Create a database on the InfluxDB server.

        :param database: the name of the database to create
        :type database: string
        :rtype: boolean

def create_database(self, database):
        """Create a database on the InfluxDB server.

        :param database: the name of the database to create
        :type database: string
        :rtype: boolean
        """
        url = "db"

        data = {'name': database}

        self.request(
            url=url,
            method='POST',
            data=data,
            expected_response_code=201
        )

        return True