def METHOD_NAME():
    infile = options["input"]
    outfile = options["output"]
    # are we in LatLong location?
    s = grass.read_command("g.proj", flags="j")
    kv = grass.parse_key_val(s)
    if kv["+proj"] != "longlat":
        grass.fatal(_("This module only operates in LatLong/WGS84 locations"))
    # input test
    if not os.access(infile, os.R_OK):
        grass.fatal(_("File <%s> not found") % infile)
    # DBF doesn't support lengthy text fields
    kv = grass.db_connection()
    dbfdriver = kv["driver"] == "dbf"
    if dbfdriver:
        grass.warning(
            _(
                "Since DBF driver is used, the content of the 'alternatenames' column might be cut with respect to the original Geonames.org column content"
            )
        )
    with open(infile, encoding="utf-8") as f:
        num_places = sum(1 for each in f)
    grass.message(_("Converting %d place names...") % num_places)
    # pump data into GRASS:
    #  http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/readme.txt
    #  The main 'geoname' table has the following fields :
    #  ---------------------------------------------------
    #  geonameid         : integer id of record in geonames database
    #  name              : name of geographical point (utf8) varchar(200)
    #  asciiname         : name of geographical point in plain ascii characters, varchar(200)
    #  alternatenames    : alternatenames, comma separated varchar(4000)
    #  latitude          : latitude in decimal degrees (wgs84)
    #  longitude         : longitude in decimal degrees (wgs84)
    #  feature class     : see http://www.geonames.org/export/codes.html, char(1)
    #  feature code      : see http://www.geonames.org/export/codes.html, varchar(10)
    #  country code      : ISO-3166 2-letter country code, 2 characters
    #  cc2               : alternate country codes, comma separated, ISO-3166 2-letter country code, 60 characters
    #  admin1 code       : fipscode (subject to change to iso code), isocode for the us and ch, see file admin1Codes.txt for display names of this code; varchar(20)
    #  admin2 code       : code for the second administrative division, a county in the US, see file admin2Codes.txt; varchar(80)
    #  admin3 code       : code for third level administrative division, varchar(20)
    #  admin4 code       : code for fourth level administrative division, varchar(20)
    #  population        : integer
    #  elevation         : in meters, integer
    #  gtopo30           : average elevation of 30'x30' (ca 900mx900m) area in meters, integer
    #  timezone          : the timezone id (see file http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/timeZones.txt)
    #  modification date : date of last modification in yyyy-MM-dd format
    # geonameid|name|asciiname|alternatenames|latitude|longitude|featureclass|featurecode|countrycode|cc2|admin1code|admin2code|admin3code|admin4code|population|elevation|gtopo30|timezone|modificationdate
    # debug:
    # head -n 3 ${TMPFILE}.csv
    # use different column names limited to 10 chars for dbf
    if dbfdriver:
        columns = [
            "geonameid integer",
            "name varchar(200)",
            "asciiname varchar(200)",
            "altname varchar(4000)",
            "latitude double precision",
            "longitude double precision",
            "featrclass varchar(1)",
            "featrcode varchar(10)",
            "cntrycode varchar(2)",
            "cc2 varchar(60)",
            "admin1code varchar(20)",
            "admin2code varchar(20)",
            "admin3code varchar(20)",
            "admin4code varchar(20)",
            "population integer",
            "elevation integer",
            "gtopo30 integer",
            "timezone varchar(50)",
            "mod_date date",
        ]
    else:
        columns = [
            "geonameid integer",
            "name varchar(200)",
            "asciiname varchar(200)",
            "alternatename varchar(4000)",
            "latitude double precision",
            "longitude double precision",
            "featureclass varchar(1)",
            "featurecode varchar(10)",
            "countrycode varchar(2)",
            "cc2 varchar(60)",
            "admin1code varchar(20)",
            "admin2code varchar(20)",
            "admin3code varchar(20)",
            "admin4code varchar(20)",
            "population integer",
            "elevation integer",
            "gtopo30 integer",
            "timezone varchar(50)",
            "modification date",
        ]
    grass.run_command(
        "v.in.ascii",
        cat=0,
        x=6,
        y=5,
        sep="tab",
        input=infile,
        output=outfile,
        columns=columns,
    )
    # write cmd history:
    grass.vector_history(outfile)