/*
 * Copyright (C) 2019 University of Pittsburgh.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 *
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 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */
package edu.cmu.tetrad.util;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * A utility to create/modify parameters.
 * <p>
 * Jun 4, 2019 4:35:51 PM
 *
 * @author Kevin V. Bui (kvb2@pitt.edu)
 */
public final class ParameterUtils {

    private ParameterUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Create parameters with their default values.
     *
     * @param names list of parameter names
     * @return Parameters object containing parameters from the given parameter
     * name list
     */
    public static Parameters create(List<String> names) {
        Parameters parameters = new Parameters();
        ParamDescriptions paramDescs = ParamDescriptions.getInstance();
        names.forEach(name -> {
            ParamDescription paramDesc = paramDescs.get(name);
            parameters.set(name, paramDesc.getDefaultValue());
        });

        return parameters;
    }

}
