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 step_impl(context, user_names_str):
    if not hasattr(context, 'users'):
        context.users = {}

    user_names = [name.strip() for name in re.split('and|,', user_names_str)]
    for user_name in user_names:
        token = 'fake_token_' + user_name
        user_id = context.helpers.create_test_user(user_name, token)
        context.users[user_name] = {'token': token, 'id': user_id}