code: def publish(self, topic, *args, **kwargs):
          
          assert topic is not None
  
          params = {
              "topic": topic,
              "args": args,
              "kwargs": kwargs
          }
  
          response = self._make_api_call("POST", self.url, json_params=params)
          return response["id"]
docs: Publishes the request to the bridge service
          :param topic: The topic to publish to
          :param args: The arguments
          :param kwargs: The key/word arguments
          :return: The ID of the publish