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+import base
+
+
+class Submodule(base.IndexObject):
+ """Implements access to a git submodule. They are special in that their sha
+ represents a commit in the submodule's repository which is to be checked out
+ at the path of this instance.
+ The submodule type does not have a string type associated with it, as it exists
+ solely as a marker in the tree and index"""
+
+ # this is a bogus type for base class compatability
+ type = 'submodule'
+
+ # TODO: Add functions to retrieve a repo for the submodule, to allow
+ # its initiailization and handling