diff --git a/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php b/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
index 40162a8..3445639 100644
--- a/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
+++ b/src/SegmentRouterTrait.php
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ trait SegmentRouterTrait
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a handler to the routing node based on the provided segments and method.
+     *
+     * This method recursively traverses the segments array, creating nested nodes as needed,
+     * and assigns the handler to the final node corresponding to the method.
+     *
+     * @param array $node The current routing node.
+     * @param array $segments The segments of the route to add.
+     * @param string $method The HTTP method (e.g., 'GET', 'POST') for which the handler is being added.
+     * @param callable $handler The handler to be executed for the given route and method.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
     private static function addNode(array &$node, array $segments, string $method, callable $handler): void
     {
         // Base case: if no more segments, add the handler
@@ -63,32 +76,79 @@ trait SegmentRouterTrait
         // node is a reference to our current location in the node tree
         $node = $routes;
 
-         // if the URI is the root, and the method is defined, return the handler
-        if ($uri === '/' && isset($node[$method]) && array_key_exists($method, $node)) {
+        // if the URI is the root, and the method is defined, return the handler
+        if (self::isRootUri($uri, $node, $method)) {
             return ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => null];
         }
 
         // params will hold any dynamic segments we find
         $params = [];
-        foreach (explode('/', trim($uri, '/')) as $segment) {
-            if (isset($node[$segment])) {
-                $node = $node[$segment];
-            } elseif (isset($node[':x'])) {
-                $params[] = $segment;
-                $node = $node[':x'];
-            } else {
-                return ['code' => 404, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
-            }
+        $segments = explode('/', trim($uri, '/'));
+        if (!self::traverseSegments($node, $segments, $params)) {
+            return ['code' => 404, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
         }
 
-        // if we found a handler for the method, return it and any params. if not, return a 405
-        if (array_key_exists($method, $node)) {
-            return ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => $params];
-        }
-
-        return ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
+        return self::getHandler($node, $method, $params) ?? ['code' => 405, 'handler' => null, 'params' => []];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Traverses the given segments and updates the node and params accordingly.
+     *
+     * This method iterates over the segments and attempts to match each segment
+     * with the corresponding node. If a segment matches, it continues to the next
+     * segment. If a segment does not match but a wildcard ':x' is found, the segment
+     * is added to the params array and traversal continues. If no match is found,
+     * the traversal stops and returns false.
+     *
+     * @param array $node The current node to traverse.
+     * @param array $segments The segments to traverse through the node.
+     * @param array $params The parameters collected during traversal.
+     * @return bool Returns true if traversal is successful, otherwise false.
+     */
+    private static function traverseSegments(array &$node, array $segments, array &$params): bool
+    {
+        return ($node = array_reduce($segments, function ($carry, $segment) use (&$params) {
+            if (isset($carry[$segment])) {
+                return $carry[$segment];
+            }
+            if (isset($carry[':x'])) {
+                $params[] = $segment;
+                return $carry[':x'];
+            }
+            return false;
+        }, $node)) !== false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given URI is the root URI and if the specified method exists in the node array.
+     *
+     * @param string $uri The URI to check.
+     * @param array &$node The node array to check against.
+     * @param string $method The HTTP method to check for in the node array.
+     * @return bool Returns true if the URI is the root URI and the method exists in the node array, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public static function isRootUri(string $uri, array &$node, string $method): bool
+    {
+        return ($uri === '/' && isset($node[$method]) && array_key_exists($method, $node));
+    }
+
+    // if we found a handler for the method, return it and any params. if not, return a 405
+    
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the handler for a given node and method.
+     *
+     * @param array $node The node containing possible handlers.
+     * @param string $method The method to look up in the node.
+     * @param array $params The parameters to pass to the handler.
+     * @return array|null An array containing the handler information if found, or null if not found.
+     */
+    public static function getHandler($node, $method, $params): ?array
+    {
+         return array_key_exists($method, $node)
+            ? ['code' => 200, 'handler' => $node[$method], 'params' => $params]
+            : null;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Clear all routes from the router.
      */