diff --git a/api/RequestBase.php b/api/RequestBase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e95c62b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/RequestBase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+require 'Database.php';
+
+abstract class RequestBase {
+    private array $actions = array();
+    protected mysqli $conn;
+
+    abstract function initIdentifiers();
+
+    function addIdentifier($action, $callback) {
+        $this->actions[$action] = $callback;
+    }
+
+    function handleAction() {
+        $this->conn = Database::getInstance()->getConnection();
+
+        if (isset($_POST['action'])) {
+            $this->initIdentifiers();
+
+            $action = $_POST['action'];
+            call_user_func($this->actions[$action]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/Settings.php b/api/Settings.php
index 273446e..3fbe1e9 100644
--- a/api/Settings.php
+++ b/api/Settings.php
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 <?php
-require 'Database.php';
-require 'SSettings.php';
+require 'RequestBase.php';
 
-$conn = Database::getInstance()->getConnection();
-$settings = new SSettings();
-
-if (isset($_POST['action'])) {
-    $action = $_POST['action'];
-    switch ($action) {
-        case "loadGeneralSettings":
+class Settings extends RequestBase {
+    function initIdentifiers() {
+        $this->addIdentifier("loadGeneralSettings", function () {
             $query = "SELECT * from settings";
 
-            $result = $conn->query($query);
+            $result = $this->conn->query($query);
             if ($result->num_rows > 1) {
                 // todo throw error
             }
 
             $r = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result);
             // booleans need to be set manually
-            $r['passwordEnabled']  = $r['password'] != "-1";
+            $r['passwordEnabled'] = $r['password'] != "-1";
             $r['TMDB_grabbing'] = ($r['TMDB_grabbing'] != '0');
 
             echo json_encode($r);
-            break;
-        case "saveGeneralSettings":
+        });
+
+        $this->addIdentifier("saveGeneralSettings", function () {
             $mediacentername = $_POST['mediacentername'];
             $password = $_POST['password'];
             $videopath = $_POST['videopath'];
@@ -38,16 +34,17 @@ if (isset($_POST['action'])) {
                         TMDB_grabbing=$tmdbsupport
                     WHERE 1";
 
-            if ($conn->query($query) === true) {
+            if ($this->conn->query($query) === true) {
                 echo '{"success": true}';
             } else {
                 echo '{"success": true}';
             }
-            break;
-        case "loadInitialData":
+        });
+
+        $this->addIdentifier("loadInitialData", function () {
             $query = "SELECT * from settings";
 
-            $result = $conn->query($query);
+            $result = $this->conn->query($query);
             if ($result->num_rows > 1) {
                 // todo throw error
             }
@@ -60,6 +57,9 @@ if (isset($_POST['action'])) {
             }
             unset($r['password']);
             echo json_encode($r);
-            break;
+        });
     }
 }
+
+$sett = new Settings();
+$sett->handleAction();