gistfile1.txt

#!py
import json
import os
from urlparse import urlparse

def run():
    pillars = __salt__['pillar.items']('*')
    return pillars
    ret = {}
    payload = json.loads(data['body'])
    ref = payload['ref']
    repository = payload['repository']['name']
    git_http_url = urlparse(payload['repository']['git_http_url'])
    gitlab_minion = git_http_url.netloc
    branch = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(ref))

    if branch in ['master', 'staging']:
        ret['pull-from-gitlab'] = {
            'runner.git.pull': [
                {'hook_data': payload}
            ]
        }
    return ret

issue was on line 8

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