Added a create view function to client.

dylanroy · dylanroy · commit 745d67ec1b29 · 2015-05-07T17:09:13.000-05:00
diff --git a/bigquery/client.py b/bigquery/client.py
@@ -398,6 +398,46 @@ def create_table(self, dataset, table, schema):
             else:
                 return {}
 
+    def create_view(self, dataset, view, query):
+        """Create a new view in the dataset.
+    
+        Args:
+            dataset: the dataset to create the view in.
+            view: the name of view to create.
+            query: a query that BigQuery executes when the view is referenced.
+    
+        Returns:
+            bool indicating if the view was successfully created or not,
+            or response from BigQuery if swallow_results is set for False.
+        """
+            
+        body = {
+        'tableReference': {
+            'tableId': view,
+            'projectId': self.project_id,
+            'datasetId': dataset
+        },
+            'view': {
+                'query': query
+            }
+        }
+    
+        try:
+            view = self.bigquery.tables().insert(
+                projectId=self.project_id,
+                datasetId=dataset,
+                body=body
+            ).execute()
+            if self.swallow_results:
+                return True
+            else:
+                return view
+    
+        except HttpError as e:
+            logging.error(('Cannot create view {0}.{1}\n'
+                           'Http Error: {2}').format(dataset, view,
+                                                     e.content))
+
     def delete_table(self, dataset, table):
         """Delete a table from the dataset.
 
