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 _restore_vars(v_list, t_list):
  """Restore variables in v_list from t_list."""
  ops = []
  for v, t in zip(v_list, t_list):
    ops.append(v.assign(t))
  return ops