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 app_settings():

    app_settings = {'GRAPHITE_HOST': settings.GRAPHITE_HOST,
                    'OCULUS_HOST': settings.OCULUS_HOST,
                    'FULL_NAMESPACE': settings.FULL_NAMESPACE,
                    }

    resp = json.dumps(app_settings)
    return resp, 200