diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/ParsingLoadable.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/ParsingLoadable.java
index adf245d9aa..308340b8b2 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/ParsingLoadable.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/ParsingLoadable.java
@@ -72,8 +72,19 @@ public final class ParsingLoadable<T> implements Loadable {
    * @param parser Parses the object from the response.
    */
   public ParsingLoadable(DataSource dataSource, Uri uri, int type, Parser<? extends T> parser) {
+    this(dataSource, new DataSpec(uri, DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_GZIP), type, parser);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param dataSource A {@link DataSource} to use when loading the data.
+   * @param dataSpec The {@link DataSpec} from which the object should be loaded.
+   * @param type See {@link #type}.
+   * @param parser Parses the object from the response.
+   */
+  public ParsingLoadable(DataSource dataSource, DataSpec dataSpec, int type,
+      Parser<? extends T> parser) {
     this.dataSource = dataSource;
-    this.dataSpec = new DataSpec(uri, DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_GZIP);
+    this.dataSpec = dataSpec;
     this.type = type;
     this.parser = parser;
   }
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ public final class ParsingLoadable<T> implements Loadable {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public final void load() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+  public final void load() throws IOException {
     DataSourceInputStream inputStream = new DataSourceInputStream(dataSource, dataSpec);
     try {
       inputStream.open();
diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashUtil.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashUtil.java
index 2d093a5a68..83cb10b99c 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashUtil.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashUtil.java
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.manifest.Period;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.manifest.RangedUri;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.manifest.Representation;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSourceInputStream;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSpec;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.HttpDataSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.ParsingLoadable;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.MimeTypes;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -47,21 +47,18 @@ public final class DashUtil {
    * Loads a DASH manifest.
    *
    * @param dataSource The {@link HttpDataSource} from which the manifest should be read.
-   * @param manifestUri The URI of the manifest to be read.
+   * @param uri The {@link Uri} of the manifest to be read.
    * @return An instance of {@link DashManifest}.
    * @throws IOException Thrown when there is an error while loading.
    */
-  public static DashManifest loadManifest(DataSource dataSource, String manifestUri)
+  public static DashManifest loadManifest(DataSource dataSource, Uri uri)
       throws IOException {
-    DataSourceInputStream inputStream = new DataSourceInputStream(dataSource,
-        new DataSpec(Uri.parse(manifestUri), DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_CACHING_UNKNOWN_LENGTH));
-    try {
-      inputStream.open();
-      DashManifestParser parser = new DashManifestParser();
-      return parser.parse(dataSource.getUri(), inputStream);
-    } finally {
-      inputStream.close();
-    }
+    DataSpec dataSpec = new DataSpec(uri,
+        DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_CACHING_UNKNOWN_LENGTH | DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_GZIP);
+    ParsingLoadable<DashManifest> loadable = new ParsingLoadable<>(dataSource, dataSpec,
+        C.DATA_TYPE_MANIFEST, new DashManifestParser());
+    loadable.load();
+    return loadable.getResult();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashWidevineOfflineTest.java b/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashWidevineOfflineTest.java
index c2b102d1ec..88215ae1eb 100644
--- a/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashWidevineOfflineTest.java
+++ b/playbacktests/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/playbacktests/gts/DashWidevineOfflineTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.google.android.exoplayer2.playbacktests.gts;
 
