def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Sets the layer description if given, otherwise the default description
    is set
    """
    if "desc" in self.layer.keys():
        self.description = self.layer.attrib["desc"]
    else:
        # Set the default name
        if self.get_type() in settings.SHAPE_LAYER:
            desc = settings.LAYER_SHAPE_NAME
        elif self.get_type() in set.union(settings.SOLID_LAYER, settings.SHAPE_SOLID_LAYER):
            desc = settings.LAYER_SOLID_NAME
        elif self.get_type() in settings.IMAGE_LAYER:
            desc = settings.LAYER_IMAGE_NAME
        elif self.get_type() in set.union(settings.PRE_COMP_LAYER, settings.GROUP_LAYER):
            desc = settings.LAYER_PRECOMP_NAME
        else:
            desc = settings.UNKNOWN_LAYER
        desc += str(settings.layer_count.inc())
        self.description = desc