diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 945b5c6..cb892d7 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,37 @@
 CIJoe::Server.set :project_path, "."
 CIJoe::Server.set :environment,  "test"
 
+TMP_DIR = '/tmp/cijoe_test'
+
+def tmp_dir
+  TMP_DIR
+end
+
+def setup_git_info(options = {})
+  @tmp_dirs ||= []
+  @tmp_dirs += [options[:tmp_dir]]
+  create_tmpdir!(options[:tmp_dir])
+  dir = options[:tmp_dir] || tmp_dir
+  `cd #{dir} && git init`
+  options[:config].each do |key, value|
+    `cd #{dir} && git config --add #{key} "#{value}"`
+  end
+end
+
+def teardown_git_info
+  remove_tmpdir!
+  @tmp_dirs.each do |dir|
+    remove_tmpdir!(dir)
+  end
+end
+
+def remove_tmpdir!(passed_dir = nil)
+  FileUtils.rm_rf(passed_dir || tmp_dir)
+end
+
+def create_tmpdir!(passed_dir = nil)
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p(passed_dir || tmp_dir)
+end
+
 class Test::Unit::TestCase
 end