 import android.media.MediaDrm.MediaDrmStateException;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmInitData;
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public final class DashWidevineOfflineTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCa
   private void downloadLicense() throws InterruptedException, DrmSessionException, IOException {
     DataSource dataSource = httpDataSourceFactory.createDataSource();
     DashManifest dashManifest = DashUtil.loadManifest(dataSource,
-        DashTestData.WIDEVINE_H264_MANIFEST);
+        Uri.parse(DashTestData.WIDEVINE_H264_MANIFEST));
     DrmInitData drmInitData = DashUtil.loadDrmInitData(dataSource, dashManifest.getPeriod(0));
     offlineLicenseKeySetId = offlineLicenseHelper.downloadLicense(drmInitData);
     Assert.assertNotNull(offlineLicenseKeySetId);
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CacheAsserts.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CacheAsserts.java
index c8ead5dcba..82fff0d4fe 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CacheAsserts.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/CacheAsserts.java
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ public final class CacheAsserts {
   /** Asserts that the cache content is equal to the data in the {@code fakeDataSet}. */
   public static void assertCachedData(Cache cache, FakeDataSet fakeDataSet) throws IOException {
     ArrayList<FakeData> allData = fakeDataSet.getAllData();
-    String[] uriStrings = new String[allData.size()];
+    Uri[] uris = new Uri[allData.size()];
     for (int i = 0; i < allData.size(); i++) {
-      uriStrings[i] = allData.get(i).uri;
+      uris[i] = allData.get(i).uri;
     }
-    assertCachedData(cache, fakeDataSet, uriStrings);
+    assertCachedData(cache, fakeDataSet, uris);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -51,30 +51,41 @@ public final class CacheAsserts {
    */
   public static void assertCachedData(Cache cache, FakeDataSet fakeDataSet, String... uriStrings)
       throws IOException {
+    Uri[] uris = new Uri[uriStrings.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < uriStrings.length; i++) {
+      uris[i] = Uri.parse(uriStrings[i]);
+    }
+    assertCachedData(cache, fakeDataSet, uris);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Asserts that the cache content is equal to the given subset of data in the {@code fakeDataSet}.
+   */
+  public static void assertCachedData(Cache cache, FakeDataSet fakeDataSet, Uri... uris)
+      throws IOException {
     int totalLength = 0;
-    for (String uriString : uriStrings) {
-      byte[] data = fakeDataSet.getData(uriString).getData();
-      assertDataCached(cache, uriString, data);
+    for (Uri uri : uris) {
+      byte[] data = fakeDataSet.getData(uri).getData();
+      assertDataCached(cache, uri, data);
       totalLength += data.length;
     }
     assertEquals(totalLength, cache.getCacheSpace());
   }
 
   /** Asserts that the cache contains the given subset of data in the {@code fakeDataSet}. */
-  public static void assertDataCached(Cache cache, FakeDataSet fakeDataSet, String... uriStrings)
+  public static void assertDataCached(Cache cache, FakeDataSet fakeDataSet, Uri... uris)
       throws IOException {
-    for (String uriString : uriStrings) {
-      assertDataCached(cache, uriString, fakeDataSet.getData(uriString).getData());
+    for (Uri uri : uris) {
+      assertDataCached(cache, uri, fakeDataSet.getData(uri).getData());
     }
   }
 
   /** Asserts that the cache contains the given data for {@code uriString}. */
-  public static void assertDataCached(Cache cache, String uriString, byte[] expected)
-      throws IOException {
+  public static void assertDataCached(Cache cache, Uri uri, byte[] expected) throws IOException {
     CacheDataSource dataSource = new CacheDataSource(cache, DummyDataSource.INSTANCE, 0);
     ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     DataSourceInputStream inputStream = new DataSourceInputStream(dataSource,
-        new DataSpec(Uri.parse(uriString), DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_CACHING_UNKNOWN_LENGTH));
+        new DataSpec(uri, DataSpec.FLAG_ALLOW_CACHING_UNKNOWN_LENGTH));
     try {
       inputStream.open();
       byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
@@ -87,7 +98,7 @@ public final class CacheAsserts {
     } finally {
       inputStream.close();
     }
-    MoreAsserts.assertEquals("Cached data doesn't match expected for '" + uriString + "',",
+    MoreAsserts.assertEquals("Cached data doesn't match expected for '" + uri + "',",
         expected, outputStream.toByteArray());
   }
 
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeDataSet.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeDataSet.java
index fd85b02d78..e77e0714e7 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeDataSet.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeDataSet.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil;
 
