diff --git a/modules/context/api.go b/modules/context/api.go
index e263dcbe8d..092ad73f31 100644
--- a/modules/context/api.go
+++ b/modules/context/api.go
@@ -13,18 +13,32 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/cache"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	mc "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/cache"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/httpcache"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
+
+	"gitea.com/go-chi/cache"
 )
 
 // APIContext is a specific context for API service
 type APIContext struct {
-	*Context
-	Org *APIOrganization
+	*Base
+
+	Cache cache.Cache
+
+	Doer        *user_model.User // current signed-in user
+	IsSigned    bool
+	IsBasicAuth bool
+
+	ContextUser *user_model.User // the user which is being visited, in most cases it differs from Doer
+
+	Repo    *Repository
+	Org     *APIOrganization
+	Package *Package
 }
 
 // Currently, we have the following common fields in error response:
@@ -128,11 +142,6 @@ type apiContextKeyType struct{}
 
 var apiContextKey = apiContextKeyType{}
 
-// WithAPIContext set up api context in request
-func WithAPIContext(req *http.Request, ctx *APIContext) *http.Request {
-	return req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), apiContextKey, ctx))
-}
-
 // GetAPIContext returns a context for API routes
 func GetAPIContext(req *http.Request) *APIContext {
 	return req.Context().Value(apiContextKey).(*APIContext)
@@ -195,21 +204,21 @@ func (ctx *APIContext) CheckForOTP() {
 	}
 
 	otpHeader := ctx.Req.Header.Get("X-Gitea-OTP")
-	twofa, err := auth.GetTwoFactorByUID(ctx.Context.Doer.ID)
+	twofa, err := auth.GetTwoFactorByUID(ctx.Doer.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if auth.IsErrTwoFactorNotEnrolled(err) {
 			return // No 2FA enrollment for this user
 		}
-		ctx.Context.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetTwoFactorByUID", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ok, err := twofa.ValidateTOTP(otpHeader)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.Context.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "ValidateTOTP", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if !ok {
-		ctx.Context.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "", nil)
 		return
 	}
 }
@@ -218,23 +227,17 @@ func (ctx *APIContext) CheckForOTP() {
 func APIContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			locale := middleware.Locale(w, req)
-			ctx := APIContext{
-				Context: &Context{
-					Resp:   NewResponse(w),
-					Data:   middleware.GetContextData(req.Context()),
-					Locale: locale,
-					Cache:  cache.GetCache(),
-					Repo: &Repository{
-						PullRequest: &PullRequest{},
-					},
-					Org: &Organization{},
-				},
-				Org: &APIOrganization{},
+			base, baseCleanUp := NewBaseContext(w, req)
+			ctx := &APIContext{
+				Base:  base,
+				Cache: mc.GetCache(),
+				Repo:  &Repository{PullRequest: &PullRequest{}},
+				Org:   &APIOrganization{},
 			}
-			defer ctx.Close()
+			defer baseCleanUp()
 
-			ctx.Req = WithAPIContext(WithContext(req, ctx.Context), &ctx)
+			ctx.Base.AppendContextValue(apiContextKey, ctx)
+			ctx.Base.AppendContextValueFunc(git.RepositoryContextKey, func() any { return ctx.Repo.GitRepo })
 
 			// If request sends files, parse them here otherwise the Query() can't be parsed and the CsrfToken will be invalid.
 			if ctx.Req.Method == "POST" && strings.Contains(ctx.Req.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "multipart/form-data") {
@@ -247,8 +250,6 @@ func APIContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			httpcache.SetCacheControlInHeader(ctx.Resp.Header(), 0, "no-transform")
 			ctx.Resp.Header().Set(`X-Frame-Options`, setting.CORSConfig.XFrameOptions)
 
-			ctx.Data["Context"] = &ctx
-
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
 		})
 	}
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ func ReferencesGitRepo(allowEmpty ...bool) func(ctx *APIContext) (cancel context
 			return func() {
 				// If it's been set to nil then assume someone else has closed it.
 				if ctx.Repo.GitRepo != nil {
-					ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Close()
+					_ = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Close()
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ func RepoRefForAPI(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		}
 
 		var err error
-		refName := getRefName(ctx.Context, RepoRefAny)
+		refName := getRefName(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, RepoRefAny)
 
 		if ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist(refName) {
 			ctx.Repo.Commit, err = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetBranchCommit(refName)
@@ -368,3 +369,53 @@ func RepoRefForAPI(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 	})
 }
+
+// HasAPIError returns true if error occurs in form validation.
+func (ctx *APIContext) HasAPIError() bool {
+	hasErr, ok := ctx.Data["HasError"]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return hasErr.(bool)
+}
+
+// GetErrMsg returns error message in form validation.
+func (ctx *APIContext) GetErrMsg() string {
+	msg, _ := ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"].(string)
+	if msg == "" {
+		msg = "invalid form data"
+	}
+	return msg
+}
+
+// NotFoundOrServerError use error check function to determine if the error
+// is about not found. It responds with 404 status code for not found error,
+// or error context description for logging purpose of 500 server error.
+func (ctx *APIContext) NotFoundOrServerError(logMsg string, errCheck func(error) bool, logErr error) {
+	if errCheck(logErr) {
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "NotFoundOrServerError", logMsg)
+}
+
+// IsUserSiteAdmin returns true if current user is a site admin
+func (ctx *APIContext) IsUserSiteAdmin() bool {
+	return ctx.IsSigned && ctx.Doer.IsAdmin
+}
+
+// IsUserRepoAdmin returns true if current user is admin in current repo
+func (ctx *APIContext) IsUserRepoAdmin() bool {
+	return ctx.Repo.IsAdmin()
+}
+
+// IsUserRepoWriter returns true if current user has write privilege in current repo
+func (ctx *APIContext) IsUserRepoWriter(unitTypes []unit.Type) bool {
+	for _, unitType := range unitTypes {
+		if ctx.Repo.CanWrite(unitType) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/modules/context/base.go b/modules/context/base.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac9b52d51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/context/base.go
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package context
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/httplib"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+)
+
+type contextValuePair struct {
+	key     any
+	valueFn func() any
+}
+
+type Base struct {
+	originCtx     context.Context
+	contextValues []contextValuePair
+
+	Resp ResponseWriter
+	Req  *http.Request
+
+	// Data is prepared by ContextDataStore middleware, this field only refers to the pre-created/prepared ContextData.
+	// Although it's mainly used for MVC templates, sometimes it's also used to pass data between middlewares/handler
+	Data middleware.ContextData
+
+	// Locale is mainly for Web context, although the API context also uses it in some cases: message response, form validation
+	Locale translation.Locale
+}
+
+func (b *Base) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
+	return b.originCtx.Deadline()
+}
+
+func (b *Base) Done() <-chan struct{} {
+	return b.originCtx.Done()
+}
+
+func (b *Base) Err() error {
+	return b.originCtx.Err()
+}
+
+func (b *Base) Value(key any) any {
+	for _, pair := range b.contextValues {
+		if pair.key == key {
+			return pair.valueFn()
+		}
+	}
+	return b.originCtx.Value(key)
+}
+
+func (b *Base) AppendContextValueFunc(key any, valueFn func() any) any {
+	b.contextValues = append(b.contextValues, contextValuePair{key, valueFn})
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *Base) AppendContextValue(key, value any) any {
+	b.contextValues = append(b.contextValues, contextValuePair{key, func() any { return value }})
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *Base) GetData() middleware.ContextData {
+	return b.Data
+}
+
+// AppendAccessControlExposeHeaders append headers by name to "Access-Control-Expose-Headers" header
+func (b *Base) AppendAccessControlExposeHeaders(names ...string) {
+	val := b.RespHeader().Get("Access-Control-Expose-Headers")
+	if len(val) != 0 {
+		b.RespHeader().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s", val, strings.Join(names, ", ")))
+	} else {
+		b.RespHeader().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", strings.Join(names, ", "))
+	}
+}
+
+// SetTotalCountHeader set "X-Total-Count" header
+func (b *Base) SetTotalCountHeader(total int64) {
+	b.RespHeader().Set("X-Total-Count", fmt.Sprint(total))
+	b.AppendAccessControlExposeHeaders("X-Total-Count")
+}
+
+// Written returns true if there are something sent to web browser
+func (b *Base) Written() bool {
+	return b.Resp.Status() > 0
+}
+
+// Status writes status code
+func (b *Base) Status(status int) {
+	b.Resp.WriteHeader(status)
+}
+
+// Write writes data to web browser
+func (b *Base) Write(bs []byte) (int, error) {
+	return b.Resp.Write(bs)
+}
+
+// RespHeader returns the response header
+func (b *Base) RespHeader() http.Header {
+	return b.Resp.Header()
+}
+
+// Error returned an error to web browser
+func (b *Base) Error(status int, contents ...string) {
+	v := http.StatusText(status)
+	if len(contents) > 0 {
+		v = contents[0]
+	}
+	http.Error(b.Resp, v, status)
+}
+
+// JSON render content as JSON
+func (b *Base) JSON(status int, content interface{}) {
+	b.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=utf-8")
+	b.Resp.WriteHeader(status)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(b.Resp).Encode(content); err != nil {
+		log.Error("Render JSON failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// RemoteAddr returns the client machine ip address
+func (b *Base) RemoteAddr() string {
+	return b.Req.RemoteAddr
+}
+
+// Params returns the param on route
+func (b *Base) Params(p string) string {
+	s, _ := url.PathUnescape(chi.URLParam(b.Req, strings.TrimPrefix(p, ":")))
+	return s
+}
+
+// ParamsInt64 returns the param on route as int64
+func (b *Base) ParamsInt64(p string) int64 {
+	v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(b.Params(p), 10, 64)
+	return v
+}
+
+// SetParams set params into routes
+func (b *Base) SetParams(k, v string) {
+	chiCtx := chi.RouteContext(b)
+	chiCtx.URLParams.Add(strings.TrimPrefix(k, ":"), url.PathEscape(v))
+}
+
+// FormString returns the first value matching the provided key in the form as a string
+func (b *Base) FormString(key string) string {
+	return b.Req.FormValue(key)
+}
+
+// FormStrings returns a string slice for the provided key from the form
+func (b *Base) FormStrings(key string) []string {
+	if b.Req.Form == nil {
+		if err := b.Req.ParseMultipartForm(32 << 20); err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	if v, ok := b.Req.Form[key]; ok {
+		return v
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// FormTrim returns the first value for the provided key in the form as a space trimmed string
+func (b *Base) FormTrim(key string) string {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(b.Req.FormValue(key))
+}
+
+// FormInt returns the first value for the provided key in the form as an int
+func (b *Base) FormInt(key string) int {
+	v, _ := strconv.Atoi(b.Req.FormValue(key))
+	return v
+}
+
+// FormInt64 returns the first value for the provided key in the form as an int64
+func (b *Base) FormInt64(key string) int64 {
+	v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(b.Req.FormValue(key), 10, 64)
+	return v
+}
+
+// FormBool returns true if the value for the provided key in the form is "1", "true" or "on"
+func (b *Base) FormBool(key string) bool {
+	s := b.Req.FormValue(key)
+	v, _ := strconv.ParseBool(s)
+	v = v || strings.EqualFold(s, "on")
+	return v
+}
+
+// FormOptionalBool returns an OptionalBoolTrue or OptionalBoolFalse if the value
+// for the provided key exists in the form else it returns OptionalBoolNone
+func (b *Base) FormOptionalBool(key string) util.OptionalBool {
+	value := b.Req.FormValue(key)
+	if len(value) == 0 {
+		return util.OptionalBoolNone
+	}
+	s := b.Req.FormValue(key)
+	v, _ := strconv.ParseBool(s)
+	v = v || strings.EqualFold(s, "on")
+	return util.OptionalBoolOf(v)
+}
+
+func (b *Base) SetFormString(key, value string) {
+	_ = b.Req.FormValue(key) // force parse form
+	b.Req.Form.Set(key, value)
+}
+
+// PlainTextBytes renders bytes as plain text
+func (b *Base) plainTextInternal(skip, status int, bs []byte) {
+	statusPrefix := status / 100
+	if statusPrefix == 4 || statusPrefix == 5 {
+		log.Log(skip, log.TRACE, "plainTextInternal (status=%d): %s", status, string(bs))
+	}
+	b.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain;charset=utf-8")
+	b.Resp.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
+	b.Resp.WriteHeader(status)
+	if _, err := b.Resp.Write(bs); err != nil {
+		log.ErrorWithSkip(skip, "plainTextInternal (status=%d): write bytes failed: %v", status, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// PlainTextBytes renders bytes as plain text
+func (b *Base) PlainTextBytes(status int, bs []byte) {
+	b.plainTextInternal(2, status, bs)
+}
+
+// PlainText renders content as plain text
+func (b *Base) PlainText(status int, text string) {
+	b.plainTextInternal(2, status, []byte(text))
+}
+
+// Redirect redirects the request
+func (b *Base) Redirect(location string, status ...int) {
+	code := http.StatusSeeOther
+	if len(status) == 1 {
+		code = status[0]
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(location, "://") || strings.HasPrefix(location, "//") {
+		// Some browsers (Safari) have buggy behavior for Cookie + Cache + External Redirection, eg: /my-path => https://other/path
+		// 1. the first request to "/my-path" contains cookie
+		// 2. some time later, the request to "/my-path" doesn't contain cookie (caused by Prevent web tracking)
+		// 3. Gitea's Sessioner doesn't see the session cookie, so it generates a new session id, and returns it to browser
+		// 4. then the browser accepts the empty session, then the user is logged out
+		// So in this case, we should remove the session cookie from the response header
+		removeSessionCookieHeader(b.Resp)
+	}
+	http.Redirect(b.Resp, b.Req, location, code)
+}
+
+type ServeHeaderOptions httplib.ServeHeaderOptions
+
+func (b *Base) SetServeHeaders(opt *ServeHeaderOptions) {
+	httplib.ServeSetHeaders(b.Resp, (*httplib.ServeHeaderOptions)(opt))
+}
+
+// ServeContent serves content to http request
+func (b *Base) ServeContent(r io.ReadSeeker, opts *ServeHeaderOptions) {
+	httplib.ServeSetHeaders(b.Resp, (*httplib.ServeHeaderOptions)(opts))
+	http.ServeContent(b.Resp, b.Req, opts.Filename, opts.LastModified, r)
+}
+
+// Close frees all resources hold by Context
+func (b *Base) cleanUp() {
+	if b.Req != nil && b.Req.MultipartForm != nil {
+		_ = b.Req.MultipartForm.RemoveAll() // remove the temp files buffered to tmp directory
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Base) Tr(msg string, args ...any) string {
+	return b.Locale.Tr(msg, args...)
+}
+
+func (b *Base) TrN(cnt any, key1, keyN string, args ...any) string {
+	return b.Locale.TrN(cnt, key1, keyN, args...)
+}
+
+func NewBaseContext(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (b *Base, closeFunc func()) {
+	b = &Base{
+		originCtx: req.Context(),
+		Req:       req,
+		Resp:      WrapResponseWriter(resp),
+		Locale:    middleware.Locale(resp, req),
+		Data:      middleware.GetContextData(req.Context()),
+	}
+	b.AppendContextValue(translation.ContextKey, b.Locale)
+	b.Req = b.Req.WithContext(b)
+	return b, b.cleanUp
+}
diff --git a/modules/context/context.go b/modules/context/context.go
index 9ba1985f36..1e15081479 100644
--- a/modules/context/context.go
+++ b/modules/context/context.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package context
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"html"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
@@ -36,38 +35,27 @@ type Render interface {
 
