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diff --git a/find.go b/find.go
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+package zoopb
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+func (m *Machine) FindByPackageName(name string) (*Package, error) {
+	return m.Packages.FindByPackageName(name)
+}
+
+// used when you want to inforce the protobuf only has one package per name
+func (all *Packages) FindByPackageName(name string) (*Package, error) {
+	var found *Package
+	for p := range all.IterByPackage() {
+		if name == p.Package {
+			if found != nil {
+				return found, errors.New("duplicate package names in protobuf")
+			}
+			found = p
+		}
+	}
+
+	// log.Info("package name not found", name)
+	return found, nil
+}