1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/namespace.rb b/app/models/namespace.rb
index ba0b2b71cf9..2c7ed376265 100644
--- a/app/models/namespace.rb
+++ b/app/models/namespace.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class Namespace < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   scope :root, -> { where('type IS NULL') }
 
+  def self.by_path(path)
+    where('lower(path) = :value', value: path.downcase).first
+  end
+
   def self.search(query)
     where("name LIKE :query OR path LIKE :query", query: "%#{query}%")
   end