diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/StudeezViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/be/ugent/sel/studeez/screens/StudeezViewModel.kt
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+package be.ugent.sel.studeez.screens
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.snackbar.SnackbarManager
+import be.ugent.sel.studeez.common.snackbar.SnackbarMessage.Companion.toSnackbarMessage
+import be.ugent.sel.studeez.domain.LogService
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineExceptionHandler
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+
+open class StudeezViewModel(private val logService: LogService) : ViewModel() {
+    fun launchCatching(snackbar: Boolean = true, block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit) =
+        viewModelScope.launch(
+            CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, throwable ->
+                if (snackbar) {
+                    SnackbarManager.showMessage(throwable.toSnackbarMessage())
+                }
+                logService.logNonFatalCrash(throwable)
+            },
+            block = block
+        )
+}
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