diff --git a/src/api/apis/BoardGameGeekAPI.ts b/src/api/apis/BoardGameGeekAPI.ts
index 57c5a5b..4198720 100644
--- a/src/api/apis/BoardGameGeekAPI.ts
+++ b/src/api/apis/BoardGameGeekAPI.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import MediaDbPlugin from '../../main';
 import {BoardGameModel} from 'src/models/BoardGameModel';
 import {debugLog} from '../../utils/Utils';
 import {requestUrl} from 'obsidian';
-import {MediaType} from '../../utils/MediaType';
 
 export class BoardGameGeekAPI extends APIModel {
 	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 6d93b9c..6d9d2f2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import {MarkdownView, Notice, parseYaml, Plugin, stringifyYaml, TFile, TFolder}
 import {getDefaultSettings, MediaDbPluginSettings, MediaDbSettingTab} from './settings/Settings';
 import {APIManager} from './api/APIManager';
 import {MediaTypeModel} from './models/MediaTypeModel';
-import {dateTimeToString, markdownTable, replaceIllegalFileNameCharactersInString, UserCancelError, UserSkipError} from './utils/Utils';
+import {dateTimeToString, markdownTable, replaceIllegalFileNameCharactersInString} from './utils/Utils';
 import {OMDbAPI} from './api/apis/OMDbAPI';
-import {MediaDbSearchResultModal} from './modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal';
 import {MALAPI} from './api/apis/MALAPI';
 import {WikipediaAPI} from './api/apis/WikipediaAPI';
 import {MusicBrainzAPI} from './api/apis/MusicBrainzAPI';
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import {PropertyMapper} from './settings/PropertyMapper';
 import {YAMLConverter} from './utils/YAMLConverter';
 import {MediaDbFolderImportModal} from './modals/MediaDbFolderImportModal';
 import {PropertyMapping, PropertyMappingModel} from './settings/PropertyMapping';
-import {ModalHelper} from './utils/ModalHelper';
+import {ModalHelper, ModalResultCode} from './utils/ModalHelper';
 
 export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 	settings: MediaDbPluginSettings;
@@ -126,23 +125,23 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 	 */
 	async createLinkWithSearchModal() {
 
-		let apiSearchResults: MediaTypeModel[] = await this.modalHelper.openAdvancedSearchModal(async (advancedSearchOptions) => {
-			return await this.apiManager.query(advancedSearchOptions.query, advancedSearchOptions.apis);
+		let apiSearchResults: MediaTypeModel[] = await this.modalHelper.openAdvancedSearchModal({}, async (advancedSearchModalData) => {
+			return await this.apiManager.query(advancedSearchModalData.query, advancedSearchModalData.apis);
 		});
 
 		if (!apiSearchResults) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const selectResults: MediaTypeModel[] = await this.modalHelper.openSelectModal(apiSearchResults, async (selectedMediaTypeModels) => {
-			return await this.queryDetails(selectedMediaTypeModels);
+		const selectResults: MediaTypeModel[] = await this.modalHelper.openSelectModal({elements: apiSearchResults, multiSelect: false}, async (selectModalData) => {
+			return await this.queryDetails(selectModalData.selected);
 		});
 
 		if (!selectResults || selectResults.length < 1) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const link = `[${selectResults[0].title}](${selectResults[0].url})`
+		const link = `[${selectResults[0].title}](${selectResults[0].url})`;
 
 		const view = this.app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView);
 
@@ -160,8 +159,8 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 	 * TODO: further refactor: extract it into own method, pass the action (api query) as lambda as well as an options object
 	 */
 	async createEntryWithAdvancedSearchModal() {
-		const apiSearchResults: MediaTypeModel[] = await this.modalHelper.openAdvancedSearchModal(async (advancedSearchOptions) => {
-			return await this.apiManager.query(advancedSearchOptions.query, advancedSearchOptions.apis);
+		let apiSearchResults: MediaTypeModel[] = await this.modalHelper.openAdvancedSearchModal({}, async (advancedSearchModalData) => {
+			return await this.apiManager.query(advancedSearchModalData.query, advancedSearchModalData.apis);
 		});
 
 		if (!apiSearchResults) {
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 		return detailModels;
 	}
 
