diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/LongMapTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/LongMapTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/LongMapTest.java
rename to org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/LongMapTest.java
index 1a86aaf..054c61e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/LongMapTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/LongMapTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-package org.eclipse.jgit.transport;
+package org.eclipse.jgit.util;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java
index db3578b..2f6b271 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PackParser.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.util.BlockList;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.util.IO;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.util.LongMap;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.util.NB;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.util.sha1.SHA1;
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/LongMap.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/LongMap.java
similarity index 83%
rename from org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/LongMap.java
rename to org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/LongMap.java
index 4d60202..f3af642 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/LongMap.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/LongMap.java
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
  * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-package org.eclipse.jgit.transport;
+package org.eclipse.jgit.util;
 
 /**
- * Simple Map<long,Object> helper for {@link PackParser}.
+ * Simple Map<long,Object>.
  *
  * @param <V>
  *            type of the value instance.
  */
-final class LongMap<V> {
+public class LongMap<V> {
 	private static final float LOAD_FACTOR = 0.75f;
 
 	private Node<V>[] table;
@@ -60,16 +60,27 @@
 	/** Next {@link #size} to trigger a {@link #grow()}. */
 	private int growAt;
 
-	LongMap() {
+	/** Initialize an empty LongMap. */
+	public LongMap() {
 		table = createArray(64);
 		growAt = (int) (table.length * LOAD_FACTOR);
 	}
 
-	boolean containsKey(final long key) {
+	/**
+	 * @param key
+	 *            the key to find.
+	 * @return {@code true} if {@code key} is present in the map.
+	 */
+	public boolean containsKey(long key) {
 		return get(key) != null;
 	}
 
-	V get(final long key) {
+	/**
+	 * @param key
+	 *            the key to find.
+	 * @return stored value of the key, or {@code null}.
+	 */
+	public V get(long key) {
 		for (Node<V> n = table[index(key)]; n != null; n = n.next) {
 			if (n.key == key)
 				return n.value;
@@ -77,7 +88,12 @@
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	V remove(final long key) {
+	/**
+	 * @param key
+	 *            key to remove from the map.
+	 * @return old value of the key, or {@code null}.
+	 */
+	public V remove(long key) {
 		Node<V> n = table[index(key)];
 		Node<V> prior = null;
 		while (n != null) {
@@ -95,7 +111,14 @@
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	V put(final long key, final V value) {
+	/**
+	 * @param key
+	 *            key to store {@code value} under.
+	 * @param value
+	 *            new value.
+	 * @return prior value, or null.
+	 */
+	public V put(long key, V value) {
 		for (Node<V> n = table[index(key)]; n != null; n = n.next) {
 			if (n.key == key) {
 				final V o = n.value;
@@ -145,9 +168,7 @@
 
 	private static class Node<V> {
 		final long key;
-
 		V value;
-
 		Node<V> next;
 
 		Node(final long k, final V v) {