--- a/python/metadata.py	Fri Jun 01 17:32:52 2018 -0400
+++ b/python/metadata.py	Mon Jun 04 11:25:49 2018 -0400
@@ -350,12 +350,17 @@
     Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
     return Session()
 
-def getSite(session, siteId):
+def getSite(session, siteId = None, name = None, description = None):
     'Returns the site(s) matching the index or the name'
-    if str.isdigit(siteId):
+    if siteId is not None:
         return session.query(Site).filter(Site.idx == int(siteId)).all()
+    elif name is not None:
+        return session.query(Site).filter(Site.description.like('%'+name+'%')).all()
+    elif description is not None:
+        return session.query(Site).filter(Site.description.like('%'+description+'%')).all()
     else:
-        return session.query(Site).filter(Site.description.like('%'+siteId+'%')).all()
+        print('No siteId, name or description have been provided to the function')
+        return []
 
 def getCameraView(session, viewId):
     'Returns the site(s) matching the index'
@@ -405,3 +410,6 @@
             startTime += duration
     session.add_all(videoSequences)
     session.commit()
+
+# management
+# TODO need to be able to copy everything from a site from one sqlite to another, and delete everything attached to a site