#33 moved code into separate functions

. 

backend/secfit/users/views.py

@@ -95,8 +95,24 @@ class OfferList(
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         serializer.save(owner=self.request.user)
 
+    def filter_on_status(self, query_set, query_params, user):
+        status = query_params.get("status", None)
+        if status is not None and self.request is not None:
+            query_set = query_set.filter(status=status)
+            if query_params.get("status", None) is None:
+                query_set = Offer.objects.filter(Q(owner=user)).distinct()
+        return query_set
+
+    def filter_on_category(self, query_set, query_params, user):
+        category = query_params.get("category", None)
+        if category is not None and query_params is not None:
+            if category == "sent":
+                query_set = query_set.filter(owner=user)
+            elif category == "received":
+                query_set = query_set.filter(recipient=user)
+        return query_set
+
     def get_queryset(self):
-        query_set = Offer.objects.none()
         result = Offer.objects.none()
 
         if self.request.user:
@@ -106,20 +122,8 @@ class OfferList(
             query_params = self.request.query_params
             user = self.request.user
 
-            # filtering by status (if provided)
-            status = query_params.get("status", None)
-            if status is not None and self.request is not None:
-                query_set = query_set.filter(status=status)
-                if query_params.get("status", None) is None:
-                    query_set = Offer.objects.filter(Q(owner=user)).distinct()
-
-            # filtering by category (sent or received)
-            category = query_params.get("category", None)
-            if category is not None and query_params is not None:
-                if category == "sent":
-                    query_set = query_set.filter(owner=user)
-                elif category == "received":
-                    query_set = query_set.filter(recipient=user)
+            query_set = self.filter_on_status(query_set, query_params, user)
+            query_set = self.filter_on_category(query_set, query_params, user)
             return query_set
 
         return result