def json(self, validate=True, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        returns a string formatted as **NetJSON DeviceConfiguration**;
        performs validation before returning output;

        ``*args`` and ``*kwargs`` will be passed to ``json.dumps``;

        :returns: string
        """
        if validate:
            self.validate()
        # automatically adds NetJSON type
        config = deepcopy(self.config)
        config.update({'type': 'DeviceConfiguration'})
        return json.dumps(config, *args, **kwargs)
def json(self, validate=True, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        returns a string formatted as **NetJSON DeviceConfiguration**;
        performs validation before returning output;

        ``*args`` and ``*kwargs`` will be passed to ``json.dumps``;

        :returns: string
        """
        if validate:
            self.validate()
        # automatically adds NetJSON type
        config = deepcopy(self.config)
        config.update({'type': 'DeviceConfiguration'})
        return json.dumps(config, *args, **kwargs)
def json ( self , validate = True , * args , * * kwargs ) : if validate : self . validate ( ) # automatically adds NetJSON type config = deepcopy ( self . config ) config . update ( { 'type' : 'DeviceConfiguration' } ) return json . dumps ( config , * args , * * kwargs )
returns a string formatted as **NetJSON DeviceConfiguration**;
        performs validation before returning output;

        ``*args`` and ``*kwargs`` will be passed to ``json.dumps``;

        :returns: string
returns a string formatted as ** NetJSON DeviceConfiguration ** ; performs validation before returning output ;