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 _invert_results(self, candidates):
        inverted_candidates = list(self.directory)

        for candidate in candidates:
            try:
                inverted_candidates.remove(candidate)
            except ValueError:
                pass

        return inverted_candidates