getorcreate
Get or create is a programming pattern used by many data access layers and object-relational mappers. It attempts to retrieve an object that matches given lookup criteria; if such an object is found, it is returned. If not, a new object is created with the provided defaults and saved to the database. The operation commonly returns both the object and a boolean indicating whether it was created.
Most frameworks provide a get_or_create function or equivalent. Examples include Django's Manager.get_or_create, SQLAlchemy's get_or_create approach, Rails'
Typical use cases include ensuring a unique record for a key such as a user email or
Concurrency and data integrity considerations are central to get or create. Without proper isolation, two concurrent
Example (conceptual): obj, created = Model.get_or_create(name='Alice', defaults={'email': '[email protected]'})