diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Rule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/IRule.cs
similarity index 65%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Rule.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/IRule.cs
index b86d0e454d..60fcdb037a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Rule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/IRule.cs
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represents an abstract rule.
+    /// Represents a rule.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class Rule
+    public interface IRule
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies the rule.
-        /// Implementations of ApplyRule should set the value for <see cref="RewriteContext.Result"/> 
-        /// (defaults to <see cref="RuleTermination.Continue"/> )
+        /// Implementations of ApplyRule should set the value for <see cref="RewriteContext.Result"/>
+        /// (defaults to RuleResult.ContinueRules)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="context"></param>
-        public abstract void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context);
+        void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/ApacheModRewriteRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/ApacheModRewriteRule.cs
index 6fb201e12f..ffb907f304 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/ApacheModRewriteRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/ApacheModRewriteRule.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Logging;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.ApacheModRewrite
 {
-    public class ApacheModRewriteRule : Rule
+    public class ApacheModRewriteRule : IRule
     {
         public UrlMatch InitialMatch { get; }
         public IList<Condition> Conditions { get; }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.ApacheModRewrite
             Actions = urlActions;
         }
 
-        public override void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
+        public virtual void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
         {
             // 1. Figure out which section of the string to match for the initial rule.
             var initMatchRes = InitialMatch.Evaluate(context.HttpContext.Request.Path, context);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/FileParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/FileParser.cs
index c2525f409f..d301a401a3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/FileParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/FileParser.cs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.ApacheModRewrite
 {
     public class FileParser
     {
-        public IList<Rule> Parse(TextReader input)
+        public IList<IRule> Parse(TextReader input)
         {
             string line;
-            var rules = new List<Rule>();
+            var rules = new List<IRule>();
             var builder = new RuleBuilder();
             var lineNum = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/RuleBuilder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/RuleBuilder.cs
index bec58de1bc..e9bc6b36df 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/RuleBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/ApacheModRewrite/RuleBuilder.cs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.ApacheModRewrite
                 else
                 {
                     var last = flags.HasFlag(FlagType.End) || flags.HasFlag(FlagType.Last);
-                    var termination = last ? RuleTermination.StopRules : RuleTermination.Continue;
+                    var termination = last ? RuleResult.SkipRemainingRules : RuleResult.ContinueRules;
                     _actions.Add(new RewriteAction(termination, pattern, queryStringAppend, queryStringDelete, escapeBackReference));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/DelegateRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/DelegateRule.cs
index 60a670a7fc..ab8e75d1bf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/DelegateRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/DelegateRule.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
 {
-    public class DelegateRule : Rule
+    public class DelegateRule : IRule
     {
         private readonly Action<RewriteContext> _onApplyRule;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
         {
             _onApplyRule = onApplyRule;
         }
-        public override void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context) => _onApplyRule(context);
+        public void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context) => _onApplyRule(context);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/IISUrlRewriteRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/IISUrlRewriteRule.cs
index ba6b718cd3..3dc0bce3f4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/IISUrlRewriteRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/IISUrlRewriteRule.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Logging;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.IISUrlRewrite
 {
-    public class IISUrlRewriteRule : Rule
+    public class IISUrlRewriteRule : IRule
     {
         public string Name { get; }
         public UrlMatch InitialMatch { get; }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.IISUrlRewrite
             Action = action;
         }
 
