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 serialize(self, value, display=False):
        if value.lower() in log.COLORS:
            return encode(value.lower())
        return ""