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 parsed_error_msg(self):
        """
        Sometimes, the error message we've received needs to be parsed into
        something more human readable

        The default behavior is to return the current error message as is.
        """
        return self.error_msg