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 find_files(pattern, root):
  """Return all the files matching pattern below root dir."""
  for path, _, files in os.walk(root):
    for filename in fnmatch.filter(files, pattern):
      yield os.path.join(path, filename)