diff --git a/src/autorouter/autoroute.rs b/src/autorouter/autoroute.rs
index e391d2d..577f2b7 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/autoroute.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/autoroute.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use petgraph::graph::EdgeIndex;
 
 use crate::{
     board::mesadata::AccessMesadata,
-    drawing::graph::PrimitiveIndex,
+    drawing::{band::BandTermsegIndex, graph::PrimitiveIndex},
     geometry::primitive::PrimitiveShape,
     router::{navmesh::Navmesh, route::Route, trace::Trace, Router, RouterStatus},
     step::Step,
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ impl Autoroute {
         let this = Self {
             ratlines_iter,
             curr_ratline: Some(curr_ratline),
-            route: Some(router.route_walk(source, target, 100.0)?),
+            route: Some(router.route(source, target, 100.0)?),
         };
 
         Ok(this)
     }
 }
 
-impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Autorouter<M>, AutorouterStatus, AutorouterError> for Autoroute {
+impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Autorouter<M>, AutorouterStatus, AutorouterError, ()> for Autoroute {
     fn step(
         &mut self,
         autorouter: &mut Autorouter<M>,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Autorouter<M>, AutorouterStatus, AutorouterError> f
         let mut router = Router::new(autorouter.board.layout_mut());
 
         self.curr_ratline = Some(new_ratline);
-        self.route = Some(router.route_walk(source, target, 100.0)?);
+        self.route = Some(router.route(source, target, 100.0)?);
 
         Ok(AutorouterStatus::Routed(band_termseg))
     }
diff --git a/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs b/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs
index 7d2afae..707efcf 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     drawing::{band::BandTermsegIndex, dot::FixedDotIndex, Infringement},
     layout::via::ViaWeight,
     router::{navmesh::NavmeshError, RouterError},
-    step::{IsFinished, Step},
+    step::{GetMaybeOutcome, Step},
     triangulation::GetTrianvertexNodeIndex,
 };
 
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ pub enum AutorouterStatus {
     Finished,
 }
 
-impl IsFinished for AutorouterStatus {
-    fn finished(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, AutorouterStatus::Finished)
+impl GetMaybeOutcome<()> for AutorouterStatus {
+    fn maybe_outcome(&self) -> Option<()> {
+        matches!(self, AutorouterStatus::Finished).then(|| ())
     }
 }
 
@@ -54,25 +54,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Autorouter<M> {
         Ok(Self { board, ratsnest })
     }
 
-    pub fn autoroute(&mut self, selection: &PinSelection) -> Result<(), AutorouterError> {
-        let mut autoroute = self.autoroute_walk(selection)?;
-
-        loop {
-            let status = match autoroute.step(self) {
-                Ok(status) => status,
-                Err(err) => return Err(err),
-            };
-
-            if let AutorouterStatus::Finished = status {
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn autoroute_walk(
-        &mut self,
-        selection: &PinSelection,
-    ) -> Result<Autoroute, AutorouterError> {
+    pub fn autoroute(&mut self, selection: &PinSelection) -> Result<Autoroute, AutorouterError> {
         Autoroute::new(self, self.selected_ratlines(selection))
     }
 
@@ -89,12 +71,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Autorouter<M> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn place_via(&mut self, weight: ViaWeight) -> Result<(), AutorouterError> {
-        self.board.layout_mut().add_via(weight)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn place_via_walk(&self, weight: ViaWeight) -> Result<PlaceVia, AutorouterError> {
+    pub fn place_via(&self, weight: ViaWeight) -> Result<PlaceVia, AutorouterError> {
         PlaceVia::new(weight)
     }
 
@@ -102,19 +79,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Autorouter<M> {
         todo!();
     }
 
-    pub fn remove_bands(&mut self, selection: &BandSelection) -> Result<(), AutorouterError> {
-        for selector in selection.selectors() {
-            let band = self.board.bandname_band(selector.band.clone()).unwrap().0;
-            self.board.layout_mut().remove_band(band);
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn remove_bands_walk(
-        &self,
-        selection: &BandSelection,
-    ) -> Result<RemoveBands, AutorouterError> {
+    pub fn remove_bands(&self, selection: &BandSelection) -> Result<RemoveBands, AutorouterError> {
         RemoveBands::new(selection)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/autorouter/invoker.rs b/src/autorouter/invoker.rs
index 10055be..9807da3 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/invoker.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/invoker.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     geometry::primitive::PrimitiveShape,
     layout::via::ViaWeight,
     router::{navmesh::Navmesh, trace::Trace},
-    step::{IsFinished, Step},
+    step::{GetMaybeOutcome, Step},
 };
 
 use super::{
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ pub enum InvokerStatus {
     Finished,
 }
 
