diff --git a/cypress/integration/persistent-identifiers.spec.js b/cypress/integration/persistent-identifiers.spec.js
index 5327a2c2..f8071eb8 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/persistent-identifiers.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/persistent-identifiers.spec.js
@@ -1,270 +1,270 @@
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2019-2020  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
 let origin, originBadgeUrl, originBrowseUrl;
 let url, urlPrefix;
 let browsedObjectMetadata;
 let cntPid, cntPidWithOrigin, cntPidWithOriginAndLines;
 let dirPid, dirPidWithOrigin;
 let relPid, relPidWithOrigin;
 let revPid, revPidWithOrigin;
 let snpPid, snpPidWithOrigin;
 let testsData;
 const firstSelLine = 6;
 const lastSelLine = 12;
 
 describe('Persistent Identifiers Tests', function() {
 
   before(function() {
     origin = this.origin[1];
     url = `${this.Urls.browse_origin_content()}?origin_url=${origin.url}&path=${origin.content[0].path}`;
     url = `${url}&release=${origin.release}#L${firstSelLine}-L${lastSelLine}`;
     originBadgeUrl = this.Urls.swh_badge('origin', origin.url);
     originBrowseUrl = `${this.Urls.browse_origin()}?origin_url=${origin.url}`;
     cy.visit(url).window().then(win => {
       urlPrefix = `${win.location.protocol}//${win.location.hostname}`;
       if (win.location.port) {
         urlPrefix += `:${win.location.port}`;
       }
       browsedObjectMetadata = win.swh.webapp.getBrowsedSwhObjectMetadata();
       cntPid = `swh:1:cnt:${browsedObjectMetadata.sha1_git}`;
       cntPidWithOrigin = `${cntPid};origin=${origin.url}`;
       cntPidWithOriginAndLines = `${cntPidWithOrigin};lines=${firstSelLine}-${lastSelLine}`;
       dirPid = `swh:1:dir:${browsedObjectMetadata.directory}`;
       dirPidWithOrigin = `${dirPid};origin=${origin.url}`;
       revPid = `swh:1:rev:${browsedObjectMetadata.revision}`;
       revPidWithOrigin = `${revPid};origin=${origin.url}`;
       relPid = `swh:1:rel:${browsedObjectMetadata.release}`;
       relPidWithOrigin = `${relPid};origin=${origin.url}`;
       snpPid = `swh:1:snp:${browsedObjectMetadata.snapshot}`;
       snpPidWithOrigin = `${snpPid};origin=${origin.url}`;
 
       testsData = [
         {
           'objectType': 'content',
           'objectPids': [cntPidWithOriginAndLines, cntPidWithOrigin, cntPid],
           'badgeUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge('content', browsedObjectMetadata.sha1_git),
           'badgePidUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge_pid(cntPidWithOriginAndLines),
           'browseUrl': this.Urls.browse_swh_id(cntPidWithOriginAndLines)
         },
         {
           'objectType': 'directory',
           'objectPids': [dirPidWithOrigin, dirPid],
           'badgeUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge('directory', browsedObjectMetadata.directory),
           'badgePidUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge_pid(dirPidWithOrigin),
           'browseUrl': this.Urls.browse_swh_id(dirPidWithOrigin)
         },
         {
           'objectType': 'release',
           'objectPids': [relPidWithOrigin, relPid],
           'badgeUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge('release', browsedObjectMetadata.release),
           'badgePidUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge_pid(relPidWithOrigin),
           'browseUrl': this.Urls.browse_swh_id(relPidWithOrigin)
         },
         {
           'objectType': 'revision',
           'objectPids': [revPidWithOrigin, revPid],
           'badgeUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge('revision', browsedObjectMetadata.revision),
           'badgePidUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge_pid(revPidWithOrigin),
           'browseUrl': this.Urls.browse_swh_id(revPidWithOrigin)
         },
         {
           'objectType': 'snapshot',
           'objectPids': [snpPidWithOrigin, snpPid],
           'badgeUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge('snapshot', browsedObjectMetadata.snapshot),
           'badgePidUrl': this.Urls.swh_badge_pid(snpPidWithOrigin),
           'browseUrl': this.Urls.browse_swh_id(snpPidWithOrigin)
         }
       ];
 
     });
   });
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     cy.visit(url);
   });
 
   it('should open and close identifiers tab when clicking on handle', function() {
     cy.get('#swh-identifiers')
       .should('have.class', 'ui-slideouttab-ready');
 
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     cy.get('#swh-identifiers')
       .should('have.class', 'ui-slideouttab-open');
 
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     cy.get('#swh-identifiers')
       .should('not.have.class', 'ui-slideouttab-open');
 
   });
 
   it('should display identifiers with permalinks for browsed objects', function() {
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     for (let td of testsData) {
       cy.get(`a[href="#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType}"]`)
         .click();
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType}`)
         .should('be.visible');
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-id`)
         .contains(td.objectPids[0])
         .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(td.objectPids[0]));
 
     }
 
   });
 
   it('should update content identifier metadata when toggling option checkboxes', function() {
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id`)
       .contains(cntPidWithOriginAndLines)
       .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(cntPidWithOriginAndLines));
 
     cy.get('#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id-option-lines')
       .click();
 
     cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id`)
       .contains(cntPidWithOrigin)
       .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(cntPidWithOrigin));
 
     cy.get('#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id-option-origin')
       .click();
 
     cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id`)
       .contains(cntPid)
       .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(cntPid));
 
     cy.get('#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id-option-origin')
       .click();
 
     cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id`)
       .contains(cntPidWithOrigin)
       .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(cntPidWithOrigin));
 
     cy.get('#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id-option-lines')
       .click();
 
     cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-content .swh-id`)
       .contains(cntPidWithOriginAndLines)
       .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(cntPidWithOriginAndLines));
 
   });
 
   it('should update other object identifiers metadata when toggling option checkboxes', function() {
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     for (let td of testsData) {
 
       // already tested
       if (td.objectType === 'content') continue;
 
       cy.get(`a[href="#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType}"]`)
         .click();
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-id`)
         .contains(td.objectPids[0])
         .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(td.objectPids[0]));
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-id-option-origin`)
         .click();
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-id`)
         .contains(td.objectPids[1])
         .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(td.objectPids[1]));
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-id-option-origin`)
         .click();
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-id`)
         .contains(td.objectPids[0])
         .should('have.attr', 'href', this.Urls.browse_swh_id(td.objectPids[0]));
     }
 
   });
 
   it('should display swh badges in identifiers tab for browsed objects', function() {
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     const originBadgeUrl = this.Urls.swh_badge('origin', origin.url);
 
     for (let td of testsData) {
       cy.get(`a[href="#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType}"]`)
         .click();
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-badge-origin`)
         .should('have.attr', 'src', originBadgeUrl);
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-badge-${td.objectType}`)
         .should('have.attr', 'src', td.badgeUrl);
 
     }
 
   });
 
   it('should display badge integration info when clicking on it', function() {
 
     cy.get('.ui-slideouttab-handle')
       .click();
 
     for (let td of testsData) {
       cy.get(`a[href="#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType}"]`)
         .click();
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-badge-origin`)
         .click()
         .wait(500);
 
       for (let badgeType of ['html', 'md', 'rst']) {
         cy.get(`.modal .swh-badge-${badgeType}`)
           .contains(`${urlPrefix}${originBrowseUrl}`)
           .contains(`${urlPrefix}${originBadgeUrl}`);
       }
 
       cy.get('.modal.show .close')
         .click()
         .wait(500);
 
       cy.get(`#swh-id-tab-${td.objectType} .swh-badge-${td.objectType}`)
         .click()
         .wait(500);
 
       for (let badgeType of ['html', 'md', 'rst']) {
         cy.get(`.modal .swh-badge-${badgeType}`)
           .contains(`${urlPrefix}${td.browseUrl}`)
           .contains(`${urlPrefix}${td.badgePidUrl}`);
       }
 
       cy.get('.modal.show .close')
         .click()
         .wait(500);
 
     }
   });
 
   it('should be possible to retrieve SWHIDs context from JavaScript', function() {
     cy.window().then(win => {
       const swhIdsContext = win.swh.webapp.getSwhIdsContext();
       for (let testData of testsData) {
         assert.isTrue(swhIdsContext.hasOwnProperty(testData.objectType));
-        assert.equal(swhIdsContext[testData.objectType].swh_id,
+        assert.equal(swhIdsContext[testData.objectType].swhid,
                      testData.objectPids.slice(-1)[0]);
       }
     });
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js
index 9d56f3b5..d175f1d9 100644
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/webapp/webapp-utils.js
@@ -1,312 +1,315 @@
 /**
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019  The Software Heritage developers
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
 import objectFitImages from 'object-fit-images';
 import {selectText} from 'utils/functions';
 import {BREAKPOINT_MD} from 'utils/constants';
 
 let collapseSidebar = false;
 let previousSidebarState = localStorage.getItem('remember.lte.pushmenu');
 if (previousSidebarState !== undefined) {
   collapseSidebar = previousSidebarState === 'sidebar-collapse';
 }
 
 $(document).on('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   // set state to collapsed on smaller devices
   if ($(window).width() < BREAKPOINT_MD) {
     collapseSidebar = true;
   }
 
   // restore previous sidebar state (collapsed/expanded)
   if (collapseSidebar) {
     // hack to avoid animated transition for collapsing sidebar
     // when loading a page
     let sidebarTransition = $('.main-sidebar, .main-sidebar:before').css('transition');
     let sidebarEltsTransition = $('.sidebar .nav-link p, .main-sidebar .brand-text, .sidebar .user-panel .info').css('transition');
     $('.main-sidebar, .main-sidebar:before').css('transition', 'none');
     $('.sidebar .nav-link p, .main-sidebar .brand-text, .sidebar .user-panel .info').css('transition', 'none');
     $('body').addClass('sidebar-collapse');
     $('.swh-words-logo-swh').css('visibility', 'visible');
     // restore transitions for user navigation
     setTimeout(() => {
       $('.main-sidebar, .main-sidebar:before').css('transition', sidebarTransition);
       $('.sidebar .nav-link p, .main-sidebar .brand-text, .sidebar .user-panel .info').css('transition', sidebarEltsTransition);
     });
   }
 });
 
 $(document).on('collapsed.lte.pushmenu', event => {
   if ($('body').width() >= BREAKPOINT_MD) {
     $('.swh-words-logo-swh').css('visibility', 'visible');
   }
 });
 
 $(document).on('shown.lte.pushmenu', event => {
   $('.swh-words-logo-swh').css('visibility', 'hidden');
 });
 
 function ensureNoFooterOverflow() {
   $('body').css('padding-bottom', $('footer').outerHeight() + 'px');
 }
 
 $(document).ready(() => {
   // redirect to last browse page if any when clicking on the 'Browse' entry
   // in the sidebar
   $(`.swh-browse-link`).click(event => {
     let lastBrowsePage = sessionStorage.getItem('last-browse-page');
     if (lastBrowsePage) {
       event.preventDefault();
       window.location = lastBrowsePage;
     }
   });
 
   const mainSideBar = $('.main-sidebar');
 
   function updateSidebarState() {
     const body = $('body');
     if (body.hasClass('sidebar-collapse') &&
         !mainSideBar.hasClass('swh-sidebar-collapsed')) {
       mainSideBar.removeClass('swh-sidebar-expanded');
       mainSideBar.addClass('swh-sidebar-collapsed');
       $('.swh-words-logo-swh').css('visibility', 'visible');
     } else if (!body.hasClass('sidebar-collapse') &&
                !mainSideBar.hasClass('swh-sidebar-expanded')) {
       mainSideBar.removeClass('swh-sidebar-collapsed');
       mainSideBar.addClass('swh-sidebar-expanded');
       $('.swh-words-logo-swh').css('visibility', 'hidden');
     }
     // ensure correct sidebar state when loading a page
     if (body.hasClass('hold-transition')) {
       setTimeout(() => {
         updateSidebarState();
       });
     }
   }
 
   // set sidebar state after collapse / expand animation
   mainSideBar.on('transitionend', evt => {
     updateSidebarState();
   });
 
   updateSidebarState();
 
   // ensure footer do not overflow main content for mobile devices
   // or after resizing the browser window
   ensureNoFooterOverflow();
   $(window).resize(function() {
     ensureNoFooterOverflow();
     if ($('body').hasClass('sidebar-collapse') && $('body').width() >= BREAKPOINT_MD) {
       $('.swh-words-logo-swh').css('visibility', 'visible');
     }
   });
   // activate css polyfill 'object-fit: contain' in old browsers
   objectFitImages();
 
   // reparent the modals to the top navigation div in order to be able
   // to display them
   $('.swh-browse-top-navigation').append($('.modal'));
 
   let selectedCode = null;
 
   function getCodeOrPreEltUnderPointer(e) {
     let elts = document.elementsFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
     for (let elt of elts) {
       if (elt.nodeName === 'CODE' || elt.nodeName === 'PRE') {
         return elt;
       }
     }
     return null;
   }
 
   // click handler to set focus on code block for copy
   $(document).click(e => {
     selectedCode = getCodeOrPreEltUnderPointer(e);
   });
 
   function selectCode(event, selectedCode) {
     if (selectedCode) {
       let hljsLnCodeElts = $(selectedCode).find('.hljs-ln-code');
       if (hljsLnCodeElts.length) {
         selectText(hljsLnCodeElts[0], hljsLnCodeElts[hljsLnCodeElts.length - 1]);
       } else {
         selectText(selectedCode.firstChild, selectedCode.lastChild);
       }
       event.preventDefault();
     }
   }
 
   // select the whole text of focused code block when user
   // double clicks or hits Ctrl+A
   $(document).dblclick(e => {
     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
       selectCode(e, getCodeOrPreEltUnderPointer(e));
     }
   });
 
   $(document).keydown(e => {
     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'a') {
       selectCode(e, selectedCode);
     }
   });
 
   // show/hide back-to-top button
   let scrollThreshold = 0;
   scrollThreshold += $('.swh-top-bar').height() || 0;
   scrollThreshold += $('.navbar').height() || 0;
   $(window).scroll(() => {
     if ($(window).scrollTop() > scrollThreshold) {
       $('#back-to-top').css('display', 'block');
     } else {
       $('#back-to-top').css('display', 'none');
     }
   });
 });
 
 export function initPage(page) {
 
   $(document).ready(() => {
     // set relevant sidebar link to page active
     $(`.swh-${page}-item`).addClass('active');
     $(`.swh-${page}-link`).addClass('active');
 
     // triggered when unloading the current page
     $(window).on('unload', () => {
       // backup current browse page
       if (page === 'browse') {
         sessionStorage.setItem('last-browse-page', window.location);
       }
     });
 
   });
 }
 
 export function initHomePage() {
   $(document).ready(() => {
     $('.swh-coverage-list').iFrameResize({heightCalculationMethod: 'taggedElement'});
     fetch(Urls.stat_counters())
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(data => {
         if (data.stat_counters.content) {
           $('#swh-contents-count').html(data.stat_counters.content.toLocaleString());
           $('#swh-revisions-count').html(data.stat_counters.revision.toLocaleString());
           $('#swh-origins-count').html(data.stat_counters.origin.toLocaleString());
           $('#swh-directories-count').html(data.stat_counters.directory.toLocaleString());
           $('#swh-persons-count').html(data.stat_counters.person.toLocaleString());
           $('#swh-releases-count').html(data.stat_counters.release.toLocaleString());
         }
         if (data.stat_counters_history.content) {
           swh.webapp.drawHistoryCounterGraph('#swh-contents-count-history', data.stat_counters_history.content);
           swh.webapp.drawHistoryCounterGraph('#swh-revisions-count-history', data.stat_counters_history.revision);
           swh.webapp.drawHistoryCounterGraph('#swh-origins-count-history', data.stat_counters_history.origin);
         } else {
           $('#swh-contents-count-history').hide();
           $('#swh-revisions-count-history').hide();
           $('#swh-origins-count-history').hide();
         }
       });
   });
   initPage('home');
 }
 
 export function showModalMessage(title, message) {
   $('#swh-web-modal-message .modal-title').text(title);
   $('#swh-web-modal-message .modal-content p').text(message);
   $('#swh-web-modal-message').modal('show');
 }
 
 export function showModalConfirm(title, message, callback) {
   $('#swh-web-modal-confirm .modal-title').text(title);
   $('#swh-web-modal-confirm .modal-content p').text(message);
   $('#swh-web-modal-confirm #swh-web-modal-confirm-ok-btn').bind('click', () => {
     callback();
     $('#swh-web-modal-confirm').modal('hide');
     $('#swh-web-modal-confirm #swh-web-modal-confirm-ok-btn').unbind('click');
   });
   $('#swh-web-modal-confirm').modal('show');
 }
 
 export function showModalHtml(title, html) {
   $('#swh-web-modal-html .modal-title').text(title);
   $('#swh-web-modal-html .modal-body').html(html);
   $('#swh-web-modal-html').modal('show');
 }
 
 export function addJumpToPagePopoverToDataTable(dataTableElt) {
   dataTableElt.on('draw.dt', function() {
     $('.paginate_button.disabled').css('cursor', 'pointer');
     $('.paginate_button.disabled').on('click', event => {
       const pageInfo = dataTableElt.page.info();
       let content = '<select class="jump-to-page">';
       for (let i = 1; i <= pageInfo.pages; ++i) {
         let selected = '';
         if (i === pageInfo.page + 1) {
           selected = 'selected';
         }
         content += `<option value="${i}" ${selected}>${i}</option>`;
       }
       content += `</select><span> / ${pageInfo.pages}</span>`;
       $(event.target).popover({
         'title': 'Jump to page',
         'content': content,
         'html': true,
         'placement': 'top',
         'sanitizeFn': swh.webapp.filterXSS
       });
       $(event.target).popover('show');
       $('.jump-to-page').on('change', function() {
         $('.paginate_button.disabled').popover('hide');
         const pageNumber = parseInt($(this).val()) - 1;
         dataTableElt.page(pageNumber).draw('page');
       });
     });
   });
 
   dataTableElt.on('preXhr.dt', () => {
     $('.paginate_button.disabled').popover('hide');
   });
 }
 
 let swhObjectIcons;
 
 export function setSwhObjectIcons(icons) {
   swhObjectIcons = icons;
 }
 
 export function getSwhObjectIcon(swhObjectType) {
   return swhObjectIcons[swhObjectType];
 }
 
 let browsedSwhObjectMetadata = {};
 
 export function setBrowsedSwhObjectMetadata(metadata) {
   browsedSwhObjectMetadata = metadata;
 }
 
 export function getBrowsedSwhObjectMetadata() {
   return browsedSwhObjectMetadata;
 }
 
