2 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/app/Controller/ProjectPermissionController.php b/app/Controller/ProjectPermissionController.php
index cbcdf77d..99f556e8 100644
--- a/app/Controller/ProjectPermissionController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/ProjectPermissionController.php
@@ -147,13 +147,7 @@ class ProjectPermissionController extends BaseController
         $values = $this->request->getValues();
 
         if (empty($values['group_id']) && ! empty($values['external_id'])) {
-            $group = $this->groupModel->getByExternalId($values['external_id']);
-            if ($group) {
-                $values['group_id'] = $group['id'];
-            }
-            else {
-                $values['group_id'] = $this->groupModel->create($values['name'], $values['external_id']);
-            }
+            $values['group_id'] = $this->groupModel->getOrCreateExternalGroupId($values['name'], $values['external_id']);
         }
 
         if ($this->projectGroupRoleModel->addGroup($project['id'], $values['group_id'], $values['role'])) {
diff --git a/app/Model/GroupModel.php b/app/Model/GroupModel.php
index 0a975570..b43423b3 100644
--- a/app/Model/GroupModel.php
+++ b/app/Model/GroupModel.php
@@ -116,4 +116,23 @@ class GroupModel extends Base
     {
         return $this->db->table(self::TABLE)->eq('id', $values['id'])->update($values);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get groupId from externalGroupId and create the group if not found
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @param  string $name
+     * @param  string $external_id
+     * @return bool|integer
+     */
+    public function getOrCreateExternalGroupId($name, $external_id)
+    {
+        $group_id = $this->db->table(self::TABLE)->eq('external_id', $external_id)->findOneColumn('id');
+
+        if (empty($group_id)) {
+            $group_id = $this->create($name, $external_id);
+        }
+
+        return $group_id;
+    }
 }