docs: def create(self, model_obj):
          """Write a record to the dict repository"""
          # Update the value of the counters
          model_obj = self._set_auto_fields(model_obj)
  
          # Add the entity to the repository
          identifier = model_obj[self.entity_cls.meta_.id_field.field_name]
          with self.conn['lock']:
              self.conn['data'][self.schema_name][identifier] = model_obj
  
          return model_obj