-	async createMediaDbNoteFromModel(mediaTypeModel: MediaTypeModel, options: {attachTemplate?: boolean, attachFile?: TFile, openNote?: boolean}): Promise<void> {
+	async createMediaDbNoteFromModel(mediaTypeModel: MediaTypeModel, options: { attachTemplate?: boolean, attachFile?: TFile, openNote?: boolean }): Promise<void> {
 		try {
 			console.debug('MDB | creating new note');
 
@@ -245,7 +244,10 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 		let fileContent = '';
 
 		({fileMetadata, fileContent} = await this.attachFile(fileMetadata, fileContent, options.attachFile));
-		({fileMetadata, fileContent} = await this.attachTemplate(fileMetadata, fileContent, options.attachTemplate ? await this.mediaTypeManager.getTemplate(mediaTypeModel, this.app) : ''));
+		({
+			fileMetadata,
+			fileContent,
+		} = await this.attachTemplate(fileMetadata, fileContent, options.attachTemplate ? await this.mediaTypeManager.getTemplate(mediaTypeModel, this.app) : ''));
 
 		fileContent = `---\n${this.settings.useCustomYamlStringifier ? YAMLConverter.toYaml(fileMetadata) : stringifyYaml(fileMetadata)}---\n` + fileContent;
 		return fileContent;
@@ -434,46 +436,36 @@ export default class MediaDbPlugin extends Plugin {
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				let selectedResults: MediaTypeModel[] = [];
-				const modal = new MediaDbSearchResultModal(this, results, true);
-				try {
-					selectedResults = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-						modal.title = `Results for \'${title}\'`;
-						modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve(res));
-						modal.setSkipCallback(() => reject(new UserCancelError('user skipped')));
-						modal.setCloseCallback(err => {
-							if (err) {
-								reject(err);
-							}
-							reject(new UserCancelError('user canceled'));
-						});
+				let {selectModalResult, selectModal} = await this.modalHelper.createSelectModal({elements: results, skipButton: true, modalTitle: `Results for \'${title}\'`});
 
-						modal.open();
-					});
-				} catch (e) {
-					modal.close();
-					if (e instanceof UserCancelError) {
-						erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: e.message});
-						canceled = true;
-						continue;
-					} else if (e instanceof UserSkipError) {
-						erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: e.message});
-						continue;
-					} else {
-						erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: e.message});
-						continue;
-					}
+				if (selectModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.ERROR) {
+					erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: selectModalResult.error.message});
+					selectModal.close();
+					continue;
 				}
 
-				if (selectedResults.length === 0) {
+				if (selectModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.CLOSE) {
+					erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: 'user canceled'});
+					selectModal.close();
+					canceled = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if (selectModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.SKIP) {
+					erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: 'user skipped'});
+					selectModal.close();
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if (selectModalResult.data.selected.length === 0) {
 					erroredFiles.push({filePath: file.path, error: `no search results selected`});
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				const detailedResults = await this.queryDetails(selectedResults);
+				const detailedResults = await this.queryDetails(selectModalResult.data.selected);
 				await this.createMediaDbNotes(detailedResults, appendContent ? file : null);
 
-				modal.close();
+				selectModal.close();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/modals/MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal.ts b/src/modals/MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal.ts
index 3db3235..fa7ac6b 100644
--- a/src/modals/MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
 import {ButtonComponent, Modal, Notice, Setting, TextComponent, ToggleComponent} from 'obsidian';
 import {MediaTypeModel} from '../models/MediaTypeModel';
 import MediaDbPlugin from '../main';
+import {ADVANCED_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, AdvancedSearchModalData, AdvancedSearchModalOptions} from '../utils/ModalHelper';
 
 export class MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal extends Modal {
+	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
+
 	query: string;
 	isBusy: boolean;
-	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
-	searchBtn: ButtonComponent;
+	title: string;
 	selectedApis: { name: string, selected: boolean }[];
-	submitCallback?: (res: { query: string, apis: string[] }) => void;
+
+	searchBtn: ButtonComponent;
+
+	submitCallback?: (res: AdvancedSearchModalData) => void;
 	closeCallback?: (err?: Error) => void;
 
