--- a/rakelib/rbspec.rb	Sat Oct 29 23:54:12 2016 +0000
+++ b/rakelib/rbspec.rb	Wed Nov 02 00:18:25 2016 +0000
@@ -494,8 +494,20 @@
   
   class Repository < ConfigurationObject
     property :type, :class => Symbol
-    property :url
-    property :mirror
+
+    # defines a canonical repossitory - this means, the one and only
+    # repository that contains "official" code. 
+    property :canonical, :class => String
+
+    # defines a so called upstream repository - this means the repository
+    # where the code from staging repository goes once verified. If no
+    # upstream repository is defined, canonical repository is taken
+    # instead
+    property :upstream, :class => String
+
+    # defines staging repository
+    property :staging, :class => String
+
     property :separator, :default => '.'
 
 
@@ -518,6 +530,17 @@
       return visitor.visit_repository(self)
     end
 
+    def upstream(value = '**token**')
+      if value != '**token**' then
+        self._set_property(:upstream, value)
+      else
+        if self.property_defined?(:upstream)
+          return self._get_property(:upstream)
+        else
+          return self.canonical
+        end
+      end
+    end
     
   end # class Repository