def get_last_tid(self):
        try:
            spec = {'tid': {'$gt': 0}}
            sort = [('tid', -1)]
            row = self.db.docs.find_one(spec, sort=sort)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        if row:
            return row['tid']
        return 0
def select(cls, dataset, selection_mask=None, **selection):
        df = dataset.data
        if selection_mask is None:
            selection_mask = cls.select_mask(dataset, selection)

        indexed = cls.indexed(dataset, selection)
        if selection_mask is not None:
            df = df.loc[selection_mask]
        if indexed and len(df) == 1 and len(dataset.vdims) == 1:
            return df[dataset.vdims[0].name].iloc[0]
        return df