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diff --git a/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/catalog_get_by.rs b/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/catalog_get_by.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91b8cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/catalog_get_by.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use crate::*;
+
+impl Catalog {
+    /// Retrieves the first entity from the in-memory catalog that satisfies a given predicate.
+    ///
+    /// This is a purely in-memory operation and does not interact with the database.
+    /// It iterates through all entities currently loaded in the catalog, attempts to
+    /// convert each to the specified type `T`, and then applies the provided
+    /// `predicate` function. The first entity that successfully converts and
+    /// satisfies the predicate is returned.
+    ///
+    /// Entities that fail to convert to type `T` are silently skipped and do not
+    /// cause an error to be returned by this function.
+    ///
+    /// # Type Parameters
+    ///
+    /// * `T` - The target type to convert the entity into, which must implement the `EAV` trait.
+    /// * `F` - The type of the predicate closure, which takes a reference to `T` and returns a `bool`.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `predicate` - A closure that defines the condition an entity must meet to be returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// An `Ok(Some(T))` containing the first converted entity that satisfies the predicate,
+    /// or `Ok(None)` if no such entity is found or if all matching entities fail conversion.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Err(FailedTo)` if an internal error occurs during the `with_items` operation
+    /// (e.g., mutex poisoning).
+    pub fn get_by<T, F>(&self, predicate: F) -> Result<Option<T>, FailedTo>
+    where
+        T: EAV,
+        F: Fn(&T) -> bool,
+    {
+        self.with_items(|items| {
+            Ok(items
+                .values()
+                .flat_map(|entity| T::try_from(entity.clone()))
+                .find(|item| predicate(item)))
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/mod.rs b/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/mod.rs
index a2585eb..af8b38a 100644
--- a/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/mod.rs
+++ b/01.workspace/heave/src/imp/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod bool_try_from_value;
 pub mod catalog_contains_key;
 pub mod catalog_delete;
 pub mod catalog_get;
+pub mod catalog_get_by;
 pub mod catalog_init;
 pub mod catalog_insert_many;
 pub mod catalog_is_empty;
diff --git a/01.workspace/heave/src/str/item.rs b/01.workspace/heave/src/str/item.rs
index 19e66fc..1571e3b 100644
--- a/01.workspace/heave/src/str/item.rs
+++ b/01.workspace/heave/src/str/item.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ impl From<Item> for Entity {
         let mut entity = Entity::new::<Item>()
             .with_id(&value.id)
             .with_ref_date(value.first_seen)
-            .with_subclass("subitem")
             .with_attribute("name", value.name)
             .with_attribute("price", value.price)
             .with_attribute("discount", value.discount)
diff --git a/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_get_by.rs b/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_get_by.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162b9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_get_by.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::*;
+    fn catalog(name: &str) -> Catalog {
+        let path = format!("{}.db", name);
+        let fs_path = path::Path::new(&path);
+        if fs_path.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_file(fs_path).unwrap();
+        }
+        let catalog = Catalog::new(&path);
+        catalog.init().unwrap();
+        catalog
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn get_by_finds_item() {
+        let mut catalog = catalog("get_by_finds_item");
+        let item1 = Item {
+            id: "1".to_string(),
+            name: "one".to_string(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let item2 = Item {
+            id: "2".to_string(),
+            name: "two".to_string(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        catalog
+            .insert_many(vec![item1.clone(), item2.clone()])
+            .unwrap();
+        let found = catalog
+            .get_by(|item: &Item| item.name == "two")
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(found, item2);
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn get_by_returns_none_when_no_match() {
+        let mut catalog = catalog("get_by_returns_none_when_no_match");
+        let item1 = Item {
+            id: "1".to_string(),
+            name: "one".to_string(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        catalog.insert_many(vec![item1.clone()]).unwrap();
+        let found = catalog.get_by(|item: &Item| item.name == "two").unwrap();
+        assert!(found.is_none());
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn get_by_on_empty_catalog_returns_none() {
+        let catalog = catalog("get_by_on_empty_catalog_returns_none");
+        let found = catalog.get_by(|item: &Item| item.name == "any").unwrap();
+        assert!(found.is_none());
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn get_by_multiple_matches() {
+        let mut catalog = catalog("get_by_multiple_matches");
+        let item1 = Item {
+            id: "1".to_string(),
+            name: "match".to_string(),
+            price: 10,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let item2 = Item {
+            id: "2".to_string(),
+            name: "match".to_string(),
+            price: 20,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        catalog
+            .insert_many(vec![item1.clone(), item2.clone()])
+            .unwrap();
+        // `get_by` should return the first match it finds. The order is not guaranteed
+        // by the underlying HashMap, so we just check that it returns one of them.
+        let found = catalog
+            .get_by(|item: &Item| item.name == "match")
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(found == item1 || found == item2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_load_by_filter.rs b/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_load_by_filter.rs
index ddd9209..90b1919 100644
--- a/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_load_by_filter.rs
+++ b/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/catalog_load_by_filter.rs
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let item4 = Item {
             id: "item-4".to_string(),
-            subclass: None, // -> "subitem"
+            subclass: Some("subitem".to_string()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
         let another_item = AnotherItem {
diff --git a/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/mod.rs b/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/mod.rs
index bbb7e32..8f2e324 100644
--- a/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/mod.rs
+++ b/01.workspace/heave/src/tst/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod catalog_delete;
 pub mod catalog_get;
+pub mod catalog_get_by;
 pub mod catalog_init;
 pub mod catalog_insert_many;
 pub mod catalog_integration;