 // This will contain a mapping between an archived object type
 // and its related SWHID metadata for each object reachable from
 // the current browse view.
 // SWHID metadata contain the following keys:
 //   * object_type: type of archived object
 //   * object_id: sha1 object identifier
-//   * swh_id: SWH persistent identifier without contextual info
-//   * swh_id_url: URL to resolve SWH persistent identifier without contextual info
+//   * swhid: SWH persistent identifier without contextual info
+//   * swhid_url: URL to resolve SWH persistent identifier without contextual info
+//   * context: object describing SWHID context
+//   * swhid_with_context: SWH persistent identifier with contextual info
+//   * swhid_with_context_url: URL to resolve SWH persistent identifier with contextual info
 let swhidsContext_ = {};
 
 export function setSwhIdsContext(swhidsContext) {
   swhidsContext_ = {};
   for (let swhidContext of swhidsContext) {
     swhidsContext_[swhidContext.object_type] = swhidContext;
   }
 }
 
 export function getSwhIdsContext() {
   return swhidsContext_;
 }
diff --git a/swh/web/browse/snapshot_context.py b/swh/web/browse/snapshot_context.py
index de1f3947..997ef36e 100644
--- a/swh/web/browse/snapshot_context.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/snapshot_context.py
@@ -1,1421 +1,1429 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 # Utility module for browsing the archive in a snapshot context.
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 from copy import copy
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, Tuple
 
 
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.template.defaultfilters import filesizeformat
 from django.utils.html import escape
 import sentry_sdk
 
 from swh.model.identifiers import (
     persistent_identifier,
     snapshot_identifier,
     CONTENT,
     DIRECTORY,
+    REVISION,
+    RELEASE,
+    SNAPSHOT,
 )
 
 from swh.web.browse.utils import (
     get_directory_entries,
     gen_directory_link,
     gen_revision_link,
     request_content,
     gen_content_link,
     prepare_content_for_display,
     content_display_max_size,
     format_log_entries,
     gen_revision_log_link,
     gen_release_link,
     get_readme_to_display,
     gen_snapshot_link,
 )
 
 from swh.web.common import service, highlightjs
 from swh.web.common.exc import handle_view_exception, NotFoundExc, BadInputExc
-from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swh_persistent_ids
+from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swhids_info
 from swh.web.common.origin_visits import get_origin_visit
 from swh.web.common.typing import (
     OriginInfo,
     SnapshotBranchInfo,
     SnapshotReleaseInfo,
     SnapshotContext,
     ContentMetadata,
     DirectoryMetadata,
+    SWHObjectInfo,
 )
 from swh.web.common.utils import (
     reverse,
     gen_path_info,
     format_utc_iso_date,
     swh_object_icons,
 )
 from swh.web.config import get_config
 
 
 _empty_snapshot_id = snapshot_identifier({"branches": {}})
 
 
 def _get_branch(branches, branch_name, snapshot_id):
     """
     Utility function to get a specific branch from a branches list.
     Its purpose is to get the default HEAD branch as some software origin
     (e.g those with svn type) does not have it. In that latter case, check
     if there is a master branch instead and returns it.
     """
     filtered_branches = [b for b in branches if b["name"] == branch_name]
     if filtered_branches:
         return filtered_branches[0]
     elif branch_name == "HEAD":
         filtered_branches = [b for b in branches if b["name"].endswith("master")]
         if filtered_branches:
             return filtered_branches[0]
         elif branches:
             return branches[0]
     else:
         # case where a large branches list has been truncated
         snp = service.lookup_snapshot(
             snapshot_id,
             branches_from=branch_name,
             branches_count=1,
             target_types=["revision", "alias"],
         )
         snp_branch, _ = process_snapshot_branches(snp)
         if snp_branch and snp_branch[0]["name"] == branch_name:
             branches.append(snp_branch[0])
             return snp_branch[0]
 
 
 def _get_release(releases, release_name, snapshot_id):
     """
     Utility function to get a specific release from a releases list.
     Returns None if the release can not be found in the list.
     """
     filtered_releases = [r for r in releases if r["name"] == release_name]
     if filtered_releases:
         return filtered_releases[0]
     else:
         # case where a large branches list has been truncated
         for branch_name in (release_name, f"refs/tags/{release_name}"):
             snp = service.lookup_snapshot(
                 snapshot_id,
                 branches_from=branch_name,
                 branches_count=1,
                 target_types=["release"],
             )
             _, snp_release = process_snapshot_branches(snp)
             if snp_release and snp_release[0]["name"] == release_name:
                 releases.append(snp_release[0])
                 return snp_release[0]
 
 
 def _branch_not_found(
     branch_type, branch, snapshot_id, snapshot_sizes, origin_info, timestamp, visit_id
 ):
     """
     Utility function to raise an exception when a specified branch/release
     can not be found.
     """
     if branch_type == "branch":
         branch_type = "Branch"
         branch_type_plural = "branches"
         target_type = "revision"
     else:
         branch_type = "Release"
         branch_type_plural = "releases"
         target_type = "release"
 
     if snapshot_id and snapshot_sizes[target_type] == 0:
         msg = "Snapshot with id %s has an empty list" " of %s!" % (
             snapshot_id,
             branch_type_plural,
         )
     elif snapshot_id:
         msg = "%s %s for snapshot with id %s" " not found!" % (
             branch_type,
             branch,
             snapshot_id,
         )
     elif visit_id and snapshot_sizes[target_type] == 0:
         msg = (
             "Origin with url %s"
             " for visit with id %s has an empty list"
             " of %s!" % (origin_info["url"], visit_id, branch_type_plural)
         )
     elif visit_id:
         msg = (
             "%s %s associated to visit with"
             " id %s for origin with url %s"
             " not found!" % (branch_type, branch, visit_id, origin_info["url"])
         )
     elif snapshot_sizes[target_type] == 0:
         msg = (
             "Origin with url %s"
             " for visit with timestamp %s has an empty list"
             " of %s!" % (origin_info["url"], timestamp, branch_type_plural)
         )
     else:
         msg = (
             "%s %s associated to visit with"
             " timestamp %s for origin with "
             "url %s not found!" % (branch_type, branch, timestamp, origin_info["url"])
         )
     raise NotFoundExc(escape(msg))
 
 
 def process_snapshot_branches(
     snapshot: Dict[str, Any]
 ) -> Tuple[List[SnapshotBranchInfo], List[SnapshotReleaseInfo]]:
     """
     Process a dictionary describing snapshot branches: extract those
     targeting revisions and releases, put them in two different lists,
     then sort those lists in lexicographical order of the branches' names.
 
     Args:
         snapshot: A dict describing a snapshot as returned for instance by
             :func:`swh.web.common.service.lookup_snapshot`
 
     Returns:
         A tuple whose first member is the sorted list of branches
         targeting revisions and second member the sorted list of branches
         targeting releases
     """
     snapshot_branches = snapshot["branches"]
     branches: Dict[str, SnapshotBranchInfo] = {}
     branch_aliases: Dict[str, str] = {}
     releases: Dict[str, SnapshotReleaseInfo] = {}
     revision_to_branch = defaultdict(set)
     revision_to_release = defaultdict(set)
     release_to_branch = defaultdict(set)
     for branch_name, target in snapshot_branches.items():
         if not target:
             # FIXME: display branches with an unknown target anyway
             continue
         target_id = target["target"]
         target_type = target["target_type"]
         if target_type == "revision":
             branches[branch_name] = SnapshotBranchInfo(
                 name=branch_name,
                 revision=target_id,
                 date=None,
                 directory=None,
                 message=None,
                 url=None,
             )
             revision_to_branch[target_id].add(branch_name)
         elif target_type == "release":
             release_to_branch[target_id].add(branch_name)
         elif target_type == "alias":
             branch_aliases[branch_name] = target_id
         # FIXME: handle pointers to other object types
 
     def _add_release_info(branch, release):
         releases[branch] = SnapshotReleaseInfo(
             name=release["name"],
             branch_name=branch,
             date=format_utc_iso_date(release["date"]),
             directory=None,
             id=release["id"],
             message=release["message"],
             target_type=release["target_type"],
             target=release["target"],
             url=None,
         )
 
     def _add_branch_info(branch, revision):
         branches[branch] = SnapshotBranchInfo(
             name=branch,
             revision=revision["id"],
             directory=revision["directory"],
             date=format_utc_iso_date(revision["date"]),
             message=revision["message"],
             url=None,
         )
 
     releases_info = service.lookup_release_multiple(release_to_branch.keys())
     for release in releases_info:
         branches_to_update = release_to_branch[release["id"]]
         for branch in branches_to_update:
             _add_release_info(branch, release)
         if release["target_type"] == "revision":
             revision_to_release[release["target"]].update(branches_to_update)
 
     revisions = service.lookup_revision_multiple(
         set(revision_to_branch.keys()) | set(revision_to_release.keys())
     )
 
     for revision in revisions:
         if not revision:
             continue
         for branch in revision_to_branch[revision["id"]]:
             _add_branch_info(branch, revision)
         for release in revision_to_release[revision["id"]]:
             releases[release]["directory"] = revision["directory"]
 
     for branch_alias, branch_target in branch_aliases.items():
         if branch_target in branches:
             branches[branch_alias] = copy(branches[branch_target])
         else:
             snp = service.lookup_snapshot(
                 snapshot["id"], branches_from=branch_target, branches_count=1
             )
             if snp and branch_target in snp["branches"]:
 
                 if snp["branches"][branch_target] is None:
                     continue
 
                 target_type = snp["branches"][branch_target]["target_type"]
                 target = snp["branches"][branch_target]["target"]
                 if target_type == "revision":
                     branches[branch_alias] = snp["branches"][branch_target]
                     revision = service.lookup_revision(target)
                     _add_branch_info(branch_alias, revision)
                 elif target_type == "release":
                     release = service.lookup_release(target)
                     _add_release_info(branch_alias, release)
 
         if branch_alias in branches:
             branches[branch_alias]["name"] = branch_alias
 
     ret_branches = list(sorted(branches.values(), key=lambda b: b["name"]))
     ret_releases = list(sorted(releases.values(), key=lambda b: b["name"]))
 
     return ret_branches, ret_releases
 
 
 def get_snapshot_content(
     snapshot_id: str,
 ) -> Tuple[List[SnapshotBranchInfo], List[SnapshotReleaseInfo]]:
     """Returns the lists of branches and releases
     associated to a swh snapshot.
     That list is put in  cache in order to speedup the navigation
     in the swh-web/browse ui.
 
     .. warning:: At most 1000 branches contained in the snapshot
         will be returned for performance reasons.
 
     Args:
         snapshot_id: hexadecimal representation of the snapshot identifier
 
     Returns:
         A tuple with two members. The first one is a list of dict describing
         the snapshot branches. The second one is a list of dict describing the
         snapshot releases.
 
     Raises:
         NotFoundExc if the snapshot does not exist
     """
     cache_entry_id = "swh_snapshot_%s" % snapshot_id
     cache_entry = cache.get(cache_entry_id)
 
     if cache_entry:
         return cache_entry["branches"], cache_entry["releases"]
 
     branches: List[SnapshotBranchInfo] = []
     releases: List[SnapshotReleaseInfo] = []
 
     snapshot_content_max_size = get_config()["snapshot_content_max_size"]
 
     if snapshot_id:
         snapshot = service.lookup_snapshot(
             snapshot_id, branches_count=snapshot_content_max_size
         )
         branches, releases = process_snapshot_branches(snapshot)
 
     cache.set(cache_entry_id, {"branches": branches, "releases": releases,})
 
     return branches, releases
 
 
 def get_origin_visit_snapshot(
     origin_info: OriginInfo,
     visit_ts: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None,
     visit_id: Optional[int] = None,
     snapshot_id: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> Tuple[List[SnapshotBranchInfo], List[SnapshotReleaseInfo]]:
     """Returns the lists of branches and releases associated to an origin for
     a given visit.
 
     The visit is expressed by either:
 
         * a snapshot identifier
         * a timestamp, if no visit with that exact timestamp is found,
           the closest one from the provided timestamp will be used.
 
     If no visit parameter is provided, it returns the list of branches
     found for the latest visit.
 
     That list is put in  cache in order to speedup the navigation
     in the swh-web/browse ui.
 
     .. warning:: At most 1000 branches contained in the snapshot
         will be returned for performance reasons.
 
     Args:
         origin_info: a dict filled with origin information
         visit_ts: an ISO date string or Unix timestamp to parse
         visit_id: visit id for disambiguation in case several visits have
             the same timestamp
         snapshot_id: if provided, visit associated to the snapshot will be processed
 
     Returns:
         A tuple with two members. The first one is a list of dict describing
         the origin branches for the given visit.
         The second one is a list of dict describing the origin releases
         for the given visit.
 
     Raises:
         NotFoundExc if the origin or its visit are not found
     """
 
     visit_info = get_origin_visit(origin_info, visit_ts, visit_id, snapshot_id)
 
     return get_snapshot_content(visit_info["snapshot"])
 
 
 def get_snapshot_context(
     snapshot_id: Optional[str] = None,
     origin_url: Optional[str] = None,
     timestamp: Optional[str] = None,
     visit_id: Optional[int] = None,
     branch_name: Optional[str] = None,
     release_name: Optional[str] = None,
     revision_id: Optional[str] = None,
     path: Optional[str] = None,
     browse_context: str = "directory",
 ) -> SnapshotContext:
     """
     Utility function to compute relevant information when navigating
     the archive in a snapshot context. The snapshot is either
     referenced by its id or it will be retrieved from an origin visit.
 
     Args:
         snapshot_id: hexadecimal representation of a snapshot identifier
         origin_url: an origin_url
         timestamp: a datetime string for retrieving the closest
             visit of the origin
         visit_id: optional visit id for disambiguation in case
             of several visits with the same timestamp
         branch_name: optional branch name set when browsing the snapshot in
             that scope (will default to "HEAD" if not provided)
         release_name: optional release name set when browsing the snapshot in
             that scope
         revision_id: optional revision identifier set when browsing the snapshot in
             that scope
         path: optional path of the object currently browsed in the snapshot
         browse_context: indicates which type of object is currently browsed
 
     Returns:
         A dict filled with snapshot context information.
 
