def insert(self, doc, synced=False):
        doc.id = self.get_next_id()
        doc.synced = synced
        try:
            self.db.docs.insert(doc)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return doc
def deserialize(self, value):
        value = decode(value)
        validators.validate_required(value, self._required)
        if not value:
            return None
        if value.lower() in self.true_values:
            return True
        elif value.lower() in self.false_values:
            return False
        raise ValueError(f"invalid value for boolean: {value!r}")