-	constructor(plugin: MediaDbPlugin) {
+
+	constructor(plugin: MediaDbPlugin, advancedSearchModalOptions: AdvancedSearchModalOptions) {
+		advancedSearchModalOptions = Object.assign({}, ADVANCED_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, advancedSearchModalOptions);
 		super(plugin.app);
+
 		this.plugin = plugin;
 		this.selectedApis = [];
+		this.title = advancedSearchModalOptions.modalTitle;
+		this.query = advancedSearchModalOptions.prefilledSearchString;
+
 		for (const api of this.plugin.apiManager.apis) {
-			this.selectedApis.push({name: api.apiName, selected: false});
+			this.selectedApis.push({name: api.apiName, selected: advancedSearchModalOptions.preselectedAPIs.contains(api.apiName)});
 		}
 	}
 
-	setSubmitCallback(submitCallback: (res: { query: string, apis: string[] }) => void): void {
+	setSubmitCallback(submitCallback: (res: AdvancedSearchModalData) => void): void {
 		this.submitCallback = submitCallback;
 	}
 
@@ -59,12 +70,13 @@ export class MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal extends Modal {
 	onOpen() {
 		const {contentEl} = this;
 
-		contentEl.createEl('h2', {text: 'Search media db'});
+		contentEl.createEl('h2', {text: this.title});
 
 		const placeholder = 'Search by title';
 		const searchComponent = new TextComponent(contentEl);
 		searchComponent.inputEl.style.width = '100%';
 		searchComponent.setPlaceholder(placeholder);
+		searchComponent.setValue(this.query);
 		searchComponent.onChange(value => (this.query = value));
 		searchComponent.inputEl.addEventListener('keydown', this.keyPressCallback.bind(this));
 
diff --git a/src/modals/MediaDbIdSearchModal.ts b/src/modals/MediaDbIdSearchModal.ts
index f53197a..ec29cac 100644
--- a/src/modals/MediaDbIdSearchModal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/MediaDbIdSearchModal.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
 import {ButtonComponent, DropdownComponent, Modal, Notice, Setting, TextComponent} from 'obsidian';
 import {MediaTypeModel} from '../models/MediaTypeModel';
 import MediaDbPlugin from '../main';
+import {ID_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, IdSearchModalData, IdSearchModalOptions} from '../utils/ModalHelper';
 
 export class MediaDbIdSearchModal extends Modal {
+	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
+
 	query: string;
 	isBusy: boolean;
-	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
-	searchBtn: ButtonComponent;
+	title: string;
 	selectedApi: string;
-	submitCallback?: (res: { query: string, api: string }, err?: Error) => void;
+
+	searchBtn: ButtonComponent;
+
+	submitCallback?: (res: IdSearchModalData, err?: Error) => void;
 	closeCallback?: (err?: Error) => void;
 
-	constructor(plugin: MediaDbPlugin) {
+
+	constructor(plugin: MediaDbPlugin, idSearchModalOptions: IdSearchModalOptions) {
+		idSearchModalOptions = Object.assign({}, ID_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, idSearchModalOptions);
 		super(plugin.app);
+
 		this.plugin = plugin;
-		this.selectedApi = plugin.apiManager.apis[0].apiName;
+		this.title = idSearchModalOptions.modalTitle;
+		this.selectedApi = idSearchModalOptions.preselectedAPI || plugin.apiManager.apis[0].apiName;
 	}
 
