    def get_assets(self, asset_ids):
        """Return a list of assets that match the asset_ids

        Args:
            asset_ids (:obj:`list` of :obj:`str`): A list of asset_ids to
                retrieve from the database.

        Returns:
            list: The list of assets returned from the database.
        """
        return backend.query.get_assets(self.connection, asset_ids)
Return a list of assets that match the asset_ids

Args:
asset_ids (:obj:`list` of :obj:`str`): A list of asset_ids to
retrieve from the database.

Returns:
list: The list of assets returned from the database.
bigchaindb/lib.py