def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Publishes minions as a list of dicts.
    """
    log.debug("in publish minions")
    minions = {}
    log.debug("starting loop")
    for minion, minion_info in self.minions.items():
        log.debug(minion)
        # log.debug(minion_info)
        curr_minion = {}
        curr_minion.update(minion_info)
        curr_minion.update({"id": minion})
        minions[minion] = curr_minion
    log.debug("ended loop")
    ret = {"minions": minions}
    self.handler.write_message(salt.utils.json.dumps(ret) + "\n\n")