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+'''
+Return data to a redis server
+This is a VERY simple example for pushing data to a redis server and is not
+nessisarily intended as a usable interface.
+'''
+
+import redis
+
+__opts__ = {
+            'redis.host': 'mcp',
+            'redis.port': 6379,
+            'redis.db': '0',
+           }
+
+def returner(ret):
+    '''
+    Return data to a redis data store
+    '''
+    serv = redis.Redis(
+            host=__opts__['redis.host'],
+            port=__opts__['redis.port'],
+            db=__opts__['redis.db'])
+    serv.set(ret['id'] + ':' + red['jid'], str(ret['return']))