diff --git a/coder.py b/coder.py
index 2f1b5ea4e..86db0b542 100755
--- a/coder.py
+++ b/coder.py
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 import sys
 import re
 import traceback
-from prompt_toolkit import prompt
-from prompt_toolkit.completion import Completer, Completion
-from prompt_toolkit.history import FileHistory
-from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
 
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.prompt import Confirm, Prompt
@@ -17,6 +13,8 @@ from rich.text import Text
 from rich.markdown import Markdown
 
 from pathlib import Path
+
+from getinput import get_input
 import utils
 
 import os
@@ -30,25 +28,6 @@ import prompts
 openai.api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
 
 
-class FileContentCompleter(Completer):
-    def __init__(self, fnames):
-        self.fnames = fnames
-
-    def get_completions(self, document, complete_event):
-        text = document.text_before_cursor
-        words = text.split()
-        if not words:
-            return
-
-        last_word = words[-1]
-        for fname in self.fnames:
-            with open(fname, "r") as f:
-                content = f.read()
-            for word in content.split():
-                if word.startswith(last_word):
-                    yield Completion(word, start_position=-len(last_word))
-
-
 class Coder:
     fnames = dict()
     last_modified = 0
@@ -180,7 +159,7 @@ class Coder:
         else:
             print()
 
-        inp = utils.get_input(self.history_file, self.fnames)
+        inp = get_input(self.history_file, self.fnames)
         if inp is None:
             return
 
diff --git a/getinput.py b/getinput.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3edb2b2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getinput.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
+
+from prompt_toolkit import prompt
+from prompt_toolkit.completion import Completer, Completion
+from prompt_toolkit.history import FileHistory
+
+
+class FileContentCompleter(Completer):
+    def __init__(self, fnames):
+        self.fnames = fnames
+
+    def get_completions(self, document, complete_event):
+        text = document.text_before_cursor
+        words = text.split()
+        if not words:
+            return
+
+        last_word = words[-1]
+        for fname in self.fnames:
+            with open(fname, "r") as f:
+                content = f.read()
+            for word in content.split():
+                if word.startswith(last_word):
+                    yield Completion(word, start_position=-len(last_word))
+
+
+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
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 46ba1f651..00529393a 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -107,38 +107,3 @@ 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