-	setSubmitCallback(submitCallback: (res: { query: string, api: string }, err?: Error) => void): void {
+	setSubmitCallback(submitCallback: (res: IdSearchModalData, err?: Error) => void): void {
 		this.submitCallback = submitCallback;
 	}
 
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ export class MediaDbIdSearchModal extends Modal {
 	onOpen() {
 		const {contentEl} = this;
 
-		contentEl.createEl('h2', {text: 'Search media db by id'});
+		contentEl.createEl('h2', {text: this.title});
 
 		const placeholder = 'Search by id';
 		const searchComponent = new TextComponent(contentEl);
diff --git a/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts b/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts
index 546c394..c44a91f 100644
--- a/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 import {MediaTypeModel} from '../models/MediaTypeModel';
 import MediaDbPlugin from '../main';
 import {SelectModal} from './SelectModal';
+import {SELECT_MODAL_OPTIONS_DEFAULT, SelectModalData, SelectModalOptions} from '../utils/ModalHelper';
 
 export class MediaDbSearchResultModal extends SelectModal<MediaTypeModel> {
 	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
-	heading: string;
+
 	busy: boolean;
-	submitCallback: (res: MediaTypeModel[]) => void;
+	sendCallback: boolean;
+
+	submitCallback: (res: SelectModalData) => void;
 	closeCallback: (err?: Error) => void;
 	skipCallback: () => void;
 
-	sendCallback: boolean;
 
-	constructor(plugin: MediaDbPlugin, elements: MediaTypeModel[], skipButton: boolean, allowMultiSelect: boolean = true) {
-		super(plugin.app, elements, allowMultiSelect);
+	constructor(plugin: MediaDbPlugin, selectModalOptions: SelectModalOptions) {
+		selectModalOptions = Object.assign({}, SELECT_MODAL_OPTIONS_DEFAULT, selectModalOptions);
+		super(plugin.app, selectModalOptions.elements, selectModalOptions.multiSelect);
 		this.plugin = plugin;
 
-		this.title = 'Search Results';
+		this.title = selectModalOptions.modalTitle;
 		this.description = 'Select one or multiple search results.';
-		this.addSkipButton = skipButton;
+		this.addSkipButton = selectModalOptions.skipButton;
 
 		this.busy = false;
 
 		this.sendCallback = false;
 	}
 
-	setSubmitCallback(submitCallback: (res: MediaTypeModel[]) => void): void {
+	setSubmitCallback(submitCallback: (res: SelectModalData) => void): void {
 		this.submitCallback = submitCallback;
 	}
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export class MediaDbSearchResultModal extends SelectModal<MediaTypeModel> {
 		if (!this.busy) {
 			this.busy = true;
 			this.submitButton.setButtonText('Creating entry...');
-			this.submitCallback(this.selectModalElements.filter(x => x.isActive()).map(x => x.value));
+			this.submitCallback({selected: this.selectModalElements.filter(x => x.isActive()).map(x => x.value)});
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelComponent.svelte b/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelComponent.svelte
index da8797b..a0a3b68 100644
--- a/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelComponent.svelte
+++ b/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelComponent.svelte
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@
 						<div class="media-db-plugin-property-mapping-to">
 							<input type="text" spellcheck="false" bind:value="{property.newProperty}">
 						</div>
-					{ /if  }
-				{ /if  }
+					{ /if   }
+				{ /if   }
 			</div>
-		{ /each  }
+		{ /each   }
 	</div>
 	{ #if !validationResult?.res }
 		<div class="media-db-plugin-property-mapping-validation">
 			{validationResult?.err?.message}
 		</div>
-	{ /if  }
+	{ /if   }
 	<button
 		class="media-db-plugin-property-mappings-save-button {validationResult?.res ? 'mod-cta' : 'mod-muted'}"
 		on:click={() => { if(model.validate().res) save(model) }}>Save
diff --git a/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelsComponent.svelte b/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelsComponent.svelte
index 9bc5644..3bb71b0 100644
--- a/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelsComponent.svelte
+++ b/src/settings/PropertyMappingModelsComponent.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <div class="setting-item" style="display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch;">
 	{ #each models as model }
 		<PropertyMappingModelComponent model={model} save={save}></PropertyMappingModelComponent>
-	{ /each  }
+	{ /each   }
 
