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 _on_item_widget_size_allocate(self, item_widget, allocation, item):
    if item in self._items_allocations:
      self._update_width(allocation.width - self._items_allocations[item].width)
      self._update_height(allocation.height - self._items_allocations[item].height)
    else:
      self._update_width(allocation.width)
      self._update_height(allocation.height + self._item_spacing)