Acl|null
+     */
+    public function getZfcAclService();
+}
diff --git a/src/ZfcAcl/View/Helper/ZfcAcl.php b/src/ZfcAcl/View/Helper/ZfcAcl.php
index 9abca7a..509fa12 100644
--- a/src/ZfcAcl/View/Helper/ZfcAcl.php
+++ b/src/ZfcAcl/View/Helper/ZfcAcl.php
@@ -2,25 +2,41 @@
 
 namespace ZfcAcl\View\Helper;
 
-use Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper,
-    Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationService;
+use Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper;
+use Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationService;
+use ZfcAcl\Service\Acl;
+use ZfcAcl\Service\ZfcAclAwareInterface;
 
-class ZfcAcl extends AbstractHelper
+class ZfcAcl extends AbstractHelper implements ZfcAclAwareInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var Acl
+     */
     protected $aclService;
 
+    /**
+     * @param null|string|\Zend\Acl\Resource $resource
+     * @param null|string $privilege
+     * @return boolean
+     */
     public function isAllowed($resource, $privilege = null)
     {
         return $this->getAclService()->isAllowed($resource, $privilege);
     }
-    
-    public function getAclService ()
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function setZfcAclService(Acl $acl)
     {
-        return $this->aclService;
+        $this->aclService = $acl;
     }
-    
-    public function setAclService ($aclService)
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getZfcAclService()
     {
-        $this->aclService = $aclService;
+        return $this->aclService;
     }
 }
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