diff --git a/coder.py b/coder.py
index 3ccae873e..2f1b5ea4e 100755
--- a/coder.py
+++ b/coder.py
@@ -141,42 +141,6 @@ class Coder:
             prompt += utils.quoted_file(fname)
         return prompt
 
-    def get_input(self):
-        inp = ""
-        multiline_input = False
-
-        style = Style.from_dict({'': 'green'})
-
-        while True:
-            completer_instance = FileContentCompleter(self.fnames)
-            if multiline_input:
-                show = ". "
-            else:
-                show = "> "
-
-            try:
-                line = prompt(
-                    show,
-                    completer=completer_instance,
-                    history=FileHistory(self.history_file),
-                    style=style,
-                )
-            except EOFError:
-                return
-            if line.strip() == "{" and not multiline_input:
-                multiline_input = True
-                continue
-            elif line.strip() == "}" and multiline_input:
-                break
-            elif multiline_input:
-                inp += line + "\n"
-            else:
-                inp = line
-                break
-
-        print()
-        return inp
-
     def get_last_modified(self):
         return max(Path(fname).stat().st_mtime for fname in self.fnames)
 
@@ -216,7 +180,7 @@ class Coder:
         else:
             print()
 
-        inp = self.get_input()
+        inp = utils.get_input(self.history_file, self.fnames)
         if inp is None:
             return
 
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 00529393a..46ba1f651 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -107,3 +107,38 @@ def do_replace(fname, before_text, after_text):
 
     fname.write_text(new_content)
     return True
+def get_input(history_file, fnames):
+    inp = ""
+    multiline_input = False
+
+    style = Style.from_dict({'': 'green'})
+
+    while True:
+        completer_instance = FileContentCompleter(fnames)
+        if multiline_input:
+            show = ". "
+        else:
+            show = "> "
+
+        try:
+            line = prompt(
+                show,
+                completer=completer_instance,
+                history=FileHistory(history_file),
+                style=style,
+            )
+        except EOFError:
+            return
+        if line.strip() == "{" and not multiline_input:
+            multiline_input = True
+            continue
+        elif line.strip() == "}" and multiline_input:
+            break
+        elif multiline_input:
+            inp += line + "\n"
+        else:
+            inp = line
+            break
+
+    print()
+    return inp