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 get_metrics(self):
        """Returns the stored metrics.

        The metrics are type checked against the set schema.

        Returns:
          Dictionary of metrics data in the format of the set schema.
        """
        artifact_utils.verify_schema_instance(self._schema, self._values)
        return self._values