. refactor of pld help source files to use in new pldctl;
. implementation of new pldctl that uses REST APIs instead of gRPC;
. implementation of tests for CLI arguments for new pldctl;
. implementation of a new CLI argument for pld to check the connectivity during startup;
. implementation of a new command in pld to force a crash, required for debug purposes;
The following were added/changed/fixed:
. refactor of pld help source files to use in new pldctl; . implementation of new pldctl that uses REST APIs instead of gRPC; . implementation of tests for CLI arguments for new pldctl;
. implementation of a new CLI argument for pld to check the connectivity during startup; . implementation of a new command in pld to force a crash, required for debug purposes;