diff --git a/src/githubctl/mod.rs b/src/githubctl/mod.rs
index 9a4f7de..020df61 100644
--- a/src/githubctl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/githubctl/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 mod github_endpoint_watcher;
 mod githubctl;
+mod pull_request_event;
 
 pub use githubctl::GithubCtl;
+pub use pull_request_event::PullRequestEvent;
diff --git a/src/githubctl/pull_request_event.rs b/src/githubctl/pull_request_event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daad435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/githubctl/pull_request_event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use crate::json_util::get_json_string;
+
+pub struct PullRequestEvent<'a> {
+    original_event: &'a serde_json::Value,
+}
+
+impl<'a> PullRequestEvent<'a> {
+    pub fn new(original_event: &'a serde_json::Value) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        Ok(PullRequestEvent { original_event })
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_a(event: &'a serde_json::Value) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let event_type = event.get("type").map(get_json_string);
+        match event_type {
+            Some(event_type_string) if event_type_string == "PullRequestEvent" => {
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+            _ => Ok(false),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/json_util.rs b/src/json_util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ce6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json_util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use serde_json::{self, Map};
+
+pub fn get_json_object(obj: &serde_json::Value) -> &Map<String, serde_json::Value> {
+    match obj {
+        serde_json::Value::Null => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Number(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::String(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Array(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Object(event_object) => event_object,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn get_json_string(str: &serde_json::Value) -> &String {
+    match str {
+        serde_json::Value::Null => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Number(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::String(txt) => txt,
+        serde_json::Value::Array(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+        serde_json::Value::Object(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ee158a9..9ea715b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 extern crate log;
 
 mod githubctl;
+mod json_util;
 
-use serde_json::{self, Map};
+use githubctl::PullRequestEvent;
+use serde_json;
 
 const USERNAME: &'static str = include_str!("../.username");
 const TOKEN: &'static str = include_str!("../.pat");
@@ -23,35 +25,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 }
 
 fn handle_event(event: serde_json::Value) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let event_object = get_json_object(&event);
-    let event_type = event_object.get("type").map(get_json_string);
-    match event_type {
-        Some(event_type_string) if event_type_string == "PullRequestEvent" => {
-            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&event)?);
-        }
-        _ => {}
+    let event = if PullRequestEvent::is_a(&event)? {
+        Some(PullRequestEvent::new(&event)?)
+    } else {
+        None
     };
     Ok(())
 }
-
-fn get_json_object(obj: &serde_json::Value) -> &Map<String, serde_json::Value> {
-    match obj {
-        serde_json::Value::Null => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Number(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::String(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Array(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Object(event_object) => event_object,
-    }
-}
-
-fn get_json_string(str: &serde_json::Value) -> &String {
-    match str {
-        serde_json::Value::Null => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Number(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::String(txt) => txt,
-        serde_json::Value::Array(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-        serde_json::Value::Object(_) => panic!("Unexpected json type"),
-    }
-}