diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/SearchController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/SearchController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07c3762c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/SearchController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\API;
+
+use App\Repositories\AlbumRepository;
+use App\Repositories\ArtistRepository;
+use App\Repositories\PlaylistRepository;
+use App\Repositories\SongRepository;
+
+class SearchController extends Controller
+{
+    private $songRepository;
+    private $albumRepository;
+    private $artistRepository;
+    private $playlistRepository;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        SongRepository $songRepository,
+        AlbumRepository $albumRepository,
+        ArtistRepository $artistRepository,
+        PlaylistRepository $playlistRepository
+    ) {
+        $this->songRepository = $songRepository;
+        $this->albumRepository = $albumRepository;
+        $this->artistRepository = $artistRepository;
+        $this->playlistRepository = $playlistRepository;
+    }
+
+    public function index()
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Repositories/AbstractRepository.php b/app/Repositories/AbstractRepository.php
index 8e59b97e..1fac8bc2 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/AbstractRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/AbstractRepository.php
@@ -9,17 +9,19 @@ use Throwable;
 
 abstract class AbstractRepository implements RepositoryInterface
 {
+    /** @var string */
+    private $modelClass;
+
     /** @var Model */
     protected $model;
 
     /** @var Guard */
     protected $auth;
 
-    abstract public function getModelClass(): string;
-
-    public function __construct()
+    public function __construct(?string $modelClass = null)
     {
-        $this->model = app($this->getModelClass());
+        $this->modelClass = $modelClass ?: self::guessModelClass();
+        $this->model = app($this->modelClass);
 
         // This instantiation may fail during a console command if e.g. APP_KEY is empty,
         // rendering the whole installation failing.
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ abstract class AbstractRepository implements RepositoryInterface
         }
     }
 
+    private static function guessModelClass(): string
+    {
+        return preg_replace('/(.+)\\\\Repositories\\\\(.+)Repository$/m', '$1\Models\\\$2', static::class);
+    }
+
     public function getOneById($id): ?Model
     {
         return $this->model->find($id);
diff --git a/app/Repositories/AlbumRepository.php b/app/Repositories/AlbumRepository.php
index 0e974e4a..dfd4dfce 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/AlbumRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/AlbumRepository.php
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
-use App\Models\Album;
 use App\Models\Song;
+use App\Repositories\Traits\Searchable;
 
 class AlbumRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return Album::class;
-    }
+    use Searchable;
 
     /** @return array<int> */
     public function getNonEmptyAlbumIds(): array
diff --git a/app/Repositories/ArtistRepository.php b/app/Repositories/ArtistRepository.php
index c6b98256..627fd0bb 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/ArtistRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/ArtistRepository.php
@@ -2,16 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
-use App\Models\Artist;
 use App\Models\Song;
 
 class ArtistRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return Artist::class;
-    }
-
     /** @return array<int> */
     public function getNonEmptyArtistIds(): array
     {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/InteractionRepository.php b/app/Repositories/InteractionRepository.php
index a230ce6b..ba1ec0d2 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/InteractionRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/InteractionRepository.php
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ class InteractionRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
     use ByCurrentUser;
 
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return Interaction::class;
-    }
-
     /** @return Collection|array<Interaction> */
     public function getUserFavorites(User $user): Collection
     {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/PlaylistRepository.php b/app/Repositories/PlaylistRepository.php
index 10dbdf3e..2476dc6f 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/PlaylistRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/PlaylistRepository.php
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@ namespace App\Repositories;
 
 use App\Models\Playlist;
 use App\Repositories\Traits\ByCurrentUser;
+use App\Repositories\Traits\Searchable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
 class PlaylistRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
     use ByCurrentUser;
-
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return Playlist::class;
-    }
+    use Searchable;
 
     /** @return Collection|array<Playlist> */
     public function getAllByCurrentUser(): Collection
diff --git a/app/Repositories/RepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/RepositoryInterface.php
index 591fd4dd..c0b1ec38 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/RepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/RepositoryInterface.php
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 interface RepositoryInterface
 {
-    public function getModelClass(): string;
-
     public function getOneById($id): ?Model;
 
     /** @return Collection|array<Model> */
diff --git a/app/Repositories/SettingRepository.php b/app/Repositories/SettingRepository.php
index 5d459673..2666b3ae 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/SettingRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/SettingRepository.php
@@ -2,15 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
-use App\Models\Setting;
-
 class SettingRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return Setting::class;
-    }
-
     /** @return array<mixed> */
     public function getAllAsKeyValueArray(): array
     {
diff --git a/app/Repositories/SongRepository.php b/app/Repositories/SongRepository.php
index d91a2c51..4bfd865c 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/SongRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/SongRepository.php
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
 use App\Models\Song;
+use App\Repositories\Traits\Searchable;
 use App\Services\HelperService;
 
 class SongRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
+    use Searchable;
+
     private $helperService;
 
     public function __construct(HelperService $helperService)
@@ -16,11 +19,6 @@ class SongRepository extends AbstractRepository
         $this->helperService = $helperService;
     }
 
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return Song::class;
-    }
-
     public function getOneByPath(string $path): ?Song
     {
         return $this->getOneById($this->helperService->getFileHash($path));
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Traits/Searchable.php b/app/Repositories/Traits/Searchable.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f3c9763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Repositories/Traits/Searchable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Repositories\Traits;
+
+trait Searchable
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/app/Repositories/UserRepository.php b/app/Repositories/UserRepository.php
index dbcba735..f922cb43 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/UserRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/UserRepository.php
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Repositories;
 
-use App\Models\User;
-
 class UserRepository extends AbstractRepository
 {
-    public function getModelClass(): string
-    {
-        return User::class;
-    }
 }