def all_stanzas(self, conf_name, do_reload=False, ret_metadata=False):
        """
        :return: a list of dict stanza objects if successful.
                 Otherwise raise exception
        """

        if do_reload:
            self.reload_conf(conf_name)

        stanzas = scmc.get_conf(self.splunkd_uri, self.session_key,
                                "-", "-", conf_name)
        return self._delete_metadata(stanzas, ret_metadata)
    def get_stanza(self, conf_name, stanza,
                   do_reload=False, ret_metadata=False):
        """
        @return dict if success otherwise raise exception
        """

        if do_reload:
            self.reload_conf(conf_name)

        stanzas = scmc.get_conf(self.splunkd_uri, self.session_key,
                                "-", "-", conf_name, stanza)
        stanzas = self._delete_metadata(stanzas, ret_metadata)
        return stanzas[0]