diff --git a/lib/httparrot/general_request_info.ex b/lib/httparrot/general_request_info.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e80189a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/httparrot/general_request_info.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+defmodule HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo do
+  def retrieve(req) do
+    {args, req} = :cowboy_req.qs_vals(req)
+    {headers, req} = :cowboy_req.headers(req)
+    {url, req} = :cowboy_req.url(req)
+    {{ip, _port}, req} = :cowboy_req.peer(req)
+
+    ip = :inet_parse.ntoa(ip) |> to_string
+    if args == [], do: args = [{}]
+
+    {[args: args, headers: headers, url: url, origin: ip], req}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/httparrot/get_handler.ex b/lib/httparrot/get_handler.ex
index 5468a24..2dc56fc 100644
--- a/lib/httparrot/get_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/httparrot/get_handler.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 defmodule HTTParrot.GetHandler do
+  alias HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo
+
   def init(_transport, _req, _opts) do
     {:upgrade, :protocol, :cowboy_rest}
   end
@@ -12,19 +14,12 @@ defmodule HTTParrot.GetHandler do
   end
 
   def get_json(req, state) do
-    {args, req} = :cowboy_req.qs_vals(req)
-    {headers, req} = :cowboy_req.headers(req)
-    {url, req} = :cowboy_req.url(req)
-    {{ip, _port}, req} = :cowboy_req.peer(req)
-    {response(args, headers, url, ip), req, state}
+    {info, req} = GeneralRequestInfo.retrieve(req)
+    {response(info), req, state}
   end
 
-  defp response(args, headers, url, ip) do
-    ip = :inet_parse.ntoa(ip) |> to_string
-    if args == [], do: args = [{}]
-
-    [args: args, headers: headers, url: url, origin: ip]
-    |> JSEX.encode!
+  defp response(info) do
+    info |> JSEX.encode!
   end
 
   def terminate(_, _, _), do: :ok
diff --git a/test/general_request_info_test.exs b/test/general_request_info_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cbd32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/general_request_info_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+defmodule HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfoTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  import :meck
+  import HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo
+
+  setup do
+    new :cowboy_req
+  end
+
+  teardown do
+    unload :cowboy_req
+  end
+
+  test "returns a list of args, headers, url and original ip" do
+    qs_vals = [{"a", "b"}]
+    headers = [header1: "value 1", header2: "value 2"]
+    ip = {127, 1, 2, 3}
+    url = "http://localhost/get?a=b"
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :qs_vals, 1, {qs_vals, :req2})
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :headers, 1, {headers, :req3})
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :url, 1, {url, :req4})
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :peer, 1, {{ip, :host}, :req5})
+
+    assert retrieve(:req1) == {[args: qs_vals, headers: headers, url: url, origin: "127.1.2.3"], :req5}
+
+    assert validate :cowboy_req
+  end
+
+  test "returns a list of empty args, headers, url and original ip" do
+    qs_vals = []
+    headers = [header1: "value 1", header2: "value 2"]
+    ip = {127, 1, 2, 3}
+    url = "http://localhost/get"
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :qs_vals, 1, {qs_vals, :req2})
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :headers, 1, {headers, :req3})
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :url, 1, {url, :req4})
+    expect(:cowboy_req, :peer, 1, {{ip, :host}, :req5})
+
+    assert retrieve(:req1) == {[args: [{}], headers: headers, url: url, origin: "127.1.2.3"], :req5}
+
+    assert validate :cowboy_req
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/get_handler_test.exs b/test/get_handler_test.exs
index baa559a..d86a56e 100644
--- a/test/get_handler_test.exs
+++ b/test/get_handler_test.exs
@@ -4,40 +4,22 @@ defmodule HTTParrot.GetHandlerTest do
   import HTTParrot.GetHandler
 
   setup do
-    new :cowboy_req
+    new HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo
   end
 
   teardown do
-    unload :cowboy_req
+    unload HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo
   end
 
   test "returns prettified json with query values, headers, url and origin" do
     qs_vals = [{"a", "b"}]
     headers = [header1: "value 1", header2: "value 2"]
-    ip = {127, 1, 2, 3}
     url = "http://localhost/get?a=b"
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :qs_vals, 1, {qs_vals, :req2})
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :headers, 1, {headers, :req2})
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :url, 1, {url, :req2})
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :peer, 1, {{ip, :host}, :req2})
+    ip = "127.1.2.3"
+    expect(HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo, :retrieve, 1, {[args: qs_vals, headers: headers, url: url, origin: ip], :req2})
 
     assert get_json(:req1, :state) == {"{\"args\":{\"a\":\"b\"},\"headers\":{\"header1\":\"value 1\",\"header2\":\"value 2\"},\"url\":\"http://localhost/get?a=b\",\"origin\":\"127.1.2.3\"}", :req2, :state}
 
-    assert validate :cowboy_req
-  end
-
-  test "returns prettified json with no query value, headers, url and origin" do
-    qs_vals = []
-    headers = [header1: "value 1", header2: "value 2"]
-    ip = {127, 1, 2, 3}
-    url = "http://localhost/get"
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :qs_vals, 1, {qs_vals, :req2})
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :headers, 1, {headers, :req2})
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :url, 1, {url, :req2})
-    expect(:cowboy_req, :peer, 1, {{ip, :host}, :req2})
-
-    assert get_json(:req1, :state) == {"{\"args\":{},\"headers\":{\"header1\":\"value 1\",\"header2\":\"value 2\"},\"url\":\"http://localhost/get\",\"origin\":\"127.1.2.3\"}", :req2, :state}
-
-    assert validate :cowboy_req
+    assert validate HTTParrot.GeneralRequestInfo
   end
 end