diff --git a/src/database/content_folder/folder_view.rs b/src/database/content_folder/folder_view.rs
index 9c8933a..6889bc7 100644
--- a/src/database/content_folder/folder_view.rs
+++ b/src/database/content_folder/folder_view.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct FolderView {
 
 impl FolderView {
     /// Loads the top-most folder view, which is not a folder and may not have parents.
-    pub async fn index(operator: &ContentFolderOperator) -> Result<Self, ContentFolderError> {
+    pub async fn index(operator: &ContentFolderOperator<'_>) -> Result<Self, ContentFolderError> {
         let children = operator
             .list()
             .await?
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl FolderView {
     /// - the requested ID does not exist
     // TODO: optimize with custom query
     pub async fn from_id(
-        operator: &ContentFolderOperator,
+        operator: &ContentFolderOperator<'_>,
         id: i32,
     ) -> Result<Self, ContentFolderError> {
         let list = operator.list().await?;
diff --git a/src/database/content_folder/operator.rs b/src/database/content_folder/operator.rs
index 6789f4c..6a51079 100644
--- a/src/database/content_folder/operator.rs
+++ b/src/database/content_folder/operator.rs
@@ -1,37 +1,35 @@
-use chrono::Utc;
 use sea_orm::*;
 use snafu::prelude::*;
 
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use crate::database::operation::OperationLog;
-use crate::database::operation::OperationType;
 use crate::database::operation::Table;
-use crate::database::operator::DatabaseOperator;
+use crate::database::operator::{DatabaseOperator, TableOperator};
 use crate::extractors::normalized_path::NormalizedPathComponent;
-use crate::extractors::user::User;
-use crate::state::AppState;
 
 use super::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct ContentFolderOperator {
-    pub state: AppState,
-    pub user: Option<User>,
+pub struct ContentFolderOperator<'a> {
+    pub db: &'a DatabaseOperator,
 }
 
-impl ContentFolderOperator {
-    pub fn new(state: AppState, user: Option<User>) -> Self {
-        Self { state, user }
+impl Deref for ContentFolderOperator<'_> {
+    type Target = DatabaseOperator;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &DatabaseOperator {
+        self.db
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn db(&self) -> DatabaseOperator {
-        DatabaseOperator {
-            state: self.state.clone(),
-            user: self.user.clone(),
-        }
+impl TableOperator for ContentFolderOperator<'_> {
+    fn table(&self) -> Table {
+        Table::ContentFolder
     }
+}
 
+impl ContentFolderOperator<'_> {
     /// List content folders
     ///
     /// Should not fail, unless SQLite was corrupted for some reason.
@@ -106,24 +104,13 @@ impl ContentFolderOperator {
                 .context(IOSnafu)?;
         }
 
-        let operation_log = OperationLog {
-            user: self.user.clone(),
-            date: Utc::now(),
-            operation: ContentFolderOperation::Create {
-                id: model.id,
-                name: model.name.to_string(),
-                parent: parent.as_ref().map(|x| (x.id, x.name.to_string())),
-            }
-            .into(),
-            operation_type: OperationType::Create,
-            table: Table::ContentFolder,
-        };
-
-        self.state
-            .logger
-            .write(operation_log)
-            .await
-            .context(LoggerSnafu)?;
+        self.log_create(ContentFolderOperation::Create {
+            id: model.id,
+            name: model.name.to_string(),
+            parent: parent.as_ref().map(|x| (x.id, x.name.to_string())),
+        })
+        .await
+        .context(LoggerSnafu)?;
 
         Ok(model)
     }
diff --git a/src/database/operator.rs b/src/database/operator.rs
index b4115e3..8bce469 100644
--- a/src/database/operator.rs
+++ b/src/database/operator.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
+use chrono::Utc;
+
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
 use crate::database::content_folder::ContentFolderOperator;
+use crate::database::operation::{Operation, OperationLog, OperationType, Table};
 use crate::extractors::user::User;
 use crate::state::AppState;
+use crate::state::logger::LoggerError;
+
+pub trait TableOperator: Deref<Target = DatabaseOperator> {
+    fn table(&self) -> Table;
+
+    fn log_create(
+        &self,
+        operation: impl Into<Operation>,
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), LoggerError>> {
+        self.log(self.table(), OperationType::Create, operation.into())
+    }
+
+    fn log_update(
+        &self,
+        operation: impl Into<Operation>,
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), LoggerError>> {
+        self.log(self.table(), OperationType::Update, operation.into())
+    }
+
+    fn log_delete(
+        &self,
+        operation: impl Into<Operation>,
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), LoggerError>> {
+        self.log(self.table(), OperationType::Delete, operation.into())
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DatabaseOperator {
@@ -13,10 +44,24 @@ impl DatabaseOperator {
         Self { state, user }
     }
 
-    pub fn content_folder(&self) -> ContentFolderOperator {
-        ContentFolderOperator {
-            state: self.state.clone(),
+    pub async fn log(
+        &self,
+        table: Table,
+        operation_type: OperationType,
+        operation: Operation,
+    ) -> Result<(), LoggerError> {
+        let operation = OperationLog {
             user: self.user.clone(),
-        }
+            date: Utc::now(),
+            operation,
+            operation_type,
+            table,
+        };
+
+        self.state.logger.write(operation).await
+    }
+
+    pub fn content_folder<'a>(&'a self) -> ContentFolderOperator<'a> {
+        ContentFolderOperator { db: self }
     }
 }