-        public override void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
+        public virtual void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
         {
             // Due to the path string always having a leading slash,
             // remove it from the path before regex comparison
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/InputParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/InputParser.cs
index e471248868..392680376f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/InputParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/InputParser.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.IISUrlRewrite
         private const char CloseBrace = '}';
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a pattern, which is a template to create a new test string to 
+        /// Creates a pattern, which is a template to create a new test string to
         /// compare to the condition. Can contain server variables, back references, etc.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="testString"></param>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.IISUrlRewrite
             context.Mark();
             // Four main cases:
             // 1. {NAME} - Server Variable, create lambda to get the part of the context
-            // 2. {R:1}  - Rule parameter
+            // 2. {R:1}  - IRule parameter
             // 3. {C:1}  - Condition Parameter
             // 4. {function:xxx} - String function 
             // (unless we support Reload)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteFileParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteFileParser.cs
index 3a2f603c07..a7f624f82f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteFileParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteFileParser.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.IISUrlRewrite
             if (xmlRoot != null)
             {
                 var result = new List<IISUrlRewriteRule>();
-                // TODO Global rules are currently not treated differently than normal rules, fix. 
+                // TODO Global rules are currently not treated differently than normal rules, fix.
                 // See: https://github.com/aspnet/BasicMiddleware/issues/59
                 ParseRules(xmlRoot.Descendants(RewriteTags.GlobalRules).FirstOrDefault(), result);
                 ParseRules(xmlRoot.Descendants(RewriteTags.Rules).FirstOrDefault(), result);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteRuleBuilder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteRuleBuilder.cs
index b4bf4260c4..c4edf77cca 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteRuleBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteRuleBuilder.cs
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.IISUrlRewrite
             switch (actionType)
             {
                 case ActionType.None:
-                    _action = new VoidAction(stopProcessing ? RuleTermination.StopRules : RuleTermination.Continue);
+                    _action = new VoidAction(stopProcessing ? RuleResult.SkipRemainingRules : RuleResult.ContinueRules);
                     break;
                 case ActionType.Rewrite:
-                    _action = new RewriteAction(stopProcessing ? RuleTermination.StopRules : RuleTermination.Continue,
+                    _action = new RewriteAction(stopProcessing ? RuleResult.SkipRemainingRules : RuleResult.ContinueRules,
                         url, appendQueryString);
                     break;
                 case ActionType.Redirect:
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectRule.cs
index 449ae293a4..2c9f471040 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectRule.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
 {
-    public class RedirectRule : Rule
+    public class RedirectRule : IRule
     {
         private readonly TimeSpan _regexTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
         public Regex InitialMatch { get; }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
             StatusCode = statusCode;
         }
 
-        public override void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
+        public virtual void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
         {
             var path = context.HttpContext.Request.Path;
             var pathBase = context.HttpContext.Request.PathBase;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
                 var response = context.HttpContext.Response;
 
                 response.StatusCode = StatusCode;
-                context.Result = RuleTermination.ResponseComplete;
+                context.Result = RuleResult.EndResponse;
 
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newPath))
                 {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectToHttpsRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectToHttpsRule.cs
index 139b70d3e4..6127785b06 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectToHttpsRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RedirectToHttpsRule.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
 {
-    public class RedirectToHttpsRule : Rule
+    public class RedirectToHttpsRule : IRule
     {
         public int? SSLPort { get; set; }
         public int StatusCode { get; set; }
 
-        public override void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
+        public virtual void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
         {
             if (!context.HttpContext.Request.IsHttps)
             {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
 
                 var newUrl = new StringBuilder().Append("https://").Append(host).Append(req.PathBase).Append(req.Path).Append(req.QueryString);
                 context.HttpContext.Response.Redirect(newUrl.ToString());
-                context.Result = RuleTermination.ResponseComplete;
+                context.Result = RuleResult.EndResponse;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RewriteRule.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RewriteRule.cs
index 9bacf4963d..336c2ba87d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RewriteRule.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/RewriteRule.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
 {
-    public class RewriteRule : Rule
+    public class RewriteRule : IRule
     {
         private readonly TimeSpan _regexTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
         public Regex InitialMatch { get; }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
             StopProcessing = stopProcessing;
         }
 
-        public override void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
+        public virtual void ApplyRule(RewriteContext context)
         {
             var path = context.HttpContext.Request.Path;
             Match initMatchResults;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal
 
                 if (StopProcessing)
                 {
-                    context.Result = RuleTermination.StopRules;
+                    context.Result = RuleResult.SkipRemainingRules;
                 }
 
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(result))
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/ForbiddenAction.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/ForbiddenAction.cs
index 08ad531d08..8e4058cc97 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/ForbiddenAction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/ForbiddenAction.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.UrlActions
         public override void ApplyAction(RewriteContext context, MatchResults ruleMatch, MatchResults condMatch)
         {
             context.HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden;
-            context.Result = RuleTermination.ResponseComplete;
+            context.Result = RuleResult.EndResponse;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/GoneAction.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/GoneAction.cs
index 4a753c61da..a1e7b964e6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/GoneAction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/GoneAction.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.UrlActions
         public override void ApplyAction(RewriteContext context, MatchResults ruleMatch, MatchResults condMatch)
         {
             context.HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status410Gone;
-            context.Result = RuleTermination.ResponseComplete;
+            context.Result = RuleResult.EndResponse;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RedirectAction.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RedirectAction.cs
index 4d85531c87..9c917ed9a7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RedirectAction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RedirectAction.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.UrlActions
                     response.Headers[HeaderNames.Location] = pathBase + pattern + context.HttpContext.Request.QueryString;
                 }
             }
-            context.Result = RuleTermination.ResponseComplete;
+            context.Result = RuleResult.EndResponse;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RewriteAction.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RewriteAction.cs
index 74264a9079..f6637747d5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RewriteAction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/RewriteAction.cs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.UrlActions
 {
     public class RewriteAction : UrlAction
     {
-        public RuleTermination Result { get; }
+        public RuleResult Result { get; }
         public bool QueryStringAppend { get; }
         public bool QueryStringDelete { get; }
         public bool EscapeBackReferences { get; }
 