 // Context represents context of a request.
 type Context struct {
-	Resp   ResponseWriter
-	Req    *http.Request
-	Render Render
+	*Base
 
-	Data     middleware.ContextData // data used by MVC templates
-	PageData map[string]any         // data used by JavaScript modules in one page, it's `window.config.pageData`
+	Render   Render
+	PageData map[string]any // data used by JavaScript modules in one page, it's `window.config.pageData`
 
-	Locale  translation.Locale
 	Cache   cache.Cache
 	Csrf    CSRFProtector
 	Flash   *middleware.Flash
 	Session session.Store
 
-	Link        string // current request URL (without query string)
-	Doer        *user_model.User
+	Link string // current request URL (without query string)
+
+	Doer        *user_model.User // current signed-in user
 	IsSigned    bool
 	IsBasicAuth bool
 
-	ContextUser *user_model.User
-	Repo        *Repository
-	Org         *Organization
-	Package     *Package
-}
+	ContextUser *user_model.User // the user which is being visited, in most cases it differs from Doer
 
-// Close frees all resources hold by Context
-func (ctx *Context) Close() error {
-	var err error
-	if ctx.Req != nil && ctx.Req.MultipartForm != nil {
-		err = ctx.Req.MultipartForm.RemoveAll() // remove the temp files buffered to tmp directory
-	}
-	// TODO: close opened repo, and more
-	return err
+	Repo    *Repository
+	Org     *Organization
+	Package *Package
 }
 
 // TrHTMLEscapeArgs runs ".Locale.Tr()" but pre-escapes all arguments with html.EscapeString.
@@ -80,55 +68,30 @@ func (ctx *Context) TrHTMLEscapeArgs(msg string, args ...string) string {
 	return ctx.Locale.Tr(msg, trArgs...)
 }
 
-func (ctx *Context) Tr(msg string, args ...any) string {
-	return ctx.Locale.Tr(msg, args...)
-}
-
-func (ctx *Context) TrN(cnt any, key1, keyN string, args ...any) string {
-	return ctx.Locale.TrN(cnt, key1, keyN, args...)
-}
-
-// Deadline is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
-func (ctx *Context) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Deadline()
-}
-
-// Done is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
-func (ctx *Context) Done() <-chan struct{} {
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Done()
-}
-
-// Err is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
-func (ctx *Context) Err() error {
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Err()
-}
-
-// Value is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
-func (ctx *Context) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
-	if key == git.RepositoryContextKey && ctx.Repo != nil {
-		return ctx.Repo.GitRepo
-	}
-	if key == translation.ContextKey && ctx.Locale != nil {
-		return ctx.Locale
-	}
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Value(key)
-}
-
 type contextKeyType struct{}
 
 var contextKey interface{} = contextKeyType{}
 
-// WithContext set up install context in request
-func WithContext(req *http.Request, ctx *Context) *http.Request {
-	return req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), contextKey, ctx))
+func GetContext(req *http.Request) *Context {
+	ctx, _ := req.Context().Value(contextKey).(*Context)
+	return ctx
 }
 
-// GetContext retrieves install context from request
-func GetContext(req *http.Request) *Context {
-	if ctx, ok := req.Context().Value(contextKey).(*Context); ok {
-		return ctx
+// ValidateContext is a special context for form validation middleware. It may be different from other contexts.
+type ValidateContext struct {
+	*Base
+}
+
+// GetValidateContext gets a context for middleware form validation
+func GetValidateContext(req *http.Request) (ctx *ValidateContext) {
+	if ctxAPI, ok := req.Context().Value(apiContextKey).(*APIContext); ok {
+		ctx = &ValidateContext{Base: ctxAPI.Base}
+	} else if ctxWeb, ok := req.Context().Value(contextKey).(*Context); ok {
+		ctx = &ValidateContext{Base: ctxWeb.Base}
+	} else {
+		panic("invalid context, expect either APIContext or Context")
 	}
-	return nil
+	return ctx
 }
 
 // Contexter initializes a classic context for a request.
@@ -150,20 +113,17 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			ctx := Context{
-				Resp:    NewResponse(resp),
+			base, baseCleanUp := NewBaseContext(resp, req)
+			ctx := &Context{
+				Base:    base,
 				Cache:   mc.GetCache(),
-				Locale:  middleware.Locale(resp, req),
 				Link:    setting.AppSubURL + strings.TrimSuffix(req.URL.EscapedPath(), "/"),
 				Render:  rnd,
 				Session: session.GetSession(req),
-				Repo: &Repository{
-					PullRequest: &PullRequest{},
-				},
-				Org:  &Organization{},
-				Data: middleware.GetContextData(req.Context()),
+				Repo:    &Repository{PullRequest: &PullRequest{}},
+				Org:     &Organization{},
 			}
-			defer ctx.Close()
+			defer baseCleanUp()
 
 			ctx.Data.MergeFrom(middleware.CommonTemplateContextData())
 			ctx.Data["Context"] = &ctx
@@ -175,15 +135,17 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			ctx.PageData = map[string]any{}
 			ctx.Data["PageData"] = ctx.PageData
 
-			ctx.Req = WithContext(req, &ctx)
-			ctx.Csrf = PrepareCSRFProtector(csrfOpts, &ctx)
+			ctx.Base.AppendContextValue(contextKey, ctx)
+			ctx.Base.AppendContextValueFunc(git.RepositoryContextKey, func() any { return ctx.Repo.GitRepo })
+
+			ctx.Csrf = PrepareCSRFProtector(csrfOpts, ctx)
 
 			// Get the last flash message from cookie
 			lastFlashCookie := middleware.GetSiteCookie(ctx.Req, CookieNameFlash)
 			if vals, _ := url.ParseQuery(lastFlashCookie); len(vals) > 0 {
 				// store last Flash message into the template data, to render it
 				ctx.Data["Flash"] = &middleware.Flash{
-					DataStore:  &ctx,
+					DataStore:  ctx,
 					Values:     vals,
 					ErrorMsg:   vals.Get("error"),
 					SuccessMsg: vals.Get("success"),
@@ -193,7 +155,7 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 
 			// prepare an empty Flash message for current request
-			ctx.Flash = &middleware.Flash{DataStore: &ctx, Values: url.Values{}}
+			ctx.Flash = &middleware.Flash{DataStore: ctx, Values: url.Values{}}
 			ctx.Resp.Before(func(resp ResponseWriter) {
 				if val := ctx.Flash.Encode(); val != "" {
 					middleware.SetSiteCookie(ctx.Resp, CookieNameFlash, val, 0)
@@ -235,3 +197,24 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// HasError returns true if error occurs in form validation.
+// Attention: this function changes ctx.Data and ctx.Flash
+func (ctx *Context) HasError() bool {
+	hasErr, ok := ctx.Data["HasError"]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	ctx.Flash.ErrorMsg = ctx.GetErrMsg()
+	ctx.Data["Flash"] = ctx.Flash
+	return hasErr.(bool)
+}
+
+// GetErrMsg returns error message in form validation.
+func (ctx *Context) GetErrMsg() string {
+	msg, _ := ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"].(string)
+	if msg == "" {
+		msg = "invalid form data"
+	}
+	return msg
+}
diff --git a/modules/context/context_data.go b/modules/context/context_data.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cdf4ff9afe..0000000000
--- a/modules/context/context_data.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package context
-
-import "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
-
-// GetData returns the data
-func (ctx *Context) GetData() middleware.ContextData {
-	return ctx.Data
-}
-
-// HasAPIError returns true if error occurs in form validation.
-func (ctx *Context) HasAPIError() bool {
-	hasErr, ok := ctx.Data["HasError"]
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	return hasErr.(bool)
-}
-
-// GetErrMsg returns error message
-func (ctx *Context) GetErrMsg() string {
-	return ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"].(string)
-}
-
-// HasError returns true if error occurs in form validation.
-// Attention: this function changes ctx.Data and ctx.Flash
-func (ctx *Context) HasError() bool {
-	hasErr, ok := ctx.Data["HasError"]
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	ctx.Flash.ErrorMsg = ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"].(string)
-	ctx.Data["Flash"] = ctx.Flash
-	return hasErr.(bool)
-}
-
-// HasValue returns true if value of given name exists.
-func (ctx *Context) HasValue(name string) bool {
-	_, ok := ctx.Data[name]
-	return ok
-}
diff --git a/modules/context/context_form.go b/modules/context/context_form.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c02152582..0000000000
--- a/modules/context/context_form.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package context
-
-import (
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-)
-
-// FormString returns the first value matching the provided key in the form as a string
-func (ctx *Context) FormString(key string) string {
-	return ctx.Req.FormValue(key)
-}
-
-// FormStrings returns a string slice for the provided key from the form
-func (ctx *Context) FormStrings(key string) []string {
-	if ctx.Req.Form == nil {
-		if err := ctx.Req.ParseMultipartForm(32 << 20); err != nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	if v, ok := ctx.Req.Form[key]; ok {
-		return v
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// FormTrim returns the first value for the provided key in the form as a space trimmed string
-func (ctx *Context) FormTrim(key string) string {
-	return strings.TrimSpace(ctx.Req.FormValue(key))
-}
-
-// FormInt returns the first value for the provided key in the form as an int
-func (ctx *Context) FormInt(key string) int {
-	v, _ := strconv.Atoi(ctx.Req.FormValue(key))
-	return v
-}
-
-// FormInt64 returns the first value for the provided key in the form as an int64
-func (ctx *Context) FormInt64(key string) int64 {
-	v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(ctx.Req.FormValue(key), 10, 64)
-	return v
-}
-
-// FormBool returns true if the value for the provided key in the form is "1", "true" or "on"
-func (ctx *Context) FormBool(key string) bool {
-	s := ctx.Req.FormValue(key)
-	v, _ := strconv.ParseBool(s)
-	v = v || strings.EqualFold(s, "on")
-	return v
-}
-
-// FormOptionalBool returns an OptionalBoolTrue or OptionalBoolFalse if the value
-// for the provided key exists in the form else it returns OptionalBoolNone
-func (ctx *Context) FormOptionalBool(key string) util.OptionalBool {
-	value := ctx.Req.FormValue(key)
-	if len(value) == 0 {
-		return util.OptionalBoolNone
-	}
-	s := ctx.Req.FormValue(key)
-	v, _ := strconv.ParseBool(s)
-	v = v || strings.EqualFold(s, "on")
-	return util.OptionalBoolOf(v)
-}
-
-func (ctx *Context) SetFormString(key, value string) {
-	_ = ctx.Req.FormValue(key) // force parse form
-	ctx.Req.Form.Set(key, value)
-}
diff --git a/modules/context/context_request.go b/modules/context/context_request.go
index 0b87552c08..984b9ac793 100644
--- a/modules/context/context_request.go
+++ b/modules/context/context_request.go
@@ -6,36 +6,9 @@ package context
 import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 )
 
