diff --git a/src/util/util/extensions/String.test.ts b/src/util/util/extensions/String.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5cc9292e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util/extensions/String.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import moduleAlias from "module-alias";
+moduleAlias();
+import './String';
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+describe("String extensions", () => {
+
+ it("globToRegexp", () => {
+ const pattern = "file-*.txt";
+ const regex = pattern.globToRegexp();
+ assert.ok(regex.test("file-123.txt"));
+ });
+
+});
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diff --git a/src/util/util/extensions/String.ts b/src/util/util/extensions/String.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce9b1a513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util/extensions/String.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+ Copyright (C) 2025 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+declare global {
+ interface String {
+ globToRegexp(flags?: string): RegExp;
+ }
+}
+
+export function stringGlobToRegexp(str: string, flags?: string): RegExp {
+ // Convert simple wildcard patterns to regex
+ const escaped = str.replace(".", "\\.")
+ .replace("?", ".")
+ .replace("*", ".*")
+ return new RegExp(escaped, flags);
+}
+
+// Register extensions
+if (!String.prototype.globToRegexp)
+ String.prototype.globToRegexp = function (str: string, flags?: string) {
+ return stringGlobToRegexp.call(null, str, flags);
+ };
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diff --git a/src/util/util/extensions/index.ts b/src/util/util/extensions/index.ts
index 3bde4f7f0..e006591f8 100644
--- a/src/util/util/extensions/index.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/extensions/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
export * from "./Array";
export * from "./Math";
export * from "./Url";
-export * from "./Object";
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+export * from "./Object";
+export * from "./String";
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