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 _acc_grads(g_sum, g_w, g):
  """Accumulate gradients in g, weighted by g_w."""
  return [g_sum_i + g_w * g_i for g_sum_i, g_i in zip(g_sum, g)]