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 __init__(self, test, rx_index, tx_index, nh_addr):
        self._test = test
        self._rx_index = rx_index
        self._tx_index = tx_index
        self._nh_addr = ip_address(nh_addr)