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 projection_shortcut(inputs, name):
    return conv2d_fixed_padding(
        inputs=inputs,
        filters=filters_out,
        kernel_size=1,
        strides=strides,
        data_format=data_format,
        name=name)