diff --git a/bots-common/utils.go b/bots-common/utils.go
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+++ b/bots-common/utils.go
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+package common
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Autogits.
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2024 SUSE LLC
+ *
+ * Autogits is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+ * version.
+ *
+ * Autogits 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * Foobar. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func SplitStringNoEmpty(str, sep string) []string {
+	return slices.DeleteFunc(strings.Split(str, sep), func(s string) bool {
+		return len(s) == 0
+	})
+}