diff --git a/api/album_list.go b/api/album_list.go
index 673e2ea8c..85354c4e9 100644
--- a/api/album_list.go
+++ b/api/album_list.go
@@ -45,13 +45,8 @@ func (c *AlbumListController) GetAlbumList() {
 		c.SendError(responses.ERROR_GENERIC, "Internal Error")
 	}
 
-	albumList := make([]responses.Child, len(albums))
-	for i, al := range albums {
-		albumList[i] = c.ToChild(al)
-	}
-
 	response := c.NewEmpty()
-	response.AlbumList = &responses.AlbumList{Album: albumList}
+	response.AlbumList = &responses.AlbumList{Album: c.ToChildren(albums)}
 	c.SendResponse(response)
 }
 
@@ -64,11 +59,7 @@ func (c *AlbumListController) GetStarred() {
 
 	response := c.NewEmpty()
 	response.Starred = &responses.Starred{}
-	response.Starred.Album = make([]responses.Child, len(albums))
-
-	for i, entry := range albums {
-		response.Starred.Album[i] = c.ToChild(entry)
-	}
+	response.Starred.Album = c.ToChildren(albums)
 
 	c.SendResponse(response)
 }
diff --git a/api/base_api_controller.go b/api/base_api_controller.go
index d304966d8..9225b7206 100644
--- a/api/base_api_controller.go
+++ b/api/base_api_controller.go
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ func (c *BaseAPIController) SendResponse(response responses.Subsonic) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *BaseAPIController) ToChildren(entries engine.Entries) []responses.Child {
+	children := make([]responses.Child, len(entries))
+	for i, entry := range entries {
+		children[i] = c.ToChild(entry)
+	}
+	return children
+}
+
 func (c *BaseAPIController) ToChild(entry engine.Entry) responses.Child {
 	n := responses.Child{}
 	n.Id = entry.Id
diff --git a/api/browsing.go b/api/browsing.go
index 2b44cdd6b..66a5fe038 100644
--- a/api/browsing.go
+++ b/api/browsing.go
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ func (c *BrowsingController) buildDirectory(d *engine.DirectoryInfo) *responses.
 		dir.Starred = &d.Starred
 	}
 
-	dir.Child = make([]responses.Child, len(d.Entries))
-	for i, entry := range d.Entries {
-		dir.Child[i] = c.ToChild(entry)
-	}
+	dir.Child = c.ToChildren(d.Entries)
 	return dir
 }
diff --git a/api/playlists.go b/api/playlists.go
index 79515b3e0..4778400cb 100644
--- a/api/playlists.go
+++ b/api/playlists.go
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@ func (c *PlaylistsController) buildPlaylist(d *engine.PlaylistInfo) *responses.P
 	pls.Id = d.Id
 	pls.Name = d.Name
 
-	pls.Entry = make([]responses.Child, len(d.Entries))
-	for i, child := range d.Entries {
-		pls.Entry[i].Id = child.Id
-		pls.Entry[i].Title = child.Title
-		pls.Entry[i].IsDir = child.IsDir
-		pls.Entry[i].Parent = child.Parent
-		pls.Entry[i].Album = child.Album
-		pls.Entry[i].Year = child.Year
-		pls.Entry[i].Artist = child.Artist
-		pls.Entry[i].Genre = child.Genre
-		pls.Entry[i].CoverArt = child.CoverArt
-		pls.Entry[i].Track = child.Track
-		pls.Entry[i].Duration = child.Duration
-		pls.Entry[i].Size = child.Size
-		pls.Entry[i].Suffix = child.Suffix
-		pls.Entry[i].BitRate = child.BitRate
-		pls.Entry[i].ContentType = child.ContentType
-		if !child.Starred.IsZero() {
-			pls.Entry[i].Starred = &child.Starred
-		}
-	}
+	pls.Entry = c.ToChildren(d.Entries)
 	return pls
 }
diff --git a/api/searching.go b/api/searching.go
index 06345ebd8..db9f03247 100644
--- a/api/searching.go
+++ b/api/searching.go
@@ -44,14 +44,8 @@ func (c *SearchingController) Search2() {
 	for i, e := range as {
 		searchResult2.Artist[i] = responses.Artist{Id: e.Id, Name: e.Title}
 	}
-	searchResult2.Album = make([]responses.Child, len(als))
-	for i, e := range als {
-		searchResult2.Album[i] = c.ToChild(e)
-	}
-	searchResult2.Song = make([]responses.Child, len(mfs))
-	for i, e := range mfs {
-		searchResult2.Song[i] = c.ToChild(e)
-	}
+	searchResult2.Album = c.ToChildren(als)
+	searchResult2.Song = c.ToChildren(mfs)
 	response.SearchResult2 = searchResult2
 	c.SendResponse(response)
 }
diff --git a/engine/search.go b/engine/search.go
index 94132f6f2..7731e859e 100644
--- a/engine/search.go
+++ b/engine/search.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kennygrant/sanitize"
 )
 
-type Results Entries
-
 type Search interface {
 	ClearAll() error
 	IndexArtist(ar *domain.Artist) error
@@ -21,9 +19,9 @@ type Search interface {
 	RemoveAlbum(ids []string) error
 	RemoveMediaFile(ids []string) error
 
-	SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error)
-	SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error)
-	SearchSong(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error)
+	SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error)
+	SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error)
+	SearchSong(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error)
 }
 
 type search struct {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ func (s search) RemoveMediaFile(ids []string) error {
 	return s.idxSong.Remove(ids...)
 }
 
-func (s search) SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
+func (s search) SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error) {
 	q = sanitize.Accents(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(q, "*")))
 	min := offset
 	max := min + size - 1
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ func (s search) SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	res := make(Results, 0, len(resp))
+	res := make(Entries, 0, len(resp))
 	for _, id := range resp {
 		a, err := s.artistRepo.Get(id)
 		if criticalError("Artist", id, err) {
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ func (s search) SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (s search) SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
+func (s search) SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error) {
 	q = sanitize.Accents(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(q, "*")))
 	min := offset
 	max := min + size - 1
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ func (s search) SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	res := make(Results, 0, len(resp))
+	res := make(Entries, 0, len(resp))
 	for _, id := range resp {
 		al, err := s.albumRepo.Get(id)
 		if criticalError("Album", id, err) {
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ func (s search) SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (s search) SearchSong(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
+func (s search) SearchSong(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error) {
 	q = sanitize.Accents(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(q, "*")))
 	min := offset
 	max := min + size - 1
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ func (s search) SearchSong(q string, offset int, size int) (Results, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	res := make(Results, 0, len(resp))
+	res := make(Entries, 0, len(resp))
 	for _, id := range resp {
 		mf, err := s.mfileRepo.Get(id)
 		if criticalError("Song", id, err) {