diff --git a/swh/storage/api/client.py b/swh/storage/api/client.py
index 78da0ee7..fdfc285f 100644
--- a/swh/storage/api/client.py
+++ b/swh/storage/api/client.py
@@ -1,111 +1,114 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import pickle
 
 import requests
 
 from swh.core.serializers import msgpack_dumps, msgpack_loads, SWHJSONDecoder
 
 
 def encode_data(data):
     return msgpack_dumps(data)
 
 
 def decode_response(response):
     content_type = response.headers['content-type']
 
     if content_type.startswith('application/x-msgpack'):
         r = msgpack_loads(response.content)
     elif content_type.startswith('application/json'):
         r = response.json(cls=SWHJSONDecoder)
     else:
         raise ValueError('Wrong content type `%s` for API response'
                          % content_type)
 
     return r
 
 
 class RemoteStorage():
     """Proxy to a remote storage API"""
     def __init__(self, base_url):
         self.base_url = base_url
 
     def url(self, endpoint):
         return '%s%s' % (self.base_url, endpoint)
 
     def post(self, endpoint, data):
         response = requests.post(
             self.url(endpoint),
             data=encode_data(data),
             headers={'content-type': 'application/x-msgpack'},
         )
 
         # XXX: this breaks language-independence and should be
         # replaced by proper unserialization
         if response.status_code == 400:
             raise pickle.loads(decode_response(response))
 
         return decode_response(response)
 
     def get(self, endpoint, data):
         response = requests.get(
             self.url(endpoint),
             params=data,
         )
 
         if response.status_code == 404:
             return None
         else:
             return decode_response(response)
 
     def content_add(self, content):
         return self.post('content/add', {'content': content})
 
     def content_missing(self, content, key_hash='sha1'):
         return self.post('content/missing', {'content': content,
                                              'key_hash': key_hash})
 
     def content_exist(self, content):
         return self.post('content/present', {'content': content})
 
     def content_find_occurrence(self, content):
         return self.post('content/occurrence', {'content': content})
 
     def directory_add(self, directories):
         return self.post('directory/add', {'directories': directories})
 
     def directory_missing(self, directories):
         return self.post('directory/missing', {'directories': directories})
 
     def directory_get(self, directory):
         return [tuple(entry)
                 for entry in self.get('directory', {'directory': directory})]
 
+    def revision_get(self, revisions):
+        return self.post('revision', {'revisions': revisions})
+
     def revision_add(self, revisions):
         return self.post('revision/add', {'revisions': revisions})
 
     def revision_missing(self, revisions):
         return self.post('revision/missing', {'revisions': revisions})
 
     def release_add(self, releases):
         return self.post('release/add', {'releases': releases})
 
     def release_missing(self, releases):
         return self.post('release/missing', {'releases': releases})
 
     def occurrence_add(self, occurrences):
         return self.post('occurrence/add', {'occurrences': occurrences})
 
     def origin_get(self, origin):
         origin = self.get('origin', origin)
 
         if not origin:
             return None
         else:
             return origin['id']
 
     def origin_add_one(self, origin):
         return self.post('origin', {'origin': origin})
diff --git a/swh/storage/api/server.py b/swh/storage/api/server.py
index 0c23a2e4..67fa8c6d 100644
--- a/swh/storage/api/server.py
+++ b/swh/storage/api/server.py
@@ -1,173 +1,178 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import json
 import logging
 import pickle
 
 from flask import Flask, Request, Response, abort, g, request
 
 from swh.core import config
 from swh.core.serializers import msgpack_dumps, msgpack_loads, SWHJSONDecoder
 from swh.storage import Storage
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     'db': ('str', 'dbname=softwareheritage-dev'),
     'storage_base': ('str', '/tmp/swh-storage/test'),
 }
 
 
 class BytesRequest(Request):
     """Request with proper escaping of arbitrary byte sequences."""
     encoding = 'utf-8'
     encoding_errors = 'surrogateescape'
 
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.request_class = BytesRequest
 
 
 def encode_data(data):
     return Response(
         msgpack_dumps(data),
         mimetype='application/x-msgpack',
     )
 
 
 def decode_request(request):
     content_type = request.mimetype
     data = request.get_data()
 
     if content_type == 'application/x-msgpack':
         r = msgpack_loads(data)
     elif content_type == 'application/json':
         r = json.loads(data, cls=SWHJSONDecoder)
     else:
         raise ValueError('Wrong content type `%s` for API request'
                          % content_type)
 
     return r
 
 
 @app.errorhandler(Exception)
 def error_handler(exception):
     # XXX: this breaks language-independence and should be
     # replaced by proper serialization of errors
     response = encode_data(pickle.dumps(exception))
     response.status_code = 400
     return response
 
 
 @app.before_request
 def before_request():
     g.storage = Storage(app.config['db'], app.config['storage_base'])
 
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
     return 'Hello'
 
 
 @app.route('/content/missing', methods=['POST'])
 def content_missing():
     return encode_data(g.storage.content_missing(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/content/present', methods=['POST'])
 def content_exist():
     return encode_data(g.storage.content_exist(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/content/occurrence', methods=['POST'])
 def content_find_occurrence():
     res = g.storage.content_find_occurrence(**decode_request(request))
     return encode_data(res)
 
 
 @app.route('/content/add', methods=['POST'])
 def content_add():
     return encode_data(g.storage.content_add(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/directory/missing', methods=['POST'])
 def directory_missing():
     return encode_data(g.storage.directory_missing(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/directory/add', methods=['POST'])
 def directory_add():
     return encode_data(g.storage.directory_add(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/directory', methods=['GET'])
 def directory_get():
     dir = request.args['directory'].encode('utf-8', 'surrogateescape')
     return encode_data(g.storage.directory_get(dir))
 
