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 deserialize(self, value):
        value = decode(value).strip()
        validators.validate_required(value, self._required)
        if not value:
            return None
        validators.validate_choice(value, self._choices)
        return value