def insert(self, doc, synced=False):
        doc.id = self.get_next_id()
        doc.synced = synced
        try:
            self.db.docs.insert(doc)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return doc
def _patsplit(pattern, default):
    """Split a string into the optional pattern kind prefix and the actual
    pattern."""
    if ":" in pattern:
        kind, pat = pattern.split(":", 1)
        if kind in allpatternkinds:
            return kind, pat
    return default, pattern