--- a/src/com/tmate/hgkit/ll/HgRepository.java	Tue Jan 11 04:34:34 2011 +0100
+++ b/src/com/tmate/hgkit/ll/HgRepository.java	Tue Jan 11 04:37:29 2011 +0100
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 public abstract class HgRepository {
 
 	public static final int TIP = -1;
+	// TODO NULLNODEID
 
 	// temp aux marker method
 	public static IllegalStateException notImplemented() {

--- a/src/com/tmate/hgkit/ll/Revlog.java	Tue Jan 11 04:34:34 2011 +0100
+++ b/src/com/tmate/hgkit/ll/Revlog.java	Tue Jan 11 04:37:29 2011 +0100
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
  */
 package com.tmate.hgkit.ll;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author artem
@@ -27,12 +34,90 @@
 	public int getRevisionCount() {
 		return content.revisionCount();
 	}
-
+	
 	// FIXME byte[] data might be too expensive, for few usecases it may be better to have intermediate Access object (when we don't need full data 
 	// instantly - e.g. calculate hash, or comparing two revisions
+	// XXX seems that RevlogStream is better place for this class. 
 	public interface Inspector {
 		// XXX boolean retVal to indicate whether to continue?
 		// TODO specify nodeid and data length, and reuse policy (i.e. if revlog stream doesn't reuse nodeid[] for each call) 
 		void next(int revisionNumber, int actualLen, int baseRevision, int linkRevision, int parent1Revision, int parent2Revision, byte[/*20*/] nodeid, byte[] data);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * XXX think over if it's better to do either:
+	 * pw = getChangelog().new ParentWalker(); pw.init() and pass pw instance around as needed
+	 * or
+	 * add Revlog#getParentWalker(), static class, make cons() and #init package-local, and keep SoftReference to allow walker reuse.
+	 * 
+	 *  and yes, walker is not a proper name
+	 */
+	public final class ParentWalker {
+		private Map<Nodeid, Nodeid> firstParent;
+		private Map<Nodeid, Nodeid> secondParent;
+		private Set<Nodeid> allNodes;
+
+		public ParentWalker() {
+			firstParent = secondParent = Collections.emptyMap();
+			allNodes = Collections.emptySet();
+		}
+		
+		public void init() {
+			final RevlogStream stream = Revlog.this.content;
+			final int revisionCount = stream.revisionCount();
+			firstParent = new HashMap<Nodeid, Nodeid>(revisionCount);
+			secondParent = new HashMap<Nodeid, Nodeid>(firstParent.size() >> 1); // assume branches/merges are less frequent
+			allNodes = new LinkedHashSet<Nodeid>();
+			
+			Inspector insp = new Inspector() {
+				final Nodeid[] sequentialRevisionNodeids = new Nodeid[revisionCount];
+				int ix = 0;
+				public void next(int revisionNumber, int actualLen, int baseRevision, int linkRevision, int parent1Revision, int parent2Revision, byte[] nodeid, byte[] data) {
+					if (ix != revisionNumber) {
+						// XXX temp code, just to make sure I understand what's going on here
+						throw new IllegalStateException();
+					}
+					if (parent1Revision >= revisionNumber || parent2Revision >= revisionNumber) {
+						throw new IllegalStateException(); // sanity, revisions are sequential
+					}
+					final Nodeid nid = new Nodeid(nodeid, true);
+					sequentialRevisionNodeids[ix++] = nid;
+					allNodes.add(nid);
+					if (parent1Revision != -1) {
+						firstParent.put(nid, sequentialRevisionNodeids[parent1Revision]);
+						if (parent2Revision != -1) {
+							secondParent.put(nid, sequentialRevisionNodeids[parent2Revision]);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			};
+			stream.iterate(0, -1, false, insp);
+		}
+		
+		public Set<Nodeid> allNodes() {
+			return Collections.unmodifiableSet(allNodes);
+		}
+
+		// null if none
+		public Nodeid firstParent(Nodeid nid) {
+			return firstParent.get(nid);
+		}
+		
+		public Nodeid secondParent(Nodeid nid) {
+			return secondParent.get(nid);
+		}
+
+		public boolean appendParentsOf(Nodeid nid, Collection<Nodeid> c) {
+			Nodeid p1 = firstParent(nid);
+			boolean modified = false;
+			if (p1 != null) {
+				modified = c.add(p1);
+				Nodeid p2 = secondParent(nid);
+				if (p2 != null) {
+					modified = c.add(p2) || modified;
+				}
+			}
+			return modified;
+		}
+	}
 }