 
 @app.route('/revision/add', methods=['POST'])
 def revision_add():
     return encode_data(g.storage.revision_add(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
+@app.route('/revision', methods=['POST'])
+def revision_get():
+    return encode_data(g.storage.revision_get(**decode_request(request)))
+
+
 @app.route('/revision/missing', methods=['POST'])
 def revision_missing():
     return encode_data(g.storage.revision_missing(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/release/add', methods=['POST'])
 def release_add():
     return encode_data(g.storage.release_add(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/release/missing', methods=['POST'])
 def release_missing():
     return encode_data(g.storage.release_missing(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/occurrence/add', methods=['POST'])
 def occurrence_add():
     return encode_data(g.storage.occurrence_add(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 @app.route('/origin', methods=['GET'])
 def origin_get():
     origin = {
         'type': request.args['type'],
         'url': request.args['url'],
     }
 
     id = g.storage.origin_get(origin)
 
     if not id:
         abort(404)
     else:
         origin['id'] = id
         return encode_data(origin)
 
 
 @app.route('/origin', methods=['POST'])
 def origin_add_one():
     return encode_data(g.storage.origin_add_one(**decode_request(request)))
 
 
 def run_from_webserver(environ, start_response):
     """Run the WSGI app from the webserver, loading the configuration."""
 
     config_path = '/etc/softwareheritage/storage/storage.ini'
 
     app.config.update(config.read(config_path, DEFAULT_CONFIG))
 
     handler = logging.StreamHandler()
     app.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
     return app(environ, start_response)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
 
     app.config.update(config.read(sys.argv[1], DEFAULT_CONFIG))
     app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/swh/storage/db.py b/swh/storage/db.py
index 51b41978..a3633c00 100644
--- a/swh/storage/db.py
+++ b/swh/storage/db.py
@@ -1,261 +1,268 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import binascii
 import datetime
 import functools
 import psycopg2
 import tempfile
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 TMP_CONTENT_TABLE = 'tmp_content'
 
 
 def stored_procedure(stored_proc):
     """decorator to execute remote stored procedure, specified as argument
 
     Generally, the body of the decorated function should be empty. If it is
     not, the stored procedure will be executed first; the function body then.
 
     """
     def wrap(meth):
         @functools.wraps(meth)
         def _meth(self, *args, **kwargs):
             cur = kwargs.get('cur', None)
             self._cursor(cur).execute('SELECT %s()' % stored_proc)
             meth(self, *args, **kwargs)
         return _meth
     return wrap
 
 
 def entry_to_bytes(entry):
     """Convert an entry coming from the database to bytes"""
     if isinstance(entry, memoryview):
         return entry.tobytes()
     if isinstance(entry, list):
         return [entry_to_bytes(value) for value in entry]
     return entry
 
 
 def line_to_bytes(line):
     """Convert a line coming from the database to bytes"""
     return line.__class__(entry_to_bytes(entry) for entry in line)
 
 
 def cursor_to_bytes(cursor):
     """Yield all the data from a cursor as bytes"""
     yield from (line_to_bytes(line) for line in cursor)
 
 
 class Db:
     """Proxy to the SWH DB, with wrappers around stored procedures
 
     """
 
     @classmethod
     def connect(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         """factory method to create a DB proxy
 
         Accepts all arguments of psycopg2.connect; only some specific
         possibilities are reported below.
 
         Args:
             connstring: libpq2 connection string
 
         """
         conn = psycopg2.connect(*args, **kwargs)
         return cls(conn)
 
     def _cursor(self, cur_arg):
         """get a cursor: from cur_arg if given, or a fresh one otherwise
 
         meant to avoid boilerplate if/then/else in methods that proxy stored
         procedures
 
         """
         if cur_arg is not None:
             return cur_arg
         # elif self.cur is not None:
         #     return self.cur
         else:
             return self.conn.cursor()
 
     def __init__(self, conn):
         """create a DB proxy
 
         Args:
             conn: psycopg2 connection to the SWH DB
 
         """
         self.conn = conn
 
     @contextmanager
     def transaction(self):
         """context manager to execute within a DB transaction
 
         Yields:
             a psycopg2 cursor
 
         """
         with self.conn.cursor() as cur:
             try:
                 yield cur
                 self.conn.commit()
             except:
                 if not self.conn.closed:
                     self.conn.rollback()
                 raise
 
     def mktemp(self, tblname, cur=None):
         self._cursor(cur).execute('SELECT swh_mktemp(%s)', (tblname,))
 
     def mktemp_dir_entry(self, entry_type, cur=None):
         self._cursor(cur).execute('SELECT swh_mktemp_dir_entry(%s)',
                                   (('directory_entry_%s' % entry_type),))
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_mktemp_revision')
     def mktemp_revision(self, cur=None): pass
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_mktemp_release')
     def mktemp_release(self, cur=None): pass
 
     def copy_to(self, items, tblname, columns, cur=None, item_cb=None):
         def escape(data):
             if data is None:
                 return ''
             if isinstance(data, bytes):
                 return '\\x%s' % binascii.hexlify(data).decode('ascii')
             elif isinstance(data, str):
                 return '"%s"' % data.replace('"', '""')
             elif isinstance(data, datetime.datetime):
                 # We escape twice to make sure the string generated by
                 # isoformat gets escaped
                 return escape(data.isoformat())
             elif isinstance(data, psycopg2.extras.Range):
                 # We escape twice here too, so that we make sure
                 # everything gets passed to copy properly
                 return escape(
                     '%s%s,%s%s' % (
                         '[' if data.lower_inc else '(',
                         '-infinity' if data.lower_inf else escape(data.lower),
                         'infinity' if data.upper_inf else escape(data.upper),
                         ']' if data.upper_inc else ')',
                     )
                 )
             else:
                 # We don't escape here to make sure we pass literals properly
                 return str(data)
         with tempfile.TemporaryFile('w+') as f:
             for d in items:
                 if item_cb is not None:
                     item_cb(d)
                 line = [escape(d.get(k)) for k in columns]
                 f.write(','.join(line))
                 f.write('\n')
             f.seek(0)
             self._cursor(cur).copy_expert('COPY %s (%s) FROM STDIN CSV' % (
                 tblname, ', '.join(columns)), f)
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_content_add')
     def content_add_from_temp(self, cur=None): pass
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_skipped_content_add')
     def skipped_content_add_from_temp(self, cur=None): pass
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_revision_add')
     def revision_add_from_temp(self, cur=None): pass
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_release_add')
     def release_add_from_temp(self, cur=None): pass
 
     @stored_procedure('swh_occurrence_history_add')
     def occurrence_history_add_from_temp(self, cur=None): pass
 
     def content_missing_from_temp(self, cur=None):
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute("""SELECT sha1, sha1_git, sha256
                        FROM swh_content_missing()""")
 
         yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
 
     def skipped_content_missing_from_temp(self, cur=None):
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute("""SELECT sha1, sha1_git, sha256
                        FROM swh_skipped_content_missing()""")
 
         yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
 
     def content_find(self, sha1=None, sha1_git=None, sha256=None, cur=None):
         """Find the content optionally on a combination of the following
         checksums sha1, sha1_git or sha256.
 