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSpec;
@@ -28,11 +29,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * Collection of {@link FakeData} to be served by a {@link FakeDataSource}.
  *
- * <p>Multiple fake data can be defined by {@link FakeDataSet#setData(String, byte[])} and {@link
- * FakeDataSet#newData(String)} methods. It's also possible to define a default data by {@link
+ * <p>Multiple fake data can be defined by {@link FakeDataSet#setData(Uri, byte[])} and {@link
+ * FakeDataSet#newData(Uri)} methods. It's also possible to define a default data by {@link
  * FakeDataSet#newDefaultData()}.
  *
- * <p>{@link FakeDataSet#newData(String)} and {@link FakeDataSet#newDefaultData()} return a {@link
+ * <p>{@link FakeDataSet#newData(Uri)} and {@link FakeDataSet#newDefaultData()} return a {@link
  * FakeData} instance which can be used to define specific results during
  * {@link FakeDataSource#read(byte[], int, int)} calls.
  *
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ public class FakeDataSet {
         this(null, 0, null, action, previousSegment);
       }
 
-      private Segment(byte[] data, int length, IOException exception, Runnable action,
-          Segment previousSegment) {
+      private Segment(@Nullable byte[] data, int length, @Nullable IOException exception,
+          @Nullable Runnable action, Segment previousSegment) {
         this.exception = exception;
         this.action = action;
         this.data = data;
@@ -125,12 +126,12 @@ public class FakeDataSet {
     }
 
     /** Uri of the data or null if this is the default FakeData. */
-    public final String uri;
+    public final Uri uri;
     private final ArrayList<Segment> segments;
     private final FakeDataSet dataSet;
     private boolean simulateUnknownLength;
 
-    private FakeData(FakeDataSet dataSet, String uri) {
+    private FakeData(FakeDataSet dataSet, Uri uri) {
       this.uri = uri;
       this.segments = new ArrayList<>();
       this.dataSet = dataSet;
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ public class FakeDataSet {
 
   }
 
-  private final HashMap<String, FakeData> dataMap;
+  private final HashMap<Uri, FakeData> dataMap;
   private FakeData defaultData;
 
   public FakeDataSet() {
@@ -234,16 +235,31 @@ public class FakeDataSet {
 
   /** Sets random data with the given {@code length} for the given {@code uri}. */
   public FakeDataSet setRandomData(String uri, int length) {
+    return setRandomData(Uri.parse(uri), length);
+  }
+
+  /** Sets random data with the given {@code length} for the given {@code uri}. */
+  public FakeDataSet setRandomData(Uri uri, int length) {
     return setData(uri, TestUtil.buildTestData(length));
   }
 
   /** Sets the given {@code data} for the given {@code uri}. */
   public FakeDataSet setData(String uri, byte[] data) {
+    return setData(Uri.parse(uri), data);
+  }
+
+  /** Sets the given {@code data} for the given {@code uri}. */
+  public FakeDataSet setData(Uri uri, byte[] data) {
     return newData(uri).appendReadData(data).endData();
   }
 
   /** Returns a new {@link FakeData} with the given {@code uri}. */
   public FakeData newData(String uri) {
+    return newData(Uri.parse(uri));
+  }
+
+  /** Returns a new {@link FakeData} with the given {@code uri}. */
+  public FakeData newData(Uri uri) {
     FakeData data = new FakeData(this, uri);
     dataMap.put(uri, data);
     return data;
@@ -251,6 +267,11 @@ public class FakeDataSet {
 
   /** Returns the data for the given {@code uri}, or {@code defaultData} if no data is set. */
   public FakeData getData(String uri) {
+    return getData(Uri.parse(uri));
+  }
+
+  /** Returns the data for the given {@code uri}, or {@code defaultData} if no data is set. */
+  public FakeData getData(Uri uri) {
     FakeData data = dataMap.get(uri);
     return data != null ? data : defaultData;
   }