--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import os
 import popen2
 
+from mercurial import ui
+from mercurial import hg
+
+import fetch_command
+
 FIXTURES = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
                         'fixtures')
 
@@ -14,3 +19,11 @@ def load_svndump_fixture(path, fixture_n
     proc.tochild.write(inp.read())
     proc.tochild.close()
     proc.wait()
+
+def load_fixture_and_fetch(fixture_name, repo_path, wc_path):
+    load_svndump_fixture(repo_path, fixture_name)
+    fetch_command.fetch_revisions(ui.ui(),
+                                  svn_url='file://%s' % repo_path,
+                                  hg_repo_path=wc_path)
+    repo = hg.repository(ui.ui(), wc_path)
+    return repo