def report_observation_with_db(ndb, service, fp):
	"""Insert or update an Observation record in the notary database."""

	cur_time = int(time.time()) 
	obs = ndb.get_observations(service)
	most_recent_time_by_key = {}

	most_recent_key = None
	most_recent_time = 0

	# calculate the most recently seen key
	for (service, key, start, end) in obs:
		if key not in most_recent_time_by_key or end > most_recent_time_by_key[key]:
			most_recent_time_by_key[key] = end

		for k in most_recent_time_by_key:
			if most_recent_time_by_key[k] > most_recent_time:
				most_recent_key = k
				most_recent_time = most_recent_time_by_key[k]
	ndb.close_session()

	if most_recent_key == fp: 
		# this key matches the most recently seen key before this observation.
		# just update the observation 'end' time.
		ndb.update_observation_end_time(service, fp, most_recent_time, cur_time)
		ndb.report_metric('ServiceScanKeyUpdated', service)
	else: 
		# the key has changed or no observations exist yet for this service.
		# add a new entry for this key with start and end set to the current time
		ndb.insert_observation(service, fp, cur_time, cur_time)
		if most_recent_key != None:
			# if there was a previous key, set its 'end' timespan value to be
			# the current time minus one second (ending just before the new key)
			ndb.update_observation_end_time(service, most_recent_key, most_recent_time, cur_time -1)
			ndb.report_metric('ServiceScanPrevKeyUpdated', service)
# pass ndb the args so it can use any relevant ones from its own parser
ndb = ndb(args)

output_file = args.output_file


# set a default action
if (args.all == False and args.newer == None and args.older == None):
	args.all = True


ids = None

if args.all:
	ids = ndb.get_all_services()
else:
	cur_time = int(time.time())

	if args.older:
		ids = ndb.get_oldest_services(int(cur_time - (3600 * 24 * args.older)))
	else:
		ids = ndb.get_newest_services(int(cur_time - (3600 * 24 * args.newer)))

ndb.close_session()

if (ids != None):
	for (name) in ids:
		# print as string instead of tuple, to make it easier to use elsewhere
		print >> output_file, name[0]