-// RemoteAddr returns the client machine ip address
-func (ctx *Context) RemoteAddr() string {
-	return ctx.Req.RemoteAddr
-}
-
-// Params returns the param on route
-func (ctx *Context) Params(p string) string {
-	s, _ := url.PathUnescape(chi.URLParam(ctx.Req, strings.TrimPrefix(p, ":")))
-	return s
-}
-
-// ParamsInt64 returns the param on route as int64
-func (ctx *Context) ParamsInt64(p string) int64 {
-	v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(ctx.Params(p), 10, 64)
-	return v
-}
-
-// SetParams set params into routes
-func (ctx *Context) SetParams(k, v string) {
-	chiCtx := chi.RouteContext(ctx)
-	chiCtx.URLParams.Add(strings.TrimPrefix(k, ":"), url.PathEscape(v))
-}
-
 // UploadStream returns the request body or the first form file
 // Only form files need to get closed.
 func (ctx *Context) UploadStream() (rd io.ReadCloser, needToClose bool, err error) {
diff --git a/modules/context/context_response.go b/modules/context/context_response.go
index 8adff96994..aeeb51ba37 100644
--- a/modules/context/context_response.go
+++ b/modules/context/context_response.go
@@ -16,49 +16,17 @@ import (
 
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 )
 
-// SetTotalCountHeader set "X-Total-Count" header
-func (ctx *Context) SetTotalCountHeader(total int64) {
-	ctx.RespHeader().Set("X-Total-Count", fmt.Sprint(total))
-	ctx.AppendAccessControlExposeHeaders("X-Total-Count")
-}
-
-// AppendAccessControlExposeHeaders append headers by name to "Access-Control-Expose-Headers" header
-func (ctx *Context) AppendAccessControlExposeHeaders(names ...string) {
-	val := ctx.RespHeader().Get("Access-Control-Expose-Headers")
-	if len(val) != 0 {
-		ctx.RespHeader().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s", val, strings.Join(names, ", ")))
-	} else {
-		ctx.RespHeader().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", strings.Join(names, ", "))
-	}
-}
-
-// Written returns true if there are something sent to web browser
-func (ctx *Context) Written() bool {
-	return ctx.Resp.Status() > 0
-}
-
-// Status writes status code
-func (ctx *Context) Status(status int) {
-	ctx.Resp.WriteHeader(status)
-}
-
-// Write writes data to web browser
-func (ctx *Context) Write(bs []byte) (int, error) {
-	return ctx.Resp.Write(bs)
-}
-
 // RedirectToUser redirect to a differently-named user
-func RedirectToUser(ctx *Context, userName string, redirectUserID int64) {
+func RedirectToUser(ctx *Base, userName string, redirectUserID int64) {
 	user, err := user_model.GetUserByID(ctx, redirectUserID)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetUserByID", err)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "unable to get user")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -211,69 +179,3 @@ func (ctx *Context) NotFoundOrServerError(logMsg string, errCheck func(error) bo
 	}
 	ctx.serverErrorInternal(logMsg, logErr)
 }
-
-// PlainTextBytes renders bytes as plain text
-func (ctx *Context) plainTextInternal(skip, status int, bs []byte) {
-	statusPrefix := status / 100
-	if statusPrefix == 4 || statusPrefix == 5 {
-		log.Log(skip, log.TRACE, "plainTextInternal (status=%d): %s", status, string(bs))
-	}
-	ctx.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain;charset=utf-8")
-	ctx.Resp.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
-	ctx.Resp.WriteHeader(status)
-	if _, err := ctx.Resp.Write(bs); err != nil {
-		log.ErrorWithSkip(skip, "plainTextInternal (status=%d): write bytes failed: %v", status, err)
-	}
-}
-
-// PlainTextBytes renders bytes as plain text
-func (ctx *Context) PlainTextBytes(status int, bs []byte) {
-	ctx.plainTextInternal(2, status, bs)
-}
-
-// PlainText renders content as plain text
-func (ctx *Context) PlainText(status int, text string) {
-	ctx.plainTextInternal(2, status, []byte(text))
-}
-
-// RespHeader returns the response header
-func (ctx *Context) RespHeader() http.Header {
-	return ctx.Resp.Header()
-}
-
-// Error returned an error to web browser
-func (ctx *Context) Error(status int, contents ...string) {
-	v := http.StatusText(status)
-	if len(contents) > 0 {
-		v = contents[0]
-	}
-	http.Error(ctx.Resp, v, status)
-}
-
-// JSON render content as JSON
-func (ctx *Context) JSON(status int, content interface{}) {
-	ctx.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=utf-8")
-	ctx.Resp.WriteHeader(status)
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(ctx.Resp).Encode(content); err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("Render JSON failed", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// Redirect redirects the request
-func (ctx *Context) Redirect(location string, status ...int) {
-	code := http.StatusSeeOther
-	if len(status) == 1 {
-		code = status[0]
-	}
-
-	if strings.Contains(location, "://") || strings.HasPrefix(location, "//") {
-		// Some browsers (Safari) have buggy behavior for Cookie + Cache + External Redirection, eg: /my-path => https://other/path
-		// 1. the first request to "/my-path" contains cookie
-		// 2. some time later, the request to "/my-path" doesn't contain cookie (caused by Prevent web tracking)
-		// 3. Gitea's Sessioner doesn't see the session cookie, so it generates a new session id, and returns it to browser
-		// 4. then the browser accepts the empty session, then the user is logged out
-		// So in this case, we should remove the session cookie from the response header
-		removeSessionCookieHeader(ctx.Resp)
-	}
-	http.Redirect(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req, location, code)
-}
diff --git a/modules/context/context_serve.go b/modules/context/context_serve.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5569efbc7e..0000000000
--- a/modules/context/context_serve.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package context
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/httplib"
-)
-
-type ServeHeaderOptions httplib.ServeHeaderOptions
-
-func (ctx *Context) SetServeHeaders(opt *ServeHeaderOptions) {
-	httplib.ServeSetHeaders(ctx.Resp, (*httplib.ServeHeaderOptions)(opt))
-}
-
-// ServeContent serves content to http request
-func (ctx *Context) ServeContent(r io.ReadSeeker, opts *ServeHeaderOptions) {
-	httplib.ServeSetHeaders(ctx.Resp, (*httplib.ServeHeaderOptions)(opts))
-	http.ServeContent(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req, opts.Filename, opts.LastModified, r)
-}
diff --git a/modules/context/org.go b/modules/context/org.go
index 39a3038f91..355ba0ebd0 100644
--- a/modules/context/org.go
+++ b/modules/context/org.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func GetOrganizationByParams(ctx *Context) {
 		if organization.IsErrOrgNotExist(err) {
 			redirectUserID, err := user_model.LookupUserRedirect(orgName)
 			if err == nil {
-				RedirectToUser(ctx, orgName, redirectUserID)
+				RedirectToUser(ctx.Base, orgName, redirectUserID)
 			} else if user_model.IsErrUserRedirectNotExist(err) {
 				ctx.NotFound("GetUserByName", err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/modules/context/package.go b/modules/context/package.go
index fe5bdac19d..b1fd7088dd 100644
--- a/modules/context/package.go
+++ b/modules/context/package.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package context
 
 import (
-	gocontext "context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 )
 
 // Package contains owner, access mode and optional the package descriptor
@@ -26,10 +24,16 @@ type Package struct {
 	Descriptor *packages_model.PackageDescriptor
 }
 
+type packageAssignmentCtx struct {
+	*Base
+	Doer        *user_model.User
+	ContextUser *user_model.User
+}
+
 // PackageAssignment returns a middleware to handle Context.Package assignment
 func PackageAssignment() func(ctx *Context) {
 	return func(ctx *Context) {
-		packageAssignment(ctx, func(status int, title string, obj interface{}) {
+		errorFn := func(status int, title string, obj interface{}) {
 			err, ok := obj.(error)
 			if !ok {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("%s", obj)
@@ -39,68 +43,72 @@ func PackageAssignment() func(ctx *Context) {
 			} else {
 				ctx.ServerError(title, err)
 			}
-		})
+		}
+		paCtx := &packageAssignmentCtx{Base: ctx.Base, Doer: ctx.Doer, ContextUser: ctx.ContextUser}
+		ctx.Package = packageAssignment(paCtx, errorFn)
 	}
 }
 
 // PackageAssignmentAPI returns a middleware to handle Context.Package assignment
 func PackageAssignmentAPI() func(ctx *APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *APIContext) {
-		packageAssignment(ctx.Context, ctx.Error)
+		paCtx := &packageAssignmentCtx{Base: ctx.Base, Doer: ctx.Doer, ContextUser: ctx.ContextUser}
+		ctx.Package = packageAssignment(paCtx, ctx.Error)
 	}
 }
 
-func packageAssignment(ctx *Context, errCb func(int, string, interface{})) {
-	ctx.Package = &Package{
+func packageAssignment(ctx *packageAssignmentCtx, errCb func(int, string, interface{})) *Package {
+	pkg := &Package{
 		Owner: ctx.ContextUser,
 	}
-
 	var err error
-	ctx.Package.AccessMode, err = determineAccessMode(ctx)
+	pkg.AccessMode, err = determineAccessMode(ctx.Base, pkg, ctx.Doer)
 	if err != nil {
 		errCb(http.StatusInternalServerError, "determineAccessMode", err)
-		return
+		return pkg
 	}
 
 	packageType := ctx.Params("type")
 	name := ctx.Params("name")
 	version := ctx.Params("version")
 	if packageType != "" && name != "" && version != "" {
-		pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, packages_model.Type(packageType), name, version)
+		pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, pkg.Owner.ID, packages_model.Type(packageType), name, version)
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == packages_model.ErrPackageNotExist {
 				errCb(http.StatusNotFound, "GetVersionByNameAndVersion", err)
 			} else {
 				errCb(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetVersionByNameAndVersion", err)
 			}
-			return
+			return pkg
 		}
 
-		ctx.Package.Descriptor, err = packages_model.GetPackageDescriptor(ctx, pv)
+		pkg.Descriptor, err = packages_model.GetPackageDescriptor(ctx, pv)
 		if err != nil {
 			errCb(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetPackageDescriptor", err)
-			return
+			return pkg
 		}
 	}
+
+	return pkg
 }
 
-func determineAccessMode(ctx *Context) (perm.AccessMode, error) {
-	if setting.Service.RequireSignInView && ctx.Doer == nil {
+func determineAccessMode(ctx *Base, pkg *Package, doer *user_model.User) (perm.AccessMode, error) {
+	if setting.Service.RequireSignInView && doer == nil {
 		return perm.AccessModeNone, nil
 	}
 
-	if ctx.Doer != nil && !ctx.Doer.IsGhost() && (!ctx.Doer.IsActive || ctx.Doer.ProhibitLogin) {
+	if doer != nil && !doer.IsGhost() && (!doer.IsActive || doer.ProhibitLogin) {
 		return perm.AccessModeNone, nil
 	}
 
 	// TODO: ActionUser permission check
 	accessMode := perm.AccessModeNone
-	if ctx.Package.Owner.IsOrganization() {
-		org := organization.OrgFromUser(ctx.Package.Owner)
+	if pkg.Owner.IsOrganization() {
+		org := organization.OrgFromUser(pkg.Owner)
 
-		if ctx.Doer != nil && !ctx.Doer.IsGhost() {
+		if doer != nil && !doer.IsGhost() {
 			// 1. If user is logged in, check all team packages permissions
-			teams, err := organization.GetUserOrgTeams(ctx, org.ID, ctx.Doer.ID)
+			teams, err := organization.GetUserOrgTeams(ctx, org.ID, doer.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return accessMode, err
 			}
@@ -110,19 +118,19 @@ func determineAccessMode(ctx *Context) (perm.AccessMode, error) {
 					accessMode = perm
 				}
 			}
-		} else if organization.HasOrgOrUserVisible(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner, ctx.Doer) {
+		} else if organization.HasOrgOrUserVisible(ctx, pkg.Owner, doer) {
 			// 2. If user is non-login, check if org is visible to non-login user
 			accessMode = perm.AccessModeRead
 		}
 	} else {
-		if ctx.Doer != nil && !ctx.Doer.IsGhost() {
+		if doer != nil && !doer.IsGhost() {
 			// 1. Check if user is package owner
-			if ctx.Doer.ID == ctx.Package.Owner.ID {
+			if doer.ID == pkg.Owner.ID {
 				accessMode = perm.AccessModeOwner
-			} else if ctx.Package.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypePublic || ctx.Package.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypeLimited { // 2. Check if package owner is public or limited
+			} else if pkg.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypePublic || pkg.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypeLimited { // 2. Check if package owner is public or limited
 				accessMode = perm.AccessModeRead
 			}
-		} else if ctx.Package.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypePublic { // 3. Check if package owner is public
+		} else if pkg.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypePublic { // 3. Check if package owner is public
 			accessMode = perm.AccessModeRead
 		}
 	}
@@ -131,19 +139,18 @@ func determineAccessMode(ctx *Context) (perm.AccessMode, error) {
 }
 
