# File lib/facets/more/uploadutils.rb, line 182
  def upload_parameters( keys )
    keys = OpenObject.new(keys)

    keys.copy = keys.copy || '**/*'
    keys.host = keys.host || keys.domain
    keys.user = keys.user || keys.username
    keys.root = keys.root || '/'
    #keys.pass = keys.pass || keys.password

    # validate
    raise ArgumentError, "missing publish parameter -- dir" unless keys.dir
    raise ArgumentError, "missing publish parameter -- host" unless keys.host
    raise ArgumentError, "missing publish parameter -- user" unless keys.user
    #raise ArgumentError, "missing publish parameter -- copy" unless keys.copy
    #raise ArgumentError, "missing publish parameter -- root" unless keys.root

    keys.root = '' if keys.root.nil?
    keys.root.sub!(/^\//,'')

    if String===keys.copy and File.directory?(keys.copy)
      copy = File.join(keys.copy, '*')
    end
    keys.copy = [keys.copy].flatten.compact

#     trans = []
#     keys.copy.each do |from|
#       #from, to = *Shellwords.shellwords(c)
#       #to = from if to.nil?
#       #to = to[1..-1] if to[0,1] == '/'
#       from.sub('*','**/*') unless from =~ /\*\*/
#       files = Dir.glob(from)
#       files.each do |f|
#         #t = File.join(to,File.basename(f))
#         #t = t[1..-1] if t[0,1] == '/'
#         trans << [f,f]
#       end
#     end
#     keys.trans = trans

    return keys
  end