1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client.rb b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client.rb
index cbd9ff406de..955d2307f88 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client.rb
@@ -228,10 +228,18 @@ module Gitlab
       path.read.chomp
     end
 
+    def self.timestamp(t)
+      Google::Protobuf::Timestamp.new(seconds: t.to_i)
+    end
+
     def self.encode(s)
       s.dup.force_encoding(Encoding::ASCII_8BIT)
     end
 
+    def self.encode_repeated(a)
+      Google::Protobuf::RepeatedField.new(:bytes, a.map { |s| self.encode(s) } )
+    end
+
     # Count a stack. Used for n+1 detection
     def self.count_stack
       return unless RequestStore.active?