def save_last_sync(self, ids, process):
        try:
            spec = {'_id': 'last_sync'}
            document = {'$set': {process: ids}}
            self.db.internal.update(spec, document, upsert=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
def animate_cluster_allocation(data, observer, animation_velocity = 75, movie_fps = 1, save_movie = None):
        """!
        @brief Animates clustering process that is performed by EM algorithm.