code: def fire(data, tag, timeout=None):
      '''
      Fire an event on the local minion event bus. Data must be formed as a dict.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' event.fire '{"data":"my event data"}' 'tag'
      '''
      if timeout is None:
          timeout = 60000
      else:
          timeout = timeout * 1000
      try:
          event = salt.utils.event.get_event(__opts__.get('__role', 'minion'),
                                             sock_dir=__opts__['sock_dir'],
                                             transport=__opts__['transport'],
                                             opts=__opts__,
                                             keep_loop=True,
                                             listen=False)
  
          return event.fire_event(data, tag, timeout=timeout)
      except Exception:
          exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = sys.exc_info()
          lines = traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)
          log.debug(lines)
          return Falsf fire(data, tag, timeout=None):
      '''
      Fire an event on the local minion event bus. Data must be formed as a dict.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' event.fire '{"data":"my event data"}' 'tag'
      '''
      if timeout is None:
          timeout = 60000
      else:
          timeout = timeout * 1000
      try:
          event = salt.utils.event.get_event(__opts__.get('__role', 'minion'),
                                             sock_dir=__opts__['sock_dir'],
                                             transport=__opts__['transport'],
                                             opts=__opts__,
                                             keep_loop=True,
                                             listen=False)
  
          return event.fire_event(data, tag, timeout=timeout)
      except Exception:
          exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = sys.exc_info()
          lines = traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)
          log.debug(lines)
          return False
docs: Fire an event on the local minion event bus. Data must be formed as a dict.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' event.fire '{"data":"my event data"}' 'tag'