         Args:
             sha1: sha1 content
             git_sha1: the sha1 computed `a la git` sha1 of the content
             sha256: sha256 content
 
         Returns:
             The triplet (sha1, sha1_git, sha256) if found or None.
 
         """
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute("""SELECT sha1, sha1_git, sha256
                        FROM swh_content_find(%s, %s, %s)
                        LIMIT 1""", (sha1, sha1_git, sha256))
 
         content = line_to_bytes(cur.fetchone())
         return None if content == (None, None, None) else content
 
     def content_find_occurrence(self, sha1, cur=None):
         """Find one content's occurrence.
 
         Args:
             sha1: sha1 content
             cur: cursor to use
 
         Returns:
             One occurrence for that particular sha1
 
         """
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute("""SELECT *
                        FROM swh_content_find_occurrence(%s)
                        LIMIT 1""",
                     (sha1, ))
 
         return line_to_bytes(cur.fetchone())
 
     def directory_missing_from_temp(self, cur=None):
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute('SELECT * FROM swh_directory_missing()')
 
         yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
 
     def directory_walk_one(self, directory, cur=None):
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute('SELECT * FROM swh_directory_walk_one(%s)', (directory,))
 
         yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
 
     def revision_missing_from_temp(self, cur=None):
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute('SELECT id FROM swh_revision_missing() as r(id)')
 
         yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
 
+    def revision_get_from_temp(self, cur=None):
+        cur = self._cursor(cur)
+
+        cur.execute('SELECT * FROM swh_revision_get()')
+
+        yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
+
     def release_missing_from_temp(self, cur=None):
         cur = self._cursor(cur)
 
         cur.execute('SELECT id FROM swh_release_missing() as r(id)')
 
         yield from cursor_to_bytes(cur)
diff --git a/swh/storage/storage.py b/swh/storage/storage.py
index b1841c1f..0a3610ff 100644
--- a/swh/storage/storage.py
+++ b/swh/storage/storage.py
@@ -1,581 +1,611 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 import datetime
 import functools
 import itertools
 
 import dateutil.parser
 import psycopg2
 from psycopg2.extras import DateTimeTZRange
 
 from .db import Db
 from .objstorage import ObjStorage
 
 from swh.core.hashutil import ALGORITHMS
 
 
 def db_transaction(meth):
     """decorator to execute Storage methods within DB transactions
 
     The decorated method must accept a `cur` keyword argument
     """
     @functools.wraps(meth)
     def _meth(self, *args, **kwargs):
         with self.db.transaction() as cur:
             return meth(self, *args, cur=cur, **kwargs)
     return _meth
 
 
 def db_transaction_generator(meth):
     """decorator to execute Storage methods within DB transactions, while
     returning a generator
 
     The decorated method must accept a `cur` keyword argument
 
     """
     @functools.wraps(meth)
     def _meth(self, *args, **kwargs):
         with self.db.transaction() as cur:
             yield from meth(self, *args, cur=cur, **kwargs)
     return _meth
 
 
 class Storage():
     """SWH storage proxy, encompassing DB and object storage
 
     """
 
     def __init__(self, db_conn, obj_root):
         """
         Args:
             db_conn: either a libpq connection string, or a psycopg2 connection
             obj_root: path to the root of the object storage
 
         """
         if isinstance(db_conn, psycopg2.extensions.connection):
             self.db = Db(db_conn)
         else:
             self.db = Db.connect(db_conn)
 
         self.objstorage = ObjStorage(obj_root)
 
     def content_add(self, content):
         """Add content blobs to the storage
 
         Note: in case of DB errors, objects might have already been added to
         the object storage and will not be removed. Since addition to the
         object storage is idempotent, that should not be a problem.
 
         Args:
             content: iterable of dictionaries representing individual pieces of
                 content to add. Each dictionary has the following keys:
                 - data (bytes): the actual content
                 - length (int): content length (default: -1)
                 - one key for each checksum algorithm in
                   swh.core.hashutil.ALGORITHMS, mapped to the corresponding
                   checksum
                 - status (str): one of visible, hidden, absent
                 - reason (str): if status = absent, the reason why
                 - origin (int): if status = absent, the origin we saw the
                   content in
 
         """
         db = self.db
 
         content_by_status = defaultdict(list)
         for d in content:
             if 'status' not in d:
                 d['status'] = 'visible'
             if 'length' not in d:
                 d['length'] = -1
             content_by_status[d['status']].append(d)
 
         content_with_data = content_by_status['visible']
         content_without_data = content_by_status['absent']
 
         missing_content = set(self.content_missing(content_with_data))
         missing_skipped = set(
             sha1_git for sha1, sha1_git, sha256
             in self.skipped_content_missing(content_without_data))
 
         with db.transaction() as cur:
             if missing_content:
                 # create temporary table for metadata injection
                 db.mktemp('content', cur)
 
                 def add_to_objstorage(cont):
                     self.objstorage.add_bytes(cont['data'],
                                               obj_id=cont['sha1'])
 
                 content_filtered = (cont for cont in content_with_data
                                     if cont['sha1'] in missing_content)
 
                 db.copy_to(content_filtered, 'tmp_content',
                            ['sha1', 'sha1_git', 'sha256', 'length', 'status'],
                            cur, item_cb=add_to_objstorage)
 
