def get_last_tid(self):
        try:
            spec = {'tid': {'$gt': 0}}
            sort = [('tid', -1)]
            row = self.db.docs.find_one(spec, sort=sort)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        if row:
            return row['tid']
        return 0
def deserialize(self, value):
        value = decode(value)
        if "\n" in value:
            values = re.split(r"\s*\n\s*", value)
        else:
            values = re.split(r"\s*,\s*", value)
        values = tuple(v.strip() for v in values if v.strip())
        validators.validate_required(values, self._required)
        return tuple(values)