     Raises:
         swh.web.common.exc.NotFoundExc: if no snapshot is found for the visit
             of an origin.
     """
     assert origin_url is not None or snapshot_id is not None
     origin_info = None
     visit_info = None
     url_args = {}
     query_params: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     origin_visits_url = None
 
     if origin_url:
         origin_info = service.lookup_origin({"url": origin_url})
 
         visit_info = get_origin_visit(origin_info, timestamp, visit_id, snapshot_id)
         formatted_date = format_utc_iso_date(visit_info["date"])
         visit_info["formatted_date"] = formatted_date
         snapshot_id = visit_info["snapshot"]
 
         if not snapshot_id:
             raise NotFoundExc(
                 "No snapshot associated to the visit of origin "
                 "%s on %s" % (escape(origin_url), formatted_date)
             )
 
         # provided timestamp is not necessarily equals to the one
         # of the retrieved visit, so get the exact one in order
         # to use it in the urls generated below
         if timestamp:
             timestamp = visit_info["date"]
 
         branches, releases = get_origin_visit_snapshot(
             origin_info, timestamp, visit_id, snapshot_id
         )
 
         query_params["origin_url"] = origin_info["url"]
 
         origin_visits_url = reverse("browse-origin-visits", query_params=query_params)
 
         if visit_id is not None:
             query_params["visit_id"] = visit_id
 
         if timestamp is not None:
             query_params["timestamp"] = format_utc_iso_date(
                 timestamp, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
             )
 
         visit_url = reverse("browse-origin-directory", query_params=query_params)
         visit_info["url"] = visit_url
 
         branches_url = reverse("browse-origin-branches", query_params=query_params)
 
         releases_url = reverse("browse-origin-releases", query_params=query_params)
     else:
         assert snapshot_id is not None
         branches, releases = get_snapshot_content(snapshot_id)
         url_args = {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id}
         branches_url = reverse("browse-snapshot-branches", url_args=url_args)
 
         releases_url = reverse("browse-snapshot-releases", url_args=url_args)
 
     releases = list(reversed(releases))
 
     snapshot_sizes = service.lookup_snapshot_sizes(snapshot_id)
 
     is_empty = sum(snapshot_sizes.values()) == 0
 
     swh_snp_id = persistent_identifier("snapshot", snapshot_id)
 
     if visit_info:
         timestamp = format_utc_iso_date(visit_info["date"])
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = f"browse-origin-{browse_context}"
     else:
         browse_view_name = f"browse-snapshot-{browse_context}"
 
     release_id = None
     root_directory = None
 
     snapshot_total_size = sum(snapshot_sizes.values())
 
     if path is not None:
         query_params["path"] = path
 
     if snapshot_total_size and revision_id is not None:
         revision = service.lookup_revision(revision_id)
         root_directory = revision["directory"]
         branches.append(
             SnapshotBranchInfo(
                 name=revision_id,
                 revision=revision_id,
                 directory=root_directory,
                 date=revision["date"],
                 message=revision["message"],
                 url=None,
             )
         )
         branch_name = revision_id
         query_params["revision"] = revision_id
     elif snapshot_total_size and release_name:
         release = _get_release(releases, release_name, snapshot_id)
         try:
             root_directory = release["directory"]
             revision_id = release["target"]
             release_id = release["id"]
             query_params["release"] = release_name
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
             _branch_not_found(
                 "release",
                 release_name,
                 snapshot_id,
                 snapshot_sizes,
                 origin_info,
                 timestamp,
                 visit_id,
             )
     elif snapshot_total_size:
         if branch_name:
             query_params["branch"] = branch_name
         branch = _get_branch(branches, branch_name or "HEAD", snapshot_id)
         try:
             branch_name = branch["name"]
             revision_id = branch["revision"]
             root_directory = branch["directory"]
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
             _branch_not_found(
                 "branch",
                 branch_name,
                 snapshot_id,
                 snapshot_sizes,
                 origin_info,
                 timestamp,
                 visit_id,
             )
 
     for b in branches:
         branch_query_params = dict(query_params)
         branch_query_params.pop("release", None)
         if b["name"] != b["revision"]:
             branch_query_params.pop("revision", None)
             branch_query_params["branch"] = b["name"]
         b["url"] = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=branch_query_params
         )
 
     for r in releases:
         release_query_params = dict(query_params)
         release_query_params.pop("branch", None)
         release_query_params.pop("revision", None)
         release_query_params["release"] = r["name"]
         r["url"] = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=release_query_params,
         )
 
     return SnapshotContext(
         branch=branch_name,
         branches=branches,
         branches_url=branches_url,
         is_empty=is_empty,
         origin_info=origin_info,
         origin_visits_url=origin_visits_url,
         release=release_name,
         release_id=release_id,
         query_params=query_params,
         releases=releases,
         releases_url=releases_url,
         revision_id=revision_id,
         root_directory=root_directory,
         snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
         snapshot_sizes=snapshot_sizes,
         snapshot_swhid=swh_snp_id,
         url_args=url_args,
         visit_info=visit_info,
     )
 
 
 def _build_breadcrumbs(snapshot_context: SnapshotContext, path: str):
     origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
     url_args = snapshot_context["url_args"]
     query_params = dict(snapshot_context["query_params"])
     root_directory = snapshot_context["root_directory"]
 
     path_info = gen_path_info(path)
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-directory"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-directory"
 
     breadcrumbs = []
     if root_directory:
         query_params.pop("path", None)
         breadcrumbs.append(
             {
                 "name": root_directory[:7],
                 "url": reverse(
                     browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
                 ),
             }
         )
     for pi in path_info:
         query_params["path"] = pi["path"]
         breadcrumbs.append(
             {
                 "name": pi["name"],
                 "url": reverse(
                     browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
                 ),
             }
         )
     return breadcrumbs
 
 
 def _check_origin_url(snapshot_id, origin_url):
     if snapshot_id is None and origin_url is None:
         raise BadInputExc("An origin URL must be provided as query parameter.")
 
 
 def browse_snapshot_directory(
     request, snapshot_id=None, origin_url=None, timestamp=None, path=None
 ):
     """
     Django view implementation for browsing a directory in a snapshot context.
     """
     try:
 
         _check_origin_url(snapshot_id, origin_url)
 
         snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
             snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
             origin_url=origin_url,
             timestamp=timestamp,
             visit_id=request.GET.get("visit_id"),
             path=path,
             browse_context="directory",
             branch_name=request.GET.get("branch"),
             release_name=request.GET.get("release"),
             revision_id=request.GET.get("revision"),
         )
 
         root_directory = snapshot_context["root_directory"]
         sha1_git = root_directory
         if root_directory and path:
             dir_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(root_directory, path)
             sha1_git = dir_info["target"]
 
         dirs = []
         files = []
         if sha1_git:
             dirs, files = get_directory_entries(sha1_git)
 
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
     visit_info = snapshot_context["visit_info"]
     url_args = snapshot_context["url_args"]
     query_params = dict(snapshot_context["query_params"])
     revision_id = snapshot_context["revision_id"]
     snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-directory"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-directory"
 
     breadcrumbs = _build_breadcrumbs(snapshot_context, path)
 
     path = "" if path is None else (path + "/")
 
     for d in dirs:
         if d["type"] == "rev":
             d["url"] = reverse("browse-revision", url_args={"sha1_git": d["target"]})
         else:
             query_params["path"] = path + d["name"]
             d["url"] = reverse(
                 browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
             )
 
     sum_file_sizes = 0
 
     readmes = {}
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-content"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-content"
 
     for f in files:
         query_params["path"] = path + f["name"]
         f["url"] = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
         if f["length"] is not None:
             sum_file_sizes += f["length"]
             f["length"] = filesizeformat(f["length"])
         if f["name"].lower().startswith("readme"):
             readmes[f["name"]] = f["checksums"]["sha1"]
 
     readme_name, readme_url, readme_html = get_readme_to_display(readmes)
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-log"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-log"
 
     history_url = None
     if snapshot_id != _empty_snapshot_id:
         history_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
     nb_files = None
     nb_dirs = None
     dir_path = None
     if root_directory:
         nb_files = len(files)
         nb_dirs = len(dirs)
         sum_file_sizes = filesizeformat(sum_file_sizes)
         dir_path = "/" + path
 
     browse_dir_link = gen_directory_link(sha1_git)
 
     browse_rev_link = gen_revision_link(revision_id)
     browse_snp_link = gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_id)
 
     revision_found = True
     if sha1_git is None and revision_id is not None:
         try:
             service.lookup_revision(revision_id)
         except NotFoundExc:
             revision_found = False
 
     swh_objects = [
-        {"type": "directory", "id": sha1_git},
-        {"type": "revision", "id": revision_id},
-        {"type": "snapshot", "id": snapshot_id},
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=sha1_git),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=REVISION, object_id=revision_id),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id),
     ]
 
     visit_date = None
     visit_type = None
     if visit_info:
         visit_date = format_utc_iso_date(visit_info["date"])
         visit_type = visit_info["type"]
 
     release_id = snapshot_context["release_id"]
     browse_rel_link = None
     if release_id:
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "release", "id": release_id})
+        swh_objects.append(SWHObjectInfo(object_type=RELEASE, object_id=release_id))
         browse_rel_link = gen_release_link(release_id)
 
     dir_metadata = DirectoryMetadata(
         object_type=DIRECTORY,
+        object_id=sha1_git,
         directory=sha1_git,
         directory_url=browse_dir_link,
         nb_files=nb_files,
         nb_dirs=nb_dirs,
         sum_file_sizes=sum_file_sizes,
+        root_directory=root_directory,
         path=dir_path,
         revision=revision_id,
         revision_found=revision_found,
         revision_url=browse_rev_link,
         release=release_id,
         release_url=browse_rel_link,
         snapshot=snapshot_id,
         snapshot_url=browse_snp_link,
         origin_url=origin_url,
         visit_date=visit_date,
         visit_type=visit_type,
     )
 
     vault_cooking = {
         "directory_context": True,
         "directory_id": sha1_git,
         "revision_context": True,
         "revision_id": revision_id,
     }
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(swh_objects, snapshot_context, dir_metadata)
 
     dir_path = "/".join([bc["name"] for bc in breadcrumbs]) + "/"
     context_found = "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
     if origin_info:
         context_found = "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
     heading = "Directory - %s - %s - %s" % (
         dir_path,
         snapshot_context["branch"],
         context_found,
     )
 
     top_right_link = None
     if not snapshot_context["is_empty"]:
         top_right_link = {
             "url": history_url,
             "icon": swh_object_icons["revisions history"],
             "text": "History",
         }
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/directory.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
             "swh_object_name": "Directory",
             "swh_object_metadata": dir_metadata,
             "dirs": dirs,
             "files": files,
             "breadcrumbs": breadcrumbs if root_directory else [],
             "top_right_link": top_right_link,
             "readme_name": readme_name,
             "readme_url": readme_url,
             "readme_html": readme_html,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "vault_cooking": vault_cooking,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
         },
     )
 
 
 def browse_snapshot_content(
     request,
     snapshot_id=None,
     origin_url=None,
     timestamp=None,
     path=None,
     selected_language=None,
 ):
     """
     Django view implementation for browsing a content in a snapshot context.
     """
     try:
 
         _check_origin_url(snapshot_id, origin_url)
 
         if path is None:
             raise BadInputExc("The path of a content must be given as query parameter.")
 
         snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
             snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
             origin_url=origin_url,
             timestamp=timestamp,
             visit_id=request.GET.get("visit_id"),
             path=path,
             browse_context="content",
             branch_name=request.GET.get("branch"),
             release_name=request.GET.get("release"),
             revision_id=request.GET.get("revision"),
         )
 
         root_directory = snapshot_context["root_directory"]
         sha1_git = None
         query_string = None
         content_data = {}
         directory_id = None
         split_path = path.split("/")
         filename = split_path[-1]
         filepath = path[: -len(filename)]
         if root_directory:
             content_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(root_directory, path)
             sha1_git = content_info["target"]
             query_string = "sha1_git:" + sha1_git
             content_data = request_content(query_string, raise_if_unavailable=False)
 
             if filepath:
                 dir_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(root_directory, filepath)
                 directory_id = dir_info["target"]
             else:
                 directory_id = root_directory
 
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     revision_id = snapshot_context["revision_id"]
     origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
     visit_info = snapshot_context["visit_info"]
     snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
 
     if content_data.get("raw_data") is not None:
         content_display_data = prepare_content_for_display(
             content_data["raw_data"], content_data["mimetype"], path
         )
         content_data.update(content_display_data)
 
     # Override language with user-selected language
     if selected_language is not None:
         content_data["language"] = selected_language
 
     available_languages = None
 
     if content_data.get("mimetype") is not None and "text/" in content_data["mimetype"]:
         available_languages = highlightjs.get_supported_languages()
 
     breadcrumbs = _build_breadcrumbs(snapshot_context, filepath)
 
     breadcrumbs.append({"name": filename, "url": None})
 
     browse_content_link = gen_content_link(sha1_git)
 
     content_raw_url = None
     if query_string:
         content_raw_url = reverse(
             "browse-content-raw",
             url_args={"query_string": query_string},
             query_params={"filename": filename},
         )
 
     browse_rev_link = gen_revision_link(revision_id)
 
     browse_dir_link = gen_directory_link(directory_id)
 
     content_checksums = content_data.get("checksums", {})
 
     swh_objects = [
-        {"type": "content", "id": content_checksums.get("sha1_git")},
-        {"type": "directory", "id": directory_id},
-        {"type": "revision", "id": revision_id},
-        {"type": "snapshot", "id": snapshot_id},
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=CONTENT, object_id=content_checksums.get("sha1_git")),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=directory_id),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=REVISION, object_id=revision_id),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id),
     ]
 
     visit_date = None
     visit_type = None
     if visit_info:
         visit_date = format_utc_iso_date(visit_info["date"])
         visit_type = visit_info["type"]
 
     release_id = snapshot_context["release_id"]
     browse_rel_link = None
     if release_id:
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "release", "id": release_id})
+        swh_objects.append(SWHObjectInfo(object_type=RELEASE, object_id=release_id))
         browse_rel_link = gen_release_link(release_id)
 
     content_metadata = ContentMetadata(
         object_type=CONTENT,
+        object_id=content_checksums.get("sha1_git"),
         sha1=content_checksums.get("sha1"),
         sha1_git=content_checksums.get("sha1_git"),
         sha256=content_checksums.get("sha256"),
         blake2s256=content_checksums.get("blake2s256"),
         content_url=browse_content_link,
         mimetype=content_data.get("mimetype"),
         encoding=content_data.get("encoding"),
         size=filesizeformat(content_data.get("length", 0)),
         language=content_data.get("language"),
         licenses=content_data.get("licenses"),
+        root_directory=root_directory,
         path=f"/{filepath}",
         filename=filename,
         directory=directory_id,
         directory_url=browse_dir_link,
         revision=revision_id,
         revision_url=browse_rev_link,
         release=release_id,
         release_url=browse_rel_link,
         snapshot=snapshot_id,
         snapshot_url=gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_id),
         origin_url=origin_url,
         visit_date=visit_date,
         visit_type=visit_type,
     )
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(swh_objects, snapshot_context, content_metadata)
 
     content_path = "/".join([bc["name"] for bc in breadcrumbs])
     context_found = "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
     if origin_info:
         context_found = "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
     heading = "Content - %s - %s - %s" % (
         content_path,
         snapshot_context["branch"],
         context_found,
     )
 
     top_right_link = None
     if not snapshot_context["is_empty"]:
         top_right_link = {
             "url": content_raw_url,
             "icon": swh_object_icons["content"],
             "text": "Raw File",
         }
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/content.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
             "swh_object_name": "Content",
             "swh_object_metadata": content_metadata,
             "content": content_data.get("content_data"),
             "content_size": content_data.get("length"),
             "max_content_size": content_display_max_size,
             "filename": filename,
             "encoding": content_data.get("encoding"),
             "mimetype": content_data.get("mimetype"),
             "language": content_data.get("language"),
             "available_languages": available_languages,
             "breadcrumbs": breadcrumbs if root_directory else [],
             "top_right_link": top_right_link,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "vault_cooking": None,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
             "error_code": content_data.get("error_code"),
             "error_message": content_data.get("error_message"),
             "error_description": content_data.get("error_description"),
         },
         status=content_data.get("error_code", 200),
     )
 
 
 PER_PAGE = 100
 
 
 def browse_snapshot_log(request, snapshot_id=None, origin_url=None, timestamp=None):
     """
     Django view implementation for browsing a revision history in a
     snapshot context.
     """
     try:
 
         _check_origin_url(snapshot_id, origin_url)
 
         snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
             snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
             origin_url=origin_url,
             timestamp=timestamp,
             visit_id=request.GET.get("visit_id"),
             browse_context="log",
             branch_name=request.GET.get("branch"),
             release_name=request.GET.get("release"),
             revision_id=request.GET.get("revision"),
         )
 
         revision_id = snapshot_context["revision_id"]
 
         per_page = int(request.GET.get("per_page", PER_PAGE))
         offset = int(request.GET.get("offset", 0))
         revs_ordering = request.GET.get("revs_ordering", "committer_date")
         session_key = "rev_%s_log_ordering_%s" % (revision_id, revs_ordering)
         rev_log_session = request.session.get(session_key, None)
         rev_log = []
         revs_walker_state = None
         if rev_log_session:
             rev_log = rev_log_session["rev_log"]
             revs_walker_state = rev_log_session["revs_walker_state"]
 
         if len(rev_log) < offset + per_page:
             revs_walker = service.get_revisions_walker(
                 revs_ordering,
                 revision_id,
                 max_revs=offset + per_page + 1,
                 state=revs_walker_state,
             )
             rev_log += [rev["id"] for rev in revs_walker]
             revs_walker_state = revs_walker.export_state()
 
         revs = rev_log[offset : offset + per_page]
         revision_log = service.lookup_revision_multiple(revs)
 
         request.session[session_key] = {
             "rev_log": rev_log,
             "revs_walker_state": revs_walker_state,
         }
 
