diff --git a/src/fuzzy.cc b/src/fuzzy.cc
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+++ b/src/fuzzy.cc
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+#include "fuzzy.h"
+
+#include <doctest/doctest.h>
+
+Matcher::Matcher(const std::string& search) {
+  std::string real_search;
+  real_search.reserve(search.size() * 3 + 2);
+  for (auto c : search) {
+    real_search += ".*";
+    real_search += c;
+  }
+  real_search += ".*";
+
+  regex = std::regex(real_search,
+      std::regex_constants::ECMAScript |
+      std::regex_constants::icase |
+      std::regex_constants::optimize
+      //std::regex_constants::nosubs
+  );
+}
+
+bool Matcher::IsMatch(const std::string& value) {
+  //std::smatch match;
+  //return std::regex_match(value, match, regex);
+  return std::regex_match(value, regex, std::regex_constants::match_any);
+}
+
+TEST_SUITE("Matcher");
+
+TEST_CASE("sanity") {
+  Matcher m("abc");
+  // TODO: check case
+  CHECK(m.IsMatch("abc"));
+  CHECK(m.IsMatch("fooabc"));
+  CHECK(m.IsMatch("fooabc"));
+  CHECK(m.IsMatch("abc"));
+  CHECK(m.IsMatch("abcfoo"));
+  CHECK(m.IsMatch("11a11b11c11"));
+}
+
+TEST_SUITE_END();
diff --git a/src/fuzzy.h b/src/fuzzy.h
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+++ b/src/fuzzy.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <regex>
+
+struct Matcher {
+  Matcher(const std::string& search);
+
+  bool IsMatch(const std::string& value);
+  std::regex regex;
+};