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 _createSocket(self):
        try:
            sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
            self.sock = sock
            return 0
        except socket.error as e:
            sys.stderr.write("[!]\tFailed to create a UDP socket.\n%s.\n" % e)
            return 1