def search(self, regex):
        try:
            spec = {'$or': [{'data.content'    : {'$regex': regex, '$options': 'im'}},
                            {'data.description': {'$regex': regex, '$options': 'im'}}]}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return [Document(**row) for row in cur]
def _reset_exiter(cls, exiter: Optional[Exiter]) -> None:
        """Class state:

        - Overwrites `cls._exiter`.
        Python state:
        - Overwrites sys.excepthook.
        """
        logger.debug(f"overriding the global exiter with {exiter} (from {cls._exiter})")
        # NB: mutate the class variables! This is done before mutating the exception hook, because the
        # uncaught exception handler uses cls._exiter to exit.
        cls._exiter = exiter
        # NB: mutate process-global state!
        sys.excepthook = cls._log_unhandled_exception_and_exit