                 # move metadata in place
                 db.content_add_from_temp(cur)
 
             if missing_skipped:
                 missing_filtered = (cont for cont in content_without_data
                                     if cont['sha1_git'] in missing_skipped)
                 db.mktemp('skipped_content', cur)
                 db.copy_to(missing_filtered, 'tmp_skipped_content',
                            ['sha1', 'sha1_git', 'sha256', 'length',
                             'reason', 'status', 'origin'], cur)
 
                 # move metadata in place
                 db.skipped_content_add_from_temp(cur)
 
     @db_transaction_generator
     def content_missing(self, content, key_hash='sha1', cur=None):
         """List content missing from storage
 
         Args:
             content: iterable of dictionaries containing one key for each
                 checksum algorithm in swh.core.hashutil.ALGORITHMS, mapped to
                 the corresponding checksum, and a length key mapped to the
                 content length.
             key_hash: the name of the hash used as key (default: 'sha1')
 
         Returns:
             an iterable of `key_hash`es missing from the storage
 
         Raises:
             TODO: an exception when we get a hash collision.
 
         """
         db = self.db
 
         keys = ['sha1', 'sha1_git', 'sha256']
 
         if key_hash not in keys:
             raise ValueError("key_hash should be one of %s" % keys)
 
         key_hash_idx = keys.index(key_hash)
 
         # Create temporary table for metadata injection
         db.mktemp('content', cur)
 
         db.copy_to(content, 'tmp_content', keys + ['length'], cur)
 
         for obj in db.content_missing_from_temp(cur):
             yield obj[key_hash_idx]
 
     @db_transaction_generator
     def skipped_content_missing(self, content, cur=None):
         """List skipped_content missing from storage
 
         Args:
             content: iterable of dictionaries containing the data for each
                 checksum algorithm.
 
         Returns:
             an iterable of signatures missing from the storage
         """
         keys = ['sha1', 'sha1_git', 'sha256']
 
         db = self.db
 
         db.mktemp('skipped_content', cur)
         db.copy_to(content, 'tmp_skipped_content',
                    keys + ['length', 'reason'], cur)
 
         yield from db.skipped_content_missing_from_temp(cur)
 
     @db_transaction
     def content_find(self, content, cur=None):
         """Find a content hash in db.
 
         Args:
             content: a dictionary representing one content hash, mapping
                 checksum algorithm names (see swh.core.hashutil.ALGORITHMS) to
                 checksum values
 
         Returns:
             a triplet (sha1, sha1_git, sha256) if the content exist
             or None otherwise.
 
         Raises:
             ValueError in case the key of the dictionary is not sha1, sha1_git
             nor sha256.
 
         """
         db = self.db
 
         if not set(content).intersection(ALGORITHMS):
             raise ValueError('content keys must contain at least one of: '
                              'sha1, sha1_git, sha256')
 
         # format the output
         found_hash = db.content_find(sha1=content.get('sha1'),
                                      sha1_git=content.get('sha1_git'),
                                      sha256=content.get('sha256'),
                                      cur=cur)
 
         return found_hash
 
     @db_transaction
     def content_exist(self, content, cur=None):
         """Predicate to check the presence of a content's hashes.
 
         Args:
             content: a dictionary entry representing one content hash.
             The dictionary key is one of swh.core.hashutil.ALGORITHMS.
             The value mapped to the corresponding checksum.
 
         Returns:
             a boolean indicator of presence
 
         Raises:
             ValueError in case the key of the dictionary is not sha1, sha1_git
             nor sha256.
 
         """
         return self.content_find(content) is not None
 
     @db_transaction
     def content_find_occurrence(self, content, cur=None):
         """Find the content's occurrence.
 
         Args:
             content: a dictionary entry representing one content hash.
             The dictionary key is one of swh.core.hashutil.ALGORITHMS.
             The value mapped to the corresponding checksum.
 
         Returns:
             The occurrence of the content.
 
         Raises:
             ValueError in case the key of the dictionary is not sha1, sha1_git
             nor sha256.
 
         """
         db = self.db
 
         c = self.content_find(content)
 
         if c is None:
             return None
 
         sha1, _, _ = c
 
         found_occ = db.content_find_occurrence(sha1, cur=cur)
 
         if found_occ is None:
             return None
         return {'origin_type': found_occ[0],
                 'origin_url': found_occ[1],
                 'branch': found_occ[2],
                 'revision': found_occ[3],
                 'path': found_occ[4]}
 
     def directory_add(self, directories):
         """Add directories to the storage
 
         Args:
             directories: iterable of dictionaries representing the individual
                 directories to add. Each dict has the following keys:
                 - id (sha1_git): the id of the directory to add
                 - entries (list): list of dicts for each entry in the
                     directory.  Each dict has the following keys:
                     - name (bytes)
                     - type (one of 'file', 'dir', 'rev'):
                         type of the directory entry (file, directory, revision)
                     - target (sha1_git): id of the object pointed at by the
                           directory entry
                     - perms (int): entry permissions
         """
         dirs = set()
         dir_entries = {
             'file': defaultdict(list),
             'dir': defaultdict(list),
             'rev': defaultdict(list),
         }
 
         for cur_dir in directories:
             dir_id = cur_dir['id']
             dirs.add(dir_id)
             for entry in cur_dir['entries']:
                 entry['dir_id'] = dir_id
                 dir_entries[entry['type']][dir_id].append(entry)
 
         dirs_missing = set(self.directory_missing(dirs))
         if not dirs_missing:
             return
 
         db = self.db
         with db.transaction() as cur:
             dirs_missing_dict = ({'id': dir} for dir in dirs_missing)
             db.copy_to(dirs_missing_dict, 'directory', ['id'], cur)
             for entry_type, entry_list in dir_entries.items():
                 entries = itertools.chain.from_iterable(
                     entries_for_dir
                     for dir_id, entries_for_dir
                     in entry_list.items()
                     if dir_id in dirs_missing)
 
                 db.mktemp_dir_entry(entry_type)
 
                 db.copy_to(
                     entries,
                     'tmp_directory_entry_%s' % entry_type,
                     ['target', 'name', 'perms', 'dir_id'],
                     cur,
                 )
 
                 cur.execute('SELECT swh_directory_entry_add(%s)',
                             (entry_type,))
 
