diff --git a/src/centpkg/__init__.py b/src/centpkg/__init__.py
index bcddd98..0b601d4 100644
--- a/src/centpkg/__init__.py
+++ b/src/centpkg/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ from pyrpkg import Commands, rpkgError
 from . import centos_cert
 from . import cli
 
+class DistGitDirectory(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, branchtext):
+        sigtobranchre = r'sig-(?P<signame>\w+)(?P<centosversion>\d)-?(?P<projectname>\w+)?-?(?P<releasename>\w+)?'
+        match = re.match(sigtobranchre, branchtext)
+        if match:
+            self.__dict__.update(match.groupdict())
+
 class Commands(pyrpkg.Commands):
     '''
         For the pyrpkg commands with centpkg behavior