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 _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