diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 5bc6d31..5788e6b 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import React, {useState} from "react";
 
 import "./App.scss";
-import {SaiEntryProps, JutEntryProps, ElesuEntryProps, TukEntryProps} from "./dbtypes";
+import {SaiEntryProps, JutEntryProps, ElesuEntryProps, TukEntryProps, Conlang, SearchDirection} from "./dbtypes";
 import {SaiEntry, JutEntry, ElesuEntry, TukEntry} from "./Entries";
-import {backendUrl, setPassword} from "./requests";
+import {setPassword, searchEntry} from "./requests";
 
 const PasswordDialog = (_props) => {
     const [password, setPasswordStr] = useState("");
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ const PasswordDialog = (_props) => {
         </dialog>);
 };
 
-enum Conlang {
-    Saimiar = "saimiar",
-    Elesu = "elesu",
-    Tukvaysi = "tukvaysi",
-    Juteyuji = "juteyuji",
-}
-
-enum SearchDirection {
-    ToConlang,
-    ToEnglish
-}
-
 const renderConlang = (conlang: Conlang): string => {
     if (conlang === Conlang.Saimiar) {
         return "Saimiar";
@@ -57,37 +45,6 @@ const renderConlang = (conlang: Conlang): string => {
     }
 };
 
-function buildRequest(searchTerm: string, conlang: Conlang, direction: SearchDirection, jsonHandler: (json: Object) => void) {
-    const specForConlang = {
-        [Conlang.Saimiar]: "sai",
-        [Conlang.Juteyuji]: "jut",
-        [Conlang.Tukvaysi]: "tuk",
-        [Conlang.Elesu]: "elesu",
-    };
-
-    const offset = 0;
-    const limit = 20;
-
-    const conlangDb = conlang.toString();
-    const conlangSpec = specForConlang[conlang];
-    const field = direction === SearchDirection.ToConlang ? "eng" : conlangSpec;
-
-    const params = new URLSearchParams([
-        [field, `like.*${searchTerm}*`],
-        ["order", conlangSpec],
-        ["limit", limit],
-        ["offset", offset],
-    ] as string[][]);
-
-    const effectiveUri = `${backendUrl}/${conlangDb}?${params}`;
-
-    fetch(`${effectiveUri}`)
-        .then((resp) => resp.json())
-        .then((json) => {
-            jsonHandler(json);
-        });
-}
-
 interface EntryProps {
     conlang: Conlang;
     entry: SaiEntryProps | JutEntryProps | ElesuEntryProps | TukEntryProps;
@@ -169,7 +126,7 @@ const App = (_props) => {
             return;
         }
 
-        buildRequest(searchTerm, conlang, SearchDirection.ToEnglish, (json) => {
+        searchEntry(searchTerm, conlang, SearchDirection.ToEnglish, (json) => {
             setSearchResults(json);
             setSearchTerm(searchTerm);
             setDirection(SearchDirection.ToEnglish);
@@ -183,7 +140,7 @@ const App = (_props) => {
             setSearchTerm(null);
             setDirection(null);
         } else {
-            buildRequest(searchTerm, conlang, SearchDirection.ToConlang, (json) => {
+            searchEntry(searchTerm, conlang, SearchDirection.ToConlang, (json) => {
                 setSearchResults(json);
                 setSearchTerm(searchTerm);
                 setDirection(SearchDirection.ToConlang);
diff --git a/src/dbtypes.ts b/src/dbtypes.ts
index 90de04d..6fa554b 100644
--- a/src/dbtypes.ts
+++ b/src/dbtypes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+enum Conlang {
+    Saimiar = "saimiar",
+    Elesu = "elesu",
+    Tukvaysi = "tukvaysi",
+    Juteyuji = "juteyuji",
+}
+
+enum SearchDirection {
+    ToConlang,
+    ToEnglish
+}
+
 interface SaiEntryProps {
     id: number;
     sai: string;
@@ -35,4 +47,4 @@ interface TukEntryProps {
     notes: string;
 }
 
-export {SaiEntryProps, JutEntryProps, ElesuEntryProps, TukEntryProps};
+export {SaiEntryProps, JutEntryProps, ElesuEntryProps, TukEntryProps, Conlang, SearchDirection};
diff --git a/src/requests.ts b/src/requests.ts
index 52a40d1..556c41b 100644
--- a/src/requests.ts
+++ b/src/requests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
 
+import {Conlang, SearchDirection} from "./dbtypes";
+
 const backendUrl = "https://kucinakobackend.ichigo.everydayimshuflin.com";
 
 const getPassword = (): string | null => window.sessionStorage.getItem("password");
@@ -31,4 +33,35 @@ const updateEntry = (conlangDb: string, id: number, english: string) => {
     fetch(request).then((resp) => console.log(resp));
 };
 
-export {backendUrl, updateEntry, getPassword, setPassword};
+function searchEntry(searchTerm: string, conlang: Conlang, direction: SearchDirection, jsonHandler: (json: Object) => void) {
+    const specForConlang = {
+        [Conlang.Saimiar]: "sai",
+        [Conlang.Juteyuji]: "jut",
+        [Conlang.Tukvaysi]: "tuk",
+        [Conlang.Elesu]: "elesu",
+    };
+
+    const offset = 0;
+    const limit = 20;
+
+    const conlangDb = conlang.toString();
+    const conlangSpec = specForConlang[conlang];
+    const field = direction === SearchDirection.ToConlang ? "eng" : conlangSpec;
+
+    const params = new URLSearchParams([
+        [field, `like.*${searchTerm}*`],
+        ["order", conlangSpec],
+        ["limit", limit],
+        ["offset", offset],
+    ] as string[][]);
+
+    const effectiveUri = `${backendUrl}/${conlangDb}?${params}`;
+
+    fetch(`${effectiveUri}`)
+        .then((resp) => resp.json())
+        .then((json) => {
+            jsonHandler(json);
+        });
+}
+
+export {backendUrl, updateEntry, getPassword, setPassword, searchEntry};