private static WriteablePropertyDescriptor findDescriptor(
     Class clazz, String propertyName, Set<WriteablePropertyDescriptor> writables)
     throws ExprValidationException {
   for (WriteablePropertyDescriptor desc : writables) {
     if (desc.getPropertyName().toLowerCase().equals(propertyName.toLowerCase())) {
       return desc;
     }
   }
   return null;
 }
  public static void populateObject(
      String operatorName,
      int operatorNum,
      String dataFlowName,
      Map<String, Object> objectProperties,
      Object top,
      EngineImportService engineImportService,
      EPDataFlowOperatorParameterProvider optionalParameterProvider,
      Map<String, Object> optionalParameterURIs)
      throws ExprValidationException {
    Class applicableClass = top.getClass();
    Set<WriteablePropertyDescriptor> writables =
        PropertyHelper.getWritableProperties(applicableClass);
    Set<Field> annotatedFields =
        JavaClassHelper.findAnnotatedFields(top.getClass(), DataFlowOpParameter.class);
    Set<Method> annotatedMethods =
        JavaClassHelper.findAnnotatedMethods(top.getClass(), DataFlowOpParameter.class);

    // find catch-all methods
    Set<Method> catchAllMethods = new LinkedHashSet<Method>();
    if (annotatedMethods != null) {
      for (Method method : annotatedMethods) {
        DataFlowOpParameter anno =
            (DataFlowOpParameter)
                JavaClassHelper.getAnnotations(
                        DataFlowOpParameter.class, method.getDeclaredAnnotations())
                    .get(0);
        if (anno.all()) {
          if (method.getParameterTypes().length == 2
              && method.getParameterTypes()[0] == String.class
              && method.getParameterTypes()[1] == Object.class) {
            catchAllMethods.add(method);
            continue;
          }
          throw new ExprValidationException("Invalid annotation for catch-call");
        }
      }
    }

    // map provided values
    for (Map.Entry<String, Object> property : objectProperties.entrySet()) {
      boolean found = false;
      String propertyName = property.getKey();

      // invoke catch-all setters
      for (Method method : catchAllMethods) {
        try {
          method.invoke(top, new Object[] {propertyName, property.getValue()});
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Illegal access invoking method for property '"
                  + propertyName
                  + "' for class "
                  + applicableClass.getName()
                  + " method "
                  + method.getName(),
              e);
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Exception invoking method for property '"
                  + propertyName
                  + "' for class "
                  + applicableClass.getName()
                  + " method "
                  + method.getName()
                  + ": "
                  + e.getTargetException().getMessage(),
              e);
        }
        found = true;
      }

      if (propertyName.toLowerCase().equals(CLASS_PROPERTY_NAME)) {
        continue;
      }

      // use the writeable property descriptor (appropriate setter method) from writing the property
      WriteablePropertyDescriptor descriptor =
          findDescriptor(applicableClass, propertyName, writables);
      if (descriptor != null) {
        Object coerceProperty =
            coerceProperty(
                propertyName,
                applicableClass,
                property.getValue(),
                descriptor.getType(),
                engineImportService,
                false);

        try {
          descriptor.getWriteMethod().invoke(top, new Object[] {coerceProperty});
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Illegal argument invoking setter method for property '"
                  + propertyName
                  + "' for class "
                  + applicableClass.getName()
                  + " method "
                  + descriptor.getWriteMethod().getName()
                  + " provided value "
                  + coerceProperty,
              e);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Illegal access invoking setter method for property '"
                  + propertyName
                  + "' for class "
                  + applicableClass.getName()
                  + " method "
                  + descriptor.getWriteMethod().getName(),
              e);
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Exception invoking setter method for property '"
                  + propertyName
                  + "' for class "
                  + applicableClass.getName()
                  + " method "
                  + descriptor.getWriteMethod().getName()
                  + ": "
                  + e.getTargetException().getMessage(),
              e);
        }
        continue;
      }

      // find the field annotated with {@link @GraphOpProperty}
      for (Field annotatedField : annotatedFields) {
        DataFlowOpParameter anno =
            (DataFlowOpParameter)
                JavaClassHelper.getAnnotations(
                        DataFlowOpParameter.class, annotatedField.getDeclaredAnnotations())
                    .get(0);
        if (anno.name().equals(propertyName) || annotatedField.getName().equals(propertyName)) {
          Object coerceProperty =
              coerceProperty(
                  propertyName,
                  applicableClass,
                  property.getValue(),
                  annotatedField.getType(),
                  engineImportService,
                  true);
          try {
            annotatedField.setAccessible(true);
            annotatedField.set(top, coerceProperty);
          } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new ExprValidationException(
                "Failed to set field '" + annotatedField.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
          }
          found = true;
          break;
        }
      }
      if (found) {
        continue;
      }

      throw new ExprValidationException(
          "Failed to find writable property '"
              + propertyName
              + "' for class "
              + applicableClass.getName());
    }

    // second pass: if a parameter URI - value pairs were provided, check that
    if (optionalParameterURIs != null) {
      for (Field annotatedField : annotatedFields) {
        try {
          annotatedField.setAccessible(true);
          String uri = operatorName + "/" + annotatedField.getName();
          if (optionalParameterURIs.containsKey(uri)) {
            Object value = optionalParameterURIs.get(uri);
            annotatedField.set(top, value);
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
              log.debug(
                  "Found parameter '"
                      + uri
                      + "' for data flow "
                      + dataFlowName
                      + " setting "
                      + value);
            }
          } else {
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
              log.debug("Not found parameter '" + uri + "' for data flow " + dataFlowName);
            }
          }
        } catch (Exception e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Failed to set field '" + annotatedField.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
        }
      }
    }

    // third pass: if a parameter provider is provided, use that
    if (optionalParameterProvider != null) {
      for (Field annotatedField : annotatedFields) {
        try {
          annotatedField.setAccessible(true);
          Object provided = annotatedField.get(top);
          Object value =
              optionalParameterProvider.provide(
                  new EPDataFlowOperatorParameterProviderContext(
                      operatorName,
                      annotatedField.getName(),
                      top,
                      operatorNum,
                      provided,
                      dataFlowName));
          if (value != null) {
            annotatedField.set(top, value);
          }
        } catch (Exception e) {
          throw new ExprValidationException(
              "Failed to set field '" + annotatedField.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
        }
      }
    }
  }