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diff --git a/generateInsert.go b/generateInsert.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// new idea. useful? TODO: look at this again in 1y
+func (msg *MsgName) insertBy(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, COLOR string) {
+	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// returns an "+APPLE+" if "+COLOR+" matches, otherwise create")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") InsertBy"+COLOR+" (y string) *"+APPLE+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".Lock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".Unlock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, p := range x."+APPLES+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if p."+COLOR+" == y {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return p")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z := new("+APPLE+")")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z."+COLOR+" = y")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", z)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return z")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+}