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 voltage(title, pos, voltage, ax=0):
    """plot voltage vs. position"""
    if ax == 0:
        ax = plt.gca()
    ax.set_title('{} / V'.format(title))
    ax.grid(True)
    ax.plot(pos, voltage)