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 _on_item_widget_size_allocate(self, item_widget, allocation, item):
    if item in self._items_allocations:
      self._update_width(allocation.width - self._items_allocations[item].width)
      self._update_height(allocation.height - self._items_allocations[item].height)
    else:
      self._update_width(allocation.width)
      self._update_height(allocation.height + self._item_spacing)