code: def getParams(self):
          
          cur = self._conn.cursor()
          cur.execute("SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES")
          rows = cur.fetchall()
          info_dict = {}
          for row in rows:
              key = row[0]
              val = util.parse_value(row[1])
              info_dict[key] = val
          return info_dict
docs: Returns dictionary of all run-time parameters.
          
          @return: Dictionary of all Run-time parameters.