protected function manufacturerExists($name)
{
$dql = "SELECT COUNT(m) FROM PartKeepr\\ManufacturerBundle\\Entity\\Manufacturer m WHERE m.name = :name";
$query = $this->entityManager->createQuery($dql);
$query->setParameter('name', $name);
if ($query->getSingleScalarResult() == 0) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}