option for getIndex to not request indexing, and just retrieve the index if already requested

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/modules.js b/src/modules.js
index f6587773..d4d86510 100644
--- a/src/modules.js
+++ b/src/modules.js
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ var Functions = {
   },
 
   // Mark a function as needing indexing. Python will coordinate them all
-  getIndex: function(ident) {
+  getIndex: function(ident, doNotCreate) {
     if (phase != 'post' && singlePhase) {
-      this.indexedFunctions[ident] = 0; // tell python we need this indexized
+      if (!doNotCreate) this.indexedFunctions[ident] = 0; // tell python we need this indexized
       return '{{{ FI_' + ident + ' }}}'; // something python will replace later
     } else {
       var ret = this.indexedFunctions[ident];