--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/model/NamedMainValue.java	Fri Jun 14 17:11:33 2013 +0200
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/model/NamedMainValue.java	Fri Jun 14 17:56:52 2013 +0200
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 package org.dive4elements.river.model;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@
 import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
 import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
 
+import org.hibernate.Query;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "named_main_values")
 public class NamedMainValue
@@ -72,5 +76,13 @@
     public void setType(MainValueType type) {
         this.type = type;
     }
+
+    public static NamedMainValue fetchByName(String name, Session session) {
+        Query query = session.createQuery(
+            "from NamedMainValue where name=:name");
+        query.setString("name", name);
+        List<NamedMainValue> named = query.list();
+        return named.isEmpty() ? null : named.get(0);
+    }
 }
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