def status(self):
        docs = {'updated'  : [],
                'committed': [],
                'to_commit': []}

        row = self.db.internal.find_one({'_id': 'last_sync'})

        if row and 'update' in row:
            for id in row['update']:
                docs['updated'].append(self.get(id, deleted=True))

        if row and 'commit' in row:
            for id in row['commit']:
                docs['committed'].append(self.get(id, deleted=True))

        to_commit =  self.get_docs_to_commit()
        for row in to_commit:
            doc = Document(**row)
            docs['to_commit'].append(doc)
        return docs
def days_till_due(self):
        """
        Returns the number of days till the due date. Returns a negative number
        of days when the due date is in the past.
        Returns 0 when the task has no due date.
        """
        due = self.due_date()
        if due:
            diff = due - date.today()
            return diff.days
        return 0