 // PackageContexter initializes a package context for a request.
-func PackageContexter(ctx gocontext.Context) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	rnd := templates.HTMLRenderer()
+func PackageContexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	renderer := templates.HTMLRenderer()
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			ctx := Context{
-				Resp:   NewResponse(resp),
-				Data:   middleware.GetContextData(req.Context()),
-				Render: rnd,
+			base, baseCleanUp := NewBaseContext(resp, req)
+			ctx := &Context{
+				Base:   base,
+				Render: renderer, // it is still needed when rendering 500 page in a package handler
 			}
-			defer ctx.Close()
-
-			ctx.Req = WithContext(req, &ctx)
+			defer baseCleanUp()
 
+			ctx.Base.AppendContextValue(contextKey, ctx)
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/modules/context/private.go b/modules/context/private.go
index f621dd6839..41ca8a4709 100644
--- a/modules/context/private.go
+++ b/modules/context/private.go
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/graceful"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 )
 
 // PrivateContext represents a context for private routes
 type PrivateContext struct {
-	*Context
+	*Base
 	Override context.Context
+
+	Repo *Repository
 }
 
 // Deadline is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (ctx *PrivateContext) Deadline() (deadline time.Time, ok bool) {
 	if ctx.Override != nil {
 		return ctx.Override.Deadline()
 	}
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Deadline()
+	return ctx.Base.Deadline()
 }
 
 // Done is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func (ctx *PrivateContext) Done() <-chan struct{} {
 	if ctx.Override != nil {
 		return ctx.Override.Done()
 	}
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Done()
+	return ctx.Base.Done()
 }
 
 // Err is part of the interface for context.Context and we pass this to the request context
@@ -41,16 +42,11 @@ func (ctx *PrivateContext) Err() error {
 	if ctx.Override != nil {
 		return ctx.Override.Err()
 	}
-	return ctx.Req.Context().Err()
+	return ctx.Base.Err()
 }
 
 var privateContextKey interface{} = "default_private_context"
 
-// WithPrivateContext set up private context in request
-func WithPrivateContext(req *http.Request, ctx *PrivateContext) *http.Request {
-	return req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), privateContextKey, ctx))
-}
-
 // GetPrivateContext returns a context for Private routes
 func GetPrivateContext(req *http.Request) *PrivateContext {
 	return req.Context().Value(privateContextKey).(*PrivateContext)
@@ -60,16 +56,11 @@ func GetPrivateContext(req *http.Request) *PrivateContext {
 func PrivateContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			ctx := &PrivateContext{
-				Context: &Context{
-					Resp: NewResponse(w),
-					Data: middleware.GetContextData(req.Context()),
-				},
-			}
-			defer ctx.Close()
+			base, baseCleanUp := NewBaseContext(w, req)
+			ctx := &PrivateContext{Base: base}
+			defer baseCleanUp()
+			ctx.Base.AppendContextValue(privateContextKey, ctx)
 
-			ctx.Req = WithPrivateContext(req, ctx)
-			ctx.Data["Context"] = ctx
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 5e90e8aec0..fd5f208576 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -331,13 +331,14 @@ func EarlyResponseForGoGetMeta(ctx *Context) {
 }
 
 // RedirectToRepo redirect to a differently-named repository
-func RedirectToRepo(ctx *Context, redirectRepoID int64) {
+func RedirectToRepo(ctx *Base, redirectRepoID int64) {
 	ownerName := ctx.Params(":username")
 	previousRepoName := ctx.Params(":reponame")
 
 	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(ctx, redirectRepoID)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetRepositoryByID", err)
+		log.Error("GetRepositoryByID: %v", err)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetRepositoryByID")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ func RepoAssignment(ctx *Context) (cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 				}
 
 				if redirectUserID, err := user_model.LookupUserRedirect(userName); err == nil {
-					RedirectToUser(ctx, userName, redirectUserID)
+					RedirectToUser(ctx.Base, userName, redirectUserID)
 				} else if user_model.IsErrUserRedirectNotExist(err) {
 					ctx.NotFound("GetUserByName", nil)
 				} else {
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ func RepoAssignment(ctx *Context) (cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 		if repo_model.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
 			redirectRepoID, err := repo_model.LookupRedirect(owner.ID, repoName)
 			if err == nil {
-				RedirectToRepo(ctx, redirectRepoID)
+				RedirectToRepo(ctx.Base, redirectRepoID)
 			} else if repo_model.IsErrRedirectNotExist(err) {
 				if ctx.FormString("go-get") == "1" {
 					EarlyResponseForGoGetMeta(ctx)
@@ -781,46 +782,46 @@ func (rt RepoRefType) RefTypeIncludesTags() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func getRefNameFromPath(ctx *Context, path string, isExist func(string) bool) string {
+func getRefNameFromPath(ctx *Base, repo *Repository, path string, isExist func(string) bool) string {
 	refName := ""
 	parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
 	for i, part := range parts {
 		refName = strings.TrimPrefix(refName+"/"+part, "/")
 		if isExist(refName) {
-			ctx.Repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[i+1:], "/")
+			repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[i+1:], "/")
 			return refName
 		}
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
-func getRefName(ctx *Context, pathType RepoRefType) string {
+func getRefName(ctx *Base, repo *Repository, pathType RepoRefType) string {
 	path := ctx.Params("*")
 	switch pathType {
 	case RepoRefLegacy, RepoRefAny:
-		if refName := getRefName(ctx, RepoRefBranch); len(refName) > 0 {
+		if refName := getRefName(ctx, repo, RepoRefBranch); len(refName) > 0 {
 			return refName
 		}
-		if refName := getRefName(ctx, RepoRefTag); len(refName) > 0 {
+		if refName := getRefName(ctx, repo, RepoRefTag); len(refName) > 0 {
 			return refName
 		}
 		// For legacy and API support only full commit sha
 		parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
 		if len(parts) > 0 && len(parts[0]) == git.SHAFullLength {
-			ctx.Repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
+			repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
 			return parts[0]
 		}
-		if refName := getRefName(ctx, RepoRefBlob); len(refName) > 0 {
+		if refName := getRefName(ctx, repo, RepoRefBlob); len(refName) > 0 {
 			return refName
 		}
-		ctx.Repo.TreePath = path
-		return ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch
+		repo.TreePath = path
+		return repo.Repository.DefaultBranch
 	case RepoRefBranch:
-		ref := getRefNameFromPath(ctx, path, ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist)
+		ref := getRefNameFromPath(ctx, repo, path, repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist)
 		if len(ref) == 0 {
 			// maybe it's a renamed branch
-			return getRefNameFromPath(ctx, path, func(s string) bool {
-				b, exist, err := git_model.FindRenamedBranch(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, s)
+			return getRefNameFromPath(ctx, repo, path, func(s string) bool {
+				b, exist, err := git_model.FindRenamedBranch(ctx, repo.Repository.ID, s)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("FindRenamedBranch", err)
 					return false
@@ -839,15 +840,15 @@ func getRefName(ctx *Context, pathType RepoRefType) string {
 
 		return ref
 	case RepoRefTag:
-		return getRefNameFromPath(ctx, path, ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsTagExist)
+		return getRefNameFromPath(ctx, repo, path, repo.GitRepo.IsTagExist)
 	case RepoRefCommit:
 		parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
 		if len(parts) > 0 && len(parts[0]) >= 7 && len(parts[0]) <= git.SHAFullLength {
-			ctx.Repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
+			repo.TreePath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
 			return parts[0]
 		}
 	case RepoRefBlob:
-		_, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetBlob(path)
+		_, err := repo.GitRepo.GetBlob(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ""
 		}
@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@ func RepoRefByType(refType RepoRefType, ignoreNotExistErr ...bool) func(*Context
 			}
 			ctx.Repo.IsViewBranch = true
 		} else {
-			refName = getRefName(ctx, refType)
+			refName = getRefName(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, refType)
 			ctx.Repo.RefName = refName
 			isRenamedBranch, has := ctx.Data["IsRenamedBranch"].(bool)
 			if isRenamedBranch && has {
diff --git a/modules/context/response.go b/modules/context/response.go
index 40eb5c0d35..ca52ea137d 100644
--- a/modules/context/response.go
+++ b/modules/context/response.go
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import (
 // ResponseWriter represents a response writer for HTTP
 type ResponseWriter interface {
 	http.ResponseWriter
-	Flush()
+	http.Flusher
 	Status() int
 	Before(func(ResponseWriter))
-	Size() int
 }
 
 var _ ResponseWriter = &Response{}
@@ -27,11 +26,6 @@ type Response struct {
 	beforeExecuted bool
 }
 
-// Size return written size
-func (r *Response) Size() int {
-	return r.written
-}
-
 // Write writes bytes to HTTP endpoint
 func (r *Response) Write(bs []byte) (int, error) {
 	if !r.beforeExecuted {
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ func (r *Response) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Flush flush cached data
+// Flush flushes cached data
 func (r *Response) Flush() {
 	if f, ok := r.ResponseWriter.(http.Flusher); ok {
 		f.Flush()
@@ -83,8 +77,7 @@ func (r *Response) Before(f func(ResponseWriter)) {
 	r.befores = append(r.befores, f)
 }
 
-// NewResponse creates a response
-func NewResponse(resp http.ResponseWriter) *Response {
+func WrapResponseWriter(resp http.ResponseWriter) *Response {
 	if v, ok := resp.(*Response); ok {
 		return v
 	}
diff --git a/modules/context/utils.go b/modules/context/utils.go
index 1fa99953a2..c0f619aa23 100644
--- a/modules/context/utils.go
+++ b/modules/context/utils.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // GetQueryBeforeSince return parsed time (unix format) from URL query's before and since
-func GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx *Context) (before, since int64, err error) {
+func GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx *Base) (before, since int64, err error) {
 	qCreatedBefore, err := prepareQueryArg(ctx, "before")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, err
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func parseTime(value string) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 // prepareQueryArg unescape and trim a query arg
-func prepareQueryArg(ctx *Context, name string) (value string, err error) {
+func prepareQueryArg(ctx *Base, name string) (value string, err error) {
 	value, err = url.PathUnescape(ctx.FormString(name))
 	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
 	return value, err
diff --git a/modules/test/context_tests.go b/modules/test/context_tests.go
index 5ba2126126..349c7e3e80 100644
--- a/modules/test/context_tests.go
+++ b/modules/test/context_tests.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 package test
 
 import (
-	scontext "context"
+	gocontext "context"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -28,18 +28,7 @@ import (
 // MockContext mock context for unit tests
 // TODO: move this function to other packages, because it depends on "models" package
 func MockContext(t *testing.T, path string) *context.Context {
-	resp := &mockResponseWriter{}
-	ctx := context.Context{
-		Render: &mockRender{},
-		Data:   make(middleware.ContextData),
-		Flash: &middleware.Flash{
-			Values: make(url.Values),
-		},
-		Resp:   context.NewResponse(resp),
-		Locale: &translation.MockLocale{},
-	}
-	defer ctx.Close()
-
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	requestURL, err := url.Parse(path)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	req := &http.Request{
@@ -47,41 +36,105 @@ func MockContext(t *testing.T, path string) *context.Context {
 		Form: url.Values{},
 	}
 
+	base, baseCleanUp := context.NewBaseContext(resp, req)
+	base.Data = middleware.ContextData{}
+	base.Locale = &translation.MockLocale{}
+	ctx := &context.Context{
+		Base:   base,
+		Render: &mockRender{},
+		Flash:  &middleware.Flash{Values: url.Values{}},
+	}
+	_ = baseCleanUp // during test, it doesn't need to do clean up. TODO: this can be improved later
+
 	chiCtx := chi.NewRouteContext()
-	req = req.WithContext(scontext.WithValue(req.Context(), chi.RouteCtxKey, chiCtx))
-	ctx.Req = context.WithContext(req, &ctx)
-	return &ctx
+	ctx.Base.AppendContextValue(chi.RouteCtxKey, chiCtx)
+	return ctx
+}
+
+// MockAPIContext mock context for unit tests
+// TODO: move this function to other packages, because it depends on "models" package
+func MockAPIContext(t *testing.T, path string) *context.APIContext {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	requestURL, err := url.Parse(path)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:  requestURL,
+		Form: url.Values{},
+	}
+
+	base, baseCleanUp := context.NewBaseContext(resp, req)
+	base.Data = middleware.ContextData{}
+	base.Locale = &translation.MockLocale{}
+	ctx := &context.APIContext{Base: base}
+	_ = baseCleanUp // during test, it doesn't need to do clean up. TODO: this can be improved later
+
+	chiCtx := chi.NewRouteContext()
+	ctx.Base.AppendContextValue(chi.RouteCtxKey, chiCtx)
+	return ctx
 }
 
