This is a CLI utility that allows one to navigate the ODL RESTCONF JSON dictionaries in a manner similar to a *NIX filesystem.
The CLI makes use of the python-odl module available at https://github.com/SPRACE/python-odl
$ ./odl-cli.py http://home:8181
Server: http://home:8181
User : admin
Passwd: admin
http://home:8181/restconf/operational/opendaylight-inventory:nodes/
http://home:8181/restconf/config/opendaylight-inventory:nodes/
odl-cli> get_nodes
OK
odl-cli> ls
openflow:223189291260227: ("ezra-dev", "None", "Nicira, Inc.")
controller-config: ("None", "None", "None")
odl-cli> cd openflow:223189291260227
odl-cli> ls
tables
description: None
hardware: Open vSwitch
connectors
manufacturer: Nicira, Inc.
ip_address: 192.168.1.30
software: 2.1.0
odl-cli>
EOF add_flow cd del_flow get_nodes get_topo help ls lsd pwd update
odl-cli>