     @db_transaction_generator
     def directory_missing(self, directories, cur):
         """List directories missing from storage
 
         Args: an iterable of directory ids
         Returns: a list of missing directory ids
         """
         db = self.db
 
         # Create temporary table for metadata injection
         db.mktemp('directory', cur)
 
         directories_dicts = ({'id': dir} for dir in directories)
 
         db.copy_to(directories_dicts, 'tmp_directory', ['id'], cur)
 
         for obj in db.directory_missing_from_temp(cur):
             yield obj[0]
 
     def directory_get(self, directory):
         """Get the entries for one directory"""
         yield from self.db.directory_walk_one(directory)
 
     def revision_add(self, revisions):
         """Add revisions to the storage
 
         Args:
             revisions: iterable of dictionaries representing the individual
                 revisions to add. Each dict has the following keys:
                 - id (sha1_git): id of the revision to add
                 - date (datetime.DateTime): date the revision was written
                 - date_offset (int): offset from UTC in minutes the revision
                     was written
                 - committer_date (datetime.DateTime): date the revision got
                     added to the origin
                 - committer_date_offset (int): offset from UTC in minutes the
                     revision was added to the origin
                 - type (one of 'git', 'tar'): type of the revision added
                 - directory (sha1_git): the directory the revision points at
                 - message (bytes): the message associated with the revision
                 - author_name (bytes): the name of the revision author
                 - author_email (bytes): the email of the revision author
                 - committer_name (bytes): the name of the revision committer
                 - committer_email (bytes): the email of the revision committer
                 - parents (list of sha1_git): the parents of this revision
         """
         db = self.db
 
         parents = {}
 
         for revision in revisions:
             id = revision['id']
             cur_parents = enumerate(revision.get('parents', []))
             parents[id] = [{
                 'id': id,
                 'parent_id': parent,
                 'parent_rank': i
             } for i, parent in cur_parents]
 
         revisions_missing = list(self.revision_missing(parents.keys()))
 
         if not revisions_missing:
             return
 
         with db.transaction() as cur:
             db.mktemp_revision(cur)
 
             revisions_filtered = (revision for revision in revisions
                                   if revision['id'] in revisions_missing)
 
             db.copy_to(revisions_filtered, 'tmp_revision',
                        ['id', 'date', 'date_offset', 'committer_date',
                         'committer_date_offset', 'type', 'directory',
                         'message', 'author_name', 'author_email',
                         'committer_name', 'committer_email'],
                        cur)
 
             db.revision_add_from_temp(cur)
 
             parents_filtered = itertools.chain.from_iterable(
                 parents[id] for id in revisions_missing)
 
             db.copy_to(parents_filtered, 'revision_history',
                        ['id', 'parent_id', 'parent_rank'], cur)
 
     @db_transaction_generator
     def revision_missing(self, revisions, cur):
         """List revisions missing from storage
 
         Args: an iterable of revision ids
         Returns: a list of missing revision ids
         """
         db = self.db
 
         # Create temporary table for metadata injection
         db.mktemp('revision', cur)
 
         revisions_dicts = ({'id': dir, 'type': 'git'} for dir in revisions)
 
         db.copy_to(revisions_dicts, 'tmp_revision', ['id', 'type'], cur)
 
         for obj in db.revision_missing_from_temp(cur):
             yield obj[0]
 
+    @db_transaction_generator
+    def revision_get(self, revisions, cur):
+        """Get all revisions from storage
+           Args: an iterable of revision ids
+           Returns: an iterable of revisions as dictionaries
+                    (or None if the revision doesn't exist)
+        """
+
+        keys = ('id', 'date', 'date_offset', 'committer_date',
+                'committer_date_offset', 'type', 'directory',
+                'message', 'author_name', 'author_email',
+                'committer_name', 'committer_email', 'parents')
+
+        db = self.db
+
+        # Create temporary table for metadata injection
+        db.mktemp('revision', cur)
+
+        revisions_dicts = ({'id': rev, 'type': 'git'} for rev in revisions)
+
+        db.copy_to(revisions_dicts, 'tmp_revision', ['id', 'type'], cur)
+
+        for line in self.db.revision_get_from_temp(cur):
+            data = dict(zip(keys, line))
+            if not data['type']:
+                yield None
+                continue
+
+            yield data
+
     def release_add(self, releases):
         """Add releases to the storage
 
         Args:
             releases: iterable of dictionaries representing the individual
                 releases to add. Each dict has the following keys:
                 - id (sha1_git): id of the release to add
                 - revision (sha1_git): id of the revision the release points
                     to
                 - date (datetime.DateTime): the date the release was made
                 - date_offset (int): offset from UTC in minutes the release was
                     made
                 - name (bytes): the name of the release
                 - comment (bytes): the comment associated with the release
                 - author_name (bytes): the name of the release author
                 - author_email (bytes): the email of the release author
         """
         db = self.db
 
         release_ids = set(release['id'] for release in releases)
         releases_missing = list(self.release_missing(release_ids))
 
         if not releases_missing:
             return
 
         with db.transaction() as cur:
             db.mktemp_release(cur)
 
             releases_filtered = (release for release in releases
                                  if release['id'] in releases_missing)
 
             db.copy_to(releases_filtered, 'tmp_release',
                        ['id', 'revision', 'date', 'date_offset', 'name',
                         'comment', 'author_name', 'author_email'], cur)
 
             db.release_add_from_temp(cur)
 
     @db_transaction_generator
     def release_missing(self, releases, cur=None):
         """List releases missing from storage
 
         Args: an iterable of release ids
         Returns: a list of missing release ids
         """
         db = self.db
 
         # Create temporary table for metadata injection
         db.mktemp('release', cur)
 
         releases_dicts = ({'id': rel} for rel in releases)
 
         db.copy_to(releases_dicts, 'tmp_release', ['id'], cur)
 
         for obj in db.release_missing_from_temp(cur):
             yield obj[0]
 
     @db_transaction
     def occurrence_add(self, occurrences, cur=None):
         """Add occurrences to the storage
 
