/**
* lookup a PackageName object based on it's name, If one does not exist, create a new one and
* return it.
*
* @param pn the package name
* @return a PackageName object that has a matching name
*/
public static synchronized PackageName lookupOrCreatePackageByName(String pn) {
PackageName returned = lookupPackageName(pn);
if (returned == null) {
PackageName newName = new PackageName();
newName.setName(pn);
singleton.saveObject(newName);
return newName;
}
return returned;
}
/**
* Store the package delta.
*
* @param delta The object we are commiting.
*/
public static void save(PackageDelta delta) {
singleton.saveObject(delta);
}
/**
* Store the package provider.
*
* @param prov The object we are commiting.
*/
public static void save(PackageProvider prov) {
singleton.saveObject(prov);
}