87: Moved to_cli(), from_cli() functions from plugable.py into new cli.py file; moved corresponding unit tests into new test_cli.py file

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diff --git a/ipalib/cli.py b/ipalib/cli.py
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+# Authors:
+#   Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008  Red Hat
+# see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 only
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+"""
+Functionality for Command Line Inteface.
+"""
+
+
+def to_cli(name):
+    """
+    Takes a Python identifier and transforms it into form suitable for the
+    Command Line Interface.
+    """
+    assert isinstance(name, str)
+    return name.replace('_', '-')
+
+
+def from_cli(cli_name):
+    """
+    Takes a string from the Command Line Interface and transforms it into a
+    Python identifier.
+    """
+    assert isinstance(cli_name, basestring)
+    return cli_name.replace('-', '_')