2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/models.py b/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/models.py
index ee77654..3263e37 100644
--- a/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/models.py
+++ b/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/models.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from functools import reduce
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Sequence, Iterable, Optional
 
+import sqlite3
 from flask import g
 from pymonad.maybe import Just, Maybe, Nothing
 
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ class MembershipError(AuthorisationError):
         super().__init__(f"{type(self).__name__}: {error_description}.")
 
 
+def db_row_to_group(row: sqlite3.Row) -> Group:
+    """Convert a database row into a group."""
+    return Group(UUID(row["group_id"]),
+                 row["group_name"],
+                 json.loads(row["group_metadata"]))
+
+
 def user_membership(conn: db.DbConnection, user: User) -> Sequence[Group]:
     """Returns all the groups that a member belongs to"""
     query = (
diff --git a/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/views.py b/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/views.py
index 401be00..920f504 100644
--- a/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/views.py
+++ b/gn_auth/auth/authorisation/resources/groups/views.py
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ def create_group():
     with require_oauth.acquire("profile group") as the_token:
         group_name=request_json().get("group_name", "").strip()
         if not bool(group_name):
-            raise GroupCreationError("Could not create the group.")
+            raise GroupCreationError(
+                "Could not create the group. Invalid Group name provided was "
+                f"`{group_name}`")
 
         db_uri = current_app.config["AUTH_DB"]
         with db.connection(db_uri) as conn: