def get_docs_to_commit(self):
        try:
            spec = {'synced': False}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return list(cur)
def distance(self, pt):
        self.pt = pt
        x = self.x - self.pt.x
        y = self.y - self.pt.y
        return math.sqrt(x * x + y * y)