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* always keep parameters

* clang format

* fix tidy error

* clang format

* add more unit tests to have more code coverage

* fixed a bug to ensure get_parameter_names to return ordered parameter names

* clang format

* remove unnecessary print out

* refine a code change

* clang format

* add a unit test to check parameter is not removed by dead code elimination

* clang format

* rename a function name
Co-authored-by: Chris Austen <causten@users.noreply.github.com>