def METHOD_NAME(self):
    # as a smoke-test, just try to render
    step_snippet = self.render_step(
        job_step=self.job_step,
        job_variant=self.job_variant,
        cfg_set=self.cfg_set,
        repo_cfgs=(),
        subject='mail_subject1',
        indent=0
    )
    # try to compile (-> basic syntax check)
    return compile(step_snippet, 'notification', 'exec')