Reflect

    // other setup ...
    repositories {
        maven { url  "https://dl.bintray.com/codehelixinc/slatekit" }
    }

    dependencies {
        // other libraries

        // slatekit-common: Utilities for Android or Server
        compile 'com.slatekit:slatekit-common:0.9.35'
    }

// required 
import slatekit.apis.Api
import slatekit.apis.Action
import slatekit.common.Field
import slatekit.common.conf.Config
import slatekit.meta.Reflector



// optional 
import slatekit.cmds.Command
import slatekit.cmds.CommandRequest
import slatekit.results.Try
import slatekit.results.Success
import slatekit.examples.common.User
import slatekit.examples.common.UserApi
import slatekit.integration.common.AppEntContext

    val ctx = AppEntContext.sample(Config(), "sample", "sample", "", "")
    val api = UserApi(ctx)

    // CASE 1: Create instance of a class ( will pick a 0 parameter constructor )
    val user = Reflector.create<User>(User::class)
    println("user: " + user)


    // CASE 2: Get a field value
    val user2 = user.copy(email = "johndoe@home.com")
    val name = Reflector.getFieldValue(user2, "email")
    println("email : " + name)


    // CASE 3: Set a field value
    Reflector.setFieldValue(user, User::email, "johndoe@work.com")
    println("email : " + user.email)


    // CASE 4: Call a method with parameters
    val result = Reflector.callMethod(UserApi::class, api, "create", arrayOf("superman@metro.com", "super", "man", true, 35))
    println((result as User ).toString())


    // CASE 5: Get a class level annotation
    // NOTE: The annotation must be created with all parameters ( not named parameters )
    val annoCls = Reflector.getAnnotationForClass<Api>(UserApi::class, Api::class)
    println(annoCls)


    // CASE 6: Get a method level annotations
    // NOTE: The annotation must be created with all parameters
    val annoMems = Reflector.getAnnotatedMembers<Action>(UserApi::class, Action::class)
    println(annoMems)


    // CASE 7: Get a field level annotations
    // NOTE: The annotation must be created with all parameters
    val annoFlds = Reflector.getAnnotatedProps<Field>(User::class, Field::class)
    println(annoFlds)


    // CASE 8: print parameters
    val method = Reflector.getMethod(UserApi::class, "activate")
    //Reflector.printParams(method)


    // CASE 10: Get method
    val sym = Reflector.getMethod(UserApi::class, "info")
    println(sym?.name)


    // CASE 11: Get method parameters
    val symArgs = Reflector.getMethodArgs(UserApi::class, "activate")
    println(symArgs)


    // CASE 12: Is argument a basic type
    val argType = symArgs!!.toList()[0]
    println(argType.type)


    // CASE 13: Create instance from parameter
    val argInstance = Reflector.create<Any>(symArgs!!.toList()[0].javaClass.kotlin)
    println(argInstance)