 	<!--
 		<pre>{JSON.stringify(models, null, 4)}</pre>
diff --git a/src/utils/ModalHelper.ts b/src/utils/ModalHelper.ts
index fd44dbd..9e432dd 100644
--- a/src/utils/ModalHelper.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ModalHelper.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,135 @@ import {Notice} from 'obsidian';
 import MediaDbPlugin from '../main';
 import { MediaDbPreviewModal } from 'src/modals/MediaDbPreviewModal';
 
-interface AdvancedSearchOptions {
+
+export enum ModalResultCode {
+	SUCCESS,
+	SKIP,
+	CLOSE,
+	ERROR,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Object containing the data {@link ModalHelper.createAdvancedSearchModal} returns.
+ * On {@link ModalResultCode.SUCCESS} this contains {@link AdvancedSearchModalData}.
+ * On {@link ModalResultCode.ERROR} this contains a reference to that error.
+ */
+export interface AdvancedSearchModalResult {
+	code: ModalResultCode.SUCCESS | ModalResultCode.CLOSE | ModalResultCode.ERROR,
+	data?: AdvancedSearchModalData,
+	error?: Error,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Object containing the data {@link ModalHelper.createIdSearchModal} returns.
+ * On {@link ModalResultCode.SUCCESS} this contains {@link IdSearchModalData}.
+ * On {@link ModalResultCode.ERROR} this contains a reference to that error.
+ */
+export interface IdSearchModalResult {
+	code: ModalResultCode.SUCCESS | ModalResultCode.CLOSE | ModalResultCode.ERROR,
+	data?: IdSearchModalData,
+	error?: Error,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Object containing the data {@link ModalHelper.createSelectModal} returns.
+ * On {@link ModalResultCode.SUCCESS} this contains {@link SelectModalData}.
+ * On {@link ModalResultCode.ERROR} this contains a reference to that error.
+ */
+export interface SelectModalResult {
+	code: ModalResultCode.SUCCESS | ModalResultCode.CLOSE | ModalResultCode.SKIP | ModalResultCode.ERROR,
+	data?: SelectModalData,
+	error?: Error,
+}
+
+/**
+ * The data the advanced search modal returns.
+ * query: the query string
+ * apis: the selected APIs
+ */
+export interface AdvancedSearchModalData {
 	query: string,
 	apis: string[],
 }
 
-interface IdSearchOptions {
+/**
+ * The data the id search modal returns.
+ * query: the query string
+ * apis: the selected APIs
+ */
+export interface IdSearchModalData {
 	query: string,
 	api: string,
 }
 
+/**
+ * The data the select modal returns.
+ * selected: the selected items
+ */
+export interface SelectModalData {
+	selected: MediaTypeModel[],
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for the advanced search modal.
+ * modalTitle: the title of the modal
+ * preselectedAPIs: a list of preselected APIs
+ * prefilledSearchString: prefilled query
+ */
+export interface AdvancedSearchModalOptions {
+	modalTitle?: string,
+	preselectedAPIs?: string[],
+	prefilledSearchString?: string,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for the id search modal.
+ * modalTitle: the title of the modal
+ * preselectedAPIs: a list of preselected APIs
+ * prefilledSearchString: prefilled query
+ */
+export interface IdSearchModalOptions {
+	modalTitle?: string,
+	preselectedAPI?: string,
+	prefilledSearchString?: string,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for the select modal.
+ * modalTitle: the title of the modal
+ * elements: the elements the user can select from
+ * multiSelect: whether to allow multiselect
+ * skipButton: whether to add a skip button to the modal
+ */
+export interface SelectModalOptions {
+	modalTitle?: string,
+	elements?: MediaTypeModel[],
+	multiSelect?: boolean,
+	skipButton?: boolean,
+}
+
+export const ADVANCED_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS: AdvancedSearchModalOptions = {
+	modalTitle: 'Media DB Advanced Search',
+	preselectedAPIs: [],
+	prefilledSearchString: '',
+};
+
+export const ID_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS: IdSearchModalOptions = {
+	modalTitle: 'Media DB Id Search',
+	preselectedAPI: '',
+	prefilledSearchString: '',
+};
+
+export const SELECT_MODAL_OPTIONS_DEFAULT: SelectModalOptions = {
+	modalTitle: 'Media DB Search Results',
+	elements: [],
+	multiSelect: true,
+	skipButton: false,
+};
+
+/**
+ * A class providing multiple usefull functions for dealing with the plugins modals.
+ */
 export class ModalHelper {
 	plugin: MediaDbPlugin;
 