         public RewriteAction(
-            RuleTermination result,
+            RuleResult result,
             Pattern pattern,
             bool queryStringAppend,
             bool queryStringDelete,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.UrlActions
         }
 
         public RewriteAction(
-            RuleTermination result,
+            RuleResult result,
             Pattern pattern,
             bool queryStringAppend) :
             this(result,
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/VoidAction.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/VoidAction.cs
index 4ac2a08144..6023b23a7a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/VoidAction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/Internal/UrlActions/VoidAction.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Internal.UrlActions
 {
     public class VoidAction : UrlAction
     {
-        public RuleTermination Result { get; }
+        public RuleResult Result { get; }
 
-        public VoidAction(RuleTermination result)
+        public VoidAction(RuleResult result)
         {
             Result = result;
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteBuilderExtensions.cs
index 724dccf3d1..0d577c3fd0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite;
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Extension methods for the <see cref="RewriteMiddleware"/> 
+    /// Extension methods for the <see cref="RewriteMiddleware"/>
     /// </summary>
     public static class RewriteBuilderExtensions
     {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteContext.cs
index d7dec645f7..061c45a18f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteContext.cs
@@ -24,17 +24,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
         public IFileProvider StaticFileProvider { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets and sets the logger 
+        /// Gets and sets the logger
         /// </summary>
         public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A shared result that is set appropriately by each rule for the next action that
-        /// should be take. See <see cref="RuleTermination"/>
+        /// should be taken. See <see cref="RuleResult"/>
         /// </summary>
-        public RuleTermination Result { get; set; }
+        public RuleResult Result { get; set; }
 
-        // PERF: share the same string builder per request
         internal StringBuilder Builder { get; set; } = new StringBuilder(64);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteMiddleware.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteMiddleware.cs
index 9f3802d395..58cd935690 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteMiddleware.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
                 HttpContext = context,
                 StaticFileProvider = _fileProvider,
                 Logger = _logger,
-                Result = RuleTermination.Continue
+                Result = RuleResult.ContinueRules
             };
 
             foreach (var rule in _options.Rules)
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
                 rule.ApplyRule(rewriteContext);
                 switch (rewriteContext.Result)
                 {
-                    case RuleTermination.Continue:
+                    case RuleResult.ContinueRules:
                         _logger.RewriteMiddlewareRequestContinueResults();
                         break;
-                    case RuleTermination.ResponseComplete:
+                    case RuleResult.EndResponse:
                         _logger.RewriteMiddlewareRequestResponseComplete(
                             context.Response.Headers[HeaderNames.Location],
                             context.Response.StatusCode);
                         return TaskCache.CompletedTask;
-                    case RuleTermination.StopRules:
+                    case RuleResult.SkipRemainingRules:
                         _logger.RewriteMiddlewareRequestStopRules();
                         return _next(context);
                     default:
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptions.cs
index 8e51c78071..cbff5975fd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptions.cs
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Options for the <see cref="RewriteMiddleware"/> 
+    /// Options for the <see cref="RewriteMiddleware"/>
     /// </summary>
     public class RewriteOptions
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// A list of <see cref="Rule"/> that will be applied in order upon a request.
+        /// A list of <see cref="IRule"/> that will be applied in order upon a request.
         /// </summary>
-        public IList<Rule> Rules { get; } = new List<Rule>();
+        public IList<IRule> Rules { get; } = new List<IRule>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets and sets the File Provider for file and directory checks. Defaults to <see cref="IHostingEnvironment.WebRootFileProvider"/>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptionsExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptionsExtensions.cs
index 5b9eec9e88..b1b4057cd4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptionsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RewriteOptionsExtensions.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
         /// <param name="options">The <see cref="RewriteOptions"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="rule">A rule to be added to the current rules.</param>
         /// <returns>The Rewrite options.</returns>
-        public static RewriteOptions Add(this RewriteOptions options, Rule rule)
+        public static RewriteOptions Add(this RewriteOptions options, IRule rule)
         {
             options.Rules.Add(rule);
             return options;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
         /// <returns>The Rewrite options.</returns>
         public static RewriteOptions AddRewrite(this RewriteOptions options, string regex, string replacement)
         {
-            return AddRewrite(options, regex, replacement, stopProcessing: false);
+            return AddRewrite(options, regex, replacement, skipRemainingRules: false);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
         /// <param name="options">The <see cref="RewriteOptions"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="regex">The regex string to compare with.</param>
         /// <param name="replacement">If the regex matches, what to replace the uri with.</param>
-        /// <param name="stopProcessing">If the regex matches, conditionally stop processing other rules.</param>
+        /// <param name="skipRemainingRules">If the regex matches, conditionally stop processing other rules.</param>
         /// <returns>The Rewrite options.</returns>
-        public static RewriteOptions AddRewrite(this RewriteOptions options, string regex, string replacement, bool stopProcessing)
+        public static RewriteOptions AddRewrite(this RewriteOptions options, string regex, string replacement, bool skipRemainingRules)
         {
-            options.Rules.Add(new RewriteRule(regex, replacement, stopProcessing));
+            options.Rules.Add(new RewriteRule(regex, replacement, skipRemainingRules));
             return options;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RuleTermination.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RuleResult.cs
similarity index 74%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RuleTermination.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RuleResult.cs
index 70f5c9f39f..9e62b0511b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RuleTermination.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite/RuleResult.cs
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite
     /// <summary>
     /// An enum representing the result of a rule.
     /// </summary>
-    public enum RuleTermination
+    public enum RuleResult
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Default value, continue applying rules.
         /// </summary>
-        Continue,
+        ContinueRules,
         ///<summary>
-        /// Redirect occured, should send back new rewritten url.
-        /// </summary> 
-        ResponseComplete,
+        /// The rule ended the request by providing a response.
+        /// </summary>
+        EndResponse,
         /// <summary>
         /// Stop applying rules and send context to the next middleware
         /// </summary>
-        StopRules
+        SkipRemainingRules
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/FileParserTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/FileParserTests.cs
index afa76bb395..b891b3a2c5 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/FileParserTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/FileParserTests.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlRewrite
             )
         {
             return new IISUrlRewriteRule(name, new RegexMatch(new Regex("^OFF$"), false), conditions,
-                new RewriteAction(RuleTermination.Continue, new InputParser().ParseInputString(url), queryStringAppend: false));
+                new RewriteAction(RuleResult.ContinueRules, new InputParser().ParseInputString(url), queryStringAppend: false));
         }
 
