1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/core/models/base_model.py b/openbb_terminal/core/models/base_model.py
index 588ac7baf5a..2c2ca1edd9b 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/core/models/base_model.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/core/models/base_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Any, Optional
+import dataclasses as dc
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from pydantic.dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class BaseModel:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """Return string representation of model."""
         dataclass_repr = ""
-        for key, value in self.__dict__.items():
+        for key, value in sorted(self.__dict__.items()):
             if key.startswith("_"):
                 continue
             dataclass_repr += f"    {key}='{value}', \n"
@@ -18,12 +19,22 @@ class BaseModel:
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(\n{dataclass_repr[:-2]}\n)"
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_fields(cls) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    def get_fields(cls) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Get dict of fields."""
         return cls.__dataclass_fields__  # type: ignore
 
-    def get_field_value(self, field: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    def get_value(self, field: str) -> Optional[Any]:
         """Get field value."""
         if hasattr(self, field):
             return getattr(self, field)
         return None
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Convert model to dict."""
+        return dc.asdict(self)  # type: ignore
+
+    def get_default(self, field: str) -> Optional[Any]:
+        """Get default field value."""
+        if hasattr(self, field):
+            return self.get_fields()[field].default
+        return None