def METHOD_NAME():
    try:
        interface = cantact.Interface()
    except (NameError, SystemError, AttributeError):
        logger.debug(
            "Could not import or instantiate cantact, so no configurations are available"
        )
        return []
    channels = []
    for i in range(0, interface.channel_count()):
        channels.append({"interface": "cantact", "channel": f"ch:{i}"})
    return channels