def dict_from_object(cls, defined_object):
     """Parse and return a dictionary for a Network Connection Object object"""
     defined_object_dict = {}
     if defined_object.get_tls_used() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["tls_used"] = {"value": defined_object.get_tls_used()}
     if defined_object.get_Layer3_Protocol() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["layer3_protocol"] = Base_Object_Attribute.dict_from_object(
             defined_object.get_Layer3_Protocol()
         )
     if defined_object.get_Layer4_Protocol() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["layer4_protocol"] = Base_Object_Attribute.dict_from_object(
             defined_object.get_Layer4_Protocol()
         )
     if defined_object.get_Layer7_Protocol() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["layer7_protocol"] = Base_Object_Attribute.dict_from_object(
             defined_object.get_Layer7_Protocol()
         )
     if defined_object.get_Local_IP_Address() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["local_ip_address"] = Address.dict_from_object(defined_object.get_Local_IP_Address())
     if defined_object.get_Local_Port() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["local_port"] = Port.dict_from_object(defined_object.get_Local_Port())
     if defined_object.get_Remote_IP_Address() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["remote_ip_address"] = Address.dict_from_object(defined_object.get_Remote_IP_Address())
     if defined_object.get_Remote_Port() is not None:
         defined_object_dict["remote_port"] = Port.dict_from_object(defined_object.get_Remote_Port())
     if defined_object.get_Layer7_Connections() is not None:
         layer7_conn = defined_object.get_Layer7_Connections()
         layer7_conn_dict = {}
         if layer7_conn.get_HTTP_Session() is not None:
             layer7_conn_dict["http_session"] = HTTP_Session.dict_from_object(layer7_conn.get_HTTP_Session())
         defined_object_dict["layer7_connections"] = layer7_conn_dict
     return defined_object_dict