def get_handle_by_name(self, handleType, handleName):
requestedHandleName = handleName.encode('utf-8')
+
+ # We need to return an existing or create a new handle. Unfortunately
+ # handle init's take care of normalizing the handle name. So we have
+ # to create a new handle regardless and burn some handle id's and burn
+ # some extra memory of creating objects we throw away if the handle
+ # already exists.
if handleType == telepathy.HANDLE_TYPE_CONTACT:
h = handle.create_handle(self, 'contact', requestedHandleName)
elif handleType == telepathy.HANDLE_TYPE_LIST:
h = handle.create_handle(self, 'list', requestedHandleName)
else:
raise telepathy.errors.NotAvailable('Handle type unsupported %d' % handleType)
+
+ for candidate in self._handles.itervalues():
+ if candidate.get_name() == h.get_name():
+ h = candidate
+ _moduleLogger.debug("Re-used handle for %s, I hoped this helped" % handleName)
+ break
+
return h
@property