Index: trunk/src/netlist2.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/netlist2.c	(revision 23147)
+++ trunk/src/netlist2.c	(revision 23148)
@@ -47,6 +47,29 @@
 	free(term);
 }
 
+pcb_net_term_t *pcb_net_term_get(pcb_net_t *net, const char *refdes, const char *term, pcb_bool alloc)
+{
+	pcb_net_term_t *t;
+
+	/* for allocation this is slow, O(N^2) algorithm, but other than a few
+	   biggish networks like GND, there won't be too many connections anyway) */
+	for(t = pcb_termlist_first(&net->conns); t != NULL; ) {
+		if ((strcmp(t->refdes, refdes) == 0) && (strcmp(t->term, term) == 0))
+			return t;
+	}
+
+	if (alloc) {
+		t = calloc(sizeof(pcb_net_term_t), 1);
+		t->type = PCB_OBJ_NET_TERM;
+		t->refdes = pcb_strdup(refdes);
+		t->term = pcb_strdup(term);
+		pcb_termlist_append(&net->conns, t);
+		return t;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 pcb_bool pcb_net_name_valid(const char *netname)
 {
 	for(;*netname != '\0'; netname++) {
Index: trunk/src/netlist2.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/netlist2.h	(revision 23147)
+++ trunk/src/netlist2.h	(revision 23148)
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 /* Remove a net from a netlist by namel returns 0 on removal, -1 on error */
 int pcb_net_del(pcb_netlist_t *nl, const char *netname);
 
+/* Look up (or allocate) a terminal within a net. Returns NULL on error */
+pcb_net_term_t *pcb_net_term_get(pcb_net_t *net, const char *refdes, const char *term, pcb_bool alloc);
+
+
 pcb_bool pcb_net_name_valid(const char *netname);
 
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_common.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 23147)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 23148)
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@
 
 	/* more abstract objects */
 	PCB_OBJ_NET        = 0x0001000,
-	PCB_OBJ_LAYER      = 0x0002000,
-	PCB_OBJ_LAYERGRP   = 0x0004000
+	PCB_OBJ_NET_TERM   = 0x0002000,
+	PCB_OBJ_LAYER      = 0x0004000,
+	PCB_OBJ_LAYERGRP   = 0x0008000
 } pcb_objtype_t;
 
 /* Virtual objects for configuring searches; can be used as a bitfield with the above */