API custom_field_get() returns a list of custom fields, rather than an actual custom field

Under v3 of the API, custom_field_get does not actually return a custom field, rather an array of all custom fields.

May I propose that this be amended, so that custom_field_get returns a single custom_field, and custom_fields_get returns the list (current behaviour).

I am currently relying on the below as a workaround.

function civicrm_api3_custom_field_retrieve($params)
{
try

{ _civicrm_api3_initialize(true ); civicrm_api3_verify_mandatory($params); require_once 'CRM/Core/BAO/CustomField.php'; $customfieldBAO = new CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField(); $default = array(); $result = $customfieldBAO->retrieve($params, $default); return civicrm_api3_create_success($result,$params,$customfieldBAO) ; }

catch (PEAR_Exception $e)

{ return civicrm_api3_create_error( $e->getMessage() ); } catch (Exception $e) { return civicrm_api3_create_error( $e->getMessage() ); }

}

Similarly, there is no _get function for CustomGroup. Is this deliberate?