new_contents: '''
  Run remote execution commands via the local client
  '''
  # Import python libs
  
  
  # Import salt libs
  import salt.client
  
  
  def cmd(
          name,
          tgt,
          fun,
          arg=(),
          tgt_type='glob',
          ret='',
          kwargs=None,
          **kwargs):
      '''
      Execute a remote execution command
      '''
      ret = {'name': name,
             'changes': {},
             'comment': '',
             'result': True}
      local = salt.client.get_local_client(mopts=__opts__)
      jid = local.cmd_async(
                            tgt,
                            fun,
                            arg,
                            expr_form=tgt_type,
                            ret=ret,
                            kwarg=kwarg,
                            **kwargs
                            )
      ret['changes']['jid'] = jid
      return ret
  
  
subject: add local cmd interface to Thorium