diff --git a/swh/loader/git/base.py b/swh/loader/git/base.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/loader/git/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+from typing import Iterable
+
+from swh.loader.core.loader import BaseLoader
+from swh.model.model import (
+    BaseContent,
+    Content,
+    Directory,
+    Release,
+    Revision,
+    SkippedContent,
+    Snapshot,
+)
+
+
+class BaseGitLoader(BaseLoader):
+    """This base class is a pattern for both git loaders
+
+    Those loaders are able to load all the data in one go.
+    """
+
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        """Clean up an eventual state installed for computations."""
+        pass
+
+    def has_contents(self) -> bool:
+        """Checks whether we need to load contents"""
+        return True
+
+    def get_contents(self) -> Iterable[BaseContent]:
+        """Get the contents that need to be loaded"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def has_directories(self) -> bool:
+        """Checks whether we need to load directories"""
+        return True
+
+    def get_directories(self) -> Iterable[Directory]:
+        """Get the directories that need to be loaded"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def has_revisions(self) -> bool:
+        """Checks whether we need to load revisions"""
+        return True
+
+    def get_revisions(self) -> Iterable[Revision]:
+        """Get the revisions that need to be loaded"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def has_releases(self) -> bool:
+        """Checks whether we need to load releases"""
+        return True
+
+    def get_releases(self) -> Iterable[Release]:
+        """Get the releases that need to be loaded"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def get_snapshot(self) -> Snapshot:
+        """Get the snapshot that needs to be loaded"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def eventful(self) -> bool:
+        """Whether the load was eventful"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def store_data(self) -> None:
+        assert self.origin
+        if self.save_data_path:
+            self.save_data()
+
+        if self.has_contents():
+            for obj in self.get_contents():
+                if isinstance(obj, Content):
+                    self.storage.content_add([obj])
+                elif isinstance(obj, SkippedContent):
+                    self.storage.skipped_content_add([obj])
+                else:
+                    raise TypeError(f"Unexpected content type: {obj}")
+        if self.has_directories():
+            for directory in self.get_directories():
+                self.storage.directory_add([directory])
+        if self.has_revisions():
+            for revision in self.get_revisions():
+                self.storage.revision_add([revision])
+        if self.has_releases():
+            for release in self.get_releases():
+                self.storage.release_add([release])
+        snapshot = self.get_snapshot()
+        self.storage.snapshot_add([snapshot])
+        self.flush()
+        self.loaded_snapshot_id = snapshot.id
diff --git a/swh/loader/git/from_disk.py b/swh/loader/git/from_disk.py
--- a/swh/loader/git/from_disk.py
+++ b/swh/loader/git/from_disk.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 import dulwich.objects
 import dulwich.repo
 
-from swh.loader.core.loader import DVCSLoader
 from swh.model import hashutil
 from swh.model.model import Snapshot, SnapshotBranch, TargetType
 from swh.storage.algos.origin import origin_get_latest_visit_status
 from swh.storage.interface import StorageInterface
 
 from . import converters, utils
+from .base import BaseGitLoader
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 
 @deprecated(version="1.1", reason="Use `swh.loader.git.loader.GitLoader` instead")
-class GitLoaderFromDisk(DVCSLoader):
+class GitLoaderFromDisk(BaseGitLoader):
     """Load a git repository from a directory."""
 
     visit_type = "git"
diff --git a/swh/loader/git/loader.py b/swh/loader/git/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/git/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/git/loader.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from dulwich.pack import PackData, PackInflater
 
 from swh.core.statsd import Statsd
-from swh.loader.core.loader import DVCSLoader
 from swh.loader.exception import NotFound
 from swh.model import hashutil
 from swh.model.model import (
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 from swh.storage.interface import StorageInterface
 
 from . import converters, dumb, utils
+from .base import BaseGitLoader
 from .utils import HexBytes
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     pack_size: int
 
 
-class GitLoader(DVCSLoader):
+class GitLoader(BaseGitLoader):
     """A bulk loader for a git repository
 
     Emits the following statsd stats: