def get_meta_type_by_name(name):
    data = get_default_metadata_data()
    child_data = get_child_metadata_data()
    for item in data["metadataObjects"]:
        if 'xmlName' in item and item['xmlName'] == name:
            return item
    for item in child_data:
        if 'xmlName' in item and item['xmlName'] == name:
            return item
    '''
        > quick and dirty fix for users experiencing issues with "newer" metadata types not properly tested by mm
        > if the project has a cached .describe, let's use that to detect metadata types
    '''
    try:
        if config.describe_data != None:
            project_org_describe = config.describe_data
        if config.project != None and os.path.isfile(os.path.join(config.project.location,'config','.describe')):
            project_org_describe = parse_json_from_file(os.path.join(config.project.location,'config','.describe'))
        if project_org_describe != None and 'metadataObjects' in project_org_describe:
            for item in project_org_describe["metadataObjects"]:
                if 'xmlName' in item and item['xmlName'] == name:
                    return item
    except:
        pass
> quick and dirty fix for users experiencing issues with "newer" metadata types not properly tested by mm
        > if the project has a cached .describe, let's use that to detect metadata types