'Retrieve a room.
Args:
room_id (str): The ID of the room to retrieve.
Returns:
A namedtuple containing the room information, or an empty list.'

def get_room(self, room_id):

    return self._simple_select_one(table='rooms', keyvalues={'room_id': room_id}, retcols=('room_id', 'is_public', 'creator'), desc='get_room', allow_none=True)
