Idiotic instance panel...

src/ontology.js

@@ -19,6 +19,31 @@ export class Ontology {
         return this.#data.instancesById[id];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @todo Revise loop approach... 
+     * @param {String} label
+     * @param {String} lang The language identifier, either 'en' or 'it'
+     * @returns {Object} The instance object as per onto JSON... (document it!!)
+     */
+    getInstanceByLabel(label, lang) {
+        if (!['en','it'].includes(lang)) {
+            throw new Error(`Invalid language string provided: '${lang}'`);
+        }
+
+        let instance = {};
+
+        for (const key of Object.keys(this.#data.instancesById)) {
+            const currentInstance = this.#data.instancesById[key]; 
+            const currentLabel = currentInstance.label[lang]; 
+            if (currentLabel === label) {
+                instance = currentInstance;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return instance;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @returns {Array<{en: string, it: string}>} The bloody array of label objects
      */