code: def _get_lowstate(self):
          '''
          Format the incoming data into a lowstate object
          '''
          if not self.request.body:
              return
          data = self.deserialize(self.request.body)
          self.request_payload = copy(data)
  
          if data and 'arg' in data and not isinstance(data['arg'], list):
              data['arg'] = [data['arg']]
  
          if not isinstance(data, list):
              lowstate = [data]
          else:
              lowstate = data
  
          return lowstatf _get_lowstate(self):
          '''
          Format the incoming data into a lowstate object
          '''
          if not self.request.body:
              return
          data = self.deserialize(self.request.body)
          self.request_payload = copy(data)
  
          if data and 'arg' in data and not isinstance(data['arg'], list):
              data['arg'] = [data['arg']]
  
          if not isinstance(data, list):
              lowstate = [data]
          else:
              lowstate = data
  
          return lowstate
docs: Format the incoming data into a lowstate object