@staticmethod
def to_link(standard_object, title):
    """
        Many objects from the ReST API have reference to other objects that can
        also be retrieved from the ReST API.  That reference is typically a Link object.
        This function converts a standard API object to a Link.
        :param dict standard_object: the object to be converted to a link
        :param str title: an optional title value to give this object
        :rtype: Link
        """
    return {'id': standard_object['id'], 'href': standard_object['href'],
        'title': title}
