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+module Gitlab
+  module SQL
+    module Glob
+      extend self
+
+      # Convert a simple glob pattern with wildcard (*) to SQL LIKE pattern
+      # with SQL expression
+      def to_like(pattern)
+        <<~SQL
+          REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(#{pattern},
+                                  #{q('%')}, #{q('\\%')}),
+                          #{q('_')}, #{q('\\_')}),
+                  #{q('*')}, #{q('%')})
+        SQL
+      end
+
+      def q(string)
+        ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote(string)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end