def get_next_id(self):
        try:
            query = {'_id': 'last_id'}
            update = {'$inc': {'id': 1}}
            fn = self.db.internal.find_and_modify
            row = fn(query, update, upsert=True, new=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return row['id']
def get_target_input(module, input, output):
    """A forward hook which saves the tensor - attached to its graph.
    Used if we want to explain the interim outputs of a model
    """
    try:
        del module.target_input
    except AttributeError:
        pass
    setattr(module, 'target_input', input)