getComponentQuickly.py

def getComponentQuickly(device_name, component_type, component_name):
    cs = dmd.Devices.componentSearch
    for brain in cs(getParentDeviceName=device_name, meta_type=component_type):
        component = brain.getObject()
        if component.name() == component_name:
            return component

grail = getComponentQuickly('mydevice', 'IpInterface', 'eth0')