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
     visit_info = snapshot_context["visit_info"]
     url_args = snapshot_context["url_args"]
     query_params = snapshot_context["query_params"]
     snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
 
     query_params["per_page"] = per_page
     revs_ordering = request.GET.get("revs_ordering", "")
     query_params["revs_ordering"] = revs_ordering
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-log"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-log"
 
     prev_log_url = None
     if len(rev_log) > offset + per_page:
         query_params["offset"] = offset + per_page
         prev_log_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
     next_log_url = None
     if offset != 0:
         query_params["offset"] = offset - per_page
         next_log_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
     revision_log_data = format_log_entries(revision_log, per_page, snapshot_context)
 
     browse_rev_link = gen_revision_link(revision_id)
 
     browse_log_link = gen_revision_log_link(revision_id)
 
     browse_snp_link = gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_id)
 
     revision_metadata = {
         "context-independent revision": browse_rev_link,
         "context-independent revision history": browse_log_link,
         "context-independent snapshot": browse_snp_link,
         "snapshot": snapshot_id,
     }
 
     if origin_info:
         revision_metadata["origin url"] = origin_info["url"]
         revision_metadata["origin visit date"] = format_utc_iso_date(visit_info["date"])
         revision_metadata["origin visit type"] = visit_info["type"]
 
     swh_objects = [
-        {"type": "revision", "id": revision_id},
-        {"type": "snapshot", "id": snapshot_id},
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=REVISION, object_id=revision_id),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id),
     ]
 
     release_id = snapshot_context["release_id"]
     if release_id:
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "release", "id": release_id})
+        swh_objects.append(SWHObjectInfo(object_type=RELEASE, object_id=release_id))
         browse_rel_link = gen_release_link(release_id)
         revision_metadata["release"] = release_id
         revision_metadata["context-independent release"] = browse_rel_link
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
 
     context_found = "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
     if origin_info:
         context_found = "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
     heading = "Revision history - %s - %s" % (snapshot_context["branch"], context_found)
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/revision-log.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
             "swh_object_name": "Revisions history",
             "swh_object_metadata": revision_metadata,
             "revision_log": revision_log_data,
             "revs_ordering": revs_ordering,
             "next_log_url": next_log_url,
             "prev_log_url": prev_log_url,
             "breadcrumbs": None,
             "top_right_link": None,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "vault_cooking": None,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
         },
     )
 
 
 def browse_snapshot_branches(
     request, snapshot_id=None, origin_url=None, timestamp=None
 ):
     """
     Django view implementation for browsing a list of branches in a snapshot
     context.
     """
     try:
 
         _check_origin_url(snapshot_id, origin_url)
 
         snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
             snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
             origin_url=origin_url,
             timestamp=timestamp,
             visit_id=request.GET.get("visit_id"),
         )
 
         branches_bc = request.GET.get("branches_breadcrumbs", "")
         branches_bc = branches_bc.split(",") if branches_bc else []
         branches_from = branches_bc[-1] if branches_bc else ""
 
         origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
         url_args = snapshot_context["url_args"]
         query_params = snapshot_context["query_params"]
 
         if origin_info:
             browse_view_name = "browse-origin-directory"
         else:
             browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-directory"
 
         snapshot = service.lookup_snapshot(
             snapshot_context["snapshot_id"],
             branches_from,
             PER_PAGE + 1,
             target_types=["revision", "alias"],
         )
 
         displayed_branches, _ = process_snapshot_branches(snapshot)
 
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     for branch in displayed_branches:
         if snapshot_id:
             revision_url = reverse(
                 "browse-revision",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": branch["revision"]},
                 query_params={"snapshot_id": snapshot_id},
             )
         else:
             revision_url = reverse(
                 "browse-revision",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": branch["revision"]},
                 query_params={"origin_url": origin_info["url"]},
             )
         query_params["branch"] = branch["name"]
         directory_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
         del query_params["branch"]
         branch["revision_url"] = revision_url
         branch["directory_url"] = directory_url
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-branches"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-branches"
 
     prev_branches_url = None
     next_branches_url = None
 
     if branches_bc:
         query_params_prev = dict(query_params)
 
         query_params_prev["branches_breadcrumbs"] = ",".join(branches_bc[:-1])
         prev_branches_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params_prev
         )
     elif branches_from:
         prev_branches_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
     if snapshot["next_branch"] is not None:
         query_params_next = dict(query_params)
         next_branch = displayed_branches[-1]["name"]
         del displayed_branches[-1]
         branches_bc.append(next_branch)
         query_params_next["branches_breadcrumbs"] = ",".join(branches_bc)
         next_branches_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params_next
         )
 
     heading = "Branches - "
     if origin_info:
         heading += "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
     else:
         heading += "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_id
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/branches.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
             "swh_object_name": "Branches",
             "swh_object_metadata": {},
             "top_right_link": None,
             "displayed_branches": displayed_branches,
             "prev_branches_url": prev_branches_url,
             "next_branches_url": next_branches_url,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
         },
     )
 
 
 def browse_snapshot_releases(
     request, snapshot_id=None, origin_url=None, timestamp=None
 ):
     """
     Django view implementation for browsing a list of releases in a snapshot
     context.
     """
     try:
 
         _check_origin_url(snapshot_id, origin_url)
 
         snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
             snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
             origin_url=origin_url,
             timestamp=timestamp,
             visit_id=request.GET.get("visit_id"),
         )
 
         rel_bc = request.GET.get("releases_breadcrumbs", "")
         rel_bc = rel_bc.split(",") if rel_bc else []
         rel_from = rel_bc[-1] if rel_bc else ""
 
         origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
         url_args = snapshot_context["url_args"]
         query_params = snapshot_context["query_params"]
 
         snapshot = service.lookup_snapshot(
             snapshot_context["snapshot_id"],
             rel_from,
             PER_PAGE + 1,
             target_types=["release", "alias"],
         )
 
         _, displayed_releases = process_snapshot_branches(snapshot)
 
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     for release in displayed_releases:
         if snapshot_id:
             query_params_tgt = {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id}
         else:
             query_params_tgt = {"origin_url": origin_info["url"]}
         release_url = reverse(
             "browse-release",
             url_args={"sha1_git": release["id"]},
             query_params=query_params_tgt,
         )
 
         target_url = ""
         if release["target_type"] == "revision":
             target_url = reverse(
                 "browse-revision",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": release["target"]},
                 query_params=query_params_tgt,
             )
         elif release["target_type"] == "directory":
             target_url = reverse(
                 "browse-directory",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": release["target"]},
                 query_params=query_params_tgt,
             )
         elif release["target_type"] == "content":
             target_url = reverse(
                 "browse-content",
                 url_args={"query_string": release["target"]},
                 query_params=query_params_tgt,
             )
         elif release["target_type"] == "release":
             target_url = reverse(
                 "browse-release",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": release["target"]},
                 query_params=query_params_tgt,
             )
 
         release["release_url"] = release_url
         release["target_url"] = target_url
 
     if origin_info:
         browse_view_name = "browse-origin-releases"
     else:
         browse_view_name = "browse-snapshot-releases"
 
     prev_releases_url = None
     next_releases_url = None
 
     if rel_bc:
         query_params_prev = dict(query_params)
 
         query_params_prev["releases_breadcrumbs"] = ",".join(rel_bc[:-1])
         prev_releases_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params_prev
         )
     elif rel_from:
         prev_releases_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
     if snapshot["next_branch"] is not None:
         query_params_next = dict(query_params)
         next_rel = displayed_releases[-1]["branch_name"]
         del displayed_releases[-1]
         rel_bc.append(next_rel)
         query_params_next["releases_breadcrumbs"] = ",".join(rel_bc)
         next_releases_url = reverse(
             browse_view_name, url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params_next
         )
 
     heading = "Releases - "
     if origin_info:
         heading += "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
     else:
         heading += "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_id
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/releases.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
             "top_panel_visible": False,
             "top_panel_collapsible": False,
             "swh_object_name": "Releases",
             "swh_object_metadata": {},
             "top_right_link": None,
             "displayed_releases": displayed_releases,
             "prev_releases_url": prev_releases_url,
             "next_releases_url": next_releases_url,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "vault_cooking": None,
             "show_actions_menu": False,
         },
     )
diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/content.py b/swh/web/browse/views/content.py
index 83534d72..3ffe5f79 100644
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/content.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/content.py
@@ -1,371 +1,376 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import difflib
 import json
 
 from distutils.util import strtobool
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.template.defaultfilters import filesizeformat
 import sentry_sdk
 
 from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_hex
 from swh.model.identifiers import CONTENT
 
 from swh.web.browse.browseurls import browse_route
 from swh.web.browse.snapshot_context import get_snapshot_context
 from swh.web.browse.utils import (
     request_content,
     prepare_content_for_display,
     content_display_max_size,
     gen_link,
     gen_directory_link,
 )
 from swh.web.common import query, service, highlightjs
 from swh.web.common.exc import NotFoundExc, handle_view_exception
-from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swh_persistent_ids
-from swh.web.common.typing import ContentMetadata
+from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swhids_info
+from swh.web.common.typing import ContentMetadata, SWHObjectInfo
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse, gen_path_info, swh_object_icons
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"content/(?P<query_string>[0-9a-z_:]*[0-9a-f]+.)/raw/",
     view_name="browse-content-raw",
     checksum_args=["query_string"],
 )
 def content_raw(request, query_string):
     """Django view that produces a raw display of a content identified
     by its hash value.
 
     The url that points to it is
     :http:get:`/browse/content/[(algo_hash):](hash)/raw/`
     """
     try:
         re_encode = bool(strtobool(request.GET.get("re_encode", "false")))
         algo, checksum = query.parse_hash(query_string)
         checksum = hash_to_hex(checksum)
         content_data = request_content(query_string, max_size=None, re_encode=re_encode)
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     filename = request.GET.get("filename", None)
     if not filename:
         filename = "%s_%s" % (algo, checksum)
 
     if (
         content_data["mimetype"].startswith("text/")
         or content_data["mimetype"] == "inode/x-empty"
     ):
         response = HttpResponse(content_data["raw_data"], content_type="text/plain")
         response["Content-disposition"] = "filename=%s" % filename
     else:
         response = HttpResponse(
             content_data["raw_data"], content_type="application/octet-stream"
         )
         response["Content-disposition"] = "attachment; filename=%s" % filename
     return response
 
 
 _auto_diff_size_limit = 20000
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"content/(?P<from_query_string>.*)/diff/(?P<to_query_string>.*)",
     view_name="diff-contents",
 )
 def _contents_diff(request, from_query_string, to_query_string):
     """
     Browse endpoint used to compute unified diffs between two contents.
 
     Diffs are generated only if the two contents are textual.
     By default, diffs whose size are greater than 20 kB will
     not be generated. To force the generation of large diffs,
     the 'force' boolean query parameter must be used.
 
     Args:
         request: input django http request
         from_query_string: a string of the form "[ALGO_HASH:]HASH" where
             optional ALGO_HASH can be either ``sha1``, ``sha1_git``,
             ``sha256``, or ``blake2s256`` (default to ``sha1``) and HASH
             the hexadecimal representation of the hash value identifying
             the first content
         to_query_string: same as above for identifying the second content
 
     Returns:
         A JSON object containing the unified diff.
 
     """
     diff_data = {}
     content_from = None
     content_to = None
     content_from_size = 0
     content_to_size = 0
     content_from_lines = []
     content_to_lines = []
     force = request.GET.get("force", "false")
     path = request.GET.get("path", None)
     language = "nohighlight"
 
     force = bool(strtobool(force))
 
     if from_query_string == to_query_string:
         diff_str = "File renamed without changes"
     else:
         try:
             text_diff = True
             if from_query_string:
                 content_from = request_content(from_query_string, max_size=None)
                 content_from_display_data = prepare_content_for_display(
                     content_from["raw_data"], content_from["mimetype"], path
                 )
                 language = content_from_display_data["language"]
                 content_from_size = content_from["length"]
                 if not (
                     content_from["mimetype"].startswith("text/")
                     or content_from["mimetype"] == "inode/x-empty"
                 ):
                     text_diff = False
 
             if text_diff and to_query_string:
                 content_to = request_content(to_query_string, max_size=None)
                 content_to_display_data = prepare_content_for_display(
                     content_to["raw_data"], content_to["mimetype"], path
                 )
                 language = content_to_display_data["language"]
                 content_to_size = content_to["length"]
                 if not (
                     content_to["mimetype"].startswith("text/")
                     or content_to["mimetype"] == "inode/x-empty"
                 ):
                     text_diff = False
 
             diff_size = abs(content_to_size - content_from_size)
 
             if not text_diff:
                 diff_str = "Diffs are not generated for non textual content"
                 language = "nohighlight"
             elif not force and diff_size > _auto_diff_size_limit:
                 diff_str = "Large diffs are not automatically computed"
                 language = "nohighlight"
             else:
                 if content_from:
                     content_from_lines = (
                         content_from["raw_data"].decode("utf-8").splitlines(True)
                     )
                     if content_from_lines and content_from_lines[-1][-1] != "\n":
                         content_from_lines[-1] += "[swh-no-nl-marker]\n"
 
                 if content_to:
                     content_to_lines = (
                         content_to["raw_data"].decode("utf-8").splitlines(True)
                     )
                     if content_to_lines and content_to_lines[-1][-1] != "\n":
                         content_to_lines[-1] += "[swh-no-nl-marker]\n"
 
                 diff_lines = difflib.unified_diff(content_from_lines, content_to_lines)
                 diff_str = "".join(list(diff_lines)[2:])
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
             diff_str = str(exc)
 
     diff_data["diff_str"] = diff_str
     diff_data["language"] = language
     diff_data_json = json.dumps(diff_data, separators=(",", ": "))
     return HttpResponse(diff_data_json, content_type="application/json")
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"content/(?P<query_string>[0-9a-z_:]*[0-9a-f]+.)/",
     view_name="browse-content",
     checksum_args=["query_string"],
 )
 def content_display(request, query_string):
     """Django view that produces an HTML display of a content identified
     by its hash value.
 
     The url that points to it is
     :http:get:`/browse/content/[(algo_hash):](hash)/`
     """
     try:
         algo, checksum = query.parse_hash(query_string)
         checksum = hash_to_hex(checksum)
         content_data = request_content(query_string, raise_if_unavailable=False)
         origin_url = request.GET.get("origin_url", None)
         selected_language = request.GET.get("language", None)
 
         if not origin_url:
             origin_url = request.GET.get("origin", None)
         snapshot_context = None
         if origin_url:
             try:
                 snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(origin_url=origin_url)
             except NotFoundExc:
                 raw_cnt_url = reverse(
                     "browse-content", url_args={"query_string": query_string}
                 )
                 error_message = (
                     "The Software Heritage archive has a content "
                     "with the hash you provided but the origin "
                     "mentioned in your request appears broken: %s. "
                     "Please check the URL and try again.\n\n"
                     "Nevertheless, you can still browse the content "
                     "without origin information: %s"
                     % (gen_link(origin_url), gen_link(raw_cnt_url))
                 )
 
                 raise NotFoundExc(error_message)
         if snapshot_context:
             snapshot_context["visit_info"] = None
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     path = request.GET.get("path", None)
 
     content = None
     language = None
     mimetype = None
     if content_data["raw_data"] is not None:
         content_display_data = prepare_content_for_display(
             content_data["raw_data"], content_data["mimetype"], path
         )
         content = content_display_data["content_data"]
         language = content_display_data["language"]
         mimetype = content_display_data["mimetype"]
 
