CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVA

java optional parameters

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
static <T> T getParm(Map<String, Object> map, String key, T defaultValue) {
  return (map.containsKey(key)) ? (T) map.get(key) : defaultValue;
}

void foo(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
  String a = getParm(parameters, "a", "");
  int b = getParm(parameters, "b", 0);
  // d = ...
}

foo(Map.of("a","a",  "b",2,  "d","value"));