/**
* Find or create manufacturer
* @param $name
* @return integer
*/
public function getManufacturerIdByName($name)
{
if (isset($this->manufacturerCache[$name])) {
return $this->manufacturerCache[$name];
}
$cr = new CDbCriteria();
$cr->with = array('man_translate');
$cr->compare('man_translate.name', $name);
$model = ShopManufacturer::model()->find($cr);
if (!$model) {
$model = new ShopManufacturer();
$model->name = $name;
$model->seo_alias = CMS::translit($name);
if ($model->validate()) {
$model->save(false, false);
}
}
$this->manufacturerCache[$name] = $model->id;
return $model->id;
}
