code: def synopsis(self, container_alias):
  
          '''
              a method to summarize key configuration settings required for docker compose
  
          :param container_alias: string with name or id of container
          :return: dictionary with values required for module configurations
          '''
  
          title = '%s.synopsis' % self.__class__.__name__
          
      # validate inputs
          input_fields = {
              'container_alias': container_alias
          }
          for key, value in input_fields.items():
              object_title = '%s(%s=%s)' % (title, key, str(value))
              self.fields.validate(value, '.%s' % key, object_title)
              
      # retrieve container settings
          container_settings = self.inspect_container(container_alias)
      
      # summarize settings
          settings = self._synopsis(container_settings)
          
          return settingf synopsis(self, container_alias):
  
          '''
              a method to summarize key configuration settings required for docker compose
  
          :param container_alias: string with name or id of container
          :return: dictionary with values required for module configurations
          '''
  
          title = '%s.synopsis' % self.__class__.__name__
          
      # validate inputs
          input_fields = {
              'container_alias': container_alias
          }
          for key, value in input_fields.items():
              object_title = '%s(%s=%s)' % (title, key, str(value))
              self.fields.validate(value, '.%s' % key, object_title)
              
      # retrieve container settings
          container_settings = self.inspect_container(container_alias)
      
      # summarize settings
          settings = self._synopsis(container_settings)
          
          return settings
docs: a method to summarize key configuration settings required for docker compose
  
          :param container_alias: string with name or id of container
          :return: dictionary with values required for module configurations