code: def _get_future_tasks(self):
          
  
          self.alerts = {}
          now = std_now()
  
          for task in objectmodels['task'].find({'alert_time': {'$gt': now}}):
              self.alerts[task.alert_time] = task
  
          self.log('Found', len(self.alerts), 'future tasks')
docs: Assemble a list of future alerts