def get_or_create_account(protocol, uid, owner_account = None):
user_accounts = Account.objects.filter(uid=uid).filter(protocol=protocol)
if len(user_accounts) == 0:
user_account = Account()
if owner_account is not None:
if owner_account == uid:
user_account.owned = True
user_account.protocol = protocol
user_account.uid = uid
user_account.save()
else:
user_account = user_accounts[0]
return user_account
