6 files changed, 41 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/git/objects/commit.py b/git/objects/commit.py
index 45a821a1..c201780c 100644
--- a/git/objects/commit.py
+++ b/git/objects/commit.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ from git.util import (
 						Actor,
 						RepoAliasMixin,
 						Iterable,
-						Actor
+						Actor,
+						Stats
 						)
 
 from util import (
diff --git a/git/test/objects/lib.py b/git/test/objects/lib.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c146833d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/test/objects/lib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""Provide customized obhject testing facilities"""
+
+from git.test.lib import (
+							rorepo_dir,
+							TestBase,
+							assert_equal,
+							assert_not_equal,
+							with_rw_repo,
+							StringProcessAdapter,
+						)
+from git.repo import Repo
+
+class TestObjectBase(TestBase):
+	"""Provides a default read-only repository in the rorepo member"""
+	
+	@classmethod
+	def setUpAll(cls):
+		cls.rorepo = Repo(rorepo_dir())
diff --git a/git/test/objects/test_blob.py b/git/test/objects/test_blob.py
index a6de7fb7..58ac25b7 100644
--- a/git/test/objects/test_blob.py
+++ b/git/test/objects/test_blob.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under
 # the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 
-from git.test.lib import TestBase
-from git import *
+from lib import *
+from git.objects.blob import *
 from git.util import hex_to_bin
 
-class TestBlob(TestBase):
+class TestBlob(TestObjectBase):
 	
 	def test_mime_type_should_return_mime_type_for_known_types(self):
 		blob = Blob(self.rorepo, **{'binsha': Blob.NULL_BIN_SHA, 'path': 'foo.png'})
diff --git a/git/test/objects/test_commit.py b/git/test/objects/test_commit.py
index 3ccff228..80326fe9 100644
--- a/git/test/objects/test_commit.py
+++ b/git/test/objects/test_commit.py
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under
 # the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 
-from git.test.lib import TestBase
-from git import *
-from git import IStream
-from git.util import hex_to_bin
+from lib import *
+from git.objects.commit import *
+from git.base import IStream
+
+from git.util import (
+						hex_to_bin,
+						Actor,
+					)
 
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 import time
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ def assert_commit_serialization(rwrepo, commit_id, print_performance_info=False)
 	# END handle performance info
 	
 
-class TestCommit(TestBase):
+class TestCommit(TestObjectBase):
 
 	def test_bake(self):
 
diff --git a/git/test/objects/test_submodule.py b/git/test/objects/test_submodule.py
index cb5fd33f..b3405a96 100644
--- a/git/test/objects/test_submodule.py
+++ b/git/test/objects/test_submodule.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under
 # the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 
-from git.test.lib import TestBase
+from lib import *
 from git.exc import *
 from git.objects.submodule.base import Submodule
 from git.objects.submodule.root import RootModule, RootUpdateProgress
 from git.util import to_native_path_linux, join_path_native
+
 import shutil
 import git
 import os
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class TestRootProgress(RootUpdateProgress):
 		
 prog = TestRootProgress()
 
-class TestSubmodule(TestBase):
+class TestSubmodule(TestObjectBase):
 
 	k_subm_current = "468cad66ff1f80ddaeee4123c24e4d53a032c00d"
 	k_subm_changed = "394ed7006ee5dc8bddfd132b64001d5dfc0ffdd3"
diff --git a/git/test/objects/test_tree.py b/git/test/objects/test_tree.py
index af32aeb9..bc8d3f97 100644
--- a/git/test/objects/test_tree.py
+++ b/git/test/objects/test_tree.py
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under
 # the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 
-import os
-from git.test.lib import TestBase
-from git import *
+
+from lib import *
 from git.objects.fun import (
 								traverse_tree_recursive,
 								traverse_trees_recursive
 							)
+from git.objects.blob import Blob
+from git.objects.tree import Tree
 from cStringIO import StringIO
+import os
 
-class TestTree(TestBase):
+class TestTree(TestObjectBase):
 	
 	def test_serializable(self):
 		# tree at the given commit contains a submodule as well