diff --git a/commitlog/commitlog.module b/commitlog/commitlog.module
index 6c4657e..5e4c5db 100644
--- a/commitlog/commitlog.module
+++ b/commitlog/commitlog.module
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ function theme_commitlog_operation_items($operation, $operation_items, $format =
     // make a displayable string out of those.
     if (!empty($item['source_items'])) {
       $oldrev_string = theme('commitlog_item_revision',
-        $operation->repository, reset($item['source_items']), $format
+        $operation->repository, reset($item->source_items), $format
       );
 
       $olditems = array();
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ function theme_commitlog_diff_link($operation, $item) {
   // Also, a diff only makes sense if the item was actually modified.
   if (in_array($item['action'], array(VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_MODIFIED, VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_MERGED))) {
     // Ok, everything's alright, let's get that diff link.
-    $source_item = reset($item['source_items']);
+    $source_item = reset($item->source_items);
     $diff_url = versioncontrol_get_url_diff(
       $operation->repository, $item, $source_item
     );
diff --git a/includes/VersioncontrolOperation.php b/includes/VersioncontrolOperation.php
index 49b2b27..01f1f30 100644
--- a/includes/VersioncontrolOperation.php
+++ b/includes/VersioncontrolOperation.php
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ public function insert(&$operation_items) {
 
         // If we've got source items (which is the case for commit operations),
         // add them to the item revisions and source revisions tables as well.
-        foreach ($item['source_items'] as $key => $source_item) {
+        foreach ($item->source_items as $key => $source_item) {
           $source_item->ensure();
-          $item->insertSourceRevision($source_item, $item['action']);
+          $item->insertSourceRevision($source_item, $item->action);
 
           // Cache other important items in the operations table for 'path' search
           // queries, because joining the source revisions table is too expensive.
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ public function insert(&$operation_items) {
             case VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_MOVED:
             case VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_COPIED:
             case VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_MERGED:
-              if ($item['path'] != $source_item['path']) {
+              if ($item->path != $source_item->path) {
                 $this->_insert_operation_item($source_item,
                   VERSIONCONTROL_OPERATION_CACHED_AFFECTED_ITEM);
               }
@@ -620,12 +620,12 @@ public function insert(&$operation_items) {
               break;
           }
 
-          $source_item['selected_label'] = new stdClass();
-          $source_item['selected_label']->get_from = 'other_item';
-          $source_item['selected_label']->other_item = &$item;
-          $source_item['selected_label']->other_item_tags = array('successor_item');
+          $source_item->selected_label = new stdClass();
+          $source_item->selected_label->get_from = 'other_item';
+          $source_item->selected_label->other_item = &$item;
+          $source_item->selected_label->other_item_tags = array('successor_item');
 
-          $item['source_items'][$key] = $source_item;
+          $item->source_items[$key] = $source_item;
         }
         // Plus a special case for the "added" action, as it needs an entry in the
         // source items table but contains no items in the 'source_items' property.
@@ -635,14 +635,14 @@ public function insert(&$operation_items) {
 
         // If we've got a replaced item (might happen for copy/move commits),
         // add it to the item revisions and source revisions table as well.
-        if (isset($item['replaced_item'])) {
-          $item['replaced_item']->ensure();
-          $item->insertSourceRevision($item['replaced_item'],
+        if (isset($item->replaced_item)) {
+          $item->replaced_item->ensure();
+          $item->insertSourceRevision($item->replaced_item,
             VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_REPLACED);
-          $item['replaced_item']['selected_label'] = new stdClass();
-          $item['replaced_item']['selected_label']->get_from = 'other_item';
-          $item['replaced_item']['selected_label']->other_item = &$item;
-          $item['replaced_item']['selected_label']->other_item_tags = array('successor_item');
+          $item->replaced_item->selected_label = new stdClass();
+          $item->replaced_item->selected_label->get_from = 'other_item';
+          $item->replaced_item->selected_label->other_item = &$item;
+          $item->replaced_item->selected_label->other_item_tags = array('successor_item');
         }
         $operation_items[$path] = $item;
       }
diff --git a/versioncontrol.module b/versioncontrol.module
index 18b836a..414094b 100644
--- a/versioncontrol.module
+++ b/versioncontrol.module
@@ -1090,24 +1090,25 @@ function versioncontrol_fetch_source_items($repository, &$items) {
 
   while ($item_revision = db_fetch_object($result)) {
     $successor_key = $item_keys[$item_revision->item_revision_id];
-    if (!isset($items[$successor_key]['source_items'])) {
-      $items[$successor_key]['source_items'] = array();
+    if (!isset($items[$successor_key]->source_items)) {
+      $items[$successor_key]->source_items = array();
     }
 
-    $item = array(
-      'path' => $item_revision->path,
-      'revision' => $item_revision->revision,
-      'type' => $item_revision->type,
-      'item_revision_id' => $item_revision->source_item_revision_id,
+    $item = new VersioncontrolItem(
+      $item_revision->type,
+      $item_revision->path,
+      $item_revision->revision,
+      null,
+      null
     );
-    $item['selected_label'] = new stdClass();
-    $item['selected_label']->get_from = 'other_item';
-    $item['selected_label']->other_item = &$items[$successor_key];
-    $item['selected_label']->other_item_tags = array('successor_item');
+    $item->selected_label = new stdClass();
+    $item->selected_label->get_from = 'other_item';
+    $item->selected_label->other_item = &$items[$successor_key];
+    $item->selected_label->other_item_tags = array('successor_item');
 
     // Insert the item and its associated action into the successor item.
     if ($item_revision->action == VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_REPLACED) {
-      $items[$successor_key]['replaced_item'] = $item;
+      $items[$successor_key]->replaced_item = $item;
     }
     else if ($item_revision->action == VERSIONCONTROL_ACTION_ADDED) {
       $items[$successor_key]['action'] = $item_revision->action;
@@ -1115,15 +1116,15 @@ function versioncontrol_fetch_source_items($repository, &$items) {
       // instead of adding it to the source items.
     }
     else {
-      $items[$successor_key]['action'] = $item_revision->action;
-      $items[$successor_key]['source_items'][$item['path']] = $item;
+      $items[$successor_key]->action = $item_revision->action;
+      $items[$successor_key]->source_items[$item->path] = $item;
     }
 
     // Add the lines-changed information if it has been recorded.
     // Only a single source item entry should hold this information,
     // so no emphasis is placed on merging it across multiple source items.
     if ($item_revision->line_changes_recorded) {
-      $items[$successor_key]['line_changes'] = array(
+      $items[$successor_key]->line_changes = array(
         'added' => $item_revision->line_changes_added,
         'removed' => $item_revision->line_changes_removed,
       );