def METHOD_NAME(fun, arg=None, timeout=5):
    """
    Execute a runner on the master and return the data from the runnr function
    CLI Example:
    .. code-block:: bash
        salt-ssh '*' publish.runner jobs.lookup_jid 20140916125524463507
    """
    # Form args as list
    if not isinstance(arg, list):
        arg = [salt.utils.args.yamlify_arg(arg)]
    else:
        arg = [salt.utils.args.yamlify_arg(x) for x in arg]
    if len(arg) == 1 and arg[0] is None:
        arg = []
    # Create and run the runner
    METHOD_NAME = salt.METHOD_NAME.RunnerClient(__opts__["__master_opts__"])
    return METHOD_NAME.cmd(fun, arg)