def getProfile(createIfNeeded=False):
# Annoying that we can't use django get_or_create() idiom here. the
# appengine equivalent get_or_insert() seems to allow querying by
# key only. I also ran into problems trying to wrap this in a
# transaction.
user = users.get_current_user()
profiles = ImokUser.all().filter('account =', user).fetch(1)
if profiles:
profile = profiles[0]
else:
if createIfNeeded:
profile = ImokUser(account=user)
else:
profile = None
return profile
