diff --git a/src/utils/common.cpp b/src/utils/common.cpp
@@ -23,3 +23,51 @@ std::string get_current_git_path()
 // sub->add_option("directory", directory, "info about directory arg")
 //     ->check(CLI::ExistingDirectory | CLI::NonexistentPath)
 //     ->default_val(std::filesystem::current_path());
+
+git_strarray_wrapper::git_strarray_wrapper(std::vector<std::string> patterns)
+    : m_patterns(std::move(patterns))
+{
+    init_str_array();
+}
+
+git_strarray_wrapper::git_strarray_wrapper(git_strarray_wrapper&& rhs)
+    : m_patterns(std::move(rhs.m_patterns))
+{
+    init_str_array();
+    rhs.reset_str_array();
+}
+
+git_strarray_wrapper& git_strarray_wrapper::operator=(git_strarray_wrapper&& rhs)
+{
+    using std::swap;
+    swap(m_patterns, rhs.m_patterns);
+    swap(m_array.strings, rhs.m_array.strings);
+    swap(m_array.count, rhs.m_array.count);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+git_strarray_wrapper::~git_strarray_wrapper()
+{
+    reset_str_array();
+}
+
+git_strarray_wrapper::operator git_strarray*()
+{
+    return &m_array;
+}
+
+void git_strarray_wrapper::reset_str_array()
+{
+    delete[] m_array.strings;
+    m_array={nullptr, 0};
+}
+
+void git_strarray_wrapper::init_str_array()
+{
+    m_array.strings = new char*[m_patterns.size()];
+    m_array.count = m_patterns.size();
+    for (size_t i=0; i<m_patterns.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        m_array.strings[i] = const_cast<char*>(m_patterns[i].c_str());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/common.hpp b/src/utils/common.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <git2.h>
 
 class noncopyable_nonmovable
 {
@@ -57,3 +60,30 @@ class libgit2_object : private noncopyable_nonmovable
 };
 
 std::string get_current_git_path();
+
+class git_strarray_wrapper
+{
+public:
+    git_strarray_wrapper()
+        : m_patterns{}
+        , m_array{nullptr, 0}
+    {}
+    git_strarray_wrapper(std::vector<std::string> patterns);
+
+    git_strarray_wrapper(const git_strarray_wrapper&) = delete;
+    git_strarray_wrapper& operator=(const git_strarray_wrapper&) = delete;
+
+    git_strarray_wrapper(git_strarray_wrapper&& rhs);
+    git_strarray_wrapper& operator=(git_strarray_wrapper&&);
+
+    ~git_strarray_wrapper();
+
+    operator git_strarray*();
+
+private:
+    std::vector<std::string> m_patterns;
+    git_strarray m_array;
+
+    void reset_str_array();
+    void init_str_array();
+};