diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/Slack/SlackRecord.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/Slack/SlackRecord.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c64ef4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/Slack/SlackRecord.php
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Monolog package.
+ *
+ * (c) Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Monolog\Handler\Slack;
+
+use Monolog\Logger;
+use Monolog\Formatter\LineFormatter;
+use Monolog\Formatter\FormatterInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Slack record utility helping to log to Slack webhooks or API.
+ *
+ * @author Greg Kedzierski <greg@gregkedzierski.com>
+ * @author Haralan Dobrev <hkdobrev@gmail.com>
+ * @see    https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks
+ * @see    https://api.slack.com/docs/message-attachments
+ */
+class SlackRecord
+{
+    /**
+     * Slack channel (encoded ID or name)
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $channel;
+
+    /**
+     * Name of a bot
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $username;
+
+    /**
+     * Emoji icon name
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $iconEmoji;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the message should be added to Slack as attachment (plain text otherwise)
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $useAttachment;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the the context/extra messages added to Slack as attachments are in a short style
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $useShortAttachment;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the attachment should include context and extra data
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $includeContextAndExtra;
+
+    /**
+     * @var FormatterInterface
+     */
+    private $formatter;
+
+    /**
+     * @var LineFormatter
+     */
+    private $lineFormatter;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        $channel,
+        $username = 'Monolog',
+        $useAttachment = true,
+        $iconEmoji = null,
+        $useShortAttachment = false,
+        $includeContextAndExtra = false,
+        FormatterInterface $formatter = null
+    ) {
+        $this->channel = $channel;
+        $this->username = $username;
+        $this->iconEmoji = trim($iconEmoji, ':');
+        $this->useAttachment = $useAttachment;
+        $this->useShortAttachment = $useShortAttachment;
+        $this->includeContextAndExtra = $includeContextAndExtra;
+        $this->formatter = $formatter;
+
+        if ($this->includeContextAndExtra && $this->useShortAttachment) {
+            $this->lineFormatter = new LineFormatter();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getSlackData(array $record)
+    {
+        $dataArray = array(
+            'channel'     => $this->channel,
+            'username'    => $this->username,
+            'text'        => '',
+            'attachments' => array(),
+        );
+
+        if ($this->formatter) {
+            $message = $this->formatter->format($record);
+        } else {
+            $message = $record['message'];
+        }
+
+        if ($this->useAttachment) {
+            $attachment = array(
+                'fallback' => $message,
+                'color'    => $this->getAttachmentColor($record['level']),
+                'fields'   => array(),
+            );
+
+            if ($this->useShortAttachment) {
+                $attachment['title'] = $record['level_name'];
+                $attachment['text'] = $message;
+            } else {
+                $attachment['title'] = 'Message';
+                $attachment['text'] = $message;
+                $attachment['fields'][] = array(
+                    'title' => 'Level',
+                    'value' => $record['level_name'],
+                    'short' => true,
+                );
+            }
+
+            if ($this->includeContextAndExtra) {
+                if (!empty($record['extra'])) {
+                    if ($this->useShortAttachment) {
+                        $attachment['fields'][] = array(
+                            'title' => "Extra",
+                            'value' => $this->stringify($record['extra']),
+                            'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        // Add all extra fields as individual fields in attachment
+                        foreach ($record['extra'] as $var => $val) {
+                            $attachment['fields'][] = array(
+                                'title' => $var,
+                                'value' => $val,
+                                'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!empty($record['context'])) {
+                    if ($this->useShortAttachment) {
+                        $attachment['fields'][] = array(
+                            'title' => "Context",
+                            'value' => $this->stringify($record['context']),
+                            'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        // Add all context fields as individual fields in attachment
+                        foreach ($record['context'] as $var => $val) {
+                            $attachment['fields'][] = array(
+                                'title' => $var,
+                                'value' => $val,
+                                'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            $dataArray['attachments'] = json_encode(array($attachment));
+        } else {
+            $dataArray['text'] = $message;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->iconEmoji) {
+            $dataArray['icon_emoji'] = ":{$this->iconEmoji}:";
+        }
+
+        return $dataArray;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returned a Slack message attachment color associated with
+     * provided level.
+     *
+     * @param  int    $level
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAttachmentColor($level)
+    {
+        switch (true) {
+            case $level >= Logger::ERROR:
+                return 'danger';
+            case $level >= Logger::WARNING:
+                return 'warning';
+            case $level >= Logger::INFO:
+                return 'good';
+            default:
+                return '#e3e4e6';
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stringifies an array of key/value pairs to be used in attachment fields
+     *
+     * @param  array  $fields
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function stringify($fields)
+    {
+        $string = '';
+        foreach ($fields as $var => $val) {
+            $string .= $var.': '.$this->lineFormatter->stringify($val)." | ";
+        }
+
+        $string = rtrim($string, " |");
+
+        return $string;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php
index 3de2576a..1bbe8241 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace Monolog\Handler;
 
 use Monolog\Logger;
-use Monolog\Formatter\LineFormatter;
+use Monolog\Handler\Slack\SlackRecord;
 
 /**
  * Sends notifications through Slack API
@@ -29,45 +29,10 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
     private $token;
 
