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.glen == other.glen and
                    self.saddr == other.gaddr and
                    self.saddr == other.saddr)
        elif (hasattr(other, "grp_address_length") and
              hasattr(other, "grp_address") and
              hasattr(other, "src_address")):
            # vl_api_mprefix_t
            if 4 == self.version:
                return (self.glen == other.grp_address_length and
                        self.gaddr == str(other.grp_address.ip4) and
                        self.saddr == str(other.src_address.ip4))
            else:
                return (self.glen == other.grp_address_length and
                        self.gaddr == str(other.grp_address.ip6) and
                        self.saddr == str(other.src_address.ip6))
        return NotImplemented