2 files changed, 20 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/__init__.py b/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/__init__.py
index bd03f3e..f25572d 100644
--- a/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/__init__.py
+++ b/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
 from pygithub3.requests.base import Request, ValidationError
-from pygithub3.resources.base import Raw
 from pygithub3.resources.pull_requests import PullRequest, File
 from pygithub3.resources.repos import Commit
 
@@ -22,11 +23,12 @@ class Create(Request):
         'required': ('base', 'head'),
     }
 
-    def validate_body(self, parsed):
-        if (not ('title' in parsed and 'body' in parsed) and
-            not 'issue' in parsed):
+    def clean_body(self):
+        if (not ('title' in self.body and 'body' in self.body) and
+            not 'issue' in self.body):
             raise ValidationError('pull request creation requires either an '
                                   'issue number or a title and body')
+        return self.body
 
 class Update(Request):
     uri = 'repos/{user}/{repo}/pulls/{number}'
@@ -36,10 +38,12 @@ class Update(Request):
         'required': (),
     }
 
-    def validate_body(self, body):
-        if 'state' in body and body['state'] not in ['open', 'closed']:
+    def clean_body(self):
+        if ('state' in self.body and
+            self.body['state'] not in ['open', 'closed']):
             raise ValidationError('If a state is specified, it must be one '
                                   'of "open" or "closed"')
+        return self.body
 
 
 class List_commits(Request):
@@ -52,14 +56,12 @@ class List_files(Request):
     resource = File
 
 
-class Merge_status(Request):
+class Is_merged(Request):
     uri = 'repos/{user}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/merge'
-    resource = Raw
 
 
 class Merge(Request):
     uri = 'repos/{user}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/merge'
-    resource = Raw
     body_schema = {
         'schema': ('commit_message',),
         'required': (),
diff --git a/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/comments.py b/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/comments.py
index fa1e5b6..dd69894 100644
--- a/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/comments.py
+++ b/pygithub3/requests/pull_requests/comments.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from pygithub3.requests.base import Request
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from pygithub3.requests.base import Request, ValidationError
 from pygithub3.resources.pull_requests import Comment
 
 
@@ -20,13 +22,14 @@ class Create(Request):
         'required': ('body',),
     }
 
-    def validate_body(self, body):
-        if (not ('commit_id' in body and
-                 'path' in body and
-                 'position' in body) and
-            not 'in_reply_to' in body):
+    def clean_body(self):
+        if (not ('commit_id' in self.body and
+                 'path' in self.body and
+                 'position' in self.body) and
+            not 'in_reply_to' in self.body):
             raise ValidationError('supply either in_reply_to or commit_id, '
                                   'path, and position')
+        return self.body
 
 
 class Edit(Request):