def search(self, regex):
        try:
            spec = {'$or': [{'data.content'    : {'$regex': regex, '$options': 'im'}},
                            {'data.description': {'$regex': regex, '$options': 'im'}}]}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return [Document(**row) for row in cur]
def _restore_vars(v_list, t_list):
  """Restore variables in v_list from t_list."""
  ops = []
  for v, t in zip(v_list, t_list):
    ops.append(v.assign(t))
  return ops