The local returner is used to test the returner interface, it just prints the return data to the console to verify that it is being passed properly
To use the local returner, append '--return local' to the salt command. ex:
salt '*' test.ping --return local
salt.returners.local.
event_return
(event)¶Print event return data to the terminal to verify functionality
salt.returners.local.
returner
(ret)¶Print the return data to the terminal to verify functionality