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 _parse_filter():
        op = pyparsing.oneOf('! & |')
        lpar  = pyparsing.Literal('(').suppress()
        rpar  = pyparsing.Literal(')').suppress()

        k = pyparsing.Word(pyparsing.alphanums)
        # NOTE: We may need to expand on this list, but as this is not a real
        # LDAP server we should be OK.
        # Value to contain:
        #   numbers, upper/lower case letters, astrisk, at symbol, minus, full
        #   stop, backslash or a space
        v = pyparsing.Word(pyparsing.alphanums + "-*@.\\ äöü")
        rel = pyparsing.oneOf("= ~= >= <=")

        expr = pyparsing.Forward()
        atom = pyparsing.Group(lpar + op + expr + rpar) \
                            | pyparsing.Combine(lpar + k + rel + v + rpar)
        expr << atom + pyparsing.ZeroOrMore( expr )

        return expr