class API
    def initialize(...)
        @faraday = Faraday.new(...) do |c|
            c.blahblah
        end
    end

    class GenericAPIThing
        def initialize(name)
            @name = name
        end

    class SpecificAPIThing < GenericAPIThing
        def initialize(*)
            super
        end

        def actionforspecificthing(var)
            @faraday.get(var)
        end
    end
end