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 _get_or_create_cached_value(self, key, getter, ttl=None):
        # happy path
        try:
            expiry, value = self._cache[key]
        except KeyError:
            pass
        else:
            if expiry is None or time.time() < expiry:
                logger.debug("Key %s from cache", key)
                return value
            logger.debug("Cache for key %s has expired", key)

        # get value
        value = getter()
        if ttl:
            expiry = time.time() + ttl
        else:
            expiry = None
        self._cache[key] = (expiry, value)
        logger.debug("Set cache for key %s", key)

        return value