def get_docs_to_commit(self):
        try:
            spec = {'synced': False}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return list(cur)
def is_commit_id_equal(cls, dest, name):
        """
        Return whether the current commit hash equals the given name.

        Args:
          dest: the repository directory.
          name: a string name.
        """
        if not name:
            # Then avoid an unnecessary subprocess call.
            return False

        return cls.get_revision(dest) == name