+ 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:
+ # Support only server side (immutable) lists
+ 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
+ def _channel_manager(self):
+ return self.__channelManager
+
+ @misc_utils.log_exception(_moduleLogger)