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+#   Copyright 2012-2013 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#   not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#   a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#   WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#   under the License.
+#
+
+"""Common identity code"""
+
+from keystoneclient import exceptions as identity_exc
+from openstackclient.common import exceptions
+from openstackclient.common import utils
+
+
+def find_service(identity_client, name_type_or_id):
+    """Find a service by id, name or type."""
+
+    try:
+        # search for the usual ID or name
+        return utils.find_resource(identity_client.services, name_type_or_id)
+    except exceptions.CommandError:
+        try:
+            # search for service type
+            return identity_client.services.find(type=name_type_or_id)
+        # FIXME(dtroyer): This exception should eventually come from
+        #                 common client exceptions
+        except identity_exc.NotFound:
+            msg = ("No service with a type, name or ID of '%s' exists."
+                   % name_type_or_id)
+            raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)