-impl IsFinished for InvokerStatus {
-    fn finished(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, InvokerStatus::Finished)
+impl GetMaybeOutcome<()> for InvokerStatus {
+    fn maybe_outcome(&self) -> Option<()> {
+        matches!(self, InvokerStatus::Finished).then(|| ())
     }
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Execute {
     }
 }
 
-impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Invoker<M>, InvokerStatus, InvokerError> for Execute {
+impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Invoker<M>, InvokerStatus, InvokerError, ()> for Execute {
     fn step(&mut self, invoker: &mut Invoker<M>) -> Result<InvokerStatus, InvokerError> {
         match self.step_catch_err(invoker) {
             Ok(InvokerStatus::Running) => Ok(InvokerStatus::Running),
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Invoker<M> {
     fn dispatch_command(&mut self, command: &Command) -> Result<Execute, InvokerError> {
         match command {
             Command::Autoroute(selection) => Ok::<Execute, InvokerError>(Execute::Autoroute(
-                self.autorouter.autoroute_walk(selection)?,
-            )),
-            Command::PlaceVia(weight) => Ok::<Execute, InvokerError>(Execute::PlaceVia(
-                self.autorouter.place_via_walk(*weight)?,
+                self.autorouter.autoroute(selection)?,
             )),
+            Command::PlaceVia(weight) => {
+                Ok::<Execute, InvokerError>(Execute::PlaceVia(self.autorouter.place_via(*weight)?))
+            }
             Command::RemoveBands(selection) => Ok::<Execute, InvokerError>(Execute::RemoveBands(
-                self.autorouter.remove_bands_walk(selection)?,
+                self.autorouter.remove_bands(selection)?,
             )),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/autorouter/place_via.rs b/src/autorouter/place_via.rs
index fe4250d..93c5810 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/place_via.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/place_via.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ impl PlaceVia {
     ) -> Result<(), AutorouterError> {
         if !self.done {
             self.done = true;
-            autorouter.place_via(self.weight)
+            autorouter.board.layout_mut().add_via(self.weight)?;
+            Ok(())
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/src/autorouter/remove_bands.rs b/src/autorouter/remove_bands.rs
index edeafc0..494f9c1 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/remove_bands.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/remove_bands.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,16 @@ impl RemoveBands {
     ) -> Result<(), AutorouterError> {
         if !self.done {
             self.done = true;
-            autorouter.remove_bands(&self.selection)
+
+            for selector in self.selection.selectors() {
+                let band = autorouter
+                    .board
+                    .bandname_band(selector.band.clone())
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .0;
+                autorouter.board.layout_mut().remove_band(band);
+            }
+            Ok(())
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/src/router/route.rs b/src/router/route.rs
index 091a8f8..7f14b1f 100644
--- a/src/router/route.rs
+++ b/src/router/route.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl Route {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, R: AccessRules> Step<Router<'a, R>, RouterStatus, RouterError> for Route {
+impl<'a, R: AccessRules> Step<Router<'a, R>, RouterStatus, RouterError, ()> for Route {
     fn step(&mut self, router: &mut Router<R>) -> Result<RouterStatus, RouterError> {
         let tracer = Tracer::new(router.layout_mut());
         let target = self.astar.graph.destination();
diff --git a/src/router/router.rs b/src/router/router.rs
index 1e39cd9..31f8979 100644
--- a/src/router/router.rs
+++ b/src/router/router.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     graph::{GetPetgraphIndex, MakeRef},
     layout::Layout,
-    step::{IsFinished, Step, StepBack},
+    step::{GetMaybeOutcome, Step, StepBack},
 };
 
 use super::{
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ pub enum RouterStatus {
     Finished(BandTermsegIndex),
 }
 
