def METHOD_NAME():
    """  Runs sharq application 
        the application is expected to be in the same directory as the python script 
        Returns
        ----------
        int : sharq return code
    """
    dir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
    cmd = [dir + "/sharq"] 
    cmd += sys.argv[1:]
    result = subprocess.run(cmd)
    return result.returncode