def connect(self): 
        try:
            self.connection = pymongo.Connection(self.host, self.port)
            self.db = self.connection[self.name]
        except AutoReconnect:
            raise DatabaseException("It's not possible connect to the database")
def add_dimension(cls, dataset, dimension, dim_pos, values, vdim):
        data = dataset.data.copy()
        if dimension.name not in data:
            data[dimension.name] = values
        return data