Magento – Programmatically insert new attribute option

	/**
	 * check attribute value exits or not
	 * @param unknown $arg_attribute
	 * @param unknown $arg_value
	 * @return unknown|boolean
	 */
	public function attributeValueExists($arg_attribute, $arg_value)
	{
		$attribute_model        = Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute');
		$attribute_options_model= Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute_source_table') ;
	
		$attribute_code         = $attribute_model->getIdByCode('catalog_product', $arg_attribute);
		$attribute              = $attribute_model->load($attribute_code);
	
		$attribute_table        = $attribute_options_model->setAttribute($attribute);
		$options                = $attribute_options_model->getAllOptions(false);
	
		foreach($options as $option)
		{
			if ($option['label'] == $arg_value)
			{
				return $option['value'];
			}
		}
	
		return false;
	}
	/**
	 * add attribute value
	 * @param unknown $arg_attribute
	 * @param unknown $arg_value
	 * @return unknown|boolean
	 */
	
    public function addAttributeValue($arg_attribute, $arg_value)
    {
        $attribute_model        = Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute');

        $attribute_code         = $attribute_model->getIdByCode('catalog_product', $arg_attribute);
        $attribute              = $attribute_model->load($attribute_code);

        if(!$this->attributeValueExists($arg_attribute, $arg_value))
        {
            $value['option'] = array($arg_value,$arg_value);
            $result = array('value' => $value);
            $attribute->setData('option',$result);
            $attribute->save();
        }

		$attribute_options_model= Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute_source_table') ;
        $attribute_table        = $attribute_options_model->setAttribute($attribute);
        $options                = $attribute_options_model->getAllOptions(false);

        foreach($options as $option)
        {
            if ($option['label'] == $arg_value)
            {
                return $option['value'];
            }
        }
       return false;
    }