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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def dehydrate(self, comp, broker):
 """ Saves a component in the given broker to the file system. """

        if not self.meta_data:
            raise Exception("Hydration meta_path not set. Can't dehydrate.")

        if not self.created:
            fs.ensure_path(self.meta_data, mode=0o770)
            if self.data:
                fs.ensure_path(self.data, mode=0o770)
            self.created = True

        c = comp
        doc = None
        try:
            name = dr.get_name(c)
            value = broker.get(c)
            errors = [t for e in broker.exceptions.get(c, [])
                        for t in broker.tracebacks[e]]
            doc = {
                "name": name,
                "exec_time": broker.exec_times.get(c),
                "errors": errors
            }

            try:
                start = time.time()
                doc["results"] = marshal(value, root=self.data, pool=self.pool)
            except Exception:
                errors.append(traceback.format_exc())
                log.debug(traceback.format_exc())
                doc["results"] = None
            finally:
                doc["ser_time"] = time.time() - start
        except Exception as ex:
            log.exception(ex)
        else:
            if doc is not None and (doc["results"] or doc["errors"]):
                try:
                    path = os.path.join(self.meta_data, name + "." + self.ser_name)
                    with open(path, "w") as f:
                        ser.dump(doc, f)
                except Exception as boom:
                    log.error("Could not serialize %s to %s: %r" % (name, self.ser_name, boom))
                    if path:
                        fs.remove(path)