     # Override language with user-selected language
     if selected_language is not None:
         language = selected_language
 
     available_languages = None
 
     if mimetype and "text/" in mimetype:
         available_languages = highlightjs.get_supported_languages()
 
     root_dir = None
     filename = None
     path_info = None
     directory_id = None
     directory_url = None
 
     query_params = {"origin_url": origin_url}
 
     breadcrumbs = []
 
     if path:
         split_path = path.split("/")
         root_dir = split_path[0]
         filename = split_path[-1]
         if root_dir != path:
             path = path.replace(root_dir + "/", "")
             path = path[: -len(filename)]
             path_info = gen_path_info(path)
             dir_url = reverse(
                 "browse-directory",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": root_dir},
                 query_params=query_params,
             )
             breadcrumbs.append({"name": root_dir[:7], "url": dir_url})
             for pi in path_info:
                 query_params["path"] = pi["path"]
                 dir_url = reverse(
                     "browse-directory",
                     url_args={"sha1_git": root_dir},
                     query_params=query_params,
                 )
                 breadcrumbs.append({"name": pi["name"], "url": dir_url})
         breadcrumbs.append({"name": filename, "url": None})
 
     if path and root_dir != path:
         try:
             dir_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(root_dir, path)
             directory_id = dir_info["target"]
         except Exception as exc:
             return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
     elif root_dir != path:
         directory_id = root_dir
+    else:
+        root_dir = None
 
     if directory_id:
         directory_url = gen_directory_link(directory_id)
 
     query_params = {"filename": filename}
 
     content_checksums = content_data["checksums"]
 
     content_url = reverse(
         "browse-content",
         url_args={"query_string": f'sha1_git:{content_checksums["sha1_git"]}'},
     )
 
     content_raw_url = reverse(
         "browse-content-raw",
         url_args={"query_string": query_string},
         query_params=query_params,
     )
 
     content_metadata = ContentMetadata(
         object_type=CONTENT,
+        object_id=content_checksums["sha1_git"],
         sha1=content_checksums["sha1"],
         sha1_git=content_checksums["sha1_git"],
         sha256=content_checksums["sha256"],
         blake2s256=content_checksums["blake2s256"],
         content_url=content_url,
         mimetype=content_data["mimetype"],
         encoding=content_data["encoding"],
         size=filesizeformat(content_data["length"]),
         language=content_data["language"],
         licenses=content_data["licenses"],
-        path=path,
-        filename=filename,
+        root_directory=root_dir,
+        path=f"/{path}" if path else "",
+        filename=filename or "",
         directory=directory_id,
         directory_url=directory_url,
         revision=None,
         release=None,
         snapshot=None,
         origin_url=origin_url,
     )
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(
-        [{"type": "content", "id": content_checksums["sha1_git"]}]
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(
+        [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=CONTENT, object_id=content_checksums["sha1_git"])],
+        extra_context=content_metadata,
     )
 
     heading = "Content - %s" % content_checksums["sha1_git"]
     if breadcrumbs:
         content_path = "/".join([bc["name"] for bc in breadcrumbs])
         heading += " - %s" % content_path
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/content.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
-            "swh_object_id": swh_ids[0]["swh_id"],
+            "swh_object_id": swhids_info[0]["swhid"],
             "swh_object_name": "Content",
             "swh_object_metadata": content_metadata,
             "content": content,
             "content_size": content_data["length"],
             "max_content_size": content_display_max_size,
             "filename": filename,
             "encoding": content_data["encoding"],
             "mimetype": mimetype,
             "language": language,
             "available_languages": available_languages,
             "breadcrumbs": breadcrumbs,
             "top_right_link": {
                 "url": content_raw_url,
                 "icon": swh_object_icons["content"],
                 "text": "Raw File",
             },
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "vault_cooking": None,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
             "error_code": content_data["error_code"],
             "error_message": content_data["error_message"],
             "error_description": content_data["error_description"],
         },
         status=content_data["error_code"],
     )
diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py b/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py
index f4aa4a6c..6da5d18d 100644
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/directory.py
@@ -1,237 +1,237 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import os
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.template.defaultfilters import filesizeformat
 import sentry_sdk
 
 
 from swh.model.identifiers import DIRECTORY
 from swh.web.browse.browseurls import browse_route
 from swh.web.browse.snapshot_context import get_snapshot_context
 from swh.web.browse.utils import (
     get_directory_entries,
     get_readme_to_display,
     gen_link,
 )
 from swh.web.common import service
 from swh.web.common.exc import handle_view_exception, NotFoundExc
-from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swh_persistent_ids
-from swh.web.common.typing import DirectoryMetadata
+from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swhids_info
+from swh.web.common.typing import DirectoryMetadata, SWHObjectInfo
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse, gen_path_info
 
 
 def _directory_browse(request, sha1_git, path=None):
     root_sha1_git = sha1_git
     try:
         if path:
             dir_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(sha1_git, path)
             sha1_git = dir_info["target"]
 
         dirs, files = get_directory_entries(sha1_git)
         origin_url = request.GET.get("origin_url", None)
         if not origin_url:
             origin_url = request.GET.get("origin", None)
         snapshot_context = None
         if origin_url:
             try:
                 snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(origin_url=origin_url)
             except NotFoundExc:
                 raw_dir_url = reverse(
                     "browse-directory", url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git}
                 )
                 error_message = (
                     "The Software Heritage archive has a directory "
                     "with the hash you provided but the origin "
                     "mentioned in your request appears broken: %s. "
                     "Please check the URL and try again.\n\n"
                     "Nevertheless, you can still browse the directory "
                     "without origin information: %s"
                     % (gen_link(origin_url), gen_link(raw_dir_url))
                 )
 
                 raise NotFoundExc(error_message)
         if snapshot_context:
             snapshot_context["visit_info"] = None
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     path_info = gen_path_info(path)
 
     query_params = {"origin_url": origin_url}
 
     breadcrumbs = []
     breadcrumbs.append(
         {
             "name": root_sha1_git[:7],
             "url": reverse(
                 "browse-directory",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": root_sha1_git},
                 query_params=query_params,
             ),
         }
     )
     for pi in path_info:
         breadcrumbs.append(
             {
                 "name": pi["name"],
                 "url": reverse(
                     "browse-directory",
                     url_args={"sha1_git": root_sha1_git},
                     query_params={"path": pi["path"], **query_params},
                 ),
             }
         )
 
     path = "" if path is None else (path + "/")
 
     for d in dirs:
         if d["type"] == "rev":
             d["url"] = reverse(
                 "browse-revision",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": d["target"]},
                 query_params=query_params,
             )
         else:
             d["url"] = reverse(
                 "browse-directory",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": root_sha1_git},
                 query_params={"path": path + d["name"], **query_params},
             )
 
     sum_file_sizes = 0
 
     readmes = {}
 
     for f in files:
         query_string = "sha1_git:" + f["target"]
         f["url"] = reverse(
             "browse-content",
             url_args={"query_string": query_string},
             query_params={
                 "path": root_sha1_git + "/" + path + f["name"],
                 "origin_url": origin_url,
             },
         )
         if f["length"] is not None:
             sum_file_sizes += f["length"]
             f["length"] = filesizeformat(f["length"])
         if f["name"].lower().startswith("readme"):
             readmes[f["name"]] = f["checksums"]["sha1"]
 
     readme_name, readme_url, readme_html = get_readme_to_display(readmes)
 
     sum_file_sizes = filesizeformat(sum_file_sizes)
 
     dir_metadata = DirectoryMetadata(
         object_type=DIRECTORY,
+        object_id=sha1_git,
         directory=sha1_git,
         nb_files=len(files),
         nb_dirs=len(dirs),
         sum_file_sizes=sum_file_sizes,
-        path=path or None,
+        root_directory=root_sha1_git,
+        path=f"/{path}" if path else "",
         revision=None,
         revision_found=None,
         release=None,
         snapshot=None,
     )
 
     vault_cooking = {
         "directory_context": True,
         "directory_id": sha1_git,
         "revision_context": False,
         "revision_id": None,
     }
 
-    swh_objects = [{"type": "directory", "id": sha1_git}]
+    swh_objects = [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=sha1_git)]
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(
-        swh_objects=swh_objects, snapshot_context=snapshot_context
-    )
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(swh_objects, snapshot_context, dir_metadata)
 
     heading = "Directory - %s" % sha1_git
     if breadcrumbs:
         dir_path = "/".join([bc["name"] for bc in breadcrumbs]) + "/"
         heading += " - %s" % dir_path
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/directory.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
-            "swh_object_id": swh_ids[0]["swh_id"],
+            "swh_object_id": swhids_info[0]["swhid"],
             "swh_object_name": "Directory",
             "swh_object_metadata": dir_metadata,
             "dirs": dirs,
             "files": files,
             "breadcrumbs": breadcrumbs,
             "top_right_link": None,
             "readme_name": readme_name,
             "readme_url": readme_url,
             "readme_html": readme_html,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "vault_cooking": vault_cooking,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
         },
     )
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"directory/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/",
     view_name="browse-directory",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def directory_browse(request, sha1_git):
     """Django view for browsing the content of a directory identified
     by its sha1_git value.
 
     The url that points to it is
     :http:get:`/browse/directory/(sha1_git)/`
     """
     return _directory_browse(request, sha1_git, request.GET.get("path"))
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"directory/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/(?P<path>.+)/",
     view_name="browse-directory-legacy",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def directory_browse_legacy(request, sha1_git, path):
     """Django view for browsing the content of a directory identified
     by its sha1_git value.
 
     The url that points to it is
     :http:get:`/browse/directory/(sha1_git)/(path)/`
     """
     return _directory_browse(request, sha1_git, path)
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"directory/resolve/content-path/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/",
     view_name="browse-directory-resolve-content-path",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def _directory_resolve_content_path(request, sha1_git):
     """
     Internal endpoint redirecting to data url for a specific file path
     relative to a root directory.
     """
     try:
         path = os.path.normpath(request.GET.get("path"))
         if not path.startswith("../"):
             dir_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(sha1_git, path)
             if dir_info["type"] == "file":
                 sha1 = dir_info["checksums"]["sha1"]
                 data_url = reverse(
                     "browse-content-raw", url_args={"query_string": sha1}
                 )
                 return redirect(data_url)
     except Exception as exc:
         sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
     return HttpResponse(status=404)
diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/release.py b/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
index 9e2e29db..bbd4cda7 100644
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
@@ -1,235 +1,236 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from django.shortcuts import render
 import sentry_sdk
 
 from swh.model.identifiers import CONTENT, DIRECTORY, RELEASE, REVISION, SNAPSHOT
 from swh.web.browse.browseurls import browse_route
 from swh.web.browse.snapshot_context import get_snapshot_context
 from swh.web.browse.utils import (
     gen_revision_link,
     gen_link,
     gen_snapshot_link,
     gen_directory_link,
     gen_content_link,
     gen_release_link,
     gen_person_mail_link,
 )
 from swh.web.common import service
 from swh.web.common.exc import NotFoundExc, handle_view_exception
-from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swh_persistent_ids
-from swh.web.common.typing import ReleaseMetadata
+from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swhids_info
+from swh.web.common.typing import ReleaseMetadata, SWHObjectInfo
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse, format_utc_iso_date
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"release/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/",
     view_name="browse-release",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def release_browse(request, sha1_git):
     """
     Django view that produces an HTML display of a release
     identified by its id.
 
     The url that points to it is :http:get:`/browse/release/(sha1_git)/`.
     """
     try:
         release = service.lookup_release(sha1_git)
         snapshot_context = {}
         origin_info = None
         snapshot_id = request.GET.get("snapshot_id", None)
         origin_url = request.GET.get("origin_url", None)
         if not origin_url:
             origin_url = request.GET.get("origin", None)
         timestamp = request.GET.get("timestamp", None)
         visit_id = request.GET.get("visit_id", None)
         if origin_url:
             try:
                 snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
                     snapshot_id, origin_url, timestamp, visit_id
                 )
             except NotFoundExc:
                 raw_rel_url = reverse("browse-release", url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git})
                 error_message = (
                     "The Software Heritage archive has a release "
                     "with the hash you provided but the origin "
                     "mentioned in your request appears broken: %s. "
                     "Please check the URL and try again.\n\n"
                     "Nevertheless, you can still browse the release "
                     "without origin information: %s"
                     % (gen_link(origin_url), gen_link(raw_rel_url))
                 )
 
                 raise NotFoundExc(error_message)
             origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
         elif snapshot_id:
             snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(snapshot_id)
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     target_url = None
     if release["target_type"] == REVISION:
         target_url = gen_revision_link(release["target"])
     elif release["target_type"] == CONTENT:
         target_url = gen_content_link(release["target"])
     elif release["target_type"] == DIRECTORY:
         target_url = gen_directory_link(release["target"])
     elif release["target_type"] == RELEASE:
         target_url = gen_release_link(release["target"])
 
     snapshot_id = None
     browse_snp_link = None
     if snapshot_context:
         snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
         browse_snp_link = gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_id)
 
     release_metadata = ReleaseMetadata(
         object_type=RELEASE,
+        object_id=sha1_git,
         release=sha1_git,
         release_url=gen_release_link(release["id"]),
         author=release["author"]["fullname"] if release["author"] else "None",
         author_url=gen_person_mail_link(release["author"])
         if release["author"]
         else "None",
         date=format_utc_iso_date(release["date"]),
         name=release["name"],
         synthetic=release["synthetic"],
         target=release["target"],
         target_type=release["target_type"],
         target_url=target_url,
         snapshot=snapshot_context.get("snapshot_id", None),
         snapshot_url=browse_snp_link,
         origin_url=origin_url,
     )
 
     release_note_lines = []
     if release["message"]:
         release_note_lines = release["message"].split("\n")
 
     vault_cooking = None
 
     rev_directory = None
     target_link = None
     if release["target_type"] == REVISION:
         target_link = gen_revision_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
             link_text=None,
             link_attrs=None,
         )
         try:
             revision = service.lookup_revision(release["target"])
             rev_directory = revision["directory"]
             vault_cooking = {
                 "directory_context": True,
                 "directory_id": rev_directory,
                 "revision_context": True,
                 "revision_id": release["target"],
             }
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
     elif release["target_type"] == DIRECTORY:
         target_link = gen_directory_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
             link_text=None,
             link_attrs=None,
         )
         try:
             # check directory exists
             service.lookup_directory(release["target"])
             vault_cooking = {
                 "directory_context": True,
                 "directory_id": release["target"],
                 "revision_context": False,
                 "revision_id": None,
             }
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
     elif release["target_type"] == CONTENT:
         target_link = gen_content_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
             link_text=None,
             link_attrs=None,
         )
     elif release["target_type"] == RELEASE:
         target_link = gen_release_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
             link_text=None,
             link_attrs=None,
         )
 
     rev_directory_url = None
     if rev_directory is not None:
         if origin_info:
             rev_directory_url = reverse(
                 "browse-origin-directory",
                 query_params={
                     "origin_url": origin_info["url"],
                     "release": release["name"],
                 },
             )
         elif snapshot_id:
             rev_directory_url = reverse(
                 "browse-snapshot-directory",
                 url_args={"snapshot_id": snapshot_id},
                 query_params={"release": release["name"]},
             )
         else:
             rev_directory_url = reverse(
                 "browse-directory", url_args={"sha1_git": rev_directory}
             )
 
     directory_link = None
     if rev_directory_url is not None:
         directory_link = gen_link(rev_directory_url, rev_directory)
     release["directory_link"] = directory_link
     release["target_link"] = target_link
 
-    swh_objects = [{"type": RELEASE, "id": sha1_git}]
+    swh_objects = [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=RELEASE, object_id=sha1_git)]
 
     if snapshot_context:
         snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
 
     if snapshot_id:
-        swh_objects.append({"type": SNAPSHOT, "id": snapshot_id})
+        swh_objects.append(SWHObjectInfo(object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id))
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
 
     note_header = "None"
     if len(release_note_lines) > 0:
         note_header = release_note_lines[0]
 
     release["note_header"] = note_header
     release["note_body"] = "\n".join(release_note_lines[1:])
 
     heading = "Release - %s" % release["name"]
     if snapshot_context:
         context_found = "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
         if origin_info:
             context_found = "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
         heading += " - %s" % context_found
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/release.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
-            "swh_object_id": swh_ids[0]["swh_id"],
+            "swh_object_id": swhids_info[0]["swhid"],
             "swh_object_name": "Release",
             "swh_object_metadata": release_metadata,
             "release": release,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
             "breadcrumbs": None,
             "vault_cooking": vault_cooking,
             "top_right_link": None,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
         },
     )
diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/revision.py b/swh/web/browse/views/revision.py
index 68ded5c1..04570d19 100644
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/revision.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/revision.py
@@ -1,577 +1,591 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import hashlib
 import json
 import textwrap
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.template.defaultfilters import filesizeformat
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
-from swh.model.identifiers import persistent_identifier, REVISION
+from swh.model.identifiers import (
+    persistent_identifier,
+    CONTENT,
+    DIRECTORY,
+    REVISION,
+    SNAPSHOT,
+)
 from swh.web.browse.browseurls import browse_route
 from swh.web.browse.snapshot_context import get_snapshot_context
 from swh.web.browse.utils import (
     gen_link,
     gen_revision_link,
     gen_revision_url,
     get_revision_log_url,
     get_directory_entries,
     gen_directory_link,
     request_content,
     prepare_content_for_display,
     content_display_max_size,
     gen_snapshot_link,
     get_readme_to_display,
     format_log_entries,
     gen_person_mail_link,
 )
 from swh.web.common import service
 from swh.web.common.exc import NotFoundExc, handle_view_exception
-from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swh_persistent_ids
-from swh.web.common.typing import RevisionMetadata
+from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swhids_info
+from swh.web.common.typing import RevisionMetadata, SWHObjectInfo
 from swh.web.common.utils import (
     reverse,
     format_utc_iso_date,
     gen_path_info,
     swh_object_icons,
 )
 
 
 def _gen_content_url(revision, query_string, path, snapshot_context):
     if snapshot_context:
         query_params = snapshot_context["query_params"]
         query_params["path"] = path
         query_params["revision"] = revision["id"]
         content_url = reverse("browse-origin-content", query_params=query_params)
     else:
         content_path = "%s/%s" % (revision["directory"], path)
         content_url = reverse(
             "browse-content",
             url_args={"query_string": query_string},
             query_params={"path": content_path},
         )
     return content_url
 
 
 def _gen_diff_link(idx, diff_anchor, link_text):
     if idx < _max_displayed_file_diffs:
         return gen_link(diff_anchor, link_text)
     else:
         return link_text
 
 
 # TODO: put in conf
 _max_displayed_file_diffs = 1000
 
 
 def _gen_revision_changes_list(revision, changes, snapshot_context):
     """
     Returns a HTML string describing the file changes
     introduced in a revision.
     As this string will be displayed in the browse revision view,
     links to adequate file diffs are also generated.
 
     Args:
         revision (str): hexadecimal representation of a revision identifier
         changes (list): list of file changes in the revision
         snapshot_context (dict): optional origin context used to reverse
             the content urls
 
     Returns:
         A string to insert in a revision HTML view.
 
