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 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