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 serialize(self, value, display=False):
        if value is True:
            return "true"
        elif value in (False, None):
            return "false"
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"{value!r} is not a boolean")