 // LoadRepo load a repo into a test context.
-func LoadRepo(t *testing.T, ctx *context.Context, repoID int64) {
-	ctx.Repo = &context.Repository{}
-	ctx.Repo.Repository = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: repoID})
+func LoadRepo(t *testing.T, ctx gocontext.Context, repoID int64) {
+	var doer *user_model.User
+	repo := &context.Repository{}
+	switch ctx := ctx.(type) {
+	case *context.Context:
+		ctx.Repo = repo
+		doer = ctx.Doer
+	case *context.APIContext:
+		ctx.Repo = repo
+		doer = ctx.Doer
+	default:
+		assert.Fail(t, "context is not *context.Context or *context.APIContext")
+		return
+	}
+
+	repo.Repository = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: repoID})
 	var err error
-	ctx.Repo.Owner, err = user_model.GetUserByID(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.OwnerID)
+	repo.Owner, err = user_model.GetUserByID(ctx, repo.Repository.OwnerID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	ctx.Repo.RepoLink = ctx.Repo.Repository.Link()
-	ctx.Repo.Permission, err = access_model.GetUserRepoPermission(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Doer)
+	repo.RepoLink = repo.Repository.Link()
+	repo.Permission, err = access_model.GetUserRepoPermission(ctx, repo.Repository, doer)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
 // LoadRepoCommit loads a repo's commit into a test context.
-func LoadRepoCommit(t *testing.T, ctx *context.Context) {
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath())
+func LoadRepoCommit(t *testing.T, ctx gocontext.Context) {
+	var repo *context.Repository
+	switch ctx := ctx.(type) {
+	case *context.Context:
+		repo = ctx.Repo
+	case *context.APIContext:
+		repo = ctx.Repo
+	default:
+		assert.Fail(t, "context is not *context.Context or *context.APIContext")
+		return
+	}
+
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx, repo.Repository.RepoPath())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
 	branch, err := gitRepo.GetHEADBranch()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, branch)
 	if branch != nil {
-		ctx.Repo.Commit, err = gitRepo.GetBranchCommit(branch.Name)
+		repo.Commit, err = gitRepo.GetBranchCommit(branch.Name)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 // LoadUser load a user into a test context.
-func LoadUser(t *testing.T, ctx *context.Context, userID int64) {
-	ctx.Doer = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: userID})
+func LoadUser(t *testing.T, ctx gocontext.Context, userID int64) {
+	doer := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: userID})
+	switch ctx := ctx.(type) {
+	case *context.Context:
+		ctx.Doer = doer
+	case *context.APIContext:
+		ctx.Doer = doer
+	default:
+		assert.Fail(t, "context is not *context.Context or *context.APIContext")
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 // LoadGitRepo load a git repo into a test context. Requires that ctx.Repo has
@@ -93,32 +146,6 @@ func LoadGitRepo(t *testing.T, ctx *context.Context) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
-type mockResponseWriter struct {
-	httptest.ResponseRecorder
-	size int
-}
-
-func (rw *mockResponseWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	rw.size += len(b)
-	return rw.ResponseRecorder.Write(b)
-}
-
-func (rw *mockResponseWriter) Status() int {
-	return rw.ResponseRecorder.Code
-}
-
-func (rw *mockResponseWriter) Written() bool {
-	return rw.ResponseRecorder.Code > 0
-}
-
-func (rw *mockResponseWriter) Size() int {
-	return rw.size
-}
-
-func (rw *mockResponseWriter) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 type mockRender struct{}
 
 func (tr *mockRender) TemplateLookup(tmpl string) (templates.TemplateExecutor, error) {
diff --git a/modules/translation/translation.go b/modules/translation/translation.go
index 49dfa84d1b..dba4de6607 100644
--- a/modules/translation/translation.go
+++ b/modules/translation/translation.go
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ type LangType struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	lock          *sync.RWMutex
+	lock *sync.RWMutex
+
+	allLangs   []*LangType
+	allLangMap map[string]*LangType
+
 	matcher       language.Matcher
-	allLangs      []*LangType
-	allLangMap    map[string]*LangType
 	supportedTags []language.Tag
 )
 
@@ -251,3 +253,9 @@ func (l *locale) PrettyNumber(v any) string {
 	}
 	return l.msgPrinter.Sprintf("%v", number.Decimal(v))
 }
+
+func init() {
+	// prepare a default matcher, especially for tests
+	supportedTags = []language.Tag{language.English}
+	matcher = language.NewMatcher(supportedTags)
+}
diff --git a/modules/web/handler.go b/modules/web/handler.go
index bfb83820c8..5013bac93f 100644
--- a/modules/web/handler.go
+++ b/modules/web/handler.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/routing"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ var argTypeProvider = map[reflect.Type]func(req *http.Request) ResponseStatusPro
 	reflect.TypeOf(&context.PrivateContext{}): func(req *http.Request) ResponseStatusProvider { return context.GetPrivateContext(req) },
 }
 
+func RegisterHandleTypeProvider[T any](fn func(req *http.Request) ResponseStatusProvider) {
+	argTypeProvider[reflect.TypeOf((*T)(nil)).Elem()] = fn
+}
+
 // responseWriter is a wrapper of http.ResponseWriter, to check whether the response has been written
 type responseWriter struct {
 	respWriter http.ResponseWriter
@@ -78,7 +83,13 @@ func preCheckHandler(fn reflect.Value, argsIn []reflect.Value) {
 	}
 }
 
-func prepareHandleArgsIn(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fn reflect.Value) []reflect.Value {
+func prepareHandleArgsIn(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fn reflect.Value, fnInfo *routing.FuncInfo) []reflect.Value {
+	defer func() {
+		if err := recover(); err != nil {
+			log.Error("unable to prepare handler arguments for %s: %v", fnInfo.String(), err)
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}()
 	isPreCheck := req == nil
 
 	argsIn := make([]reflect.Value, fn.Type().NumIn())
@@ -155,7 +166,7 @@ func toHandlerProvider(handler any) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 
 			// prepare the arguments for the handler and do pre-check
-			argsIn := prepareHandleArgsIn(resp, req, fn)
+			argsIn := prepareHandleArgsIn(resp, req, fn, funcInfo)
 			if req == nil {
 				preCheckHandler(fn, argsIn)
 				return // it's doing pre-check, just return
diff --git a/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go b/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go
index 61d432c862..4b10cd7ad1 100644
--- a/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go
+++ b/routers/api/actions/artifacts.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 package actions
 
-// Github Actions Artifacts API Simple Description
+// GitHub Actions Artifacts API Simple Description
 //
 // 1. Upload artifact
 // 1.1. Post upload url
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ package actions
 
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
-	gocontext "context"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
@@ -92,9 +91,25 @@ const (
 
 const artifactRouteBase = "/_apis/pipelines/workflows/{run_id}/artifacts"
 
-func ArtifactsRoutes(goctx gocontext.Context, prefix string) *web.Route {
+type artifactContextKeyType struct{}
+
+var artifactContextKey = artifactContextKeyType{}
+
+type ArtifactContext struct {
+	*context.Base
+
+	ActionTask *actions.ActionTask
+}
+
+func init() {
+	web.RegisterHandleTypeProvider[*ArtifactContext](func(req *http.Request) web.ResponseStatusProvider {
+		return req.Context().Value(artifactContextKey).(*ArtifactContext)
+	})
+}
+
+func ArtifactsRoutes(prefix string) *web.Route {
 	m := web.NewRoute()
-	m.Use(withContexter(goctx))
+	m.Use(ArtifactContexter())
 
 	r := artifactRoutes{
 		prefix: prefix,
@@ -115,15 +130,14 @@ func ArtifactsRoutes(goctx gocontext.Context, prefix string) *web.Route {
 	return m
 }
 
-// withContexter initializes a package context for a request.
-func withContexter(goctx gocontext.Context) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func ArtifactContexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			ctx := context.Context{
-				Resp: context.NewResponse(resp),
-				Data: map[string]interface{}{},
-			}
-			defer ctx.Close()
+			base, baseCleanUp := context.NewBaseContext(resp, req)
+			defer baseCleanUp()
+
+			ctx := &ArtifactContext{Base: base}
+			ctx.AppendContextValue(artifactContextKey, ctx)
 
 			// action task call server api with Bearer ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN
 			// we should verify the ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN
@@ -132,6 +146,7 @@ func withContexter(goctx gocontext.Context) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler
 				ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "Bad authorization header")
 				return
 			}
+
 			authToken := strings.TrimPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ")
 			task, err := actions.GetRunningTaskByToken(req.Context(), authToken)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -139,16 +154,14 @@ func withContexter(goctx gocontext.Context) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler
 				ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error runner api getting task")
 				return
 			}
-			ctx.Data["task"] = task
 
-			if err := task.LoadJob(goctx); err != nil {
+			if err := task.LoadJob(req.Context()); err != nil {
 				log.Error("Error runner api getting job: %v", err)
 				ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error runner api getting job")
 				return
 			}
 
-			ctx.Req = context.WithContext(req, &ctx)
-
+			ctx.ActionTask = task
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
 		})
 	}
@@ -175,13 +188,8 @@ type getUploadArtifactResponse struct {
 	FileContainerResourceURL string `json:"fileContainerResourceUrl"`
 }
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) validateRunID(ctx *context.Context) (*actions.ActionTask, int64, bool) {
-	task, ok := ctx.Data["task"].(*actions.ActionTask)
-	if !ok {
-		log.Error("Error getting task in context")
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error getting task in context")
-		return nil, 0, false
-	}
+func (ar artifactRoutes) validateRunID(ctx *ArtifactContext) (*actions.ActionTask, int64, bool) {
+	task := ctx.ActionTask
 	runID := ctx.ParamsInt64("run_id")
 	if task.Job.RunID != runID {
 		log.Error("Error runID not match")
@@ -192,7 +200,7 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) validateRunID(ctx *context.Context) (*actions.ActionTas
 }
 
 // getUploadArtifactURL generates a URL for uploading an artifact
-func (ar artifactRoutes) getUploadArtifactURL(ctx *context.Context) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) getUploadArtifactURL(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	task, runID, ok := ar.validateRunID(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -220,7 +228,7 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) getUploadArtifactURL(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // getUploadFileSize returns the size of the file to be uploaded.
 // The raw size is the size of the file as reported by the header X-TFS-FileLength.
-func (ar artifactRoutes) getUploadFileSize(ctx *context.Context) (int64, int64, error) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) getUploadFileSize(ctx *ArtifactContext) (int64, int64, error) {
 	contentLength := ctx.Req.ContentLength
 	xTfsLength, _ := strconv.ParseInt(ctx.Req.Header.Get(artifactXTfsFileLengthHeader), 10, 64)
 	if xTfsLength > 0 {
@@ -229,7 +237,7 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) getUploadFileSize(ctx *context.Context) (int64, int64,
 	return contentLength, contentLength, nil
 }
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) saveUploadChunk(ctx *context.Context,
+func (ar artifactRoutes) saveUploadChunk(ctx *ArtifactContext,
 	artifact *actions.ActionArtifact,
 	contentSize, runID int64,
 ) (int64, error) {
@@ -273,7 +281,7 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) saveUploadChunk(ctx *context.Context,
 // The rules are from https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/main/packages/artifact/src/internal/path-and-artifact-name-validation.ts#L32
 var invalidArtifactNameChars = strings.Join([]string{"\\", "/", "\"", ":", "<", ">", "|", "*", "?", "\r", "\n"}, "")
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) uploadArtifact(ctx *context.Context) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) uploadArtifact(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	_, runID, ok := ar.validateRunID(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -341,7 +349,7 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) uploadArtifact(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // comfirmUploadArtifact comfirm upload artifact.
 // if all chunks are uploaded, merge them to one file.
-func (ar artifactRoutes) comfirmUploadArtifact(ctx *context.Context) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) comfirmUploadArtifact(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	_, runID, ok := ar.validateRunID(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -364,7 +372,7 @@ type chunkItem struct {
 	Path       string
 }
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) mergeArtifactChunks(ctx *context.Context, runID int64) error {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) mergeArtifactChunks(ctx *ArtifactContext, runID int64) error {
 	storageDir := fmt.Sprintf("tmp%d", runID)
 	var chunks []*chunkItem
 	if err := ar.fs.IterateObjects(storageDir, func(path string, obj storage.Object) error {
@@ -415,14 +423,20 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) mergeArtifactChunks(ctx *context.Context, runID int64)
 
 		// use multiReader
 		readers := make([]io.Reader, 0, len(allChunks))
-		readerClosers := make([]io.Closer, 0, len(allChunks))
+		closeReaders := func() {
+			for _, r := range readers {
+				_ = r.(io.Closer).Close() // it guarantees to be io.Closer by the following loop's Open function
+			}
+			readers = nil
+		}
+		defer closeReaders()
+
 		for _, c := range allChunks {
-			reader, err := ar.fs.Open(c.Path)
-			if err != nil {
+			var readCloser io.ReadCloser
+			if readCloser, err = ar.fs.Open(c.Path); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("open chunk error: %v, %s", err, c.Path)
 			}
-			readers = append(readers, reader)
-			readerClosers = append(readerClosers, reader)
+			readers = append(readers, readCloser)
 		}
 		mergedReader := io.MultiReader(readers...)
 
