def save_last_sync(self, ids, process):
        try:
            spec = {'_id': 'last_sync'}
            document = {'$set': {process: ids}}
            self.db.internal.update(spec, document, upsert=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
def set_submodule(self, submodule: 'Submodule') -> None:
        """Set this instance's submodule. It must be called before
        the first write operation begins"""
        self._smref = weakref.ref(submodule)