WIP: Alessio/server refactor

[alessio]

• Linked to github-issue with discussion and accepted design OR link to spec that describes this work.
• Wrote tests
• Updated relevant documentation (docs/)
• Added entries in PENDING.md with issue #
• rereviewed Files changed in the github PR explorer

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• Added appropriate labels to PR (ex. wip, ready-for-review, docs)
• Reviewers Assigned
• Squashed all commits, uses message "Merge pull request #XYZ: [title]" (coding standards)

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The diff coverage is 32.24%.

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[jaekwon]

LGTM, this is part of an ongoing refactor, with discussion w/ Chris and myself.