def lc_cli_add_custom_column(guidb, param, dbpath):
#~ param = --is-multiple + '|||' + label + '|||' + name + '|||' + datatype
#~ param = label + '|||' + name + '|||' + datatype
if "is-multiple" in param:
is_multiple = True
param = param.replace("--is-multiple|||", "")
else:
is_multiple = False
if DEBUG: print("final param:", param)
param = param.strip()
args = param.split("|||")
args_list = []
for row in args:
s = row.strip()
if s > " ":
s = s.replace('"', '')
args_list.append(s)
if DEBUG: print("arg: ", as_unicode(s))
#END FOR
label = args_list[0]
name = args_list[1]
datatype = args_list[2]
display = {}
db = LibraryDatabase(dbpath)
db.create_custom_column(label,
name,
datatype,
is_multiple,
display=display)
if DEBUG:
print("Custom column created: ", label, " ", name, " ", datatype)
# Re-open the DB so that field_metadata reflects the column changes
guidb.prefs['field_metadata'] = db.field_metadata.all_metadata()
#~ if DEBUG:
#~ s = guidb.prefs['field_metadata']
#~ print("new guidb field_metadata: ", as_unicode(s))
send_rc_message('')