@@ -24,105 +143,185 @@ export class ModalHelper {
 		this.plugin = plugin;
 	}
 
-	async createAdvancedSearchModal(): Promise<{ advancedSearchOptions: AdvancedSearchOptions, advancedSearchModal: MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal }> {
-		const modal = new MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal(this.plugin);
-		const res: { query: string, apis: string[] } = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-			modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve(res));
+	/**
+	 * Creates an {@link MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal}, then sets callbacks and awaits them,
+	 * returning either the user input once submitted or nothing once closed.
+	 * The modal needs ot be manually closed by calling `close()` on the modal reference.
+	 *
+	 * @param advancedSearchModalOptions the options for the modal, see {@link ADVANCED_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS}
+	 * @returns the user input or nothing and a reference to the modal.
+	 */
+	async createAdvancedSearchModal(advancedSearchModalOptions: AdvancedSearchModalOptions): Promise<{ advancedSearchModalResult: AdvancedSearchModalResult, advancedSearchModal: MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal }> {
+		const modal = new MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal(this.plugin, advancedSearchModalOptions);
+		const res: AdvancedSearchModalResult = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve({code: ModalResultCode.SUCCESS, data: res}));
 			modal.setCloseCallback(err => {
 				if (err) {
-					reject(err);
+					resolve({code: ModalResultCode.ERROR, error: err});
 				}
-				resolve(undefined);
+				resolve({code: ModalResultCode.CLOSE});
 			});
 
 			modal.open();
 		});
-		return {advancedSearchOptions: res, advancedSearchModal: modal};
+		return {advancedSearchModalResult: res, advancedSearchModal: modal};
 	}
 
-	async openAdvancedSearchModal<T>(submitCallback: (advancedSearchOptions: AdvancedSearchOptions) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
-		const {advancedSearchOptions, advancedSearchModal} = await this.createAdvancedSearchModal();
-		if (!advancedSearchOptions) {
-			advancedSearchModal.close();
-			return;
-		}
+	/**
+	 * Opens an {@link MediaDbAdvancedSearchModal} and awaits its result,
+	 * then executes the `submitCallback` returning the callbacks result and closing the modal.
+	 *
+	 * @param advancedSearchModalOptions the options for the modal, see {@link ADVANCED_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS}
+	 * @param submitCallback the callback that gets executed after the modal has been submitted, but after it has been closed
+	 * @returns the user input or nothing and a reference to the modal.
+	 */
+	async openAdvancedSearchModal(advancedSearchModalOptions: AdvancedSearchModalOptions, submitCallback: (advancedSearchModalData: AdvancedSearchModalData) => Promise<MediaTypeModel[]>): Promise<MediaTypeModel[]> {
+		const {advancedSearchModalResult, advancedSearchModal} = await this.createAdvancedSearchModal(advancedSearchModalOptions);
 
-		try {
-			let callbackRes: T;
-			callbackRes = await submitCallback(advancedSearchOptions);
-			advancedSearchModal.close();
-			return callbackRes;
-		} catch (e) {
-			console.warn(e);
-			new Notice(e.toString());
+		if (advancedSearchModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.ERROR) {
+			// there was an error in the modal itself
+			console.warn(advancedSearchModalResult.error);
+			new Notice(advancedSearchModalResult.error.toString());
 			advancedSearchModal.close();
 			return undefined;
 		}
-	}
 
