def METHOD_NAME(self, name, autoCreate=True):
    tbl = self.db.model.builders
    name_hash = self.hashColumns(name)
    return self.findSomethingId(
        tbl=tbl,
        whereclause=(tbl.c.name_hash == name_hash),
        insert_values={"name": name, "name_hash": name_hash}, autoCreate=autoCreate)