def create_message(ctxt, project_id='fake_project', request_id='test_backup', resource_type='This is a test backup', resource_uuid='3asf434-3s433df43-434adf3-343df443', event_id=None, message_level='Error'): """Create a message in the DB.""" expires_at = (timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta( seconds=30)) message_record = {'project_id': project_id, 'request_id': request_id, 'resource_type': resource_type, 'resource_uuid': resource_uuid, 'event_id': event_id, 'message_level': message_level, 'expires_at': expires_at} return db.message_create(ctxt, message_record)