def getData():
        """Gets patchgroup-data from the salt-master
        Args:
                None
        Returns:
                output: The data retrieved, as json
        """
        # Using this as a test for now
        minions = u"*"
        # Set up the local client
        local = salt.client.LocalClient()
        # This gets the data from the minions
        output = local.cmd(minions, 'grains.item', ['patch_group'])
        return output
#}}}