1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 6c85d76..b0b89cf 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -63,21 +63,25 @@ impl Api {
 
     /// Fetch the list of stations and their basic data from the api.
     pub fn stations(&self) -> ApiResult<Vec<Station>> {
-        let response_json = self.client.get(&url_for("stations"))
-            .send()?
-            .text()?;
-
+        let response_json = self.get("stations")?;
         let v: StationContainer = serde_json::from_str(&response_json)?;
         Ok(v.stations)
     }
 
     /// Fetch availability status for all stations
     pub fn station_availability(&self) -> ApiResult<Vec<StationAvailability>> {
-        let response_json = self.client.get(&url_for("stations/availability"))
-            .send()?
-            .text()?;
-
+        let response_json = self.get("stations/availability")?;
         let v: StationAvailabilityContainer = serde_json::from_str(&response_json)?;
         Ok(v.stations)
     }
+
+    /// A helper method to fetch payloads from the upstream API
+    fn get(&self, path: &str) -> ApiResult<String> {
+        self.client
+            .get(&url_for(path))
+            .send()?
+            .error_for_status()?
+            .text()
+            .map_err(crate::error::Error::ReqwestError)
+    }
 }