1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/RefRight.java b/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/RefRight.java
index 0db09e49d1..ec70051aed 100644
--- a/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/RefRight.java
+++ b/gerrit-reviewdb/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/reviewdb/RefRight.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public final class RefRight {
   /** Pattern that matches all references in a project. */
   public static final String ALL = "refs/*";
 
+  /** Prefix that triggers a regular expression pattern. */
+  public static final String REGEX_PREFIX = "^";
+
   public static class RefPattern extends
       StringKey<com.google.gwtorm.client.Key<?>> {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;