diff --git a/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/AbstractGenerator.php b/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/AbstractGenerator.php
index 11dc9de8..5d00e8f6 100644
--- a/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/AbstractGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/AbstractGenerator.php
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 namespace Mpociot\ApiDoc\Generators;
 
 use Faker\Factory;
+use League\Fractal\Manager;
+use League\Fractal\Resource\Collection;
+use League\Fractal\Resource\Item;
 use ReflectionClass;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ public function processRoute($route, $bindings = [], $headers = [], $withRespons
             try {
                 $response = $this->getRouteResponse($route, $bindings, $headers);
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                dump("Couldn't get response for route: ".implode(',', $this->getMethods($route)).'] '.$route->uri().'', $e);
+                dump("Couldn't get response for route: ".implode(',', $this->getMethods($route)).'] '.$route->uri().'', $e->getMessage());
             }
         }
 
@@ -675,4 +678,97 @@ private function getResponseContent($response)
         }
         return $content;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a response from the transformer tags.
+     *
+     * @param array $tags
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    protected function getTransformerResponse($tags)
+    {
+        try {
+            $transFormerTags = array_filter($tags, function ($tag) {
+                if (! ($tag instanceof Tag)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return \in_array(\strtolower($tag->getName()), ['transformer', 'transformercollection']);
+            });
+            if (empty($transFormerTags)) {
+                // we didn't have any of the tags so goodbye
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $modelTag = array_first(array_filter($tags, function ($tag) {
+                if (! ($tag instanceof Tag)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return \in_array(\strtolower($tag->getName()), ['transformermodel']);
+            }));
+            $tag = \array_first($transFormerTags);
+            $transformer = $tag->getContent();
+            if (! \class_exists($transformer)) {
+                // if we can't find the transformer we can't generate a response
+                return;
+            }
+            $demoData = [];
+
+            $reflection = new ReflectionClass($transformer);
+            $method = $reflection->getMethod('transform');
+            $parameter = \array_first($method->getParameters());
+            $type = null;
+            if ($modelTag) {
+                $type = $modelTag->getContent();
+            }
+            if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.0.0') >= 0 && \is_null($type)) {
+                // we can only get the type with reflection for PHP 7
+                if ($parameter->hasType() &&
+                    ! $parameter->getType()->isBuiltin() &&
+                    \class_exists((string) $parameter->getType())) {
+                    //we have a type
+                    $type = (string) $parameter->getType();
+                }
+            }
+            if ($type) {
+                // we have a class so we try to create an instance
+                $demoData = new $type;
+                try {
+                    // try a factory
+                    $demoData = \factory($type)->make();
+                } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                    if ($demoData instanceof \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model) {
+                        // we can't use a factory but can try to get one from the database
+                        try {
+                            // check if we can find one
+                            $newDemoData = $type::first();
+                            if ($newDemoData) {
+                                $demoData = $newDemoData;
+                            }
+                        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                            // do nothing
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            $fractal = new Manager();
+            $resource = [];
+            if ($tag->getName() == 'transformer') {
+                // just one
+                $resource = new Item($demoData, new $transformer);
+            }
+            if ($tag->getName() == 'transformercollection') {
+                // a collection
+                $resource = new Collection([$demoData, $demoData], new $transformer);
+            }
+
+            return \response($fractal->createData($resource)->toJson());
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // it isn't possible to parse the transformer
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/LaravelGenerator.php b/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/LaravelGenerator.php
index 4dcce93f..353db332 100644
--- a/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/LaravelGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Mpociot/ApiDoc/Generators/LaravelGenerator.php
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Mpociot\ApiDoc\Generators;
 
-use ReflectionClass;
-use League\Fractal\Manager;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Route;
-use League\Fractal\Resource\Item;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
-use Mpociot\Reflection\DocBlock\Tag;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
-use League\Fractal\Resource\Collection;
 
 class LaravelGenerator extends AbstractGenerator
 {
@@ -97,97 +92,4 @@ public function callRoute($method, $uri, $parameters = [], $cookies = [], $files
 
         return $response;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Get a response from the transformer tags.
-     *
-     * @param array $tags
-     *
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    protected function getTransformerResponse($tags)
-    {
-        try {
-            $transFormerTags = array_filter($tags, function ($tag) {
-                if (! ($tag instanceof Tag)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                return \in_array(\strtolower($tag->getName()), ['transformer', 'transformercollection']);
-            });
-            if (empty($transFormerTags)) {
-                // we didn't have any of the tags so goodbye
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            $modelTag = array_first(array_filter($tags, function ($tag) {
-                if (! ($tag instanceof Tag)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                return \in_array(\strtolower($tag->getName()), ['transformermodel']);
-            }));
-            $tag = \array_first($transFormerTags);
-            $transformer = $tag->getContent();
-            if (! \class_exists($transformer)) {
-                // if we can't find the transformer we can't generate a response
-                return;
-            }
-            $demoData = [];
-
-            $reflection = new ReflectionClass($transformer);
-            $method = $reflection->getMethod('transform');
-            $parameter = \array_first($method->getParameters());
-            $type = null;
-            if ($modelTag) {
-                $type = $modelTag->getContent();
-            }
-            if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.0.0') >= 0 && \is_null($type)) {
-                // we can only get the type with reflection for PHP 7
-                if ($parameter->hasType() &&
-                ! $parameter->getType()->isBuiltin() &&
-                \class_exists((string) $parameter->getType())) {
-                    //we have a type
-                    $type = (string) $parameter->getType();
-                }
-            }
-            if ($type) {
-                // we have a class so we try to create an instance
-                $demoData = new $type;
-                try {
-                    // try a factory
-                    $demoData = \factory($type)->make();
-                } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                    if ($demoData instanceof \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model) {
-                        // we can't use a factory but can try to get one from the database
-                        try {
-                            // check if we can find one
-                            $newDemoData = $type::first();
-                            if ($newDemoData) {
-                                $demoData = $newDemoData;
-                            }
-                        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                            // do nothing
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            $fractal = new Manager();
-            $resource = [];
-            if ($tag->getName() == 'transformer') {
-                // just one
-                $resource = new Item($demoData, new $transformer);
-            }
-            if ($tag->getName() == 'transformercollection') {
-                // a collection
-                $resource = new Collection([$demoData, $demoData], new $transformer);
-            }
-
-            return \response($fractal->createData($resource)->toJson());
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            // it isn't possible to parse the transformer
-            return;
-        }
-    }
 }