     """
     changes_msg = []
     for i, change in enumerate(changes):
         hasher = hashlib.sha1()
         from_query_string = ""
         to_query_string = ""
         diff_id = "diff-"
         if change["from"]:
             from_query_string = "sha1_git:" + change["from"]["target"]
             diff_id += change["from"]["target"] + "-" + change["from_path"]
         diff_id += "-"
         if change["to"]:
             to_query_string = "sha1_git:" + change["to"]["target"]
             diff_id += change["to"]["target"] + change["to_path"]
         change["path"] = change["to_path"] or change["from_path"]
         url_args = {
             "from_query_string": from_query_string,
             "to_query_string": to_query_string,
         }
         query_params = {"path": change["path"]}
         change["diff_url"] = reverse(
             "diff-contents", url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
         hasher.update(diff_id.encode("utf-8"))
         diff_id = hasher.hexdigest()
         change["id"] = diff_id
         panel_diff_link = "#panel_" + diff_id
 
         if change["type"] == "modify":
             change["content_url"] = _gen_content_url(
                 revision, to_query_string, change["to_path"], snapshot_context
             )
             changes_msg.append(
                 "modified:  %s" % _gen_diff_link(i, panel_diff_link, change["to_path"])
             )
         elif change["type"] == "insert":
             change["content_url"] = _gen_content_url(
                 revision, to_query_string, change["to_path"], snapshot_context
             )
             changes_msg.append(
                 "new file:  %s" % _gen_diff_link(i, panel_diff_link, change["to_path"])
             )
         elif change["type"] == "delete":
             parent = service.lookup_revision(revision["parents"][0])
             change["content_url"] = _gen_content_url(
                 parent, from_query_string, change["from_path"], snapshot_context
             )
             changes_msg.append(
                 "deleted:   %s"
                 % _gen_diff_link(i, panel_diff_link, change["from_path"])
             )
         elif change["type"] == "rename":
             change["content_url"] = _gen_content_url(
                 revision, to_query_string, change["to_path"], snapshot_context
             )
             link_text = change["from_path"] + " &rarr; " + change["to_path"]
             changes_msg.append(
                 "renamed:   %s" % _gen_diff_link(i, panel_diff_link, link_text)
             )
     if not changes:
         changes_msg.append("No changes")
     return mark_safe("\n".join(changes_msg))
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"revision/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/diff/",
     view_name="diff-revision",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def _revision_diff(request, sha1_git):
     """
     Browse internal endpoint to compute revision diff
     """
     try:
         revision = service.lookup_revision(sha1_git)
         snapshot_context = None
         origin_url = request.GET.get("origin_url", None)
         if not origin_url:
             origin_url = request.GET.get("origin", None)
         timestamp = request.GET.get("timestamp", None)
         visit_id = request.GET.get("visit_id", None)
         if origin_url:
             snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
                 origin_url=origin_url, timestamp=timestamp, visit_id=visit_id
             )
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     changes = service.diff_revision(sha1_git)
     changes_msg = _gen_revision_changes_list(revision, changes, snapshot_context)
 
     diff_data = {
         "total_nb_changes": len(changes),
         "changes": changes[:_max_displayed_file_diffs],
         "changes_msg": changes_msg,
     }
     diff_data_json = json.dumps(diff_data, separators=(",", ": "))
     return HttpResponse(diff_data_json, content_type="application/json")
 
 
 NB_LOG_ENTRIES = 100
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"revision/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/log/",
     view_name="browse-revision-log",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def revision_log_browse(request, sha1_git):
     """
     Django view that produces an HTML display of the history
     log for a revision identified by its id.
 
     The url that points to it is :http:get:`/browse/revision/(sha1_git)/log/`
     """
     try:
         per_page = int(request.GET.get("per_page", NB_LOG_ENTRIES))
         offset = int(request.GET.get("offset", 0))
         revs_ordering = request.GET.get("revs_ordering", "committer_date")
         session_key = "rev_%s_log_ordering_%s" % (sha1_git, revs_ordering)
         rev_log_session = request.session.get(session_key, None)
         rev_log = []
         revs_walker_state = None
         if rev_log_session:
             rev_log = rev_log_session["rev_log"]
             revs_walker_state = rev_log_session["revs_walker_state"]
 
         if len(rev_log) < offset + per_page:
             revs_walker = service.get_revisions_walker(
                 revs_ordering,
                 sha1_git,
                 max_revs=offset + per_page + 1,
                 state=revs_walker_state,
             )
 
             rev_log += [rev["id"] for rev in revs_walker]
             revs_walker_state = revs_walker.export_state()
 
         revs = rev_log[offset : offset + per_page]
         revision_log = service.lookup_revision_multiple(revs)
 
         request.session[session_key] = {
             "rev_log": rev_log,
             "revs_walker_state": revs_walker_state,
         }
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     revs_ordering = request.GET.get("revs_ordering", "")
 
     prev_log_url = None
     if len(rev_log) > offset + per_page:
         prev_log_url = reverse(
             "browse-revision-log",
             url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
             query_params={
                 "per_page": per_page,
                 "offset": offset + per_page,
                 "revs_ordering": revs_ordering,
             },
         )
 
     next_log_url = None
     if offset != 0:
         next_log_url = reverse(
             "browse-revision-log",
             url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
             query_params={
                 "per_page": per_page,
                 "offset": offset - per_page,
                 "revs_ordering": revs_ordering,
             },
         )
 
     revision_log_data = format_log_entries(revision_log, per_page)
 
     swh_rev_id = persistent_identifier("revision", sha1_git)
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/revision-log.html",
         {
             "heading": "Revision history",
             "swh_object_id": swh_rev_id,
             "swh_object_name": "Revisions history",
             "swh_object_metadata": None,
             "revision_log": revision_log_data,
             "revs_ordering": revs_ordering,
             "next_log_url": next_log_url,
             "prev_log_url": prev_log_url,
             "breadcrumbs": None,
             "top_right_link": None,
             "snapshot_context": None,
             "vault_cooking": None,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": None,
+            "swhids_info": None,
         },
     )
 
 
 @browse_route(
     r"revision/(?P<sha1_git>[0-9a-f]+)/",
     view_name="browse-revision",
     checksum_args=["sha1_git"],
 )
 def revision_browse(request, sha1_git):
     """
     Django view that produces an HTML display of a revision
     identified by its id.
 
     The url that points to it is :http:get:`/browse/revision/(sha1_git)/`.
     """
     try:
         revision = service.lookup_revision(sha1_git)
         origin_info = None
         snapshot_context = None
         origin_url = request.GET.get("origin_url", None)
         if not origin_url:
             origin_url = request.GET.get("origin", None)
         timestamp = request.GET.get("timestamp", None)
         visit_id = request.GET.get("visit_id", None)
         snapshot_id = request.GET.get("snapshot_id", None)
         path = request.GET.get("path", None)
         dir_id = None
         dirs, files = None, None
         content_data = {}
         if origin_url:
             try:
                 snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(
                     origin_url=origin_url, timestamp=timestamp, visit_id=visit_id
                 )
             except NotFoundExc:
                 raw_rev_url = reverse(
                     "browse-revision", url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git}
                 )
                 error_message = (
                     "The Software Heritage archive has a revision "
                     "with the hash you provided but the origin "
                     "mentioned in your request appears broken: %s. "
                     "Please check the URL and try again.\n\n"
                     "Nevertheless, you can still browse the revision "
                     "without origin information: %s"
                     % (gen_link(origin_url), gen_link(raw_rev_url))
                 )
                 raise NotFoundExc(error_message)
             origin_info = snapshot_context["origin_info"]
             snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
         elif snapshot_id:
             snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(snapshot_id)
         if path:
             file_info = service.lookup_directory_with_path(revision["directory"], path)
             if file_info["type"] == "dir":
                 dir_id = file_info["target"]
             else:
                 query_string = "sha1_git:" + file_info["target"]
                 content_data = request_content(query_string, raise_if_unavailable=False)
         else:
             dir_id = revision["directory"]
 
         if dir_id:
             path = "" if path is None else (path + "/")
             dirs, files = get_directory_entries(dir_id)
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
     revision_metadata = RevisionMetadata(
         object_type=REVISION,
+        object_id=sha1_git,
         revision=sha1_git,
         revision_url=gen_revision_link(sha1_git),
         author=revision["author"]["fullname"] if revision["author"] else "None",
         author_url=gen_person_mail_link(revision["author"])
         if revision["author"]
         else "None",
         committer=revision["committer"]["fullname"]
         if revision["committer"]
         else "None",
         committer_url=gen_person_mail_link(revision["committer"])
         if revision["committer"]
         else "None",
         committer_date=format_utc_iso_date(revision["committer_date"]),
         date=format_utc_iso_date(revision["date"]),
         directory=revision["directory"],
         directory_url=gen_directory_link(revision["directory"]),
         merge=revision["merge"],
         metadata=json.dumps(
             revision["metadata"], sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(",", ": ")
         ),
         parents=revision["parents"],
         synthetic=revision["synthetic"],
         type=revision["type"],
         snapshot=snapshot_id,
         snapshot_url=gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_id) if snapshot_id else None,
         origin_url=origin_url,
     )
 
     message_lines = ["None"]
     if revision["message"]:
         message_lines = revision["message"].split("\n")
 
     parents = []
     for p in revision["parents"]:
         parent_url = gen_revision_url(p, snapshot_context)
         parents.append({"id": p, "url": parent_url})
 
     path_info = gen_path_info(path)
 
     query_params = {
         "snapshot_id": snapshot_id,
         "origin_url": origin_url,
         "timestamp": timestamp,
         "visit_id": visit_id,
     }
 
     breadcrumbs = []
     breadcrumbs.append(
         {
             "name": revision["directory"][:7],
             "url": reverse(
                 "browse-revision",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
                 query_params=query_params,
             ),
         }
     )
     for pi in path_info:
         query_params["path"] = pi["path"]
         breadcrumbs.append(
             {
                 "name": pi["name"],
                 "url": reverse(
                     "browse-revision",
                     url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
                     query_params=query_params,
                 ),
             }
         )
 
     vault_cooking = {
         "directory_context": False,
         "directory_id": None,
         "revision_context": True,
         "revision_id": sha1_git,
     }
 
-    swh_objects = [{"type": "revision", "id": sha1_git}]
+    swh_objects = [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=REVISION, object_id=sha1_git)]
 
     content = None
     content_size = None
     filename = None
     mimetype = None
     language = None
     readme_name = None
     readme_url = None
     readme_html = None
     readmes = {}
     error_code = 200
     error_message = ""
     error_description = ""
 
+    extra_context = dict(revision_metadata)
+    if path:
+        extra_context["path"] = f"/{path}"
+
     if content_data:
         breadcrumbs[-1]["url"] = None
         content_size = content_data["length"]
         mimetype = content_data["mimetype"]
         if content_data["raw_data"]:
             content_display_data = prepare_content_for_display(
                 content_data["raw_data"], content_data["mimetype"], path
             )
             content = content_display_data["content_data"]
             language = content_display_data["language"]
             mimetype = content_display_data["mimetype"]
         query_params = {}
         if path:
             filename = path_info[-1]["name"]
             query_params["filename"] = filename
+            extra_context["filename"] = filename
 
         top_right_link = {
             "url": reverse(
                 "browse-content-raw",
                 url_args={"query_string": query_string},
                 query_params=query_params,
             ),
             "icon": swh_object_icons["content"],
             "text": "Raw File",
         }
 
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "content", "id": file_info["target"]})
+        swh_objects.append(
+            SWHObjectInfo(object_type=CONTENT, object_id=file_info["target"])
+        )
 
         error_code = content_data["error_code"]
         error_message = content_data["error_message"]
         error_description = content_data["error_description"]
     else:
         for d in dirs:
             if d["type"] == "rev":
                 d["url"] = reverse(
                     "browse-revision", url_args={"sha1_git": d["target"]}
                 )
             else:
                 query_params["path"] = path + d["name"]
                 d["url"] = reverse(
                     "browse-revision",
                     url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
                     query_params=query_params,
                 )
         for f in files:
             query_params["path"] = path + f["name"]
             f["url"] = reverse(
                 "browse-revision",
                 url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
                 query_params=query_params,
             )
             if f["length"] is not None:
                 f["length"] = filesizeformat(f["length"])
             if f["name"].lower().startswith("readme"):
                 readmes[f["name"]] = f["checksums"]["sha1"]
 
         readme_name, readme_url, readme_html = get_readme_to_display(readmes)
 
         top_right_link = {
             "url": get_revision_log_url(sha1_git, snapshot_context),
             "icon": swh_object_icons["revisions history"],
             "text": "History",
         }
 
         vault_cooking["directory_context"] = True
         vault_cooking["directory_id"] = dir_id
 
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "directory", "id": dir_id})
+        swh_objects.append(SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=dir_id))
 
     diff_revision_url = reverse(
         "diff-revision",
         url_args={"sha1_git": sha1_git},
         query_params={
             "origin_url": origin_url,
             "timestamp": timestamp,
             "visit_id": visit_id,
         },
     )
 
     if snapshot_id:
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "snapshot", "id": snapshot_id})
+        swh_objects.append(SWHObjectInfo(object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id))
 
-    swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
+    swhids_info = get_swhids_info(swh_objects, snapshot_context, extra_context)
 
     heading = "Revision - %s - %s" % (
         sha1_git[:7],
         textwrap.shorten(message_lines[0], width=70),
     )
     if snapshot_context:
         context_found = "snapshot: %s" % snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
         if origin_info:
             context_found = "origin: %s" % origin_info["url"]
         heading += " - %s" % context_found
 
     return render(
         request,
         "browse/revision.html",
         {
             "heading": heading,
-            "swh_object_id": swh_ids[0]["swh_id"],
+            "swh_object_id": swhids_info[0]["swhid"],
             "swh_object_name": "Revision",
             "swh_object_metadata": revision_metadata,
             "message_header": message_lines[0],
             "message_body": "\n".join(message_lines[1:]),
             "parents": parents,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "dirs": dirs,
             "files": files,
             "content": content,
             "content_size": content_size,
             "max_content_size": content_display_max_size,
             "filename": filename,
             "encoding": content_data.get("encoding"),
             "mimetype": mimetype,
             "language": language,
             "readme_name": readme_name,
             "readme_url": readme_url,
             "readme_html": readme_html,
             "breadcrumbs": breadcrumbs,
             "top_right_link": top_right_link,
             "vault_cooking": vault_cooking,
             "diff_revision_url": diff_revision_url,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
-            "swh_ids": swh_ids,
+            "swhids_info": swhids_info,
             "error_code": error_code,
             "error_message": error_message,
             "error_description": error_description,
         },
         status=error_code,
     )
diff --git a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
index b7dbcc60..fb0a016b 100644
--- a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
@@ -1,246 +1,320 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional
+from urllib.parse import quote
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from django.http import QueryDict
 
 from swh.model.exceptions import ValidationError
 from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_bytes
 from swh.model.identifiers import (
     persistent_identifier,
     parse_persistent_identifier,
     CONTENT,
     DIRECTORY,
     ORIGIN,
     RELEASE,
     REVISION,
     SNAPSHOT,
     PersistentId,
 )
 
 from swh.web.common.exc import BadInputExc
-from swh.web.common.typing import QueryParameters
-from swh.web.common.utils import swh_object_icons, reverse
+from swh.web.common.typing import (
+    QueryParameters,
+    SnapshotContext,
+    SWHObjectInfo,
+    SWHIDInfo,
+    SWHIDContext,
+)
+from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 
 
 def get_swh_persistent_id(
-    object_type: str, object_id: str, scheme_version: int = 1
+    object_type: str,
+    object_id: str,
+    scheme_version: int = 1,
+    metadata: SWHIDContext = {},
 ) -> str:
     """
     Returns the persistent identifier for a swh object based on:
 
         * the object type
         * the object id
         * the swh identifiers scheme version
 
     Args:
         object_type: the swh object type
             (content/directory/release/revision/snapshot)
         object_id: the swh object id (hexadecimal representation
             of its hash value)
         scheme_version: the scheme version of the swh
             persistent identifiers
 
     Returns:
         the swh object persistent identifier
 
     Raises:
         BadInputExc: if the provided parameters do not enable to
             generate a valid identifier
     """
     try:
-        swh_id = persistent_identifier(object_type, object_id, scheme_version)
+        swh_id = persistent_identifier(object_type, object_id, scheme_version, metadata)
     except ValidationError as e:
         raise BadInputExc(
             "Invalid object (%s) for swh persistent id. %s" % (object_id, e)
         )
     else:
         return swh_id
 
 
 ResolvedPersistentId = TypedDict(
     "ResolvedPersistentId", {"swh_id_parsed": PersistentId, "browse_url": Optional[str]}
 )
 
 
 def resolve_swh_persistent_id(
     swh_id: str, query_params: Optional[QueryParameters] = None
 ) -> ResolvedPersistentId:
     """
     Try to resolve a Software Heritage persistent id into an url for
     browsing the targeted object.
 