-	async createIdSearchModal(): Promise<{ idSearchOptions: { query: string, api: string }, idSearchModal: MediaDbIdSearchModal }> {
-		const modal = new MediaDbIdSearchModal(this.plugin);
-		const res: { query: string, api: string } = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-			modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve(res));
-			modal.setCloseCallback(err => {
-				if (err) {
-					reject(err);
-				}
-				resolve(undefined);
-			});
-
-			modal.open();
-		});
-		return {idSearchOptions: res, idSearchModal: modal};
-	}
-
-	async openIdSearchModal<T>(submitCallback: (idSearchOptions: IdSearchOptions) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
-		const {idSearchOptions, idSearchModal} = await this.createIdSearchModal();
-		if (!idSearchOptions) {
-			idSearchModal.close();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		try {
-			let callbackRes: T;
-			callbackRes = await submitCallback(idSearchOptions);
-			idSearchModal.close();
-			return callbackRes;
-		} catch (e) {
-			console.warn(e);
-			new Notice(e.toString());
-			idSearchModal.close();
+		if (advancedSearchModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.CLOSE) {
+			// modal is already being closed
 			return undefined;
 		}
-	}
-
-	async createSelectModal(resultsToDisplay: MediaTypeModel[], skipButton: boolean = false, allowMultiSelect: boolean = true): Promise<{ selectRes: MediaTypeModel[], selectModal: MediaDbSearchResultModal }> {
-		const modal = new MediaDbSearchResultModal(this.plugin, resultsToDisplay, skipButton, allowMultiSelect);
-		const res: MediaTypeModel[] = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-			modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve(res));
-			modal.setSkipCallback(() => resolve([]));
-			modal.setCloseCallback(err => {
-				if (err) {
-					reject(err);
-				}
-				resolve(undefined);
-			});
-
-			modal.open();
-		});
-		return {selectRes: res, selectModal: modal};
-	}
-
-	async openSelectModal(mediaModels: MediaTypeModel[], submitCallback: (selectedMediaTypeModels: MediaTypeModel[]) => Promise<MediaTypeModel[]>): Promise<MediaTypeModel[]> {
-		const {selectRes, selectModal} = await this.createSelectModal(mediaModels, false);
-		if (!selectRes) {
-			selectModal.close();
-			return;
-		}
 
