def _get(self, node, name, fast_access,
             shortcuts, max_depth, auto_load, with_links):
        """Searches for an item (parameter/result/group node) with the given `name`.

        :param node: The node below which the search is performed

        :param name: Name of the item (full name or parts of the full name)

        :param fast_access: If the result is a parameter, whether fast access should be applied.

        :param max_depth:

            Maximum search depth relative to start node.

        :param auto_load:

            If data should be automatically loaded

        :param with_links

            If links should be considered

        :return:

            The found instance (result/parameter/group node) or if fast access is True and you
            found a parameter or result that supports fast access, the contained value is returned.

        :raises:

            AttributeError if no node with the given name can be found.
            Raises errors that are raised by the storage service if `auto_load=True` and
            item cannot be found.

        """
        if auto_load and not with_links:
            raise ValueError('If you allow auto-loading you mus allow links.')

        if isinstance(name, list):
            split_name = name
        elif isinstance(name, tuple):
            split_name = list(name)
        elif isinstance(name, int):
            split_name = [name]
        else:
            split_name = name.split('.')

        if node.v_is_root:
            # We want to add `parameters`, `config`, `derived_parameters` and `results`
            # on the fly if they don't exist
            if len(split_name) == 1 and split_name[0] == '':
                return node
            key = split_name[0]
            _, key = self._translate_shortcut(key)
            if key in SUBTREE_MAPPING and key not in node._children:
                node.f_add_group(key)

        if max_depth is None:
            max_depth = float('inf')

        if len(split_name) > max_depth and shortcuts:
            raise ValueError(
                'Name of node to search for (%s) is longer thant the maximum depth %d' %
                (str(name), max_depth))

        try_auto_load_directly1 = False
        try_auto_load_directly2 = False
        wildcard_positions = []

        root = self._root_instance
        # # Rename shortcuts and check keys:
        for idx, key in enumerate(split_name):
            translated_shortcut, key = self._translate_shortcut(key)
            if translated_shortcut:
                split_name[idx] = key

            if key[0] == '_':
                raise AttributeError('Leading underscores are not allowed '
                                     'for group or parameter '
                                     'names. Cannot return %s.' % key)

            is_wildcard = self._root_instance.f_is_wildcard(key)
            if (not is_wildcard and key not in self._nodes_and_leaves and
                    key not in self._links_count):
                try_auto_load_directly1 = True
                try_auto_load_directly2 = True

            if is_wildcard:
                wildcard_positions.append((idx, key))
                if root.f_wildcard(key) not in self._nodes_and_leaves:
                    try_auto_load_directly1 = True
                if root.f_wildcard(key, -1) not in self._nodes_and_leaves:
                    try_auto_load_directly2 = True

        run_idx = root.v_idx
        wildcard_exception = None # Helper variable to store the exception thrown in case
        # of using a wildcard, to be re-thrown later on.

        if try_auto_load_directly1 and try_auto_load_directly2 and not auto_load:
            for wildcard_pos, wildcard in wildcard_positions:
                split_name[wildcard_pos] = root.f_wildcard(wildcard, run_idx)
            raise AttributeError('%s is not part of your trajectory or it\'s tree. ' %
                                 str('.'.join(split_name)))

        if run_idx > -1:
            # If we count the wildcard we have to perform the search twice,
            # one with a run name and one with the dummy:
            with self._disable_logging:
                try:
                    for wildcard_pos, wildcard in wildcard_positions:
                        split_name[wildcard_pos] = root.f_wildcard(wildcard, run_idx)

                    result = self._perform_get(node, split_name, fast_access,
                                               shortcuts, max_depth, auto_load, with_links,
                                               try_auto_load_directly1)
                    return result
                except (pex.DataNotInStorageError, AttributeError) as exc:
                    wildcard_exception = exc

        if wildcard_positions:
            for wildcard_pos, wildcard in wildcard_positions:
                split_name[wildcard_pos] = root.f_wildcard(wildcard, -1)
        try:
            return self._perform_get(node, split_name, fast_access,
                                     shortcuts, max_depth, auto_load, with_links,
                                     try_auto_load_directly2)
        except (pex.DataNotInStorageError, AttributeError):
            # Re-raise the old error in case it was thronw already
            if wildcard_exception is not None:
                raise wildcard_exception
            else:
                raise
Searches for an item (parameter/result/group node) with the given `name`.

        :param node: The node below which the search is performed

        :param name: Name of the item (full name or parts of the full name)

        :param fast_access: If the result is a parameter, whether fast access should be applied.

        :param max_depth:

            Maximum search depth relative to start node.

        :param auto_load:

            If data should be automatically loaded

        :param with_links

            If links should be considered

        :return:

            The found instance (result/parameter/group node) or if fast access is True and you
            found a parameter or result that supports fast access, the contained value is returned.

        :raises:

            AttributeError if no node with the given name can be found.
            Raises errors that are raised by the storage service if `auto_load=True` and
            item cannot be found.