def get_last_tid(self):
        try:
            spec = {'tid': {'$gt': 0}}
            sort = [('tid', -1)]
            row = self.db.docs.find_one(spec, sort=sort)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        if row:
            return row['tid']
        return 0
def exiter_as_until_exception(
        cls, new_exiter_fun: Callable[[Optional[Exiter]], Exiter]
    ) -> Iterator[None]:
        """Temporarily override the global exiter, except this will unset it when an exception
        happens."""
        previous_exiter = cls._exiter
        new_exiter = new_exiter_fun(previous_exiter)
        try:
            cls._reset_exiter(new_exiter)
            yield
        finally:
            cls._reset_exiter(previous_exiter)