def get_docs_to_commit(self):
        try:
            spec = {'synced': False}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return list(cur)
def __draw_ellipse(ax, x, y, angle, width, height, color):
        if (width > 0.0) and (height > 0.0):
            ax.plot(x, y, color=color, marker='x', markersize=6)
            ellipse = patches.Ellipse((x, y), width, height, alpha=0.2, angle=-angle, linewidth=2, fill=True, zorder=2, color=color)
            ax.add_patch(ellipse)