function count($filter = NULL, $ttl = 0)
{
$now = microtime(TRUE);
$out = count($this->find($filter, NULL, $ttl, FALSE));
$this->db->jot('(' . sprintf('%.1f', 1000.0 * (microtime(TRUE) - $now)) . 'ms) ' . $this->file . ' [count] ' . ($filter ? json_encode($filter) : ''));
return $out;
}