diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am
index 78b97d06..c7329989 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 wwwdir=$(WWWDIR)/codepot/models
 www_DATA =  \
 	codemodel.php \
+	coderepomodel.php \
 	dbloginmodel.php \
 	filemodel.php \
 	gitmodel.php \
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in
index 54e18050..dcce62c4 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
 wwwdir = $(WWWDIR)/codepot/models
 www_DATA = \
 	codemodel.php \
+	coderepomodel.php \
 	dbloginmodel.php \
 	filemodel.php \
 	gitmodel.php \
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php
index e74ab389..ff41c266 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
-class GitModel extends Model
+$CI = &get_instance();
+$CI->load->model('CodeRepoModel');
+
+class GitModel extends CodeRepoModel
 {
-	protected $errmsg = '';
-
-	function capture_error ($errno, $errmsg)
-	{
-		$this->errmsg = $errmsg;
-	}
-
-	function getErrorMessage ()
-	{
-		return $this->errmsg;
-	}
-
 	function GitModel ()
 	{
-		parent::Model ();
+		parent::CodeRepoModel ();
 	}
 
 	private function _canonical_path($path) 
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/projectmodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/projectmodel.php
index 79cc5aff..14ed2a5c 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/projectmodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/projectmodel.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+$CI = &get_instance();
+$CI->load->model('SubversionModel');
+
 class ProjectModel extends Model
 {
 	function ProjectModel ()
@@ -194,57 +197,13 @@ class ProjectModel extends Model
 			$cfgdir = CODEPOT_CFG_DIR;
 			$repodir = CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR;
 
-			// create repository
-			if (@svn_repos_create ("{$repodir}/{$project->id}") === FALSE)
+			if (SubversionModel::createRepo($project->id, $repodir, $cfgdir, $api) === FALSE)
 			{
 				$this->db->trans_rollback ();
 				$repo_error = TRUE;
 				return FALSE;
 			}
 
-			$hooks = array (
-				"pre-commit",
-				"start-commit",
-				"post-commit",
-				"pre-revprop-change",
-				"post-revprop-change"
-			);
-
-			foreach ($hooks as $hook)
-			{
-				// copy hook scripts to the top repository directory
-				// overwriting existing scripts are ok as they are 
-				// just updated to the latest scripts anyway.
-				$contents = @file_get_contents("{$cfgdir}/${hook}");
-				if ($contents === FALSE)
-				{
-					$this->deleteDirectory ("{$repodir}/{$project->id}");
-					$this->db->trans_rollback ();
-					$repo_error = TRUE;
-					return FALSE;
-				}
-
-				if (@file_put_contents (
-					"{$repodir}/${hook}",
-					str_replace('%API%', $api, $contents)) === FALSE)
-				{
-					$this->deleteDirectory ("{$repodir}/{$project->id}");
-					$this->db->trans_rollback ();
-					$repo_error = TRUE;
-					return FALSE;
-				}
-
-				// install the hook script to the new project repository
-				if (@chmod ("{$repodir}/{$hook}", 0755) === FALSE ||
-				    @symlink ("../../{$hook}", "{$repodir}/{$project->id}/hooks/${hook}") === FALSE)
-				{
-					$this->deleteDirectory ("{$repodir}/{$project->id}");
-					$this->db->trans_rollback ();
-					$repo_error = TRUE;
-					return FALSE;
-				}
-			}
-
 			$this->db->trans_commit ();
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -372,7 +331,7 @@ class ProjectModel extends Model
 		else
 		{
 			$repodir = CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR;
-			if ($this->deleteDirectory ("{$repodir}/{$project->id}") === FALSE)
+			if (SubversionModel::deleteRepo($project->id, $repodir) === FALSE)
 			{
 				$this->db->trans_rollback ();
 				return FALSE;
@@ -446,42 +405,6 @@ class ProjectModel extends Model
 		return $query->result ();
 	}
 
