diff --git a/pydocstringformatter/formatting.py b/pydocstringformatter/formatting.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4667545b..00000000
--- a/pydocstringformatter/formatting.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import re
-import tokenize
-
-
-def _format_beginning_quotes(tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> tokenize.TokenInfo:
-    """Fix the position of the opening quotes"""
-    new_string = tokeninfo.string
-    if new_string[3] == "\n":
-        new_string = re.sub(r"\n *", "", new_string, 1)
-    return tokenize.TokenInfo(
-        tokeninfo.type, new_string, tokeninfo.start, tokeninfo.end, tokeninfo.line
-    )
-
-
-def _format_multiline_ending_quotes(
-    tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo,
-) -> tokenize.TokenInfo:
-    """Fix the position of end quotes for multi-line docstrings"""
-    good_end = f"{(tokeninfo.start[1]) * ' '}{(tokeninfo.string[0]) * 3}"
-    new_string = tokeninfo.string
-    split_string = new_string.split("\n")
-
-    # Add new line with only quotes
-    if not new_string.endswith("\n" + good_end):
-        new_string = new_string[:-3] + "\n" + good_end
-    # Remove line with only quotes for potential single line string
-    elif len(split_string) == 2 and split_string[-1] == good_end:
-        new_string = "\n".join(split_string[:-1]) + tokeninfo.string[0] * 3
-
-    return tokenize.TokenInfo(
-        tokeninfo.type, new_string, tokeninfo.start, tokeninfo.end, tokeninfo.line
-    )
-
-
-def _format_closing_quotes(tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> tokenize.TokenInfo:
-    """Fix the position of the closing quotes"""
-    if "\n" in tokeninfo.string:
-        return _format_multiline_ending_quotes(tokeninfo)
-    return tokeninfo
diff --git a/pydocstringformatter/formatting/__init__.py b/pydocstringformatter/formatting/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87e2d52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pydocstringformatter/formatting/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+__all__ = ["FORMATTERS"]
+
+from pydocstringformatter.formatting.formatter import (
+    BeginningQuotesFormatter,
+    ClosingQuotesFormatter,
+)
+
+FORMATTERS = [
+    BeginningQuotesFormatter(),
+    ClosingQuotesFormatter(),
+]
diff --git a/pydocstringformatter/formatting/formatter.py b/pydocstringformatter/formatting/formatter.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f79a258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pydocstringformatter/formatting/formatter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import abc
+import re
+import tokenize
+
+
+class Formatter:
+    """Base class for docstring formatter"""
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def treat_token(self, tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> tokenize.TokenInfo:
+        """Return a modified token"""
+
+
+class StringFormatter(Formatter):
+    """Base class for formatter that only modifies the string content"""
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _treat_string(self, tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> str:
+        """Return a modified string"""
+
+    def treat_token(self, tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> tokenize.TokenInfo:
+        return tokenize.TokenInfo(
+            tokeninfo.type,
+            self._treat_string(tokeninfo),
+            tokeninfo.start,
+            tokeninfo.end,
+            tokeninfo.line,
+        )
+
+
+class BeginningQuotesFormatter(StringFormatter):
+    """Fix the position of the opening quotes"""
+
+    def _treat_string(self, tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> str:
+        new_string = tokeninfo.string
+        if new_string[3] == "\n":
+            new_string = re.sub(r"\n *", "", new_string, 1)
+        return new_string
+
+
+class ClosingQuotesFormatter(StringFormatter):
+    """Fix the position of the closing quotes"""
+
+    def _treat_string(self, tokeninfo: tokenize.TokenInfo) -> str:
+        """Fix the position of end quotes for multi-line docstrings"""
+        new_string = tokeninfo.string
+        if "\n" not in new_string:
+            # Not a multiline docstring, nothing to do
+            return new_string
+        good_end = f"{(tokeninfo.start[1]) * ' '}{(new_string[0]) * 3}"
+        split_string = new_string.split("\n")
+
+        # Add new line with only quotes
+        if not new_string.endswith("\n" + good_end):
+            new_string = new_string[:-3] + "\n" + good_end
+        # Remove line with only quotes for potential single line string
+        elif len(split_string) == 2 and split_string[-1] == good_end:
+            new_string = "\n".join(split_string[:-1]) + tokeninfo.string[0] * 3
+        return new_string
diff --git a/pydocstringformatter/run.py b/pydocstringformatter/run.py
index 653b4613..4d8410f3 100644
--- a/pydocstringformatter/run.py
+++ b/pydocstringformatter/run.py
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ def _format_file(self, filename: Path) -> bool:
             new_tokeninfo = tokeninfo
 
             if utils._is_docstring(new_tokeninfo, tokens[index - 1]):
-                new_tokeninfo = formatting._format_beginning_quotes(new_tokeninfo)
-                new_tokeninfo = formatting._format_closing_quotes(new_tokeninfo)
-
+                for formatter in formatting.FORMATTERS:
+                    new_tokeninfo = formatter.treat_token(new_tokeninfo)
             changed_tokens.append(new_tokeninfo)
 
             if tokeninfo != new_tokeninfo:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 64894a06..f251b2ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ py-version="3.8"
 
 [tool.pylint.'MESSAGES CONTROL']
 disable = [
-    "missing-module-docstring"
+    "missing-module-docstring",
+    "too-few-public-methods",
 ]
 enable = [
     "c-extension-no-member",