public GitBasedFileSystemHistory(Repository repository, BranchName branchName)
        {
            if (branchName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(branchName));
            }
            if (repository == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(repository));
            }

            m_Repository = repository;
            var branch = repository.GetBranch(branchName);
            m_BranchName = BranchName.Parse(branch.FriendlyName);

            m_Snapshots = new Lazy<IDictionary<string, GitBasedFileSystemSnapshot>>(LoadSnapshots);
        }
        public static GitBasedMultiFileSystemSnapshot Create(Repository repository, BranchName branchName, IHistoryService historyService)
        {
            var directoryCreator = new LocalItemCreator();            

            var branch = repository.GetBranch(branchName);

            string commitId;
            using (var workingRepository = new TemporaryWorkingDirectory(repository.Info.Path, branch.FriendlyName))
            {

                var snapshotDirectory = new Directory(null, s_SnapshotDirectoryName);
                foreach (var fileSystemHistory in historyService.Items)
                {
                    var fileName = fileSystemHistory.Name + s_FileNameSuffix;
                    var content = fileSystemHistory.LatestFileSystemSnapshot?.Id ?? "";
                    snapshotDirectory.Add(d => new TextFile(d, fileName, content));
                }
                
                var snapshotDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(workingRepository.Location, s_SnapshotDirectoryName);
                directoryCreator.CreateDirectoryInPlace(snapshotDirectory, snapshotDirectoryPath, true);

                if (workingRepository.HasChanges)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        commitId = workingRepository.Commit("Created multi-filesystem snapshot");
                        workingRepository.Push();
                    }
                    catch (EmptyCommitException)
                    {
                        // no changes after all (HasChanges does not seem to be a 100% accurate)
                        commitId = repository.GetBranch(branchName).Tip.Sha;
                    }

                }
                else
                {
                    commitId = repository.GetBranch(branchName).Tip.Sha;
                }
            }

            var commit = repository.Lookup<Commit>(commitId);
            return IsSnapshot(commit) ? new GitBasedMultiFileSystemSnapshot(commit, historyService) : null;
        }