CLI to aid integration and testing

Change-Id: If18f194e45a8fc090a6b7869bb6d81728397ec9b
diff --git a/cli/utils.py b/cli/utils.py
index 23fab7f..5e3b7dd 100644
--- a/cli/utils.py
+++ b/cli/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import requests
+from google.protobuf.json_format import MessageToDict
 from termcolor import cprint, colored
 from os.path import join as pjoin
 
 
+def pb2dict(pb_msg):
+    d = MessageToDict(pb_msg, including_default_value_fields=1,
+                      preserving_proto_field_name=1)
+    return d
+
+
 def p_cookie(cookie):
     cookie = str(cookie)
     if len(cookie) > 8: