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 __eq__(self, other):
        if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
            return self.ip_addr == other.ip_addr
        elif hasattr(other, "ip4") and hasattr(other, "ip6"):
            # vl_api_address_union_t
            if 4 == self.version:
                return self.ip_addr == other.ip4
            else:
                return self.ip_addr == other.ip6
        else:
            raise Exception("Comparing VppIpAddressUnions:%s"
                            " with incomparable type: %s",
                            self, other)