         Args:
             occurrences: iterable of dictionaries representing the individual
                 occurrences to add. Each dict has the following keys:
                 - origin (int): id of the origin corresponding to the
                     occurrence
                 - branch (str): the reference name of the occurrence
                 - revision (sha1_git): the id of the revision pointed to by
                     the occurrence
                 - authority (int): id of the authority giving the validity
                 - validity (datetime.DateTime): the validity date for the given
                     occurrence
         """
         db = self.db
 
         processed = []
         for occurrence in occurrences:
             validity = occurrence['validity']
             if isinstance(validity, str):
                 validity = dateutil.parser.parse(validity)
             if isinstance(validity, datetime.datetime):
                 occurrence = occurrence.copy()
                 occurrence['validity'] = DateTimeTZRange(lower=validity)
 
             processed.append(occurrence)
 
         db.mktemp('occurrence_history', cur)
         db.copy_to(processed, 'tmp_occurrence_history',
                    ['origin', 'branch', 'revision', 'authority', 'validity'],
                    cur)
 
         db.occurrence_history_add_from_temp(cur)
 
     @db_transaction
     def origin_get(self, origin, cur=None):
         """Return the id of the given origin
 
         Args:
             origin: dictionary representing the individual
                 origin to find. This dict has the following keys:
                 - type (FIXME: enum TBD): the origin type ('git', 'wget', ...)
                 - url (bytes): the url the origin points to
 
         Returns:
             the id of the queried origin
         """
         query = "select id from origin where type=%s and url=%s"
 
         cur.execute(query, (origin['type'], origin['url']))
 
         data = cur.fetchone()
         if not data:
             return None
         else:
             return data[0]
 
     @db_transaction
     def origin_add_one(self, origin, cur=None):
         """Add origin to the storage
 
         Args:
             origin: dictionary representing the individual
                 origin to add. This dict has the following keys:
                 - type (FIXME: enum TBD): the origin type ('git', 'wget', ...)
                 - url (bytes): the url the origin points to
 
         Returns:
             the id of the added origin, or of the identical one that already
             exists.
         """
         query = "select id from origin where type=%s and url=%s"
 
         cur.execute(query, (origin['type'], origin['url']))
 
         data = cur.fetchone()
         if data:
             return data[0]
 
         insert = """insert into origin (type, url) values (%s, %s)
                     returning id"""
 
         cur.execute(insert, (origin['type'], origin['url']))
         return cur.fetchone()[0]
diff --git a/swh/storage/tests/test_storage.py b/swh/storage/tests/test_storage.py
index a87f9cc0..200a9aec 100644
--- a/swh/storage/tests/test_storage.py
+++ b/swh/storage/tests/test_storage.py
@@ -1,493 +1,504 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import datetime
 import os
 import psycopg2
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 from nose.tools import istest
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 
 from swh.core.tests.db_testing import DbTestFixture
 from swh.core.hashutil import hex_to_hash
 from swh.storage import Storage
 
 
 TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 TEST_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, '../../../../swh-storage-testdata')
 
 
 @attr('db')
 class AbstractTestStorage(DbTestFixture):
     """Base class for Storage testing.
 
     This class is used as-is to test local storage (see TestStorage
     below) and remote storage (see TestRemoteStorage in
     test_remote_storage.py.
 
     We need to have the two classes inherit from this base class
     separately to avoid nosetests running the tests from the base
     class twice.
 
     """
     TEST_DB_DUMP = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, 'dumps/swh.dump')
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         self.objroot = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.storage = Storage(self.conn, self.objroot)
 
         self.cont = {
             'data': b'42\n',
             'length': 3,
             'sha1': hex_to_hash(
                 '34973274ccef6ab4dfaaf86599792fa9c3fe4689'),
             'sha1_git': hex_to_hash(
                 'd81cc0710eb6cf9efd5b920a8453e1e07157b6cd'),
             'sha256': hex_to_hash(
                 '673650f936cb3b0a2f93ce09d81be107'
                 '48b1b203c19e8176b4eefc1964a0cf3a'),
         }
 
         self.cont2 = {
             'data': b'4242\n',
             'length': 5,
             'sha1': hex_to_hash(
                 '61c2b3a30496d329e21af70dd2d7e097046d07b7'),
             'sha1_git': hex_to_hash(
                 '36fade77193cb6d2bd826161a0979d64c28ab4fa'),
             'sha256': hex_to_hash(
                 '859f0b154fdb2d630f45e1ecae4a8629'
                 '15435e663248bb8461d914696fc047cd'),
         }
 
         self.missing_cont = {
             'data': b'missing\n',
             'length': 8,
             'sha1': hex_to_hash(
                 'f9c24e2abb82063a3ba2c44efd2d3c797f28ac90'),
             'sha1_git': hex_to_hash(
                 '33e45d56f88993aae6a0198013efa80716fd8919'),
             'sha256': hex_to_hash(
                 '6bbd052ab054ef222c1c87be60cd191a'
                 'ddedd24cc882d1f5f7f7be61dc61bb3a'),
         }
 
         self.skipped_cont = {
             'length': 1024 * 1024 * 200,
             'sha1_git': hex_to_hash(
                 '33e45d56f88993aae6a0198013efa80716fd8920'),
             'reason': 'Content too long',
             'status': 'absent',
         }
 
         self.skipped_cont2 = {
             'length': 1024 * 1024 * 300,
             'sha1_git': hex_to_hash(
                 '33e45d56f88993aae6a0198013efa80716fd8921'),
             'reason': 'Content too long',
             'status': 'absent',
         }
 
         self.dir = {
             'id': b'4\x013\x422\x531\x000\xf51\xe62\xa73\xff7\xc3\xa90',
             'entries': [
                 {
                     'name': b'foo',
                     'type': 'file',
                     'target': self.cont['sha1_git'],
                     'perms': 0o644,
                 },
                 {
                     'name': b'bar\xc3',
                     'type': 'dir',
                     'target': b'12345678901234567890',
                     'perms': 0o2000,
                 },
             ],
         }
 
         self.dir2 = {
             'id': b'4\x013\x422\x531\x000\xf51\xe62\xa73\xff7\xc3\xa95',
             'entries': [
                 {
                     'name': b'oof',
                     'type': 'file',
                     'target': self.cont2['sha1_git'],
                     'perms': 0o644,
                 }
             ],
         }
 
