diff --git a/src/api/util.cpp b/src/api/util.cpp
index 6f515c5..6cecb75 100644
--- a/src/api/util.cpp
+++ b/src/api/util.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ uint32_t util::getHexColor(EmbedType type) {
         case INFO:
             return 0x748AD6;
     }
+    return 0x000000;
 }
 
 embed util::getDefaultEmbed(EmbedType type) {
@@ -23,16 +24,57 @@ embed util::getDefaultEmbed(EmbedType type) {
     return e;
 }
 
+void util::sendSuccess(const dpp::slashcommand_t &event, const std::string &message) {
+    embed e = getDefaultEmbed(SUCCESS);
+    e.set_title("Success");
+    e.set_description("> " + std::regex_replace(message, std::regex("\n"), "\n> "));
+
+    event.reply(dpp::message().add_embed(e).set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
+}
+
+void util::sendError(const dpp::slashcommand_t &event, const std::string &message) {
+    embed e = getDefaultEmbed(ERROR);
+    e.set_title("<:max:1170311480160292894>  An error occurred");
+    e.set_description("> " + std::regex_replace(message, std::regex("\n"), "\n> "));
+
+    event.reply(dpp::message().add_embed(e).set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
+}
+
 sql::Connection *util::createConnection(const json &config) {
     sql::Driver *driver = sql::mariadb::get_driver_instance();
 
     sql::SQLString url = "jdbc:" + config["string"].get<std::string>();
 
-    sql::Properties properties({{"user",     config["username"].get<std::string>()},
-                                {"password", config["password"].get<std::string>()},
-                                {"autoReconnect",   "true"},
-                                {"maxReconnects",   "500"}});
+    sql::Properties properties({{"user",          config["username"].get<std::string>()},
+                                {"password",      config["password"].get<std::string>()},
+                                {"autoReconnect", "true"},
+                                {"maxReconnects", "500"}});
 
     sql::Connection *con = driver->connect(url, properties);
     return con;
+}
+
+sql::ResultSet *util::getResultSet(sql::Connection &con, const std::string &query,
+                                   std::initializer_list<std::string> params) {
+    sql::PreparedStatement *stmt = con.prepareStatement(query);
+
+    int i = 1;
+    for (auto &param: params) {
+        stmt->setString(i, param);
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    return stmt->executeQuery();
+}
+
+void util::executeQuery(sql::Connection &con, const std::string &query, std::initializer_list<std::string> params) {
+    sql::PreparedStatement *stmt = con.prepareStatement(query);
+
+    int i = 1;
+    for (auto &param: params) {
+        stmt->setString(i, param);
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    stmt->execute();
 }
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