Index: trunk/src/plug_import.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_import.c	(revision 29483)
+++ trunk/src/plug_import.c	(revision 29484)
@@ -88,7 +88,18 @@
 #undef cb_append
 }
 
+pcb_plug_import_t *pcb_lookup_importer(const char *name)
+{
+	pcb_plug_import_t *p;
 
+	for(p = pcb_plug_import_chain; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+		if (strcmp(p->name, name) == 0)
+			return p;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
 int pcb_import(pcb_hidlib_t *hidlib, char *filename, unsigned int aspect)
 {
 	pcb_plug_import_t *plug;
Index: trunk/src/plug_import.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_import.h	(revision 29483)
+++ trunk/src/plug_import.h	(revision 29484)
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 
 void pcb_import_uninit(void);
 
+/* Return an importer by it's ->name, or return NULL if not found;
+   slow linear search */
+pcb_plug_import_t *pcb_lookup_importer(const char *name);
+
 /********** hook wrappers **********/
 int pcb_import(pcb_hidlib_t *hidlib, char *filename, unsigned int aspect);
 int pcb_import_netlist(pcb_hidlib_t *, char *);