def search(self, regex):
        try:
            spec = {'$or': [{'data.content'    : {'$regex': regex, '$options': 'im'}},
                            {'data.description': {'$regex': regex, '$options': 'im'}}]}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return [Document(**row) for row in cur]
def _remainingpats(pat, prefix):
    """list of patterns with prefix stripped

    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "")
    ['a/b/c']
    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "a")
    ['b/c']
    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "a/b")
    ['c']
    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "a/b/c")
    []
    >>> _remainingpats("", "")
    []
    """
    if prefix:
        if prefix == pat:
            return []
        else:
            assert pat[len(prefix)] == "/"
            return [pat[len(prefix) + 1 :]]
    else:
        if pat:
            return [pat]
        else:
            return []