     Args:
         swh_id: a Software Heritage persistent identifier
         query_params: optional dict filled with
             query parameters to append to the browse url
 
     Returns:
         a dict with the following keys:
 
             * **swh_id_parsed**: the parsed identifier
             * **browse_url**: the url for browsing the targeted object
     """
     swh_id_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(swh_id)
     object_type = swh_id_parsed.object_type
     object_id = swh_id_parsed.object_id
     browse_url = None
     query_dict = QueryDict("", mutable=True)
     if query_params and len(query_params) > 0:
         for k in sorted(query_params.keys()):
             query_dict[k] = query_params[k]
     if "origin" in swh_id_parsed.metadata:
         query_dict["origin_url"] = swh_id_parsed.metadata["origin"]
     if object_type == CONTENT:
         query_string = "sha1_git:" + object_id
         fragment = ""
         if "lines" in swh_id_parsed.metadata:
             lines = swh_id_parsed.metadata["lines"].split("-")
             fragment += "#L" + lines[0]
             if len(lines) > 1:
                 fragment += "-L" + lines[1]
         browse_url = (
             reverse(
                 "browse-content",
                 url_args={"query_string": query_string},
                 query_params=query_dict,
             )
             + fragment
         )
     elif object_type == DIRECTORY:
         browse_url = reverse(
             "browse-directory",
             url_args={"sha1_git": object_id},
             query_params=query_dict,
         )
     elif object_type == RELEASE:
         browse_url = reverse(
             "browse-release", url_args={"sha1_git": object_id}, query_params=query_dict
         )
     elif object_type == REVISION:
         browse_url = reverse(
             "browse-revision", url_args={"sha1_git": object_id}, query_params=query_dict
         )
     elif object_type == SNAPSHOT:
         browse_url = reverse(
             "browse-snapshot",
             url_args={"snapshot_id": object_id},
             query_params=query_dict,
         )
     elif object_type == ORIGIN:
         raise BadInputExc(
             (
                 "Origin PIDs (Persistent Identifiers) are not "
                 "publicly resolvable because they are for "
                 "internal usage only"
             )
         )
 
     return {"swh_id_parsed": swh_id_parsed, "browse_url": browse_url}
 
 
 def get_persistent_identifier(persistent_id: str) -> PersistentId:
     """Check if a persistent identifier is valid.
 
         Args:
             persistent_id: A string representing a Software Heritage
                 persistent identifier.
 
         Raises:
             BadInputExc: if the provided persistent identifier can
             not be parsed.
 
         Return:
             A persistent identifier object.
     """
     try:
         pid_object = parse_persistent_identifier(persistent_id)
     except ValidationError as ve:
         raise BadInputExc("Error when parsing identifier: %s" % " ".join(ve.messages))
     else:
         return pid_object
 
 
 def group_swh_persistent_identifiers(
     persistent_ids: Iterable[PersistentId],
 ) -> Dict[str, List[bytes]]:
     """
     Groups many Software Heritage persistent identifiers into a
     dictionary depending on their type.
 
     Args:
         persistent_ids: an iterable of Software Heritage persistent
             identifier objects
 
     Returns:
         A dictionary with:
             keys: persistent identifier types
             values: persistent identifiers id
     """
     pids_by_type: Dict[str, List[bytes]] = {
         CONTENT: [],
         DIRECTORY: [],
         REVISION: [],
         RELEASE: [],
         SNAPSHOT: [],
     }
 
     for pid in persistent_ids:
         obj_id = pid.object_id
         obj_type = pid.object_type
         pids_by_type[obj_type].append(hash_to_bytes(obj_id))
 
     return pids_by_type
 
 
-def get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context=None):
+def get_swhids_info(
+    swh_objects: Iterable[SWHObjectInfo],
+    snapshot_context: Optional[SnapshotContext] = None,
+    extra_context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+) -> List[SWHIDInfo]:
     """
     Returns a list of dict containing info related to persistent
     identifiers of swh objects.
 
     Args:
-        swh_objects (list): a list of dict with the following keys:
-
-            * type: swh object type
-              (content/directory/release/revision/snapshot)
-            * id: swh object id
-
-        snapshot_context (dict): optional parameter describing the snapshot in
-            which the object has been found
+        swh_objects: an iterable of dict describing archived objects
+        snapshot_context: optional dict parameter describing the snapshot in
+            which the objects have been found
+        extra_context: optional dict filled with extra contextual info about
+            the objects
 
     Returns:
-        list: a list of dict with the following keys:
-            * object_type: the swh object type
-              (content/directory/release/revision/snapshot)
-            * object_icon: the swh object icon to use in HTML views
-            * swh_id: the computed swh object persistent identifier
-            * swh_id_url: the url resolving the persistent identifier
-            * show_options: boolean indicating if the persistent id options
-                must be displayed in persistent ids HTML view
+        a list of dict containing persistent identifiers info
+
     """
-    swh_ids = []
+    swhids_info = []
     for swh_object in swh_objects:
-        if not swh_object["id"]:
+        if not swh_object["object_id"]:
+            swhids_info.append(
+                SWHIDInfo(
+                    object_type=swh_object["object_type"],
+                    object_id="",
+                    swhid="",
+                    swhid_url="",
+                    context={},
+                    swhid_with_context=None,
+                    swhid_with_context_url=None,
+                )
+            )
             continue
-        swh_id = get_swh_persistent_id(swh_object["type"], swh_object["id"])
-        show_options = swh_object["type"] == "content" or (
-            snapshot_context and snapshot_context["origin_info"] is not None
-        )
+        object_type = swh_object["object_type"]
+        object_id = swh_object["object_id"]
+        swhid_context: SWHIDContext = {}
+        if snapshot_context:
+            if snapshot_context["origin_info"] is not None:
+                swhid_context["origin"] = quote(
+                    snapshot_context["origin_info"]["url"], safe="/?:@&"
+                )
+            if object_type != SNAPSHOT:
+                swhid_context["visit"] = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                    SNAPSHOT, snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
+                )
+            if object_type not in (RELEASE, REVISION, SNAPSHOT):
+                if snapshot_context["release_id"] is not None:
+                    swhid_context["anchor"] = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                        RELEASE, snapshot_context["release_id"]
+                    )
+                elif snapshot_context["revision_id"] is not None:
+                    swhid_context["anchor"] = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                        REVISION, snapshot_context["revision_id"]
+                    )
+
+        if object_type in (CONTENT, DIRECTORY):
+            if (
+                extra_context
+                and "revision" in extra_context
+                and extra_context["revision"]
+            ):
+                swhid_context["anchor"] = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                    REVISION, extra_context["revision"]
+                )
+            elif (
+                extra_context
+                and "root_directory" in extra_context
+                and extra_context["root_directory"]
+                and (
+                    object_type != DIRECTORY
+                    or extra_context["root_directory"] != object_id
+                )
+            ):
+                swhid_context["anchor"] = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                    DIRECTORY, extra_context["root_directory"]
+                )
+            path = None
+            if extra_context and "path" in extra_context:
+                path = extra_context["path"]
+                if "filename" in extra_context and object_type == CONTENT:
+                    path += extra_context["filename"]
+            if path:
+                swhid_context["path"] = quote(path, safe="/?:@&")
+
+        swhid = get_swh_persistent_id(object_type, object_id)
+        swhid_url = reverse("browse-swh-id", url_args={"swh_id": swhid})
+
+        swhid_with_context = None
+        swhid_with_context_url = None
+        if swhid_context:
+            swhid_with_context = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                object_type, object_id, metadata=swhid_context
+            )
+            swhid_with_context_url = reverse(
+                "browse-swh-id", url_args={"swh_id": swhid_with_context}
+            )
 
-        object_icon = swh_object_icons[swh_object["type"]]
-
-        swh_ids.append(
-            {
-                "object_type": swh_object["type"],
-                "object_id": swh_object["id"],
-                "object_icon": object_icon,
-                "swh_id": swh_id,
-                "swh_id_url": reverse("browse-swh-id", url_args={"swh_id": swh_id}),
-                "show_options": show_options,
-            }
+        swhids_info.append(
+            SWHIDInfo(
+                object_type=object_type,
+                object_id=object_id,
+                swhid=swhid,
+                swhid_url=swhid_url,
+                context=swhid_context,
+                swhid_with_context=swhid_with_context,
+                swhid_with_context_url=swhid_with_context_url,
+            )
         )
-    return swh_ids
+    return swhids_info
diff --git a/swh/web/common/typing.py b/swh/web/common/typing.py
index b2a7c07e..51b78556 100644
--- a/swh/web/common/typing.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/typing.py
@@ -1,184 +1,206 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from django.http import QueryDict
 
 QueryParameters = Union[Dict[str, Any], QueryDict]
 
 
 class OriginInfo(TypedDict):
     url: str
     """URL of the origin"""
 
 
 class OriginVisitInfo(TypedDict):
     date: str
     """date of the visit in iso format"""
     formatted_date: str
     """formatted date of the visit"""
     metadata: Dict[str, Any]
     """metadata associated to the visit"""
     origin: str
     """visited origin URL"""
     snapshot: str
     """snapshot identifier computed during the visit"""
     status: str
     """status of the visit ("ongoing", "full" or "partial") """
     type: str
     """visit type (git, hg, debian, ...)"""
     url: str
     """URL to browse the snapshot"""
     visit: int
     """visit identifier"""
 
 
 class SnapshotBranchInfo(TypedDict):
     date: Optional[str]
     """"author date of branch heading revision"""
     directory: Optional[str]
     """directory associated to branch heading revision"""
     message: Optional[str]
     """message of branch heading revision"""
     name: Optional[str]
     """branch name"""
     revision: str
     """branch heading revision"""
     url: Optional[str]
     """optional browse URL (content, directory, ...) scoped to branch"""
 
 
 class SnapshotReleaseInfo(TypedDict):
     branch_name: str
     """branch name associated to release in snapshot"""
     date: str
     """release date"""
     directory: Optional[str]
     """optional directory associatd to the release"""
     id: str
     """release identifier"""
     message: str
     """release message"""
     name: str
     """release name"""
     target: str
     """release target"""
     target_type: str
     """release target_type"""
     url: Optional[str]
     """optional browse URL (content, directory, ...) scoped to release"""
 
 
 class SnapshotContext(TypedDict):
     branch: Optional[str]
     """optional branch name set when browsing snapshot int that scope"""
     branches: List[SnapshotBranchInfo]
     """list of snapshot branches (possibly truncated)"""
     branches_url: str
     """snapshot branches list browse URL"""
     is_empty: bool
     """indicates if the snapshot is empty"""
     origin_info: Optional[OriginInfo]
     """optional origin info associated to the snapshot"""
     origin_visits_url: Optional[str]
     """optional origin visits URL"""
     query_params: QueryParameters
     """common query parameters when browsing snapshot content"""
     release: Optional[str]
     """optional release name set when browsing snapshot int that scope"""
     release_id: Optional[str]
     """optional release identifier set when browsing snapshot int that scope"""
     releases: List[SnapshotReleaseInfo]
     """list of snapshot releases (possibly truncated)"""
     releases_url: str
     """snapshot releases list browse URL"""
     revision_id: Optional[str]
     """optional revision identifier set when browsing snapshot int that scope"""
     root_directory: Optional[str]
     """optional root directory identifier set when browsing snapshot content"""
     snapshot_id: str
     """snapshot identifier"""
     snapshot_sizes: Dict[str, int]
     """snapshot sizes grouped by branch target type"""
     snapshot_swhid: str
     """snapshot SWHID"""
     url_args: Dict[str, Any]
     """common URL arguments when browsing snapshot content"""
     visit_info: Optional[OriginVisitInfo]
     """optional origin visit info associated to the snapshot"""
 
 
-class SWHObjectMetadata(TypedDict, total=False):
+class SWHObjectInfo(TypedDict):
     object_type: str
+    object_id: str
+
+
+class SWHIDContext(TypedDict, total=False):
+    origin: str
+    anchor: str
+    visit: str
+    path: str
+    lines: str
+
+
+class SWHIDInfo(SWHObjectInfo):
+    swhid: str
+    swhid_url: str
+    context: SWHIDContext
+    swhid_with_context: Optional[str]
+    swhid_with_context_url: Optional[str]
+
+
+class SWHObjectInfoMetadata(TypedDict, total=False):
     origin_url: Optional[str]
     visit_date: Optional[str]
     visit_type: Optional[str]
     directory_url: Optional[str]
     revision_url: Optional[str]
     release_url: Optional[str]
     snapshot_url: Optional[str]
 
 
-class ContentMetadata(SWHObjectMetadata):
+class ContentMetadata(SWHObjectInfo, SWHObjectInfoMetadata):
     sha1: str
     sha1_git: str
     sha256: str
     blake2s256: str
     content_url: str
     mimetype: str
     encoding: str
     size: str
     language: str
     licenses: str
     path: Optional[str]
     filename: Optional[str]
     directory: Optional[str]
+    root_directory: Optional[str]
     revision: Optional[str]
     release: Optional[str]
     snapshot: Optional[str]
 
 
-class DirectoryMetadata(SWHObjectMetadata):
+class DirectoryMetadata(SWHObjectInfo, SWHObjectInfoMetadata):
     directory: str
     nb_files: int
     nb_dirs: int
     sum_file_sizes: str
+    root_directory: Optional[str]
     path: str
     revision: Optional[str]
     revision_found: Optional[bool]
     release: Optional[str]
     snapshot: Optional[str]
 
 
-class ReleaseMetadata(SWHObjectMetadata):
+class ReleaseMetadata(SWHObjectInfo, SWHObjectInfoMetadata):
     release: str
     author: str
     author_url: str
     date: str
     name: str
     synthetic: bool
     target: str
     target_type: str
     target_url: str
     snapshot: Optional[str]
 
 
-class RevisionMetadata(SWHObjectMetadata):
+class RevisionMetadata(SWHObjectInfo, SWHObjectInfoMetadata):
     revision: str
     author: str
     author_url: str
     committer: str
     committer_url: str
     date: str
     committer_date: str
     directory: str
     merge: bool
     metadata: str
     parents: List[str]
     synthetic: bool
     type: str
     snapshot: Optional[str]
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/includes/show-swh-ids.html b/swh/web/templates/includes/show-swh-ids.html
index b81e61da..94686846 100644
--- a/swh/web/templates/includes/show-swh-ids.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/includes/show-swh-ids.html
@@ -1,106 +1,108 @@
 {% comment %}
-Copyright (C) 2017-2019  The Software Heritage developers
+Copyright (C) 2017-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 {% endcomment %}
 
 {% load swh_templatetags %}
 
-{% if swh_ids %}
+{% if swhids_info %}
 
   <div id="swh-identifiers" style="display: none;">
-    {% if swh_ids|length > 1 %}
+    {% if swhids_info|length > 1 %}
       <a id="right-handle" class="handle ui-slideouttab-handle ui-slideouttab-handle-rounded"><i class="fa fa-link fa-rotate-90 fa-fw"></i>Permalinks</a>
     {% else %}
       <a id="right-handle" class="handle ui-slideouttab-handle ui-slideouttab-handle-rounded"><i class="fa fa-link fa-rotate-90 fa-fw"></i>Permalink</a>
     {% endif %}
     <div id="swh-identifiers-content">
       <p>
         To reference or cite the objects present in the Software Heritage archive, permalinks based on <a href="https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-model/persistent-identifiers.html">persistent identifiers</a>
         must be used instead of copying and pasting the url from the address bar of the browser (as there is no guarantee the current URI
         scheme will remain the same over time).
         <br/>
         <br/>
         Select below a type of object currently browsed in order to display its associated persistent identifier and permalink.
       </p>
 
       <ul class="nav nav-pills ml-auto p-2">
-        {% for swh_id in swh_ids %}
+        {% for swhid_info in swhids_info %}
           {% if forloop.first %}
             <li class="nav-item">
-              <a class="nav-link active" href="#swh-id-tab-{{ swh_id.object_type }}" data-toggle="tab" onclick="swh.browse.swhIdObjectTypeToggled(event)">
-                <i class="{{ swh_id.object_icon }} fa-fw"></i>{{ swh_id.object_type }}
+              <a class="nav-link active" href="#swh-id-tab-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}" data-toggle="tab" onclick="swh.browse.swhIdObjectTypeToggled(event)">
+                <i class="{{ swh_object_icons|key_value:swhid_info.object_type }} fa-fw"></i>{{ swhid_info.object_type }}
               </a>
             </li>
           {% else %}
             <li class="nav-item">
-              <a class="nav-link" href="#swh-id-tab-{{ swh_id.object_type }}" data-toggle="tab" onclick="swh.browse.swhIdObjectTypeToggled(event)">
-                  <i class="{{ swh_id.object_icon }} fa-fw"></i>{{ swh_id.object_type }}
+              <a class="nav-link" href="#swh-id-tab-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}" data-toggle="tab" onclick="swh.browse.swhIdObjectTypeToggled(event)">
+                  <i class="{{ swh_object_icons|key_value:swhid_info.object_type }} fa-fw"></i>{{ swhid_info.object_type }}
               </a>
             </li>
           {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
 
