def insert(self, doc, synced=False):
        doc.id = self.get_next_id()
        doc.synced = synced
        try:
            self.db.docs.insert(doc)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return doc
def _try_write_with_flush(cls, fileobj, payload):
        """This method is here so that it can be patched to simulate write errors.

        This is because mock can't patch primitive objects like file objects.
        """
        fileobj.write(payload)
        fileobj.flush()