-impl IsFinished for RouterStatus {
-    fn finished(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, RouterStatus::Finished(..))
+impl GetMaybeOutcome<()> for RouterStatus {
+    fn maybe_outcome(&self) -> Option<()> {
+        matches!(self, RouterStatus::Finished(..)).then(|| ())
     }
 }
 
@@ -186,26 +186,6 @@ impl<'a, R: AccessRules> Router<'a, R> {
         from: FixedDotIndex,
         to: FixedDotIndex,
         width: f64,
-    ) -> Result<BandTermsegIndex, RouterError> {
-        let mut route = self.route_walk(from, to, width)?;
-
-        loop {
-            let status = match route.step(self) {
-                Ok(status) => status,
-                Err(err) => return Err(err),
-            };
-
-            if let RouterStatus::Finished(band) = status {
-                return Ok(band);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn route_walk(
-        &mut self,
-        from: FixedDotIndex,
-        to: FixedDotIndex,
-        width: f64,
     ) -> Result<Route, RouterError> {
         Route::new(self, from, to, width)
     }
diff --git a/src/router/trace.rs b/src/router/trace.rs
index 09d7fb0..12d909b 100644
--- a/src/router/trace.rs
+++ b/src/router/trace.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub struct TraceStepInput<'a: 'b, 'b, R: AccessRules> {
     pub width: f64,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b, R: AccessRules> Step<TraceStepInput<'a, 'b, R>, TracerStatus, TracerException>
+impl<'a, 'b, R: AccessRules> Step<TraceStepInput<'a, 'b, R>, TracerStatus, TracerException, ()>
     for Trace
 {
     #[debug_ensures(ret.is_ok() -> matches!(self.head, Head::Cane(..)))]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, R: AccessRules> Step<TraceStepInput<'a, 'b, R>, TracerStatus, Trace
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, R: AccessRules> StepBack<Tracer<'a, R>, TracerStatus, TracerException> for Trace {
+impl<'a, R: AccessRules> StepBack<Tracer<'a, R>, TracerStatus, TracerException, ()> for Trace {
     #[debug_ensures(self.path.len() == old(self.path.len() - 1))]
     fn step_back(&mut self, tracer: &mut Tracer<'a, R>) -> Result<TracerStatus, TracerException> {
         if let Head::Cane(head) = self.head {
diff --git a/src/router/tracer.rs b/src/router/tracer.rs
index e9c13c2..5e8eb0b 100644
--- a/src/router/tracer.rs
+++ b/src/router/tracer.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::{
     drawing::{band::BandTermsegIndex, dot::FixedDotIndex, rules::AccessRules},
     layout::Layout,
-    step::{IsFinished, Step, StepBack},
+    step::{GetMaybeOutcome, Step, StepBack},
 };
 
 use super::{
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ pub enum TracerStatus {
     Finished,
 }
 
-impl IsFinished for TracerStatus {
-    fn finished(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, TracerStatus::Finished)
+impl GetMaybeOutcome<()> for TracerStatus {
+    fn maybe_outcome(&self) -> Option<()> {
+        matches!(self, TracerStatus::Finished).then(|| ())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/step.rs b/src/step.rs
index 77a7cd6..f9009ee 100644
--- a/src/step.rs
+++ b/src/step.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
-pub trait IsFinished {
-    fn finished(&self) -> bool;
+pub trait GetMaybeOutcome<O> {
+    fn maybe_outcome(&self) -> Option<O>;
 }
 
-pub trait Step<I, S: IsFinished, E> {
-    fn step(&mut self, input: &mut I) -> Result<S, E>;
+pub trait Step<C, S: GetMaybeOutcome<O>, E, O> {
+    fn step(&mut self, context: &mut C) -> Result<S, E>;
+
+    fn finish(&mut self, context: &mut C) -> Result<O, E> {
+        loop {
+            if let Some(outcome) = self.step(context)?.maybe_outcome() {
+                return Ok(outcome);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-pub trait StepBack<I, S: IsFinished, E> {
-    fn step_back(&mut self, input: &mut I) -> Result<S, E>;
+pub trait StepBack<C, S: GetMaybeOutcome<O>, E, O> {
+    fn step_back(&mut self, context: &mut C) -> Result<S, E>;
 }