def _create_collection(request, cidentifier, git_name, git_mail):
"""used by both new_idservice and new_manual
"""
exit,status = Collection.new(cidentifier, git_name, git_mail, settings.AGENT)
collection = Collection.from_identifier(cidentifier)
if exit:
logger.error(exit)
logger.error(status)
messages.error(request, WEBUI_MESSAGES['ERROR'].format(status))
else:
# update search index
try:
collection.post_json()
except ConnectionError:
logger.error('Could not post to Elasticsearch.')
dvcs_tasks.gitstatus_update.apply_async(
(cidentifier.path_abs(),),
countdown=2
)
return collection
