def group_create(self, name, description,
expire_date=None, visibility='A'):
"""Create a group.
:type name: str
:param name: The groups name.
:type description: str
:param description: The groups description.
:type expire_date: DateTime
:param expire_date: The groups expiration date.
:type visibility: str
:param visibility: The groups visibility. Can one of:
'A' All
'I' Internal
'N' None
"""
# Perform auth-check
self.ba.can_create_group(self.operator_id, groupname=name)
# Check if group exists
if Utils.get_group(self.db, 'name', name):
raise Errors.CerebrumRPCException('Group already exists.')
co = Factory.get('Constants')(self.db)
gr = Factory.get('Group')(self.db)
# Test if visibility is sane
vis = co.GroupVisibility(visibility)
try:
int(vis)
except (Errors.NotFoundError, TypeError):
raise Errors.CerebrumRPCException('Invalid visibility.')
# Create the group
# TODO: Moar try/except?
GroupAPI.group_create(gr, self.operator_id, vis, name,
description, expire_date)
# Set moderator if appropriate.
# TODO: use the commented version when we pass the config as a dict.
if getattr(self.config, 'GROUP_OWNER_OPSET', None):
# Fetch operator.
en = Utils.get_entity_by_id(self.db, self.operator_id)
# Grant auth
GroupAPI.grant_auth(en, gr, getattr(self.config,
'GROUP_OWNER_OPSET'))
return gr.entity_id