 		try {
 			let callbackRes: MediaTypeModel[];
-			callbackRes = await submitCallback(selectRes);
+			callbackRes = await submitCallback(advancedSearchModalResult.data);
+			advancedSearchModal.close();
+			return callbackRes;
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.warn(e);
+			new Notice(e.toString());
+			advancedSearchModal.close();
+			return undefined;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates an {@link MediaDbIdSearchModal}, then sets callbacks and awaits them,
+	 * returning either the user input once submitted or nothing once closed.
+	 * The modal needs ot be manually closed by calling `close()` on the modal reference.
+	 *
+	 * @param idSearchModalOptions the options for the modal, see {@link ID_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS}
+	 * @returns the user input or nothing and a reference to the modal.
+	 */
+	async createIdSearchModal(idSearchModalOptions: IdSearchModalOptions): Promise<{ idSearchModalResult: IdSearchModalResult, idSearchModal: MediaDbIdSearchModal }> {
+		const modal = new MediaDbIdSearchModal(this.plugin, idSearchModalOptions);
+		const res: IdSearchModalResult = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve({code: ModalResultCode.SUCCESS, data: res}));
+			modal.setCloseCallback(err => {
+				if (err) {
+					resolve({code: ModalResultCode.ERROR, error: err});
+				}
+				resolve({code: ModalResultCode.CLOSE});
+			});
+
+			modal.open();
+		});
+		return {idSearchModalResult: res, idSearchModal: modal};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Opens an {@link MediaDbIdSearchModal} and awaits its result,
+	 * then executes the `submitCallback` returning the callbacks result and closing the modal.
+	 *
+	 * @param idSearchModalOptions the options for the modal, see {@link ID_SEARCH_MODAL_DEFAULT_OPTIONS}
+	 * @param submitCallback the callback that gets executed after the modal has been submitted, but after it has been closed
+	 * @returns the user input or nothing and a reference to the modal.
+	 */
+	async openIdSearchModal(idSearchModalOptions: IdSearchModalOptions, submitCallback: (idSearchModalData: IdSearchModalData) => Promise<MediaTypeModel>): Promise<MediaTypeModel> {
+		const {idSearchModalResult, idSearchModal} = await this.createIdSearchModal(idSearchModalOptions);
+
+		if (idSearchModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.ERROR) {
+			// there was an error in the modal itself
+			console.warn(idSearchModalResult.error);
+			new Notice(idSearchModalResult.error.toString());
+			idSearchModal.close();
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		if (idSearchModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.CLOSE) {
+			// modal is already being closed
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			let callbackRes: MediaTypeModel;
+			callbackRes = await submitCallback(idSearchModalResult.data);
+			idSearchModal.close();
+			return callbackRes;
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.warn(e);
+			new Notice(e.toString());
+			idSearchModal.close();
+			return undefined;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates an {@link MediaDbSearchResultModal}, then sets callbacks and awaits them,
+	 * returning either the user input once submitted or nothing once closed.
+	 * The modal needs ot be manually closed by calling `close()` on the modal reference.
+	 *
+	 * @param selectModalOptions the options for the modal, see {@link SELECT_MODAL_OPTIONS_DEFAULT}
+	 * @returns the user input or nothing and a reference to the modal.
+	 */
+	async createSelectModal(selectModalOptions: SelectModalOptions): Promise<{ selectModalResult: SelectModalResult, selectModal: MediaDbSearchResultModal }> {
+		const modal = new MediaDbSearchResultModal(this.plugin, selectModalOptions);
+		const res: SelectModalResult = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			modal.setSubmitCallback(res => resolve({code: ModalResultCode.SUCCESS, data: res}));
+			modal.setSkipCallback(() => resolve({code: ModalResultCode.SKIP}));
+			modal.setCloseCallback(err => {
+				if (err) {
+					resolve({code: ModalResultCode.ERROR, error: err});
+				}
+				resolve({code: ModalResultCode.CLOSE});
+			});
+
+			modal.open();
+		});
+		return {selectModalResult: res, selectModal: modal};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Opens an {@link MediaDbSearchResultModal} and awaits its result,
+	 * then executes the `submitCallback` returning the callbacks result and closing the modal.
+	 *
+	 * @param selectModalOptions the options for the modal, see {@link SELECT_MODAL_OPTIONS_DEFAULT}
+	 * @param submitCallback the callback that gets executed after the modal has been submitted, but after it has been closed
+	 * @returns the user input or nothing and a reference to the modal.
+	 */
+	async openSelectModal(selectModalOptions: SelectModalOptions, submitCallback: (selectModalData: SelectModalData) => Promise<MediaTypeModel[]>): Promise<MediaTypeModel[]> {
+		const {selectModalResult, selectModal} = await this.createSelectModal(selectModalOptions);
+
+		if (selectModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.ERROR) {
+			// there was an error in the modal itself
+			console.warn(selectModalResult.error);
+			new Notice(selectModalResult.error.toString());
+			selectModal.close();
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		if (selectModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.CLOSE) {
+			// modal is already being closed
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		if (selectModalResult.code === ModalResultCode.SKIP) {
+			// selection was skipped
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			let callbackRes: MediaTypeModel[];
+			callbackRes = await submitCallback(selectModalResult.data);
 			selectModal.close();
 			return callbackRes;
 		} catch (e) {