def send_tick(self, payload=""):
        """
        Sends a tick event with the specified payload. After the reply was
        received, the tick event has been written to all IPC connections which
        subscribe to tick events.

        :rtype: TickReply
        """
        data = self.message(MessageType.SEND_TICK, payload)
        return json.loads(data, object_hook=TickReply)
Sends a tick event with the specified payload. After the reply was
        received, the tick event has been written to all IPC connections which
        subscribe to tick events.

        :rtype: TickReply