@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Changelog
      * ``log_append(...)`` method added
      * ``set_reference(...)`` method added (reflog support)
      * ``set_commit(...)`` method added (reflog support)
+     * ``set_object(...)`` method added (reflog support)
 
  * Intrusive Changes to ``Head`` type
 
 
@@ -173,6 +173,37 @@ def iter_entries(cls, stream):
 				return
 			yield new_entry(line.strip())
 		#END endless loop
+		
+	@classmethod
+	def entry_at(cls, filepath, index):
+		""":return: RefLogEntry at the given index
+		:param filepath: full path to the index file from which to read the entry
+		:param index: python list compatible index, i.e. it may be negative to 
+			specifiy an entry counted from the end of the list
+			
+		:raise IndexError: If the entry didn't exist
+		.. note:: This method is faster as it only parses the entry at index, skipping
+			all other lines. Nonetheless, the whole file has to be read if 
+			the index is negative
+		"""
+		fp = open(filepath, 'rb')
+		if index < 0:
+			return RefLogEntry.from_line(fp.readlines()[index].strip())
+		else:
+			# read until index is reached
+			for i in xrange(index+1):
+				line = fp.readline()
+				if not line:
+					break
+				#END abort on eof
+			#END handle runup
+			
+			if i != index or not line:
+				raise IndexError
+			#END handle exception
+			
+			return RefLogEntry.from_line(line.strip())
+		#END handle index
 
 	def to_file(self, filepath):
 		"""Write the contents of the reflog instance to a file at the given filepath.
 
@@ -354,6 +354,15 @@ def log_append(self, oldbinsha, message, newbinsha=None):
 									(newbinsha is None and self.commit.binsha) or newbinsha, 
 									message) 
 
+	def log_entry(self, index):
+		""":return: RefLogEntry at the given index
+		:param index: python list compatible positive or negative index
+		
+		.. note:: This method must read part of the reflog during execution, hence 
+			it should be used sparringly, or only if you need just one index.
+			In that case, it will be faster than the ``log()`` method"""
+		return RefLog.entry_at(RefLog.path(self), index)
+
 	@classmethod
 	def to_full_path(cls, path):
 		"""
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def rev_parse(repo, rev):
 				#END handle revlog index
 
 				try:
-					entry = ref.log()[revlog_index]
+					entry = ref.log_entry(revlog_index)
 				except IndexError:
 					raise BadObject("Invalid revlog index: %i" % revlog_index)
 				#END handle index out of bound
 
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ def test_base(self):
 			assert entry.newhexsha == 'f'*40
 			assert entry.message == msg
 			assert RefLog.from_file(tfile)[-1] == entry
+			
+			# index entry
+			# raises on invalid index
+			self.failUnlessRaises(IndexError, RefLog.entry_at, rlp, 10000)
+			
+			# indices can be positive ...
+			assert isinstance(RefLog.entry_at(rlp, 0), RefLogEntry)
+			RefLog.entry_at(rlp, 23)
+			
+			# ... and negative
+			for idx in (-1, -24):
+				RefLog.entry_at(rlp, idx)
+			#END for each index to read
 		# END for each reflog