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 test_fields(self):
        # test the offset and size attributes of Structure/Unoin fields.
        class X(Structure):
            _fields_ = [("x", c_int),
                        ("y", c_char)]

        self.assertEqual(X.x.offset, 0)
        self.assertEqual(X.x.size, sizeof(c_int))

        self.assertEqual(X.y.offset, sizeof(c_int))
        self.assertEqual(X.y.size, sizeof(c_char))

        # readonly
        self.assertRaises((TypeError, AttributeError), setattr, X.x, "offset", 92)
        self.assertRaises((TypeError, AttributeError), setattr, X.x, "size", 92)

        class X(Union):
            _fields_ = [("x", c_int),
                        ("y", c_char)]

        self.assertEqual(X.x.offset, 0)
        self.assertEqual(X.x.size, sizeof(c_int))

        self.assertEqual(X.y.offset, 0)
        self.assertEqual(X.y.size, sizeof(c_char))

        # readonly
        self.assertRaises((TypeError, AttributeError), setattr, X.x, "offset", 92)
        self.assertRaises((TypeError, AttributeError), setattr, X.x, "size", 92)

        # XXX Should we check nested data types also?
        # offset is always relative to the class...