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 kth(root, k):
    if k < size(root.left):
        return kth(root.left, k)
    elif k > size(root.left):
        return kth(root.right, k - size(root.left) - 1)
    return root.key