def branch(self):

        heads = self.repository._heads(reverse=False)

        ref = heads.get(self.raw_id)

        if ref:

            return safe_unicode(ref)

    def _fix_path(self, path):

        """

        Paths are stored without trailing slash so we need to get rid off it if

        needed.

        """

        if path.endswith('/'):

            path = path.rstrip('/')

        return path

    def _get_id_for_path(self, path):

        # FIXME: Please, spare a couple of minutes and make those codes cleaner;

        if not path in self._paths:

            path = path.strip('/')

            # set root tree

            tree = self.repository._repo[self._tree_id]

            if path == '':

                self._paths[''] = tree.id

                return tree.id

            splitted = path.split('/')

            dirs, name = splitted[:-1], splitted[-1]

            curdir = ''

            # initially extract things from root dir

            for item, stat, id in tree.iteritems():

                if curdir:

                    name = '/'.join((curdir, item))

                else:

                    name = item

                self._paths[name] = id

                self._stat_modes[name] = stat

            for dir in dirs:

                if curdir:

                    curdir = '/'.join((curdir, dir))

                else:

                    curdir = dir

                dir_id = None

                for item, stat, id in tree.iteritems():

                    if dir == item:

                        dir_id = id

                if dir_id:

                    # Update tree

                    tree = self.repository._repo[dir_id]

                    if not isinstance(tree, objects.Tree):

                        raise ChangesetError('%s is not a directory' % curdir)

                else:

                    raise ChangesetError('%s have not been found' % curdir)

                # cache all items from the given traversed tree

                for item, stat, id in tree.iteritems():

                    if curdir:

                        name = '/'.join((curdir, item))

                    else:

                        name = item

                    self._paths[name] = id

                    self._stat_modes[name] = stat

            if not path in self._paths:

                raise NodeDoesNotExistError("There is no file nor directory "

                    "at the given path %r at revision %r"

                    % (path, self.short_id))

        return self._paths[path]

    def _get_kind(self, path):

        obj = self.repository._repo[self._get_id_for_path(path)]

        if isinstance(obj, objects.Blob):

            return NodeKind.FILE

        elif isinstance(obj, objects.Tree):

            return NodeKind.DIR

    def _get_filectx(self, path):

        path = self._fix_path(path)

        if self._get_kind(path) != NodeKind.FILE:

            raise ChangesetError("File does not exist for revision %r at "

                " %r" % (self.raw_id, path))

        return path

    def _get_file_nodes(self):

        return chain(*(t[2] for t in self.walk()))

    @LazyProperty

    def parents(self):

        """

        Returns list of parents changesets.

        """

        return [self.repository.get_changeset(parent)

                for parent in self._commit.parents]

    def next(self, branch=None):

        if branch and self.branch != branch:

            raise VCSError('Branch option used on changeset not belonging '

                           'to that branch')

        def _next(changeset, branch):

            try:

                next_ = changeset.revision + 1

                next_rev = changeset.repository.revisions[next_]

            except IndexError:

                raise ChangesetDoesNotExistError

            cs = changeset.repository.get_changeset(next_rev)

            if branch and branch != cs.branch:

                return _next(cs, branch)

            return cs

        return _next(self, branch)

    def prev(self, branch=None):

        if branch and self.branch != branch:

            raise VCSError('Branch option used on changeset not belonging '

                           'to that branch')

        def _prev(changeset, branch):

            try:

                prev_ = changeset.revision - 1

                if prev_ < 0:

                    raise IndexError

                prev_rev = changeset.repository.revisions[prev_]

            except IndexError:

                raise ChangesetDoesNotExistError

            cs = changeset.repository.get_changeset(prev_rev)

            if branch and branch != cs.branch:

                return _prev(cs, branch)

            return cs

        return _prev(self, branch)

    def diff(self, ignore_whitespace=True, context=3):

        rev1 = self.parents[0] if self.parents else self.repository.EMPTY_CHANGESET

        rev2 = self

        return ''.join(self.repository.get_diff(rev1, rev2,

                                    ignore_whitespace=ignore_whitespace,

                                    context=context))

    def get_file_mode(self, path):

        """

        Returns stat mode of the file at the given ``path``.

        """

        # ensure path is traversed

        self._get_id_for_path(path)

        return self._stat_modes[path]

    def get_file_content(self, path):

        """

        Returns content of the file at given ``path``.

        """

        id = self._get_id_for_path(path)

        blob = self.repository._repo[id]

        return blob.as_pretty_string()

    def get_file_size(self, path):

        """

        Returns size of the file at given ``path``.

        """

        id = self._get_id_for_path(path)

        blob = self.repository._repo[id]

        return blob.raw_length()

    def get_file_changeset(self, path):

        """

        Returns last commit of the file at the given ``path``.

        """

        node = self.get_node(path)

        return node.history[0]

    def get_file_history(self, path):

        """

        Returns history of file as reversed list of ``Changeset`` objects for

        which file at given ``path`` has been modified.

        TODO: This function now uses os underlying 'git' and 'grep' commands

        which is generally not good. Should be replaced with algorithm

        iterating commits.

        """

        self._get_filectx(path)

        cmd = 'log --pretty="format: %%H" -s -p %s -- "%s"' % (

                  self.id, path

               )