diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index f005265..1290b8b 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ enable=anomalous-backslash-in-string,
         cyclic-import,
         dangerous-default-value,
         disallowed-name,
+        duplicate-code,
         empty-docstring,
         inconsistent-return-statements,
         invalid-name,
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/app.py b/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
index 8b5f671..4e68a87 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ class GenericHandler:
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
         self.app = self.config.get_app()
+        self.modules = {}
 
     @property
     def appname(self):
@@ -1139,3 +1140,35 @@ class GenericHandler:
         Returns the class :term:`spec` string for the handler.
         """
         return f'{cls.__module__}:{cls.__name__}'
+
+    def get_provider_modules(self, module_type):
+        """
+        Returns a list of all available modules of the given type.
+
+        Not all handlers would need such a thing, but notable ones
+        which do are the :term:`email handler` and :term:`report
+        handler`.  Both can obtain classes (emails or reports) from
+        arbitrary modules, and this method is used to locate them.
+
+        This will discover all modules exposed by the app
+        :term:`providers <provider>`, which expose an attribute with
+        name like ``f"{module_type}_modules"``.
+
+        :param module_type: Unique name referring to a particular
+           "type" of modules to locate, e.g. ``'email'``.
+
+        :returns: List of module objects.
+        """
+        if module_type not in self.modules:
+            self.modules[module_type] = []
+            for provider in self.app.providers.values():
+                name = f'{module_type}_modules'
+                if hasattr(provider, name):
+                    modules = getattr(provider, name)
+                    if modules:
+                        if isinstance(modules, str):
+                            modules = [modules]
+                        for modpath in modules:
+                            module = importlib.import_module(modpath)
+                            self.modules[module_type].append(module)
+        return self.modules[module_type]
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/email.py b/src/wuttjamaican/email.py
index 227a38d..43bc808 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/email.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/email.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 Email Handler
 """
 
-import importlib
 import logging
 import smtplib
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
@@ -305,20 +304,12 @@ class EmailHandler(GenericHandler):
 
         This will discover all email modules exposed by the
         :term:`app`, and/or its :term:`providers <provider>`.
-        """
-        if not hasattr(self, '_email_modules'):
-            self._email_modules = []
-            for provider in self.app.providers.values():
-                if hasattr(provider, 'email_modules'):
-                    modules = provider.email_modules
-                    if modules:
-                        if isinstance(modules, str):
-                            modules = [modules]
-                        for module in modules:
-                            module = importlib.import_module(module)
-                            self._email_modules.append(module)
 
-        return self._email_modules
+        Calls
+        :meth:`~wuttjamaican.app.GenericHandler.get_provider_modules()`
+        under the hood, for ``email`` module type.
+        """
+        return self.get_provider_modules('email')
 
     def get_email_settings(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/reports.py b/src/wuttjamaican/reports.py
index 7a55a19..0f84f87 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/reports.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/reports.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 Report Utilities
 """
 
-import importlib
-
 from wuttjamaican.app import GenericHandler
 
 
@@ -143,20 +141,12 @@ class ReportHandler(GenericHandler):
 
         This will discover all report modules exposed by the
         :term:`app`, and/or its :term:`providers <provider>`.
-        """
-        if not hasattr(self, '_report_modules'):
-            self._report_modules = []
-            for provider in self.app.providers.values():
-                if hasattr(provider, 'report_modules'):
-                    modules = provider.report_modules
-                    if modules:
-                        if isinstance(modules, str):
-                            modules = [modules]
-                        for module in modules:
-                            module = importlib.import_module(module)
-                            self._report_modules.append(module)
 
-        return self._report_modules
+        Calls
+        :meth:`~wuttjamaican.app.GenericHandler.get_provider_modules()`
+        under the hood, for ``report`` module type.
+        """
+        return self.get_provider_modules('report')
 
     def get_reports(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index e05334d..e75b527 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ class TestGenericHandler(ConfigTestCase):
         kw.setdefault('appname', 'wuttatest')
         return super().make_config(**kw)
 
+    def make_handler(self, **kwargs):
+        return mod.GenericHandler(self.config, **kwargs)
+
     def test_constructor(self):
         handler = mod.GenericHandler(self.config)
         self.assertIs(handler.config, self.config)
@@ -769,3 +772,30 @@ class TestGenericHandler(ConfigTestCase):
 
     def test_get_spec(self):
         self.assertEqual(mod.GenericHandler.get_spec(), 'wuttjamaican.app:GenericHandler')
+
+    def test_get_provider_modules(self):
+
+        # no providers, no email modules
+        with patch.object(self.app, 'providers', new={}):
+            handler = self.make_handler()
+            self.assertEqual(handler.get_provider_modules('email'), [])
+
+        # provider may specify modules as list
+        providers = {
+            'wuttatest': MagicMock(email_modules=['wuttjamaican.app']),
+        }
+        with patch.object(self.app, 'providers', new=providers):
+            handler = self.make_handler()
+            modules = handler.get_provider_modules('email')
+            self.assertEqual(len(modules), 1)
+            self.assertIs(modules[0], mod)
+
+        # provider may specify modules as string
+        providers = {
+            'wuttatest': MagicMock(email_modules='wuttjamaican.app'),
+        }
+        with patch.object(self.app, 'providers', new=providers):
+            handler = self.make_handler()
+            modules = handler.get_provider_modules('email')
+            self.assertEqual(len(modules), 1)
+            self.assertIs(modules[0], mod)