def METHOD_NAME(self, connection_str: str = None, **kwargs):
    """
    Connect to Elastic cluster.
    Parameters
    ----------
    connection_str : Optional[str], optional
        Connection string with Splunk connection parameters
    Other Parameters
    ----------------
    kwargs :
        Connection parameters can be supplied as keyword parameters.
    Notes
    -----
    Default configuration is read from the DataProviders/Splunk
    section of msticpyconfig.yaml, if available.
    """
    # cs_dict = self._get_connect_args(connection_str, **kwargs)
    # TBD
    self._connected = True
    print("connected")