def init(cls, typ, class2type):
        """
        Defines custom fields in the value factory so that the importer can find them
        @param typ
        @param class2type
        """
        field = typ.getField(cls.FIELD_NAME)
        class2type.put( StrStrHashMap , typ )
        typ.setComponentType( StrStrHashMap )
        typ.setImportExportHelper( StrStrHashMapSerializer(typ, field))
        typ.putValidator(field, Validator_object.get(1))
        typ.lock()
def Exists(self):
    """Returns True if the log group exists."""
    describe_cmd = util.AWS_PREFIX + [
        '--region', self.region,
        'logs', 'describe-log-groups',
        '--log-group-name-prefix', self.name,
        '--no-paginate'
    ]
    stdout, _, _ = vm_util.IssueCommand(describe_cmd)
    log_groups = json.loads(stdout)['logGroups']
    group = next((group for group in log_groups
                  if group['logGroupName'] == self.name), None)
    return bool(group)