def METHOD_NAME(filename, renders=[]):
    """
    Save the current <autofig.figure.Figure>.  Note: this saves the autofig
    figure object itself, not the image.  To save the image, call <autofig.draw>
    and pass `save`.
    See also:
    * <autofig.open>
    * <autofig.to_dict>
    * <autofig.gcf>
    * <autofig.figure.Figure.save>
    Arguments
    -----------
    * `filename` (string): path to save the figure instance.
    * `renders` (list of dictionaries, default=[]): commands to execute
        for rendering when opened by the command-line tool or by passing
        `do_renders` to <autofig.open>.  The format must
        be a list of dictionaries, where each dictionary must at least have
        'render': 'draw' or 'render': 'animate'.  Any additional key-value
        pairs will be passed as keyword arguments to the respective
        rendering method.
    Returns
    -----------
    * (str) the path of the saved figure instance.
    """
    return gcf().METHOD_NAME(filename, renders=renders)