         self.revision = {
             'id': b'56789012345678901234',
             'message': b'hello',
             'author_name': b'Nicolas Dandrimont',
             'author_email': b'nicolas@example.com',
             'committer_name': b'St\xc3fano Zacchiroli',
             'committer_email': b'stefano@example.com',
             'parents': [b'01234567890123456789', b'23434512345123456789'],
             'date': datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1, 22, 0, 0,
                                       tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
             'date_offset': 120,
             'committer_date': datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 2, 22, 0, 0,
                                                 tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
             'committer_date_offset': -120,
             'type': 'git',
             'directory': self.dir['id'],
         }
 
         self.revision2 = {
             'id': b'87659012345678904321',
             'message': b'hello again',
             'author_name': 'Roberto Dicosmo',
             'author_email': 'roberto@example.com',
             'committer_name': 'tony',
             'committer_email': 'ar@dumont.fr',
             'parents': [b'01234567890123456789'],
             'date': datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1, 22, 0, 0,
                                       tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
             'date_offset': 120,
             'committer_date': datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 2, 22, 0, 0,
                                                 tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
             'committer_date_offset': -120,
             'type': 'git',
             'directory': self.dir2['id'],
         }
 
         self.origin = {
             'url': 'file:///dev/null',
             'type': 'git',
         }
 
         self.origin2 = {
             'url': 'file:///dev/zero',
             'type': 'git',
         }
 
         self.occurrence = {
             'branch': 'master',
             'revision': b'67890123456789012345',
             'authority': 1,
             'validity': datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1, 23, 0, 0,
                                           tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
         }
 
         self.occurrence2 = {
             'branch': 'master',
             'revision': self.revision2['id'],
             'authority': 1,
             'validity': datetime.datetime(2015, 1, 1, 23, 0, 0,
                                           tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
         }
 
     def tearDown(self):
         shutil.rmtree(self.objroot)
 
         self.cursor.execute("""SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables
                                WHERE table_schema = %s""", ('public',))
 
         tables = set(table for (table,) in self.cursor.fetchall())
         tables -= {'dbversion', 'organization'}
 
         for table in tables:
             self.cursor.execute('truncate table %s cascade' % table)
         self.conn.commit()
 
         super().tearDown()
 
     @istest
     def content_add(self):
         cont = self.cont
 
         self.storage.content_add([cont])
         if hasattr(self.storage, 'objstorage'):
             self.assertIn(cont['sha1'], self.storage.objstorage)
         self.cursor.execute('SELECT sha1, sha1_git, sha256, length, status'
                             ' FROM content WHERE sha1 = %s',
                             (cont['sha1'],))
         datum = self.cursor.fetchone()
         self.assertEqual(
             (datum[0].tobytes(), datum[1].tobytes(), datum[2].tobytes(),
              datum[3], datum[4]),
             (cont['sha1'], cont['sha1_git'], cont['sha256'],
              cont['length'], 'visible'))
 
     @istest
     def content_add_collision(self):
         cont1 = self.cont
 
         # create (corrupted) content with same sha1{,_git} but != sha256
         cont1b = cont1.copy()
         sha256_array = bytearray(cont1b['sha256'])
         sha256_array[0] += 1
         cont1b['sha256'] = bytes(sha256_array)
 
         with self.assertRaises(psycopg2.IntegrityError):
             self.storage.content_add([cont1, cont1b])
 
     @istest
     def skipped_content_add(self):
         cont = self.skipped_cont
         cont2 = self.skipped_cont2
 
         self.storage.content_add([cont])
         self.storage.content_add([cont2])
 
         self.cursor.execute('SELECT sha1, sha1_git, sha256, length, status,'
                             'reason FROM skipped_content ORDER BY sha1_git')
 
         datum = self.cursor.fetchone()
         self.assertEqual(
             (datum[0], datum[1].tobytes(), datum[2],
              datum[3], datum[4], datum[5]),
             (None, cont['sha1_git'], None,
              cont['length'], 'absent', 'Content too long'))
 
         datum2 = self.cursor.fetchone()
         self.assertEqual(
             (datum2[0], datum2[1].tobytes(), datum2[2],
              datum2[3], datum2[4], datum2[5]),
             (None, cont2['sha1_git'], None,
              cont2['length'], 'absent', 'Content too long'))
 
     @istest
     def content_missing(self):
         cont2 = self.cont2
         missing_cont = self.missing_cont
         self.storage.content_add([cont2])
         gen = self.storage.content_missing([cont2, missing_cont])
 
         self.assertEqual(list(gen), [missing_cont['sha1']])
 
     @istest
     def content_exist_with_present_content(self):
         # 1. with something to find
         cont = self.cont
         self.storage.content_add([cont])
 
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist({'sha1': cont['sha1']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, True, "Should be present")
 
         # 2. with something to find
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist(
             {'sha1_git': cont['sha1_git']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, True, "Should be present")
 
         # 3. with something to find
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist(
             {'sha256': cont['sha256']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, True, "Should be present")
 
         # 4. with something to find
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist(
             {'sha1': cont['sha1'],
              'sha1_git': cont['sha1_git'],
              'sha256': cont['sha256']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, True, "Should be present")
 
     @istest
     def content_exist_with_non_present_content(self):
         # 1. with something that does not exist
         missing_cont = self.missing_cont
 
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist(
             {'sha1': missing_cont['sha1']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, False, "Should be missing")
 
         # 2. with something that does not exist
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist(
             {'sha1_git': missing_cont['sha1_git']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, False, "Should be missing")
 
         # 3. with something that does not exist
         actually_present = self.storage.content_exist(
             {'sha256': missing_cont['sha256']})
 
         self.assertEquals(actually_present, False, "Should be missing")
 
     @istest
     def content_exist_bad_input(self):
         # 1. with bad input
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             self.storage.content_exist({})  # empty is bad
 
         # 2. with bad input
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             self.storage.content_exist(
                 {'unknown-sha1': 'something'})  # not the right key
 
