diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/fixture.py b/rhodecode/tests/fixture.py
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+"""
+Helpers for fixture generation
+"""
+import os
+import unittest
+from rhodecode.tests import *
+from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, User
+from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
+from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+
+
+class Fixture(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def create_repo(self, name, **kwargs):
+        form_data = _get_repo_create_params(repo_name=name, **kwargs)
+        cur_user = User.get_by_username(TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN)
+        RepoModel().create(form_data, cur_user)
+        return Repository.get_by_repo_name(name)
+
+    def create_fork(self, repo_to_fork, fork_name, **kwargs):
+        repo_to_fork = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_to_fork)
+        vcs_type = repo_to_fork.repo_type
+
+        form_data = dict(
+            repo_name=fork_name,
+            repo_name_full=fork_name,
+            repo_group=None,
+            repo_type=vcs_type,
+            description='',
+            private=False,
+            copy_permissions=False,
+            landing_rev='tip',
+            update_after_clone=False,
+            fork_parent_id=repo_to_fork,
+        )
+        cur_user = kwargs.get('cur_user', TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN)
+        RepoModel().create_fork(form_data, cur_user=cur_user)
+
+        Session().commit()
+        return Repository.get_by_repo_name(fork_name)