def save_last_sync(self, ids, process):
        try:
            spec = {'_id': 'last_sync'}
            document = {'$set': {process: ids}}
            self.db.internal.update(spec, document, upsert=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
def _copy_vars(v_list):
  """Copy variables in v_list."""
  t_list = []
  for v in v_list:
    t_list.append(tf.identity(v))
  return t_list