code: def get_state(self, scaling_group):
          
          uri = "/%s/%s/state" % (self.uri_base, utils.get_id(scaling_group))
          resp, resp_body = self.api.method_get(uri)
          data = resp_body["group"]
          ret = {}
          ret["active"] = [itm["id"] for itm in data["active"]]
          ret["active_capacity"] = data["activeCapacity"]
          ret["desired_capacity"] = data["desiredCapacity"]
          ret["pending_capacity"] = data["pendingCapacity"]
          ret["paused"] = data["paused"]
          return ret
docs: Returns the current state of the specified scaling group as a
          dictionary.