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 _split(self, path):
        if "/" in path:
            subdir, rest = path.split("/", 1)
        else:
            subdir, rest = path, ""
        if not subdir:
            raise error.ProgrammingError("path cannot be absolute")
        return subdir, rest