def _create_swdb_environment(self, env_id, pkg_types, groups):
        comps_env = self._base.comps._environment_by_id(env_id)
        if not comps_env:
            self._raise_or_warn(self._skip_unavailable, _("Environment id '%s' is not available.") % env_id)
            return None

        swdb_env = self._base.history.env.new(env_id, comps_env.name, comps_env.ui_name, pkg_types)

        try:
            for grp in groups:
                id = grp["id"]
                self._assert_type(id, str, "environments.groups.id", "string")
                installed = grp["installed"]
                self._assert_type(installed, bool, "environments.groups.installed", "boolean")
                group_type = grp["group_type"]
                self._assert_type(group_type, str, "environments.groups.group_type", "string")

                try:
                    group_type = libdnf.transaction.stringToCompsPackageType(group_type)
                except libdnf.error.Error as e:
                    raise TransactionError(str(e))

                if group_type not in (
                    libdnf.transaction.CompsPackageType_MANDATORY,
                    libdnf.transaction.CompsPackageType_OPTIONAL
                ):
                    raise TransactionError(
                        _('Invalid value "{group_type}" of environments.groups.group_type, '
                            'only "mandatory" or "optional" is supported.'
                        ).format(group_type=grp["group_type"])
                    )

                swdb_env.addGroup(id, installed, group_type)
        except KeyError as e:
            raise TransactionError(
                _('Missing object key "{key}" in environments.groups.').format(key=e.args[0])
            )

        return swdb_env