def publish(self, channel, *args, **kwargs):
        if channel not in self.listeners:
            return []

        exc = ChannelFailures()
        output = []

        items = [(self._priorities[(channel, listener)], listener)
                 for listener in self.listeners[channel]]
        try:
            items.sort(key=lambda item: item[0])
        except TypeError:
            # Python 2.3 had no 'key' arg, but that doesn't matter
            # since it could sort dissimilar types just fine.
            items.sort()
        for priority, listener in items:
            try:
                output.append(listener(*args, **kwargs))
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                raise
            except SystemExit:
                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
                # If we have previous errors ensure the exit code is non-zero
                if exc and e.code == 0:
                    e.code = 1
                raise
            except:
                exc.handle_exception()
                if channel == 'log':
                    # Assume any further messages to 'log' will fail.
                    pass
                else:
                    self.log("Error in %r listener %r" % (channel, listener),
                             level=40, traceback=True)
        if exc:
            raise exc
        return output
:returns: Collection of JSONized REST objects.
dataset/ETHPy150Open clips/pattern/pattern/server/cherrypy/cherrypy/process/wspbus.py/Bus.publish--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open openstack/fuel-web/nailgun/nailgun/api/v1/handlers/base.py/CollectionHandler.GET