def get_next_id(self):
        try:
            query = {'_id': 'last_id'}
            update = {'$inc': {'id': 1}}
            fn = self.db.internal.find_and_modify
            row = fn(query, update, upsert=True, new=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return row['id']
def test_unions(self):
        for code, tp in self.formats.items():
            class X(Union):
                _fields_ = [("x", c_char),
                            ("y", tp)]
            self.assertEqual((sizeof(X), code),
                                 (calcsize("%c" % (code)), code))