code: def namedb_get_name(cur, name, current_block, include_expired=False, include_history=True, only_registered=True):
      
  
      if not include_expired:
  
          unexpired_fragment, unexpired_args = namedb_select_where_unexpired_names(current_block, only_registered=only_registered)
          select_query = "SELECT name_records.* FROM name_records JOIN namespaces ON name_records.namespace_id = namespaces.namespace_id " + \
                         "WHERE name = ? AND " + unexpired_fragment + ";"
          args = (name, ) + unexpired_args
  
      else:
          select_query = "SELECT * FROM name_records WHERE name = ?;"
          args = (name,)
  
      # log.debug(namedb_format_query(select_query, args))
  
      name_rows = namedb_query_execute( cur, select_query, args )
      name_row = name_rows.fetchone()
      if name_row is None:
          # no such name
          return None 
  
      name_rec = {}
      name_rec.update( name_row )
      
      if include_history:
          name_history = namedb_get_history( cur, name )
          name_rec['history'] = name_history
  
      return name_rec
docs: Get a name and all of its history.  Note: will return a revoked name
      Return the name + history on success
      Return None if the name doesn't exist, or is expired (NOTE: will return a revoked name)