def METHOD_NAME(ret):
    """
    Return a mongodb connection object
    """
    _options = _get_options(ret)
    host = _options.get("host")
    port = _options.get("port")
    db_ = _options.get("db")
    user = _options.get("user")
    password = _options.get("password")
    indexes = _options.get("indexes", False)
    # at some point we should remove support for
    # pymongo versions < 2.3 until then there are
    # a bunch of these sections that need to be supported
    if PYMONGO_VERSION > Version("2.3"):
        conn = pymongo.MongoClient(host, port)
    else:
        conn = pymongo.Connection(host, port)
    mdb = conn[db_]
    if user and password:
        mdb.authenticate(user, password)
    if indexes:
        if PYMONGO_VERSION > Version("2.3"):
            mdb.saltReturns.create_index("minion")
            mdb.saltReturns.create_index("jid")
            mdb.jobs.create_index("jid")
        else:
            mdb.saltReturns.ensure_index("minion")
            mdb.saltReturns.ensure_index("jid")
            mdb.jobs.ensure_index("jid")
    return conn, mdb