def METHOD_NAME(self, option, default_return=None):
    conditional = db_retrieve_table_daemon(Conditional, unique_id=self.function_id)
    try:
        dict_custom_options = json.loads(conditional.custom_options)
    except:
        dict_custom_options = {}
    if option in dict_custom_options:
        return dict_custom_options[option]
    return default_return