/**
* Tries to find the same association. Returns found or the specified.
* Persist new entity.
* @param Association $association
* @return \MetaPlayer\Model\Association
*/
public function tryFindTheSame(Association $association)
{
$duplicate = $this->findOneBy(array('socialNetwork' => $association->getSocialNetwork(), 'socialId' => $association->getSocialId(), 'track' => $association->getTrack()));
if ($duplicate == null) {
$this->persist($association);
return $association;
}
return $duplicate;
}
