diff -r dc526561111c -r 5b117f82cbdb mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py	Mon Dec 17 15:06:15 2012 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/context.py	Mon Dec 17 15:17:54 2012 +0100
@@ -268,6 +268,23 @@
         """True if the changeset is either unstable, bumped or divergent"""
         return self.unstable() or self.bumped() or self.divergent()
 
+    def troubles(self):
+        """return the list of troubles affecting this changesets.
+
+        Troubles are returned as strings. possible values are:
+        - unstable,
+        - bumped,
+        - divergent.
+        """
+        troubles = []
+        if self.unstable():
+            troubles.append('unstable')
+        if self.bumped():
+            troubles.append('bumped')
+        if self.divergent():
+            troubles.append('divergent')
+        return troubles
+
     def _fileinfo(self, path):
         if '_manifest' in self.__dict__:
             try: