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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+declare -A __params
+
+function has_param {
+	[[ -z ${__params[$1]} ]]
+}
+
+function get_param {
+	echo "${__params[$1]}"
+}
+
+# set_param <longname> <value>
+function set_param {
+	if [[ -z $2 ]]; then
+		>&2 echo "${FUNCNAME}: non-zero value expected"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	$__params[${1:2}]=${2}
+}
+
+