@@ -445,11 +459,6 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) mergeArtifactChunks(ctx *context.Context, runID int64)
 			return fmt.Errorf("merged file size is not equal to chunk length")
 		}
 
-		// close readers
-		for _, r := range readerClosers {
-			r.Close()
-		}
-
 		// save storage path to artifact
 		log.Debug("[artifact] merge chunks to artifact: %d, %s", artifact.ID, storagePath)
 		artifact.StoragePath = storagePath
@@ -458,6 +467,8 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) mergeArtifactChunks(ctx *context.Context, runID int64)
 			return fmt.Errorf("update artifact error: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		closeReaders() // close before delete
+
 		// drop chunks
 		for _, c := range cs {
 			if err := ar.fs.Delete(c.Path); err != nil {
@@ -479,21 +490,21 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) listArtifacts(ctx *context.Context) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) listArtifacts(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	_, runID, ok := ar.validateRunID(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
-	artficats, err := actions.ListArtifactsByRunID(ctx, runID)
+	artifacts, err := actions.ListArtifactsByRunID(ctx, runID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error getting artifacts: %v", err)
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
-	artficatsData := make([]listArtifactsResponseItem, 0, len(artficats))
-	for _, a := range artficats {
+	artficatsData := make([]listArtifactsResponseItem, 0, len(artifacts))
+	for _, a := range artifacts {
 		artficatsData = append(artficatsData, listArtifactsResponseItem{
 			Name:                     a.ArtifactName,
 			FileContainerResourceURL: ar.buildArtifactURL(runID, a.ID, "path"),
@@ -517,7 +528,7 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) getDownloadArtifactURL(ctx *context.Context) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) getDownloadArtifactURL(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	_, runID, ok := ar.validateRunID(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -546,7 +557,7 @@ func (ar artifactRoutes) getDownloadArtifactURL(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, respData)
 }
 
-func (ar artifactRoutes) downloadArtifact(ctx *context.Context) {
+func (ar artifactRoutes) downloadArtifact(ctx *ArtifactContext) {
 	_, runID, ok := ar.validateRunID(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/api.go b/routers/api/packages/api.go
index aaceb8a92b..e715997e82 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/api.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func verifyAuth(r *web.Route, authMethods []auth.Method) {
 func CommonRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 	r := web.NewRoute()
 
-	r.Use(context.PackageContexter(ctx))
+	r.Use(context.PackageContexter())
 
 	verifyAuth(r, []auth.Method{
 		&auth.OAuth2{},
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func CommonRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 func ContainerRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 	r := web.NewRoute()
 
-	r.Use(context.PackageContexter(ctx))
+	r.Use(context.PackageContexter())
 
 	verifyAuth(r, []auth.Method{
 		&auth.Basic{},
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index a67a5420ac..f1e1cf946a 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func repoAssignment() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			if err != nil {
 				if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 					if redirectUserID, err := user_model.LookupUserRedirect(userName); err == nil {
-						context.RedirectToUser(ctx.Context, userName, redirectUserID)
+						context.RedirectToUser(ctx.Base, userName, redirectUserID)
 					} else if user_model.IsErrUserRedirectNotExist(err) {
 						ctx.NotFound("GetUserByName", err)
 					} else {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func repoAssignment() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			if repo_model.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
 				redirectRepoID, err := repo_model.LookupRedirect(owner.ID, repoName)
 				if err == nil {
-					context.RedirectToRepo(ctx.Context, redirectRepoID)
+					context.RedirectToRepo(ctx.Base, redirectRepoID)
 				} else if repo_model.IsErrRedirectNotExist(err) {
 					ctx.NotFound()
 				} else {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func reqToken(requiredScope auth_model.AccessTokenScope) func(ctx *context.APICo
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "reqToken", "token does not have required scope: "+requiredScope)
 			return
 		}
-		if ctx.Context.IsBasicAuth {
+		if ctx.IsBasicAuth {
 			ctx.CheckForOTP()
 			return
 		}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func reqExploreSignIn() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 func reqBasicAuth() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		if !ctx.Context.IsBasicAuth {
+		if !ctx.IsBasicAuth {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "reqBasicAuth", "auth required")
 			return
 		}
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func reqAnyRepoReader() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 // reqOrgOwnership user should be an organization owner, or a site admin
 func reqOrgOwnership() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		if ctx.Context.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
+		if ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func reqOrgOwnership() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 // reqTeamMembership user should be an team member, or a site admin
 func reqTeamMembership() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		if ctx.Context.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
+		if ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
 			return
 		}
 		if ctx.Org.Team == nil {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func reqTeamMembership() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 // reqOrgMembership user should be an organization member, or a site admin
 func reqOrgMembership() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		if ctx.Context.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
+		if ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func orgAssignment(args ...bool) func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 				if organization.IsErrOrgNotExist(err) {
 					redirectUserID, err := user_model.LookupUserRedirect(ctx.Params(":org"))
 					if err == nil {
-						context.RedirectToUser(ctx.Context, ctx.Params(":org"), redirectUserID)
+						context.RedirectToUser(ctx.Base, ctx.Params(":org"), redirectUserID)
 					} else if user_model.IsErrUserRedirectNotExist(err) {
 						ctx.NotFound("GetOrgByName", err)
 					} else {
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/misc/markup.go b/routers/api/v1/misc/markup.go
index 93d5754444..7b24b353b6 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/misc/markup.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/misc/markup.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func Markup(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	common.RenderMarkup(ctx.Context, form.Mode, form.Text, form.Context, form.FilePath, form.Wiki)
+	common.RenderMarkup(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, form.Mode, form.Text, form.Context, form.FilePath, form.Wiki)
 }
 
 // Markdown render markdown document to HTML
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func Markdown(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		mode = form.Mode
 	}
 
-	common.RenderMarkup(ctx.Context, mode, form.Text, form.Context, "", form.Wiki)
+	common.RenderMarkup(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, mode, form.Text, form.Context, "", form.Wiki)
 }
 
 // MarkdownRaw render raw markdown HTML
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/misc/markup_test.go b/routers/api/v1/misc/markup_test.go
index 68776613b2..fdf540fd65 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/misc/markup_test.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/misc/markup_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
@@ -30,26 +29,16 @@ const (
 	AppSubURL = AppURL + Repo + "/"
 )
 
-func createContext(req *http.Request) (*context.Context, *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
-	rnd := templates.HTMLRenderer()
+func createAPIContext(req *http.Request) (*context.APIContext, *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
 	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	c := &context.Context{
-		Req:    req,
-		Resp:   context.NewResponse(resp),
-		Render: rnd,
-		Data:   make(middleware.ContextData),
-	}
-	defer c.Close()
+	base, baseCleanUp := context.NewBaseContext(resp, req)
+	base.Data = middleware.ContextData{}
+	c := &context.APIContext{Base: base}
+	_ = baseCleanUp // during test, it doesn't need to do clean up. TODO: this can be improved later
 
 	return c, resp
 }
 
-func wrap(ctx *context.Context) *context.APIContext {
-	return &context.APIContext{
-		Context: ctx,
-	}
-}
-
 func testRenderMarkup(t *testing.T, mode, filePath, text, responseBody string, responseCode int) {
 	setting.AppURL = AppURL
 
@@ -65,8 +54,7 @@ func testRenderMarkup(t *testing.T, mode, filePath, text, responseBody string, r
 		Method: "POST",
 		URL:    requrl,
 	}
-	m, resp := createContext(req)
-	ctx := wrap(m)
+	ctx, resp := createAPIContext(req)
 
 	options.Text = text
 	web.SetForm(ctx, &options)
@@ -90,8 +78,7 @@ func testRenderMarkdown(t *testing.T, mode, text, responseBody string, responseC
 		Method: "POST",
 		URL:    requrl,
 	}
-	m, resp := createContext(req)
-	ctx := wrap(m)
+	ctx, resp := createAPIContext(req)
 
 	options.Text = text
 	web.SetForm(ctx, &options)
@@ -211,8 +198,7 @@ func TestAPI_RenderSimple(t *testing.T) {
 		Method: "POST",
 		URL:    requrl,
 	}
-	m, resp := createContext(req)
-	ctx := wrap(m)
+	ctx, resp := createAPIContext(req)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(simpleCases); i += 2 {
 		options.Text = simpleCases[i]
@@ -231,8 +217,7 @@ func TestAPI_RenderRaw(t *testing.T) {
 		Method: "POST",
 		URL:    requrl,
 	}
-	m, resp := createContext(req)
-	ctx := wrap(m)
+	ctx, resp := createAPIContext(req)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(simpleCases); i += 2 {
 		ctx.Req.Body = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(simpleCases[i]))
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go b/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go
index 3b6a9bfdc2..b22ea8a771 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/notify/notifications.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func NewAvailable(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 }
 
 func getFindNotificationOptions(ctx *context.APIContext) *activities_model.FindNotificationOptions {
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return nil
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
index eb63dda590..786407827c 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func GetRawFile(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	ctx.RespHeader().Set(giteaObjectTypeHeader, string(files_service.GetObjectTypeFromTreeEntry(entry)))
 
-	if err := common.ServeBlob(ctx.Context, blob, lastModified); err != nil {
+	if err := common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob, lastModified); err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "ServeBlob", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func GetRawFileOrLFS(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		}
 
 		// OK not cached - serve!
-		if err := common.ServeBlob(ctx.Context, blob, lastModified); err != nil {
+		if err := common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob, lastModified); err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("ServeBlob", err)
 		}
 		return
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func GetRawFileOrLFS(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 
 	if err := dataRc.Close(); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Error whilst closing blob %s reader in %-v. Error: %v", blob.ID, ctx.Context.Repo.Repository, err)
+		log.Error("Error whilst closing blob %s reader in %-v. Error: %v", blob.ID, ctx.Repo.Repository, err)
 	}
 
 	// Check if the blob represents a pointer
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func GetRawFileOrLFS(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		}
 
 		// OK not cached - serve!
-		common.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Context, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob.Size(), bytes.NewReader(buf))
+		common.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob.Size(), bytes.NewReader(buf))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func GetRawFileOrLFS(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		common.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Context, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob.Size(), bytes.NewReader(buf))
+		common.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob.Size(), bytes.NewReader(buf))
 		return
 	} else if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetLFSMetaObjectByOid", err)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func GetRawFileOrLFS(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 	defer lfsDataRc.Close()
 
-	common.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx.Context, ctx.Repo.TreePath, lastModified, lfsDataRc)
+	common.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, lastModified, lfsDataRc)
 }
 
 func getBlobForEntry(ctx *context.APIContext) (blob *git.Blob, entry *git.TreeEntry, lastModified time.Time) {
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/hook_test.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/hook_test.go
index 34dc990c3d..56658b45d5 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/hook_test.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/hook_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/webhook"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -18,12 +17,12 @@ import (
 func TestTestHook(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
 
-	ctx := test.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1/wiki/_pages")
+	ctx := test.MockAPIContext(t, "user2/repo1/wiki/_pages")
 	ctx.SetParams(":id", "1")
 	test.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 1)
 	test.LoadRepoCommit(t, ctx)
 	test.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
-	TestHook(&context.APIContext{Context: ctx, Org: nil})
+	TestHook(ctx)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, http.StatusNoContent, ctx.Resp.Status())
 
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &webhook.HookTask{
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index 95528d664d..49252f7a4b 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func SearchIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/IssueList"
 
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func ListIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// responses:
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/IssueList"
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
index 6ae6063303..7c8f30f116 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func ListIssueComments(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/CommentList"
 
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func ListIssueCommentsAndTimeline(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/TimelineList"
 
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func ListRepoIssueComments(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/CommentList"
 
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_tracked_time.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_tracked_time.go
index 16bb8cb73d..1ff934950c 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_tracked_time.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_tracked_time.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func ListTrackedTimes(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		opts.UserID = user.ID
 	}
 
-	if opts.CreatedBeforeUnix, opts.CreatedAfterUnix, err = context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context); err != nil {
+	if opts.CreatedBeforeUnix, opts.CreatedAfterUnix, err = context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base); err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func ListTrackedTimesByRepository(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if opts.CreatedBeforeUnix, opts.CreatedAfterUnix, err = context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context); err != nil {
+	if opts.CreatedBeforeUnix, opts.CreatedAfterUnix, err = context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base); err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func ListMyTrackedTimes(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if opts.CreatedBeforeUnix, opts.CreatedAfterUnix, err = context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Context); err != nil {
+	if opts.CreatedBeforeUnix, opts.CreatedAfterUnix, err = context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base); err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "GetQueryBeforeSince", err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
index efce39e520..b458cd122b 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func Migrate(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if ctx.HasError() {
+	if ctx.HasAPIError() {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", ctx.GetErrMsg())
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo_test.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo_test.go
index 59c3bde819..e1bdea5c82 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo_test.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 func TestRepoEdit(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
 
-	ctx := test.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1")
+	ctx := test.MockAPIContext(t, "user2/repo1")
 	test.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 1)
 	test.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
 	ctx.Repo.Owner = ctx.Doer
@@ -54,9 +53,8 @@ func TestRepoEdit(t *testing.T) {
 		Archived:                  &archived,
 	}
 
-	apiCtx := &context.APIContext{Context: ctx, Org: nil}
-	web.SetForm(apiCtx, &opts)
-	Edit(apiCtx)
+	web.SetForm(ctx, &opts)
+	Edit(ctx)
 
 	assert.EqualValues(t, http.StatusOK, ctx.Resp.Status())
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ func TestRepoEdit(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRepoEditNameChange(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
 