         // TODO make rules comparable?
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteApplicationTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteApplicationTests.cs
index bbb04f1f7e..83958e6c99 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteApplicationTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/IISUrlRewrite/UrlRewriteApplicationTests.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlRewrite
 {
-    // TODO add more of these 
+    // TODO add more of these
     public class UrlRewriteApplicationTests
     {
         [Fact]
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlRewrite
         {
             var xml = new StringReader(@"<rewrite>
                 <rules>
-                <rule name=""Test"" stopProcessing=""true"">  
+                <rule name=""Test"" stopProcessing=""true"">
                 <match url = ""(.*)""/>
                 <action type = ""None""/>
-                </rule>  
+                </rule>
                 </rules>
                 </rewrite>");
             var rules = new UrlRewriteFileParser().Parse(xml);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlRewrite
             Assert.Equal(rules.Count, 1);
             var context = new RewriteContext { HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext() };
             rules.FirstOrDefault().ApplyRule(context);
-            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleTermination.StopRules);
+            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleResult.SkipRemainingRules);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlRewrite
                 <rule name=""Test"">
                 <match url = ""(.*)"" ignoreCase=""false"" />
                 <action type = ""None""/>
-                </rule>  
+                </rule>
                 </rules>
                 </rewrite>");
             var rules = new UrlRewriteFileParser().Parse(xml);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlRewrite
             Assert.Equal(rules.Count, 1);
             var context = new RewriteContext { HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext() };
             rules.FirstOrDefault().ApplyRule(context);
-            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleTermination.Continue);
+            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleResult.ContinueRules);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/ForbiddenActionTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/ForbiddenActionTests.cs
index fa668e29d6..fa141844cc 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/ForbiddenActionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/ForbiddenActionTests.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlActions
             action.ApplyAction(context, null, null);
             
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleTermination.ResponseComplete);
+            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleResult.EndResponse);
             Assert.Equal(context.HttpContext.Response.StatusCode, StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden);
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/GoneActionTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/GoneActionTests.cs
index ed061dd929..e72c6c67ce 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/GoneActionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests/UrlActions/GoneActionTests.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Rewrite.Tests.UrlActions
             action.ApplyAction(context, null, null);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleTermination.ResponseComplete);
+            Assert.Equal(context.Result, RuleResult.EndResponse);
             Assert.Equal(context.HttpContext.Response.StatusCode, StatusCodes.Status410Gone);
         }
     }