new_contents: # Copyright (c) 2012-2013 SHIFT.com
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  import thunderdome
  from thunderdome import OUT
  from thunderdome_logging.graph_handler import Errors
  
  
  def get_errors(vid, max_num_errors=5):
      """
      Returns the last max_num_errors for the vertex with the given vid.
  
      :param vid: The UUID uniquely identifying the vertex in the graph
      :type vid: str
      :param max_num_errors: The maximum number of errors to be returned
      :type max_num_errors: int
  
      :rtype: list
      
      """
      vert = thunderdome.Vertex.get(vid)
      q = vert.query()
      return q.labels(Errors).direction(OUT).limit(max_num_errors).vertices()
  
subject: Add Utility Method For Retrieving Error Vertices