ViewModel Controller

home.phtml

<?php

    var_dump($request->getRequestUri());

route.php

<?php
/**
 *
 */

return [
    'name'       => 'home',
    'route'      => '/',
    'controller' => 'Home\Model',
];

ViewModel.php

<?php

namespace Home;

use Mvc5\View\Model\Base;
use Mvc5\View\Model\Plugin;
use Mvc5\View\Model\ViewModel;
use Mvc5\View\ViewPlugin;

class Model
    implements Plugin, ViewModel
{
    /**
     *
     */
    use Base;
    use ViewPlugin;

    /**
     *
     */
    const TEMPLATE_NAME = 'home';

    public function __invoke($request)
    {
        $this->vars(['request' => $request]);
        return $this;
    }
}

Elegant.