def get_last_tid(self):
        try:
            spec = {'tid': {'$gt': 0}}
            sort = [('tid', -1)]
            row = self.db.docs.find_one(spec, sort=sort)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        if row:
            return row['tid']
        return 0
def gradients(self, d_grads, g_grads):
      if self.d_grads is None:
          self.d_grads = [torch.zeros_like(_g) for _g in d_grads]
          self.g_grads = [torch.zeros_like(_g) for _g in g_grads]