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package org.apache.spark.examples.mllib

import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._

/**
 * Abstract class for parameter case classes.
 * This overrides the [[toString]] method to print all case class fields by name and value.
 * @tparam T  Concrete parameter class.
 */
abstract class AbstractParams[T: TypeTag] {

  private def tag: TypeTag[T] = typeTag[T]

  /**
   * Finds all case class fields in concrete class instance, and outputs them in JSON-style format:
   * {
   *   [field name]:\t[field value]\n
   *   [field name]:\t[field value]\n
   *   ...
   * }
   */
  override def toString: String = {
    val tpe = tag.tpe
    val allAccessors = tpe.declarations.collect {
      case m: MethodSymbol if m.isCaseAccessor => m
    }
    val mirror = runtimeMirror(getClass.getClassLoader)
    val instanceMirror = mirror.reflect(this)
    allAccessors.map { f =>
      val paramName = f.name.toString
      val fieldMirror = instanceMirror.reflectField(f)
      val paramValue = fieldMirror.get
      s"  $paramName:\t$paramValue"
    }.mkString("{\n", ",\n", "\n}")
  }
}
