def get_salt_caller():
    ''' Return a local salt caller instance.

    If you're trying to debug salt on your local machine, run these:
        salt.log.setup_console_logger(log_level='debug')
        salt.log.setup.__CONSOLE_CONFIGURED = True
        salt.log.set_logger_level('debug')
    '''
    global _salt_caller

    try:
        return _salt_caller
    except NameError:
        import salt.client
        import salt.config

        caller_opts = salt.config.minion_config('/etc/salt/minion')
        caller_opts['file_client'] = 'local'
        _salt_caller = salt.client.Caller(mopts=caller_opts)

    return _salt_caller