2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDao.java b/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDao.java
index 4901abda11c..e893f2970f8 100644
--- a/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDao.java
+++ b/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDao.java
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ public class ResourceDao {
     }
   }
 
+  public Component findByKey(String key) {
+    ResourceDto resourceDto = getResource(ResourceQuery.create().setKey(key));
+    return resourceDto != null ? toComponent(resourceDto) : null;
+  }
+
   public List<Integer> findChildrenComponentIds(Collection<String> componentRootKeys){
     if (componentRootKeys.isEmpty()) {
       return Collections.emptyList();
diff --git a/sonar-core/src/test/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDaoTest.java b/sonar-core/src/test/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDaoTest.java
index 00102831f4e..458dd84f423 100644
--- a/sonar-core/src/test/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDaoTest.java
+++ b/sonar-core/src/test/java/org/sonar/core/resource/ResourceDaoTest.java
@@ -259,4 +259,13 @@ public class ResourceDaoTest extends AbstractDaoTestCase {
     assertThat(dao.findChildrenComponentIds(newArrayList("unknown"))).isEmpty();
     assertThat(dao.findChildrenComponentIds(Collections.<String>emptyList())).isEmpty();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void should_find_component_by_key(){
+    setupData("fixture");
+
+    assertThat(dao.findByKey("org.struts:struts")).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(dao.findByKey("org.struts:struts:org.struts.RequestContext")).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(dao.findByKey("unknown")).isNull();
+  }
 }