-
-
-	function _scandir ($dir)
-	{
-		$files = array ();
-
-		$dh  = opendir($dir);
-		while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh)))
-		{
-			$files[] = $filename;
-		}
-		closedir ($dh);
-
-		return $files;
-	}
-
-	function deleteDirectory($dir) 
-	{
-		if (is_link($dir)) return @unlink($dir);
-		if (!file_exists($dir)) return TRUE;
-		if (!is_dir($dir)) return @unlink($dir);
-
-		foreach ($this->_scandir($dir) as $item) 
-		{
-			if ($item == '.' || $item == '..') continue;
-			if ($this->deleteDirectory($dir . "/" . $item) === FALSE) 
-			{
-				chmod($dir . "/" . $item, 0777);
-				if ($this->deleteDirectory($dir . "/" . $item) === FALSE) 
-					return FALSE;
-			};
-		}
-
-		return rmdir($dir);
-	}
-
 	function projectHasMember ($projectid, $userid)
 	{
 		$this->db->trans_start ();
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
index 235ae6f9..3ed4d975 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
-class SubversionModel extends Model
+$CI = &get_instance();
+$CI->load->model('CodeRepoModel');
+
+class SubversionModel extends CodeRepoModel
 {
-	protected $errmsg = '';
-
-	function capture_error ($errno, $errmsg)
-	{
-		$this->errmsg = $errmsg;
-	}
-
-	function getErrorMessage ()
-	{
-		return $this->errmsg;
-	}
-
 	function SubversionModel ()
 	{
-		parent::Model ();
+		parent::CodeRepoModel ();
 	}
 
 	private function _canonical_path($path) 
@@ -343,7 +334,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function storeFile ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $text)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 
 		//$url = 'file://'.CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}";
 		$canon_path = $this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}");
@@ -382,7 +373,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function importFiles ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $files, $uploader)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 
 		//$url = 'file://'.CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}";
 		$full_path = CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}";
@@ -528,7 +519,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function deleteFiles ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $files)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 
 		//$url = 'file://'.CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}";
 		$full_path = CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}";
@@ -587,7 +578,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function renameFiles ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $files)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 
 		//$url = 'file://'.CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}";
 		$full_path = CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}";
@@ -1316,7 +1307,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function getRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1327,7 +1318,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function setRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop, $propval, $user)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1344,7 +1335,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function killRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop, $user)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1362,7 +1353,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function mapRevPropToRev ($projectid, $revprop_name)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1388,7 +1379,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function findRevWithRevProp ($projectid, $revprop_name, $revprop_value)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1414,7 +1405,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function listProps ($projectid, $path, $rev)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$orgurl = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}");
 
 		$workurl = ($path == '')? $orgurl: "{$orgurl}@"; // trailing @ for collision prevention
@@ -1442,7 +1433,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function getProp ($projectid, $path, $rev, $prop)
 	{
-		$this->errmsg = '';
+		$this->clearErrorMessage ();
 		$orgurl = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}");
 
 		$workurl = ($path == '')? $orgurl: "{$orgurl}@"; // trailing @ for collision prevention
@@ -2210,6 +2201,54 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 		return $tfname;
 	}
+
+	static function createRepo ($projectid, $repodir, $cfgdir, $api)
+	{
+		$projdir = "{$repodir}/{$projectid}";
+		if (@svn_repos_create($projdir) === FALSE) return FALSE;
+
+		$hooks = array (
+			  "pre-commit",
+			  "start-commit",
+			  "post-commit",
+			  "pre-revprop-change",
+			  "post-revprop-change"
+		);
+
+		foreach ($hooks as $hook)
+		{
+			// copy hook scripts to the top repository directory
+			// overwriting existing scripts are ok as they are
+			// just updated to the latest scripts anyway.
+			$contents = @file_get_contents("{$cfgdir}/${hook}");
+			if ($contents === FALSE)
+			{
+				$this->deleteDirectory ($projdir);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+
+			if (@file_put_contents("{$repodir}/${hook}", str_replace('%API%', $api, $contents)) === FALSE)
+			{
+				$this->deleteDirectory ($projdir);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+
+			// install the hook script to the new project repository
+			if (@chmod("{$repodir}/{$hook}", 0755) === FALSE ||
+			    @symlink("../../{$hook}", "{$repodir}/{$projectid}/hooks/${hook}") === FALSE)
+			{
+				$this->deleteDirectory ($projdir);
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	static function deleteRepo ($projectid, $repodir)
+	{
+		return $this->deleteDirectory("{$repodir}/{$projectid}");
+	}
 }
 
 ?>