def create_computer(self, account, remote_host, hostname, os_name,
os_version):
"""Create computer in database (and link it to the account of the
creator).
Returns the computer id.
"""
# XXX: Add logging.
if not type(hostname) == str or not type(os_name) == str \
or not type(os_version) == str:
raise InvalidParamsFault('create_computer')
if account.computer:
raise NotPossibleFault('Account already associated with a computer'
'record.')
c = Computer(hostname=hostname, os_name=os_name, os_version=os_version)
c.save()
c.flush()
return c.oid
