def _create_network(self, fmt, name=None, custom_req_body=None, expected_res_status=202):
LOG.debug("Creating network")
content_type = "application/" + fmt
if name:
net_name = name
else:
net_name = self.network_name
network_req = testlib.new_network_request(self.tenant_id, net_name, fmt, custom_req_body)
network_res = network_req.get_response(self.api)
self.assertEqual(network_res.status_int, expected_res_status)
if expected_res_status in (200, 202):
network_data = self._deserialize_net_response(content_type, network_res)
return network_data["network"]["id"]
