diff --git a/maxctrl/lib/common.js b/maxctrl/lib/common.js
index bf786d6dc..83362b341 100644
--- a/maxctrl/lib/common.js
+++ b/maxctrl/lib/common.js
@@ -70,35 +70,53 @@ module.exports = function() {
             })
     }
 
+    this.filterResource = function (res, fields) {
+        table = []
+
+        res.data.forEach(function(i) {
+            row = []
+
+            fields.forEach(function(p) {
+                var v = _.getPath(i, p[Object.keys(p)[0]], '')
+
+                if (Array.isArray(v)) {
+                    v = v.join(', ')
+                }
+
+                row.push(v)
+            })
+
+            table.push(row)
+        })
+
+        return table
+    }
+
+    // Get a resource as raw collection; a matrix of strings
+    this.getRawCollection = function (host, resource, fields) {
+        return getResource(host, resource)
+            .then((res) => filterResource(res, fields))
+    }
+
+    this.rawCollectionAsTable = function (arr, fields) {
+        var header = []
+
+        fields.forEach(function(i) {
+            header.push(Object.keys(i))
+        })
+
+        var table = getTable(header)
+
+        arr.forEach((row) => {
+            table.push(row)
+        })
+        return table.toString()
+    }
+
     // Request a resource collection and format it as a table
     this.getCollection = function (host, resource, fields) {
-        return doRequest(host, resource, function(res) {
-
-            var header = []
-
-            fields.forEach(function(i) {
-                header.push(Object.keys(i))
-            })
-
-            var table = getTable(header)
-
-            res.data.forEach(function(i) {
-                row = []
-
-                fields.forEach(function(p) {
-                    var v = _.getPath(i, p[Object.keys(p)[0]], '')
-
-                    if (Array.isArray(v)) {
-                        v = v.join(', ')
-                    }
-                    row.push(v)
-                })
-
-                table.push(row)
-            })
-
-            return table.toString()
-        })
+        return getRawCollection(host, resource, fields)
+            .then((res) => rawCollectionAsTable(res, fields))
     }
 
     // Request a part of a resource as a collection
@@ -250,6 +268,12 @@ module.exports = function() {
         return doAsyncRequest(host, resource, cb, obj)
     }
 
+    this.getResource = function(host, resource) {
+        return doAsyncRequest(host, resource, (res) => {
+            return res
+        })
+    }
+
     this.error = function(err) {
         return Promise.reject(colors.red('Error: ') +  err)
     }