diff --git a/filter_plugins/format_rev.py b/filter_plugins/format_rev.py
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+++ b/filter_plugins/format_rev.py
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+from jinja2.utils import soft_unicode
+
+
+class FilterModule:
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            "format_rev": format_rev,
+        }
+
+
+def format_rev(text, fmt, *args, **kwargs):
+    return fmt.format(text, *args, **kwargs)