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 split_container(container, iter):
	root = Tree(container)
	if iter != 0:
		sr = random_split(container)
		if sr!=None:
			root.lchild = split_container(sr[0], iter-1)
			root.rchild = split_container(sr[1], iter-1)
	return root