code: def _publish_status(self, slug, data):
          
  
          status_topic = self.topics.prefix + 'devices/{}/data/status'.format(slug)
  
          self._logger.debug("Publishing status message: (topic=%s) (message=%s)", status_topic, str(data))
          self.client.publish(status_topic, data)
docs: Publish a status message for a device
  
          Args:
              slug (string): The device slug that we are publishing on behalf of
              data (dict): The status message data to be sent back to the caller