     /**
-     * Slack channel (encoded ID or name)
-     * @var string
+     * Instance of the SlackRecord util class preparing data for Slack API.
+     * @var SlackRecord
      */
-    private $channel;
-
-    /**
-     * Name of a bot
-     * @var string
-     */
-    private $username;
-
-    /**
-     * Emoji icon name
-     * @var string
-     */
-    private $iconEmoji;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether the message should be added to Slack as attachment (plain text otherwise)
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    private $useAttachment;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether the the context/extra messages added to Slack as attachments are in a short style
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    private $useShortAttachment;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether the attachment should include context and extra data
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    private $includeContextAndExtra;
-
-    /**
-     * @var LineFormatter
-     */
-    private $lineFormatter;
+    private $slackRecord;
 
     /**
      * @param  string                    $token                  Slack API token
@@ -81,25 +46,36 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
      * @param  bool                      $includeContextAndExtra Whether the attachment should include context and extra data
      * @throws MissingExtensionException If no OpenSSL PHP extension configured
      */
-    public function __construct($token, $channel, $username = 'Monolog', $useAttachment = true, $iconEmoji = null, $level = Logger::CRITICAL, $bubble = true, $useShortAttachment = false, $includeContextAndExtra = false)
-    {
+    public function __construct(
+        $token,
+        $channel,
+        $username = 'Monolog',
+        $useAttachment = true,
+        $iconEmoji = null,
+        $level = Logger::CRITICAL,
+        $bubble = true,
+        $useShortAttachment = false,
+        $includeContextAndExtra = false
+    ) {
         if (!extension_loaded('openssl')) {
-            throw new MissingExtensionException('The OpenSSL PHP extension is required to use the SlackHandler');
+            throw new MissingExtensionException(
+                'The OpenSSL PHP extension is required to use the SlackHandler'
+            );
         }
 
         parent::__construct('ssl://slack.com:443', $level, $bubble);
 
-        $this->token = $token;
-        $this->channel = $channel;
-        $this->username = $username;
-        $this->iconEmoji = trim($iconEmoji, ':');
-        $this->useAttachment = $useAttachment;
-        $this->useShortAttachment = $useShortAttachment;
-        $this->includeContextAndExtra = $includeContextAndExtra;
+        $this->slackRecord = new SlackRecord(
+            $channel,
+            $username,
+            $useAttachment,
+            $iconEmoji,
+            $useShortAttachment,
+            $includeContextAndExtra,
+            $this->formatter
+        );
 
-        if ($this->includeContextAndExtra && $this->useShortAttachment) {
-            $this->lineFormatter = new LineFormatter;
-        }
+        $this->token = $token;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -136,88 +112,8 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
      */
     protected function prepareContentData($record)
     {
-        $dataArray = array(
-            'token'       => $this->token,
-            'channel'     => $this->channel,
-            'username'    => $this->username,
-            'text'        => '',
-            'attachments' => array(),
-        );
-
-        if ($this->formatter) {
-            $message = $this->formatter->format($record);
-        } else {
-            $message = $record['message'];
-        }
-
-        if ($this->useAttachment) {
-            $attachment = array(
-                'fallback' => $message,
-                'color'    => $this->getAttachmentColor($record['level']),
-                'fields'   => array(),
-            );
-
-            if ($this->useShortAttachment) {
-                $attachment['title'] = $record['level_name'];
-                $attachment['text'] = $message;
-            } else {
-                $attachment['title'] = 'Message';
-                $attachment['text'] = $message;
-                $attachment['fields'][] = array(
-                    'title' => 'Level',
-                    'value' => $record['level_name'],
-                    'short' => true,
-                );
-            }
-
-            if ($this->includeContextAndExtra) {
-                if (!empty($record['extra'])) {
-                    if ($this->useShortAttachment) {
-                        $attachment['fields'][] = array(
-                            'title' => "Extra",
-                            'value' => $this->stringify($record['extra']),
-                            'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        // Add all extra fields as individual fields in attachment
-                        foreach ($record['extra'] as $var => $val) {
-                            $attachment['fields'][] = array(
-                                'title' => $var,
-                                'value' => $val,
-                                'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (!empty($record['context'])) {
-                    if ($this->useShortAttachment) {
-                        $attachment['fields'][] = array(
-                            'title' => "Context",
-                            'value' => $this->stringify($record['context']),
-                            'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        // Add all context fields as individual fields in attachment
-                        foreach ($record['context'] as $var => $val) {
-                            $attachment['fields'][] = array(
-                                'title' => $var,
-                                'value' => $val,
-                                'short' => $this->useShortAttachment,
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            $dataArray['attachments'] = json_encode(array($attachment));
-        } else {
-            $dataArray['text'] = $message;
-        }
-
-        if ($this->iconEmoji) {
-            $dataArray['icon_emoji'] = ":{$this->iconEmoji}:";
-        }
+        $dataArray = $this->slackRecord->getSlackData($record);
+        $dataArray['token'] = $this->token;
 
         return $dataArray;
     }
@@ -263,16 +159,7 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
      */
     protected function getAttachmentColor($level)
     {
-        switch (true) {
-            case $level >= Logger::ERROR:
-                return 'danger';
-            case $level >= Logger::WARNING:
-                return 'warning';
-            case $level >= Logger::INFO:
-                return 'good';
-            default:
-                return '#e3e4e6';
-        }
+        return $this->slackRecord->getAttachmentColor($level);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -283,13 +170,6 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
      */
     protected function stringify($fields)
     {
-        $string = '';
-        foreach ($fields as $var => $val) {
-            $string .= $var.': '.$this->lineFormatter->stringify($val)." | ";
-        }
-
-        $string = rtrim($string, " |");
-
-        return $string;
+        return $this->slackRecord->stringify($fields);
     }
 }