-	ctx := test.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1")
+	ctx := test.MockAPIContext(t, "user2/repo1")
 	test.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 1)
 	test.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
 	ctx.Repo.Owner = ctx.Doer
@@ -76,9 +74,8 @@ func TestRepoEditNameChange(t *testing.T) {
 		Name: &name,
 	}
 
-	apiCtx := &context.APIContext{Context: ctx, Org: nil}
-	web.SetForm(apiCtx, &opts)
-	Edit(apiCtx)
+	web.SetForm(ctx, &opts)
+	Edit(ctx)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, http.StatusOK, ctx.Resp.Status())
 
 	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
index 5158f38e14..c1110ebce5 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func getCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext, sha string) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref/sha not given", nil)
 		return
 	}
-	sha = utils.MustConvertToSHA1(ctx.Context, sha)
+	sha = utils.MustConvertToSHA1(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, sha)
 	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
 
 	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/user/helper.go b/routers/api/v1/user/helper.go
index 28f600ad92..4b642910b1 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/user/helper.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/user/helper.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func GetUserByParamsName(ctx *context.APIContext, name string) *user_model.User
 	if err != nil {
 		if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 			if redirectUserID, err2 := user_model.LookupUserRedirect(username); err2 == nil {
-				context.RedirectToUser(ctx.Context, username, redirectUserID)
+				context.RedirectToUser(ctx.Base, username, redirectUserID)
 			} else {
 				ctx.NotFound("GetUserByName", err)
 			}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
index eaf0f5fd37..32f5c85319 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	gocontext "context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func ResolveRefOrSha(ctx *context.APIContext, ref string) string {
 		}
 	}
 
-	sha = MustConvertToSHA1(ctx.Context, sha)
+	sha = MustConvertToSHA1(ctx, ctx.Repo, sha)
 
 	if ctx.Repo.GitRepo != nil {
 		err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.AddLastCommitCache(ctx.Repo.Repository.GetCommitsCountCacheKey(ref, ref != sha), ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), sha)
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func searchRefCommitByType(ctx *context.APIContext, refType, filter string) (str
 }
 
 // ConvertToSHA1 returns a full-length SHA1 from a potential ID string
-func ConvertToSHA1(ctx *context.Context, commitID string) (git.SHA1, error) {
+func ConvertToSHA1(ctx gocontext.Context, repo *context.Repository, commitID string) (git.SHA1, error) {
 	if len(commitID) == git.SHAFullLength && git.IsValidSHAPattern(commitID) {
 		sha1, err := git.NewIDFromString(commitID)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func ConvertToSHA1(ctx *context.Context, commitID string) (git.SHA1, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	gitRepo, closer, err := git.RepositoryFromContextOrOpen(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath())
+	gitRepo, closer, err := git.RepositoryFromContextOrOpen(ctx, repo.Repository.RepoPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		return git.SHA1{}, fmt.Errorf("RepositoryFromContextOrOpen: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ func ConvertToSHA1(ctx *context.Context, commitID string) (git.SHA1, error) {
 }
 
 // MustConvertToSHA1 returns a full-length SHA1 string from a potential ID string, or returns origin input if it can't convert to SHA1
-func MustConvertToSHA1(ctx *context.Context, commitID string) string {
-	sha, err := ConvertToSHA1(ctx, commitID)
+func MustConvertToSHA1(ctx gocontext.Context, repo *context.Repository, commitID string) string {
+	sha, err := ConvertToSHA1(ctx, repo, commitID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return commitID
 	}
diff --git a/routers/common/markup.go b/routers/common/markup.go
index 3acd12721e..5f412014d7 100644
--- a/routers/common/markup.go
+++ b/routers/common/markup.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // RenderMarkup renders markup text for the /markup and /markdown endpoints
-func RenderMarkup(ctx *context.Context, mode, text, urlPrefix, filePath string, wiki bool) {
+func RenderMarkup(ctx *context.Base, repo *context.Repository, mode, text, urlPrefix, filePath string, wiki bool) {
 	var markupType string
 	relativePath := ""
 
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ func RenderMarkup(ctx *context.Context, mode, text, urlPrefix, filePath string,
 	}
 
 	meta := map[string]string{}
-	if ctx.Repo != nil && ctx.Repo.Repository != nil {
+	if repo != nil && repo.Repository != nil {
 		if mode == "comment" {
-			meta = ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas()
+			meta = repo.Repository.ComposeMetas()
 		} else {
-			meta = ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeDocumentMetas()
+			meta = repo.Repository.ComposeDocumentMetas()
 		}
 	}
 	if mode != "comment" {
diff --git a/routers/common/middleware.go b/routers/common/middleware.go
index c1ee9dd765..a25ff1ee00 100644
--- a/routers/common/middleware.go
+++ b/routers/common/middleware.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func ProtocolMiddlewares() (handlers []any) {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddTypedContext(req.Context(), fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", req.Method, req.RequestURI), process.RequestProcessType, true)
 			defer finished()
-			next.ServeHTTP(context.NewResponse(resp), req.WithContext(cache.WithCacheContext(ctx)))
+			next.ServeHTTP(context.WrapResponseWriter(resp), req.WithContext(cache.WithCacheContext(ctx)))
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/routers/common/serve.go b/routers/common/serve.go
index 59b993328e..3094ee6a6e 100644
--- a/routers/common/serve.go
+++ b/routers/common/serve.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ServeBlob download a git.Blob
-func ServeBlob(ctx *context.Context, blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time) error {
+func ServeBlob(ctx *context.Base, filePath string, blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time) error {
 	if httpcache.HandleGenericETagTimeCache(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, `"`+blob.ID.String()+`"`, lastModified) {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ func ServeBlob(ctx *context.Context, blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time) err
 		}
 	}()
 
-	httplib.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob.Size(), dataRc)
+	httplib.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, filePath, blob.Size(), dataRc)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ServeContentByReader(ctx *context.Context, filePath string, size int64, reader io.Reader) {
+func ServeContentByReader(ctx *context.Base, filePath string, size int64, reader io.Reader) {
 	httplib.ServeContentByReader(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, filePath, size, reader)
 }
 
-func ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx *context.Context, filePath string, modTime time.Time, reader io.ReadSeeker) {
+func ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx *context.Base, filePath string, modTime time.Time, reader io.ReadSeeker) {
 	httplib.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, filePath, modTime, reader)
 }
diff --git a/routers/init.go b/routers/init.go
index 087d8c2915..5737ef3dc0 100644
--- a/routers/init.go
+++ b/routers/init.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func NormalRoutes(ctx context.Context) *web.Route {
 		// In Github, it uses ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL=https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/fLgcSHkPGySXeIFrg8W8OBSfeg3b5Fls1A1CwX566g8PayEGlg/
 		// TODO: this prefix should be generated with a token string with runner ?
 		prefix = "/api/actions_pipeline"
-		r.Mount(prefix, actions_router.ArtifactsRoutes(ctx, prefix))
+		r.Mount(prefix, actions_router.ArtifactsRoutes(prefix))
 	}
 
 	return r
diff --git a/routers/install/install.go b/routers/install/install.go
index 714ddd5548..89b91a5a48 100644
--- a/routers/install/install.go
+++ b/routers/install/install.go
@@ -58,15 +58,14 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	dbTypeNames := getSupportedDbTypeNames()
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+			base, baseCleanUp := context.NewBaseContext(resp, req)
 			ctx := context.Context{
-				Resp:    context.NewResponse(resp),
+				Base:    base,
 				Flash:   &middleware.Flash{},
-				Locale:  middleware.Locale(resp, req),
 				Render:  rnd,
-				Data:    middleware.GetContextData(req.Context()),
 				Session: session.GetSession(req),
 			}
-			defer ctx.Close()
+			defer baseCleanUp()
 
 			ctx.Data.MergeFrom(middleware.CommonTemplateContextData())
 			ctx.Data.MergeFrom(middleware.ContextData{
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 				"PasswordHashAlgorithms": hash.RecommendedHashAlgorithms,
 			})
-			ctx.Req = context.WithContext(req, &ctx)
 			next.ServeHTTP(resp, ctx.Req)
 		})
 	}
@@ -249,15 +247,8 @@ func SubmitInstall(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["CurDbType"] = form.DbType
 
 	if ctx.HasError() {
-		if ctx.HasValue("Err_SMTPUser") {
-			ctx.Data["Err_SMTP"] = true
-		}
-		if ctx.HasValue("Err_AdminName") ||
-			ctx.HasValue("Err_AdminPasswd") ||
-			ctx.HasValue("Err_AdminEmail") {
-			ctx.Data["Err_Admin"] = true
-		}
-
+		ctx.Data["Err_SMTP"] = ctx.Data["Err_SMTPUser"] != nil
+		ctx.Data["Err_Admin"] = ctx.Data["Err_AdminName"] != nil || ctx.Data["Err_AdminPasswd"] != nil || ctx.Data["Err_AdminEmail"] != nil
 		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplInstall)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/web/misc/markup.go b/routers/web/misc/markup.go
index 1690378945..c91da9a7f1 100644
--- a/routers/web/misc/markup.go
+++ b/routers/web/misc/markup.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 package misc
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
-
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
@@ -16,11 +14,5 @@ import (
 // Markup render markup document to HTML
 func Markup(ctx *context.Context) {
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.MarkupOption)
-
-	if ctx.HasAPIError() {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", ctx.GetErrMsg())
-		return
-	}
-
-	common.RenderMarkup(ctx, form.Mode, form.Text, form.Context, form.FilePath, form.Wiki)
+	common.RenderMarkup(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, form.Mode, form.Text, form.Context, form.FilePath, form.Wiki)
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/attachment.go b/routers/web/repo/attachment.go
index c46ec29841..fb95e63ecf 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/attachment.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/attachment.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func ServeAttachment(ctx *context.Context, uuid string) {
 	}
 	defer fr.Close()
 
-	common.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx, attach.Name, attach.CreatedUnix.AsTime(), fr)
+	common.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx.Base, attach.Name, attach.CreatedUnix.AsTime(), fr)
 }
 
 // GetAttachment serve attachments
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/download.go b/routers/web/repo/download.go
index 1c87f9bed7..a498180f35 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/download.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/download.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func ServeBlobOrLFS(ctx *context.Context, blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time
 				log.Error("ServeBlobOrLFS: Close: %v", err)
 			}
 			closed = true
-			return common.ServeBlob(ctx, blob, lastModified)
+			return common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob, lastModified)
 		}
 		if httpcache.HandleGenericETagCache(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, `"`+pointer.Oid+`"`) {
 			return nil
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func ServeBlobOrLFS(ctx *context.Context, blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time
 				log.Error("ServeBlobOrLFS: Close: %v", err)
 			}
 		}()
-		common.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx, ctx.Repo.TreePath, lastModified, lfsDataRc)
+		common.ServeContentByReadSeeker(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, lastModified, lfsDataRc)
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err = dataRc.Close(); err != nil {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func ServeBlobOrLFS(ctx *context.Context, blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time
 	}
 	closed = true
 
-	return common.ServeBlob(ctx, blob, lastModified)
+	return common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob, lastModified)
 }
 
 func getBlobForEntry(ctx *context.Context) (blob *git.Blob, lastModified time.Time) {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func SingleDownload(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := common.ServeBlob(ctx, blob, lastModified); err != nil {
+	if err := common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob, lastModified); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("ServeBlob", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func DownloadByID(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	if err = common.ServeBlob(ctx, blob, time.Time{}); err != nil {
+	if err = common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, blob, time.Time{}); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("ServeBlob", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/http.go b/routers/web/repo/http.go
index 4e45a9b6e2..b6ebd25915 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/http.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/http.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func httpBase(ctx *context.Context) (h *serviceHandler) {
 	if err != nil {
 		if repo_model.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
 			if redirectRepoID, err := repo_model.LookupRedirect(owner.ID, reponame); err == nil {
-				context.RedirectToRepo(ctx, redirectRepoID)
+				context.RedirectToRepo(ctx.Base, redirectRepoID)
 				return
 			}
 			repoExist = false
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index 88d2a97a7a..7a0dc9940b 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ func UpdatePullReviewRequest(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // SearchIssues searches for issues across the repositories that the user has access to
 func SearchIssues(ctx *context.Context) {
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, err.Error())
 		return
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ func getUserIDForFilter(ctx *context.Context, queryName string) int64 {
 
