--- a/mercurial/pure/parsers.py	Wed Jan 15 15:47:59 2020 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/pure/parsers.py	Wed Jan 15 15:48:09 2020 +0100
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@
             self._extra = self._extra[: i - self._lgt]
 
 
+class PersistentNodeMapIndexObject(IndexObject):
+    """a Debug oriented class to test persistent nodemap
+
+    We need a simple python object to test API and higher level behavior. See
+    the Rust implementation for  more serious usage. This should be used only
+    through the dedicated `devel.persistent-nodemap` config.
+    """
+
+
 class InlinedIndexObject(BaseIndexObject):
     def __init__(self, data, inline=0):
         self._data = data
@@ -188,6 +197,12 @@
     return InlinedIndexObject(data, inline), (0, data)
 
 
+def parse_index_devel_nodemap(data, inline):
+    """like parse_index2, but alway return a PersistentNodeMapIndexObject
+    """
+    return PersistentNodeMapIndexObject(data), None
+
+
 def parse_dirstate(dmap, copymap, st):
     parents = [st[:20], st[20:40]]
     # dereference fields so they will be local in loop