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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Git
+    module Finders
+      class RefsFinder
+        attr_reader :repository, :search, :ref_type
+
+        UnknownRefTypeError = Class.new(StandardError)
+
+        def initialize(repository, search:, ref_type:)
+          @repository = repository
+          @search = search
+          @ref_type = ref_type
+        end
+
+        def execute
+          pattern = [prefix, search, "*"].compact.join
+
+          repository.list_refs(
+            [pattern]
+          )
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def prefix
+          case ref_type
+          when :branches
+            Gitlab::Git::BRANCH_REF_PREFIX
+          when :tags
+            Gitlab::Git::TAG_REF_PREFIX
+          else
+            raise UnknownRefTypeError, "ref_type must be one of [:branches, :tags]"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end