code: def alive(opts):
      '''
      Validate and return the connection status with the remote device.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2018.3.0
      '''
  
      dev = conn()
  
      thisproxy['conn'].connected = ping()
  
      if not dev.connected:
          __salt__['event.fire_master']({}, 'junos/proxy/{}/stop'.format(
              opts['proxy']['host']))
      return dev.connectef alive(opts):
      '''
      Validate and return the connection status with the remote device.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2018.3.0
      '''
  
      dev = conn()
  
      thisproxy['conn'].connected = ping()
  
      if not dev.connected:
          __salt__['event.fire_master']({}, 'junos/proxy/{}/stop'.format(
              opts['proxy']['host']))
      return dev.connected
docs: Validate and return the connection status with the remote device.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2018.3.0