From b90ee408e2aa631f403d28002be79ddc3fc1df06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sven Augustin <sven.augustin@psi.ch>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:53:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] a bit more decoupling

---
 slic/core/acquisition/broker/restapi.py | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/slic/core/acquisition/broker/restapi.py b/slic/core/acquisition/broker/restapi.py
index a7bbebbf..8e2b0109 100644
--- a/slic/core/acquisition/broker/restapi.py
+++ b/slic/core/acquisition/broker/restapi.py
@@ -96,15 +96,17 @@ def set_detector_settings(address, detector, parameters, *args, **kwargs):
     return response.get("changed_parameters")
 
 def make_detector_parameters(delay=None, detector_mode=None, exptime=None, gain_mode=None):
-    parameters = {
-        "delay": delay,
-        "detector_mode": detector_mode,
-        "exptime": exptime,
-        "gain_mode": gain_mode
-    }
-    parameters = {k: v for k, v in parameters.items() if v is not None}
+    parameters = _make_parameters(
+        delay=delay,
+        detector_mode=detector_mode,
+        exptime=exptime,
+        gain_mode=gain_mode
+    )
     return parameters
 
+def _make_parameters(**kwargs):
+    return {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if v is not None}
+
 
 def get_dap_settings(address, detector, *args, **kwargs):
     params = {"detector_name": detector}