     @istest
     def directory_add(self):
         init_missing = list(self.storage.directory_missing([self.dir['id']]))
         self.assertEqual([self.dir['id']], init_missing)
 
         self.storage.directory_add([self.dir])
 
         stored_data = list(self.storage.directory_get(self.dir['id']))
 
         data_to_store = [
             (self.dir['id'], ent['type'], ent['target'], ent['name'],
              ent['perms'])
             for ent in sorted(self.dir['entries'], key=lambda ent: ent['name'])
         ]
 
         self.assertEqual(data_to_store, stored_data)
 
         after_missing = list(self.storage.directory_missing([self.dir['id']]))
         self.assertEqual([], after_missing)
 
     @istest
     def revision_add(self):
         init_missing = self.storage.revision_missing([self.revision['id']])
         self.assertEqual([self.revision['id']], list(init_missing))
 
         self.storage.revision_add([self.revision])
 
         end_missing = self.storage.revision_missing([self.revision['id']])
         self.assertEqual([], list(end_missing))
 
+    @istest
+    def revision_get(self):
+        self.storage.revision_add([self.revision])
+
+        get = list(self.storage.revision_get([self.revision['id'],
+                                              self.revision2['id']]))
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(get), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(self.revision, get[0])
+        self.assertEqual(None, get[1])
+
     @istest
     def origin_add(self):
         self.assertIsNone(self.storage.origin_get(self.origin))
         id = self.storage.origin_add_one(self.origin)
         self.assertEqual(self.storage.origin_get(self.origin), id)
 
     @istest
     def occurrence_add(self):
         origin_id = self.storage.origin_add_one(self.origin2)
 
         revision = self.revision.copy()
         revision['id'] = self.occurrence['revision']
         self.storage.revision_add([revision])
 
         occur = self.occurrence
         occur['origin'] = origin_id
         self.storage.occurrence_add([occur])
         self.storage.occurrence_add([occur])
 
         test_query = '''select origin, branch, revision, authority, validity
                         from occurrence_history
                         order by origin, validity'''
 
         self.cursor.execute(test_query)
         ret = self.cursor.fetchall()
         self.assertEqual(len(ret), 1)
         self.assertEqual((ret[0][0], ret[0][1], ret[0][2].tobytes(),
                           ret[0][3]), (occur['origin'],
                                        occur['branch'], occur['revision'],
                                        occur['authority']))
 
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].lower, occur['validity'])
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].lower_inc, True)
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].upper, datetime.datetime.max)
 
         orig_validity = occur['validity']
         occur['validity'] += datetime.timedelta(hours=10)
         self.storage.occurrence_add([occur])
 
         self.cursor.execute(test_query)
         ret = self.cursor.fetchall()
         self.assertEqual(len(ret), 2)
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].lower, orig_validity)
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].lower_inc, True)
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].upper, occur['validity'])
         self.assertEqual(ret[0][4].upper_inc, False)
         self.assertEqual(ret[1][4].lower, occur['validity'])
         self.assertEqual(ret[1][4].lower_inc, True)
         self.assertEqual(ret[1][4].upper, datetime.datetime.max)
 
     @istest
     def content_find_occurrence_with_present_content(self):
         # 1. with something to find
         # given
         self.storage.content_add([self.cont2])
         self.storage.directory_add([self.dir2])  # point to self.cont
         self.storage.revision_add([self.revision2])  # points to self.dir
         origin_id = self.storage.origin_add_one(self.origin2)
         occurrence = self.occurrence2
         occurrence.update({'origin': origin_id})
         self.storage.occurrence_add([occurrence])
 
         # when
         occ = self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
             {'sha1': self.cont2['sha1']})
 
         # then
         self.assertEquals(occ['origin_type'], self.origin2['type'])
         self.assertEquals(occ['origin_url'], self.origin2['url'])
         self.assertEquals(occ['branch'], self.occurrence2['branch'])
         self.assertEquals(occ['revision'], self.revision2['id'])
         self.assertEquals(occ['path'], self.dir2['entries'][0]['name'])
 
         occ2 = self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
             {'sha1_git': self.cont2['sha1_git']})
 
         self.assertEquals(occ2['origin_type'], self.origin2['type'])
         self.assertEquals(occ2['origin_url'], self.origin2['url'])
         self.assertEquals(occ2['branch'], self.occurrence2['branch'])
         self.assertEquals(occ2['revision'], self.revision2['id'])
         self.assertEquals(occ2['path'], self.dir2['entries'][0]['name'])
 
         occ3 = self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
             {'sha256': self.cont2['sha256']})
 
         self.assertEquals(occ3['origin_type'], self.origin2['type'])
         self.assertEquals(occ3['origin_url'], self.origin2['url'])
         self.assertEquals(occ3['branch'], self.occurrence2['branch'])
         self.assertEquals(occ3['revision'], self.revision2['id'])
         self.assertEquals(occ3['path'], self.dir2['entries'][0]['name'])
 
     @istest
     def content_find_occurrence_with_non_present_content(self):
         # 1. with something that does not exist
         missing_cont = self.missing_cont
 
         occ = self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
             {'sha1': missing_cont['sha1']})
 
         self.assertEquals(occ, None,
                           "Content does not exist so no occurrence")
 
         # 2. with something that does not exist
         occ = self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
             {'sha1_git': missing_cont['sha1_git']})
 
         self.assertEquals(occ, None,
                           "Content does not exist so no occurrence")
 
         # 3. with something that does not exist
         occ = self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
             {'sha256': missing_cont['sha256']})
 
         self.assertEquals(occ, None,
                           "Content does not exist so no occurrence")
 
     @istest
     def content_find_occurrence_bad_input(self):
         # 1. with bad input
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
             self.storage.content_find_occurrence({})  # empty is bad
         self.assertIn('content keys', cm.exception.args[0])
 
         # 2. with bad input
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
             self.storage.content_find_occurrence(
                 {'unknown-sha1': 'something'})  # not the right key
         self.assertIn('content keys', cm.exception.args[0])
 
 
 class TestStorage(AbstractTestStorage, unittest.TestCase):
     """Test the local storage"""
     pass