docs: def format_ret(return_set, as_json=False):
      """ decouple, allow for modifications to return type
          returns a list of ip addresses in object or json form """
      ret_list = list()
      for item in return_set:
          d = {"ip": item}
          ret_list.append(d)
  
      if as_json:
          return json.dumps(ret_list)
  
      return ret_list