       <div class="tab-content">
-        {% for swh_id in swh_ids %}
+        {% for swhid_info in swhids_info %}
           {% if forloop.first %}
-            <div class="tab-pane active" id="swh-id-tab-{{ swh_id.object_type }}">
+            <div class="tab-pane active" id="swh-id-tab-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}">
           {% else %}
-            <div class="tab-pane" id="swh-id-tab-{{ swh_id.object_type }}">
+            <div class="tab-pane" id="swh-id-tab-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}">
           {% endif %}
             <div class="card">
               <div class="card-body swh-id-ui">
                 {% if snapshot_context and snapshot_context.origin_info %}
                   <img class="swh-badge swh-badge-origin" src="{% url 'swh-badge' 'origin' snapshot_context.origin_info.url %}"
                        onclick="swh.webapp.showBadgeInfoModal('origin', '{{ snapshot_context.origin_info.url }}')"
                        title="Click to display badge integration info">
                 {% endif %}
-                <img class="swh-badge swh-badge-{{ swh_id.object_type }}" src="{% url 'swh-badge' swh_id.object_type swh_id.object_id %}"
-                     onclick="swh.webapp.showBadgeInfoModal('{{ swh_id.object_type }}', $(this).parent().find('.swh-id').text())"
-                     title="Click to display badge integration info">
-                <pre><a class="swh-id" id="{{ swh_id.swh_id }}" href="{{ swh_id.swh_id_url }}">{{ swh_id.swh_id }}</a></pre>
-                {% if swh_id.show_options %}
+                {% if swhid_info.object_id %}
+                  <img class="swh-badge swh-badge-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}" src="{% url 'swh-badge' swhid_info.object_type swhid_info.object_id %}"
+                      onclick="swh.webapp.showBadgeInfoModal('{{ swhid_info.object_type }}', $(this).parent().find('.swh-id').text())"
+                      title="Click to display badge integration info">
+                  <pre><a class="swh-id" id="{{ swhid_info.swhid }}" href="{{ swhid_info.swhid_url }}">{{ swhid_info.swhid }}</a></pre>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if swhid_info.swhid_with_context is not None %}
                   <div class="float-left">
                     <form id="swh-id-options">
                       {% if snapshot_context and snapshot_context.origin_info %}
                         <div class="form-check swh-id-option">
                           <input class="form-check-input swh-id-option-origin" value="option-origin" type="checkbox"
-                                id="swh-id-option-origin-{{ swh_id.object_type }}"
+                                id="swh-id-option-origin-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}"
                                 data-swh-origin="{{ snapshot_context.origin_info.url }}"
                                 onclick="swh.browse.swhIdOptionOriginToggled(event)">
-                          <label class="form-check-label" for="swh-id-option-origin-{{ swh_id.object_type }}">Add origin info</label>
+                          <label class="form-check-label" for="swh-id-option-origin-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}">Add origin info</label>
                         </div>
                       {% endif %}
-                      {% if swh_id.object_type == 'content' %}
+                      {% if swhid_info.object_type == 'content' %}
                         <div class="form-check swh-id-option">
                           <input class="form-check-input swh-id-option-lines" value="option-lines" type="checkbox"
-                                id="swh-id-option-lines-{{ swh_id.object_type }}"
+                                id="swh-id-option-lines-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}"
                                 onclick="swh.browse.swhIdOptionLinesToggled(event)">
-                          <label class="form-check-label" for="swh-id-option-lines-{{ swh_id.object_type }}">Add selected lines info</label>
+                          <label class="form-check-label" for="swh-id-option-lines-{{ swhid_info.object_type }}">Add selected lines info</label>
                         </div>
                       {% endif %}
                     </form>
                   </div>
                 {% endif %}
                 <div class="float-right">
                   <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-sm btn-swh-id-copy"
                           title="Copy persistent identifier to clipboard">
                     <i class="fa fa-clipboard fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>Copy identifier
                   <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-sm btn-swh-id-url-copy"
                           title="Copy url resolving the persistent identifier to clipboard">
                     <i class="fa fa-clipboard fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>Copy permalink
                   </button>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
         {% endfor %}
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
   <script>
-    swh.webapp.setSwhIdsContext({{ swh_ids|jsonify }});
+    swh.webapp.setSwhIdsContext({{ swhids_info|jsonify }});
   </script>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
index 68fadcf6..dbe3cf6c 100644
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
@@ -1,121 +1,419 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import random
+
 from hypothesis import given
 
 import pytest
 
 from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_bytes
 from swh.model.identifiers import (
     CONTENT,
     DIRECTORY,
     RELEASE,
     REVISION,
     SNAPSHOT,
     PersistentId,
 )
 
 from swh.web.common.exc import BadInputExc
 from swh.web.common.identifiers import (
     get_swh_persistent_id,
     resolve_swh_persistent_id,
     get_persistent_identifier,
     group_swh_persistent_identifiers,
+    get_swhids_info,
 )
+from swh.web.browse.snapshot_context import get_snapshot_context
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
+from swh.web.common.typing import SWHObjectInfo
 from swh.web.tests.data import random_sha1
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import content, directory, release, revision, snapshot
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import (
+    content,
+    directory,
+    release,
+    revision,
+    snapshot,
+    origin,
+    origin_with_multiple_visits,
+    directory_with_subdirs,
+)
 
 
 @given(content())
 def test_get_swh_persistent_id(content):
     swh_object_type = CONTENT
     sha1_git = content["sha1_git"]
 
     expected_swh_id = "swh:1:cnt:" + sha1_git
 
     assert get_swh_persistent_id(swh_object_type, sha1_git) == expected_swh_id
 
     with pytest.raises(BadInputExc) as e:
         get_swh_persistent_id("foo", sha1_git)
     assert e.match("Invalid object")
 
     with pytest.raises(BadInputExc) as e:
         get_swh_persistent_id(swh_object_type, "not a valid id")
     assert e.match("Invalid object")
 
 
 @given(content(), directory(), release(), revision(), snapshot())
 def test_resolve_swh_persistent_id(content, directory, release, revision, snapshot):
     for obj_type, obj_id in (
         (CONTENT, content["sha1_git"]),
         (DIRECTORY, directory),
         (RELEASE, release),
         (REVISION, revision),
         (SNAPSHOT, snapshot),
     ):
 
         swh_pid = get_swh_persistent_id(obj_type, obj_id)
 
         url_args = {}
         if obj_type == CONTENT:
             url_args["query_string"] = f"sha1_git:{obj_id}"
         elif obj_type == SNAPSHOT:
             url_args["snapshot_id"] = obj_id
         else:
             url_args["sha1_git"] = obj_id
         query_params = {"origin_url": "some-origin"}
         browse_url = reverse(
             f"browse-{obj_type}", url_args=url_args, query_params=query_params
         )
 
         resolved_pid = resolve_swh_persistent_id(swh_pid, query_params)
 
         assert isinstance(resolved_pid["swh_id_parsed"], PersistentId)
         assert str(resolved_pid["swh_id_parsed"]) == swh_pid
         assert resolved_pid["browse_url"] == browse_url
 
     with pytest.raises(BadInputExc, match="Origin PIDs"):
         resolve_swh_persistent_id(f"swh:1:ori:{random_sha1()}")
 
 
 @given(content(), directory(), release(), revision(), snapshot())
 def test_get_persistent_identifier(content, directory, release, revision, snapshot):
     for obj_type, obj_id in (
         (CONTENT, content["sha1_git"]),
         (DIRECTORY, directory),
         (RELEASE, release),
         (REVISION, revision),
         (SNAPSHOT, snapshot),
     ):
         swh_pid = get_swh_persistent_id(obj_type, obj_id)
         swh_parsed_pid = get_persistent_identifier(swh_pid)
 
         assert isinstance(swh_parsed_pid, PersistentId)
         assert str(swh_parsed_pid) == swh_pid
 
     with pytest.raises(BadInputExc, match="Error when parsing identifier"):
         get_persistent_identifier("foo")
 
 
 @given(content(), directory(), release(), revision(), snapshot())
 def test_group_persistent_identifiers(content, directory, release, revision, snapshot):
     swh_pids = []
     expected = {}
     for obj_type, obj_id in (
         (CONTENT, content["sha1_git"]),
         (DIRECTORY, directory),
         (RELEASE, release),
         (REVISION, revision),
         (SNAPSHOT, snapshot),
     ):
         swh_pid = get_swh_persistent_id(obj_type, obj_id)
         swh_pid = get_persistent_identifier(swh_pid)
         swh_pids.append(swh_pid)
         expected[obj_type] = [hash_to_bytes(obj_id)]
 
     pid_groups = group_swh_persistent_identifiers(swh_pids)
 
     assert pid_groups == expected
+
+
+@given(directory_with_subdirs())
+def test_get_swhids_info_directory_context(archive_data, directory):
+    extra_context = {"path": "/"}
+    swhid = get_swhids_info(
+        [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=directory)],
+        snapshot_context=None,
+        extra_context=extra_context,
+    )[0]
+    swhid_dir_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(swhid["swhid_with_context"])
+
+    assert swhid_dir_parsed.metadata == extra_context
+
+    dir_content = archive_data.directory_ls(directory)
+    dir_subdirs = [e for e in dir_content if e["type"] == "dir"]
+    dir_subdir = random.choice(dir_subdirs)
+    dir_subdir_path = f'/{dir_subdir["name"]}/'
+
+    dir_subdir_content = archive_data.directory_ls(dir_subdir["target"])
+    dir_subdir_files = [e for e in dir_subdir_content if e["type"] == "file"]
+    dir_subdir_file = random.choice(dir_subdir_files)
+
+    extra_context = {
+        "root_directory": directory,
+        "path": dir_subdir_path,
+        "filename": dir_subdir_file["name"],
+    }
+    swhids = get_swhids_info(
+        [
+            SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=dir_subdir["target"]),
+            SWHObjectInfo(
+                object_type=CONTENT, object_id=dir_subdir_file["checksums"]["sha1_git"]
+            ),
+        ],
+        snapshot_context=None,
+        extra_context=extra_context,
+    )
+    swhid_dir_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(swhids[0]["swhid_with_context"])
+    swhid_cnt_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(swhids[1]["swhid_with_context"])
+
+    anchor = get_swh_persistent_id(DIRECTORY, directory)
+
+    assert swhid_dir_parsed.metadata == {
+        "anchor": anchor,
+        "path": dir_subdir_path,
+    }
+
+    assert swhid_cnt_parsed.metadata == {
+        "anchor": anchor,
+        "path": f'{dir_subdir_path}{dir_subdir_file["name"]}',
+    }
+
+
+@given(revision())
+def test_get_swhids_info_revision_context(archive_data, revision):
+    revision_data = archive_data.revision_get(revision)
+    directory = revision_data["directory"]
+    dir_content = archive_data.directory_ls(directory)
+    dir_entry = random.choice(dir_content)
+
+    swh_objects = [
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=REVISION, object_id=revision),
+        SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=directory),
+    ]
+
+    extra_context = {"revision": revision, "path": "/"}
+    if dir_entry["type"] == "file":
+        swh_objects.append(
+            SWHObjectInfo(
+                object_type=CONTENT, object_id=dir_entry["checksums"]["sha1_git"]
+            )
+        )
+        extra_context["filename"] = dir_entry["name"]
+
+    swhids = get_swhids_info(
+        swh_objects, snapshot_context=None, extra_context=extra_context,
+    )
+
+    assert swhids[0]["context"] == {}
+    swhid_dir_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(swhids[1]["swhid_with_context"])
+
+    anchor = get_swh_persistent_id(REVISION, revision)
+
+    assert swhid_dir_parsed.metadata == {
+        "anchor": anchor,
+        "path": "/",
+    }
+
+    if dir_entry["type"] == "file":
+        swhid_cnt_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(swhids[2]["swhid_with_context"])
+        assert swhid_cnt_parsed.metadata == {
+            "anchor": anchor,
+            "path": f'/{dir_entry["name"]}',
+        }
+
+
+@given(origin_with_multiple_visits())
+def test_get_swhids_info_origin_snapshot_context(archive_data, origin):
+    """
+    Test SWHIDs with contextual info computation under a variety of origin / snapshot
+    browsing contexts.
+    """
+
+    visits = archive_data.origin_visit_get(origin["url"])
+
+    for visit in visits:
+        snapshot = archive_data.snapshot_get(visit["snapshot"])
+        snapshot_id = snapshot["id"]
+        branches = {
+            k: v["target"]
+            for k, v in snapshot["branches"].items()
+            if v["target_type"] == "revision"
+        }
+        releases = {
+            k: v["target"]
+            for k, v in snapshot["branches"].items()
+            if v["target_type"] == "release"
+        }
+        head_rev_id = archive_data.snapshot_get_head(snapshot)
+        head_rev = archive_data.revision_get(head_rev_id)
+        root_dir = head_rev["directory"]
+        dir_content = archive_data.directory_ls(root_dir)
+        dir_files = [e for e in dir_content if e["type"] == "file"]
+        dir_file = random.choice(dir_files)
+        revision_log = [r["id"] for r in archive_data.revision_log(head_rev_id)]
+
+        branch_name = random.choice(list(branches))
+        release = random.choice(list(releases))
+        release_data = archive_data.release_get(releases[release])
+        release_name = release_data["name"]
+        revision_id = random.choice(revision_log)
+
+        for snp_ctx_params, anchor_info in (
+            (
+                {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id},
+                {"anchor_type": REVISION, "anchor_id": head_rev_id},
+            ),
+            (
+                {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id, "branch_name": branch_name},
+                {"anchor_type": REVISION, "anchor_id": branches[branch_name]},
+            ),
+            (
+                {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id, "release_name": release_name},
+                {"anchor_type": RELEASE, "anchor_id": releases[release]},
+            ),
+            (
+                {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id, "revision_id": revision_id},
+                {"anchor_type": REVISION, "anchor_id": revision_id},
+            ),
+            (
+                {"origin_url": origin["url"], "snapshot_id": snapshot_id},
+                {"anchor_type": REVISION, "anchor_id": head_rev_id},
+            ),
+            (
+                {
+                    "origin_url": origin["url"],
+                    "snapshot_id": snapshot_id,
+                    "branch_name": branch_name,
+                },
+                {"anchor_type": REVISION, "anchor_id": branches[branch_name]},
+            ),
+            (
+                {
+                    "origin_url": origin["url"],
+                    "snapshot_id": snapshot_id,
+                    "release_name": release_name,
+                },
+                {"anchor_type": RELEASE, "anchor_id": releases[release]},
+            ),
+            (
+                {
+                    "origin_url": origin["url"],
+                    "snapshot_id": snapshot_id,
+                    "revision_id": revision_id,
+                },
+                {"anchor_type": REVISION, "anchor_id": revision_id},
+            ),
+        ):
+
+            snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(**snp_ctx_params)
+
+            rev_id = head_rev_id
+            if "branch_name" in snp_ctx_params:
+                rev_id = branches[branch_name]
+            elif "release_name" in snp_ctx_params:
+                rev_id = release_data["target"]
+            elif "revision_id" in snp_ctx_params:
+                rev_id = revision_id
+
+            swh_objects = [
+                SWHObjectInfo(
+                    object_type=CONTENT, object_id=dir_file["checksums"]["sha1_git"]
+                ),
+                SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=root_dir),
+                SWHObjectInfo(object_type=REVISION, object_id=rev_id),
+                SWHObjectInfo(object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id),
+            ]
+
+            if "release_name" in snp_ctx_params:
+                swh_objects.append(
+                    SWHObjectInfo(object_type=RELEASE, object_id=release_data["id"])
+                )
+
+            swhids = get_swhids_info(
+                swh_objects,
+                snapshot_context,
+                extra_context={"path": "/", "filename": dir_file["name"]},
+            )
+
+            swhid_cnt_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(
+                swhids[0]["swhid_with_context"]
+            )
+            swhid_dir_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(
+                swhids[1]["swhid_with_context"]
+            )
+            swhid_rev_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(
+                swhids[2]["swhid_with_context"]
+            )
+
+            swhid_snp_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(
+                swhids[3]["swhid_with_context"] or swhids[3]["swhid"]
+            )
+
+            swhid_rel_parsed = None
+            if "release_name" in snp_ctx_params:
+                swhid_rel_parsed = get_persistent_identifier(
+                    swhids[4]["swhid_with_context"]
+                )
+
+            anchor = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                object_type=anchor_info["anchor_type"],
+                object_id=anchor_info["anchor_id"],
+            )
+
+            snapshot_swhid = get_swh_persistent_id(
+                object_type=SNAPSHOT, object_id=snapshot_id
+            )
+
+            expected_cnt_context = {
+                "visit": snapshot_swhid,
+                "anchor": anchor,
+                "path": f'/{dir_file["name"]}',
+            }
+
+            expected_dir_context = {
+                "visit": snapshot_swhid,
+                "anchor": anchor,
+                "path": "/",
+            }
+
+            expected_rev_context = {"visit": snapshot_swhid}
+
+            expected_snp_context = {}
+
+            if "origin_url" in snp_ctx_params:
+                expected_cnt_context["origin"] = origin["url"]
+                expected_dir_context["origin"] = origin["url"]
+                expected_rev_context["origin"] = origin["url"]
+                expected_snp_context["origin"] = origin["url"]
+
+            assert swhid_cnt_parsed.metadata == expected_cnt_context
+            assert swhid_dir_parsed.metadata == expected_dir_context
+            assert swhid_rev_parsed.metadata == expected_rev_context
+            assert swhid_snp_parsed.metadata == expected_snp_context
+
+            if "release_name" in snp_ctx_params:
+                assert swhid_rel_parsed.metadata == expected_rev_context
+
+
+@given(origin(), directory())
+def test_get_swhids_info_path_encoding(archive_data, origin, directory):
+    snapshot_context = get_snapshot_context(origin_url=origin["url"])
+    snapshot_context["origin_info"]["url"] = "http://example.org/?project=abc;def%"
+    path = "/foo;/bar%"
+
+    swhid = get_swhids_info(
+        [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=DIRECTORY, object_id=directory)],
+        snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
+        extra_context={"path": path},
+    )[0]
+
+    assert swhid["context"]["origin"] == "http://example.org/?project%3Dabc%3Bdef%25"
+    assert swhid["context"]["path"] == "/foo%3B/bar%25"