 // ListIssues list the issues of a repository
 func ListIssues(ctx *context.Context) {
-	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx)
+	before, since, err := context.GetQueryBeforeSince(ctx.Base)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, err.Error())
 		return
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/wiki.go b/routers/web/repo/wiki.go
index a335c114be..115418887d 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/wiki.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/wiki.go
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ func WikiRaw(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if entry != nil {
-		if err = common.ServeBlob(ctx, entry.Blob(), time.Time{}); err != nil {
+		if err = common.ServeBlob(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo.TreePath, entry.Blob(), time.Time{}); err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("ServeBlob", err)
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/services/auth/middleware.go b/services/auth/middleware.go
index 3b2f883d00..d1955a4c90 100644
--- a/services/auth/middleware.go
+++ b/services/auth/middleware.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
@@ -17,11 +18,15 @@ import (
 // Auth is a middleware to authenticate a web user
 func Auth(authMethod Method) func(*context.Context) {
 	return func(ctx *context.Context) {
-		if err := authShared(ctx, authMethod); err != nil {
+		ar, err := authShared(ctx.Base, ctx.Session, authMethod)
+		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Failed to verify user: %v", err)
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "Verify")
 			return
 		}
+		ctx.Doer = ar.Doer
+		ctx.IsSigned = ar.Doer != nil
+		ctx.IsBasicAuth = ar.IsBasicAuth
 		if ctx.Doer == nil {
 			// ensure the session uid is deleted
 			_ = ctx.Session.Delete("uid")
@@ -32,32 +37,41 @@ func Auth(authMethod Method) func(*context.Context) {
 // APIAuth is a middleware to authenticate an api user
 func APIAuth(authMethod Method) func(*context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		if err := authShared(ctx.Context, authMethod); err != nil {
+		ar, err := authShared(ctx.Base, nil, authMethod)
+		if err != nil {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "APIAuth", err)
+			return
 		}
+		ctx.Doer = ar.Doer
+		ctx.IsSigned = ar.Doer != nil
+		ctx.IsBasicAuth = ar.IsBasicAuth
 	}
 }
 
-func authShared(ctx *context.Context, authMethod Method) error {
-	var err error
-	ctx.Doer, err = authMethod.Verify(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, ctx, ctx.Session)
+type authResult struct {
+	Doer        *user_model.User
+	IsBasicAuth bool
+}
+
+func authShared(ctx *context.Base, sessionStore SessionStore, authMethod Method) (ar authResult, err error) {
+	ar.Doer, err = authMethod.Verify(ctx.Req, ctx.Resp, ctx, sessionStore)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return ar, err
 	}
-	if ctx.Doer != nil {
-		if ctx.Locale.Language() != ctx.Doer.Language {
+	if ar.Doer != nil {
+		if ctx.Locale.Language() != ar.Doer.Language {
 			ctx.Locale = middleware.Locale(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
 		}
-		ctx.IsBasicAuth = ctx.Data["AuthedMethod"].(string) == BasicMethodName
-		ctx.IsSigned = true
-		ctx.Data["IsSigned"] = ctx.IsSigned
-		ctx.Data[middleware.ContextDataKeySignedUser] = ctx.Doer
-		ctx.Data["SignedUserID"] = ctx.Doer.ID
-		ctx.Data["IsAdmin"] = ctx.Doer.IsAdmin
+		ar.IsBasicAuth = ctx.Data["AuthedMethod"].(string) == BasicMethodName
+
+		ctx.Data["IsSigned"] = true
+		ctx.Data[middleware.ContextDataKeySignedUser] = ar.Doer
+		ctx.Data["SignedUserID"] = ar.Doer.ID
+		ctx.Data["IsAdmin"] = ar.Doer.IsAdmin
 	} else {
 		ctx.Data["SignedUserID"] = int64(0)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return ar, nil
 }
 
 // VerifyOptions contains required or check options
@@ -68,7 +82,7 @@ type VerifyOptions struct {
 	DisableCSRF     bool
 }
 
-// Checks authentication according to options
+// VerifyAuthWithOptions checks authentication according to options
 func VerifyAuthWithOptions(options *VerifyOptions) func(ctx *context.Context) {
 	return func(ctx *context.Context) {
 		// Check prohibit login users.
@@ -153,7 +167,7 @@ func VerifyAuthWithOptions(options *VerifyOptions) func(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Checks authentication according to options
+// VerifyAuthWithOptionsAPI checks authentication according to options
 func VerifyAuthWithOptionsAPI(options *VerifyOptions) func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		// Check prohibit login users.
@@ -197,7 +211,9 @@ func VerifyAuthWithOptionsAPI(options *VerifyOptions) func(ctx *context.APIConte
 				return
 			} else if !ctx.Doer.IsActive && setting.Service.RegisterEmailConfirm {
 				ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("auth.active_your_account")
-				ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, "user/auth/activate")
+				ctx.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, map[string]string{
+					"message": "This account is not activated.",
+				})
 				return
 			}
 			if ctx.IsSigned && ctx.IsBasicAuth {
diff --git a/services/context/user.go b/services/context/user.go
index c713667bca..4e74aa50bd 100644
--- a/services/context/user.go
+++ b/services/context/user.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // UserAssignmentWeb returns a middleware to handle context-user assignment for web routes
 func UserAssignmentWeb() func(ctx *context.Context) {
 	return func(ctx *context.Context) {
-		userAssignment(ctx, func(status int, title string, obj interface{}) {
+		errorFn := func(status int, title string, obj interface{}) {
 			err, ok := obj.(error)
 			if !ok {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("%s", obj)
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ func UserAssignmentWeb() func(ctx *context.Context) {
 			} else {
 				ctx.ServerError(title, err)
 			}
-		})
+		}
+		ctx.ContextUser = userAssignment(ctx.Base, ctx.Doer, errorFn)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -53,18 +54,18 @@ func UserIDAssignmentAPI() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 // UserAssignmentAPI returns a middleware to handle context-user assignment for api routes
 func UserAssignmentAPI() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-		userAssignment(ctx.Context, ctx.Error)
+		ctx.ContextUser = userAssignment(ctx.Base, ctx.Doer, ctx.Error)
 	}
 }
 
-func userAssignment(ctx *context.Context, errCb func(int, string, interface{})) {
+func userAssignment(ctx *context.Base, doer *user_model.User, errCb func(int, string, interface{})) (contextUser *user_model.User) {
 	username := ctx.Params(":username")
 
-	if ctx.IsSigned && ctx.Doer.LowerName == strings.ToLower(username) {
-		ctx.ContextUser = ctx.Doer
+	if doer != nil && doer.LowerName == strings.ToLower(username) {
+		contextUser = doer
 	} else {
 		var err error
-		ctx.ContextUser, err = user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, username)
+		contextUser, err = user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, username)
 		if err != nil {
 			if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 				if redirectUserID, err := user_model.LookupUserRedirect(username); err == nil {
@@ -79,4 +80,5 @@ func userAssignment(ctx *context.Context, errCb func(int, string, interface{}))
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return contextUser
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/admin.go b/services/forms/admin.go
index a749f863f3..4b3cacc606 100644
--- a/services/forms/admin.go
+++ b/services/forms/admin.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type AdminCreateUserForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates form fields
 func (f *AdminCreateUserForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type AdminEditUserForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates form fields
 func (f *AdminEditUserForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ type AdminDashboardForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates form fields
 func (f *AdminDashboardForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/auth_form.go b/services/forms/auth_form.go
index 5625aa1e2e..25acbbb99e 100644
--- a/services/forms/auth_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/auth_form.go
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ type AuthenticationForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates fields
 func (f *AuthenticationForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/org.go b/services/forms/org.go
index d753531371..c333bead31 100644
--- a/services/forms/org.go
+++ b/services/forms/org.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type CreateOrgForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateOrgForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type UpdateOrgSettingForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *UpdateOrgSettingForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ type CreateTeamForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateTeamForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/package_form.go b/services/forms/package_form.go
index dfec98fff4..cf8abfb8fb 100644
--- a/services/forms/package_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/package_form.go
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ type PackageCleanupRuleForm struct {
 }
 
 func (f *PackageCleanupRuleForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go b/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go
index bf1183fc43..5deb0ae463 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type NewBranchForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewBranchForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ type RenameBranchForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *RenameBranchForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_form.go b/services/forms/repo_form.go
index d705ecad3f..cacfb64b17 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_form.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type CreateRepoForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateRepoForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type MigrateRepoForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *MigrateRepoForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ type RepoSettingForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *RepoSettingForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ type ProtectBranchForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *ProtectBranchForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ type NewWebhookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewWebhookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ type NewGogshookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewGogshookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ type NewSlackHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewSlackHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	if !webhook.IsValidSlackChannel(strings.TrimSpace(f.Channel)) {
 		errs = append(errs, binding.Error{
 			FieldNames:     []string{"Channel"},
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ type NewDiscordHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewDiscordHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ type NewDingtalkHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewDingtalkHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ type NewTelegramHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewTelegramHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ type NewMatrixHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewMatrixHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ type NewMSTeamsHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewMSTeamsHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ type NewFeishuHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewFeishuHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ type NewWechatWorkHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewWechatWorkHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ type NewPackagistHookForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewPackagistHookForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ type CreateIssueForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateIssueForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ type CreateCommentForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateCommentForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ type ReactionForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *ReactionForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ type IssueLockForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (i *IssueLockForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, i, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ type CreateMilestoneForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateMilestoneForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ type CreateLabelForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CreateLabelForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ type InitializeLabelsForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *InitializeLabelsForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ type MergePullRequestForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *MergePullRequestForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ type CodeCommentForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CodeCommentForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ type SubmitReviewForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *SubmitReviewForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ type NewReleaseForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewReleaseForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ type EditReleaseForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *EditReleaseForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ type NewWikiForm struct {
 // Validate validates the fields
 // FIXME: use code generation to generate this method.
 func (f *NewWikiForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ type EditRepoFileForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *EditRepoFileForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ type EditPreviewDiffForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *EditPreviewDiffForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ type CherryPickForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *CherryPickForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ type UploadRepoFileForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *UploadRepoFileForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ type RemoveUploadFileForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *RemoveUploadFileForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ type DeleteRepoFileForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *DeleteRepoFileForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ type AddTimeManuallyForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AddTimeManuallyForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -894,6 +894,6 @@ type DeadlineForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *DeadlineForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_tag_form.go b/services/forms/repo_tag_form.go
index 1209d2346f..4dd99f9e32 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_tag_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_tag_form.go
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ type ProtectTagForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *ProtectTagForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/runner.go b/services/forms/runner.go
index 9063060346..22dea49e31 100644
--- a/services/forms/runner.go
+++ b/services/forms/runner.go
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ type EditRunnerForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates form fields
 func (f *EditRunnerForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/user_form.go b/services/forms/user_form.go
index 285bc398b2..fa8129bf85 100644
--- a/services/forms/user_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/user_form.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type InstallForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *InstallForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ type RegisterForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *RegisterForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ type MustChangePasswordForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *MustChangePasswordForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ type SignInForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *SignInForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ type AuthorizationForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AuthorizationForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ type GrantApplicationForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *GrantApplicationForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ type AccessTokenForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AccessTokenForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ type IntrospectTokenForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *IntrospectTokenForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ type UpdateProfileForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *UpdateProfileForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ type UpdateLanguageForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *UpdateLanguageForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ type AvatarForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AvatarForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ type AddEmailForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AddEmailForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ type UpdateThemeForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the field
 func (f *UpdateThemeForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ type ChangePasswordForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *ChangePasswordForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ type AddOpenIDForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AddOpenIDForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ type AddKeyForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AddKeyForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ type AddSecretForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *AddSecretForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ type NewAccessTokenForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *NewAccessTokenForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ type EditOAuth2ApplicationForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *EditOAuth2ApplicationForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ type TwoFactorAuthForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *TwoFactorAuthForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ type TwoFactorScratchAuthForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *TwoFactorScratchAuthForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ type WebauthnRegistrationForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *WebauthnRegistrationForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ type WebauthnDeleteForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *WebauthnDeleteForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -459,6 +459,6 @@ type PackageSettingForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *PackageSettingForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/user_form_auth_openid.go b/services/forms/user_form_auth_openid.go
index f95eb98405..d8137a8d13 100644
--- a/services/forms/user_form_auth_openid.go
+++ b/services/forms/user_form_auth_openid.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type SignInOpenIDForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *SignInOpenIDForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type SignUpOpenIDForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *SignUpOpenIDForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ type ConnectOpenIDForm struct {
 
 // Validate validates the fields
 func (f *ConnectOpenIDForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
-	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
diff --git a/services/markup/processorhelper_test.go b/services/markup/processorhelper_test.go
index 6c9c1c27e7..2f48e03b22 100644
--- a/services/markup/processorhelper_test.go
+++ b/services/markup/processorhelper_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package markup
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -36,12 +37,12 @@ func TestProcessorHelper(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, ProcessorHelper().IsUsernameMentionable(context.Background(), userNoSuch))
 
 	// when using web context, use user.IsUserVisibleToViewer to check
-	var err error
-	giteaCtx := &gitea_context.Context{}
-	giteaCtx.Req, err = http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	base, baseCleanUp := gitea_context.NewBaseContext(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+	defer baseCleanUp()
+	giteaCtx := &gitea_context.Context{Base: base}
 
-	giteaCtx.Doer = nil
 	assert.True(t, ProcessorHelper().IsUsernameMentionable(giteaCtx, userPublic))
 	assert.False(t, ProcessorHelper().IsUsernameMentionable(giteaCtx, userPrivate))