code: protected boolean shouldIncludeContents(Map<String, String> params) {
  
          String includeContentsStr = params.get(CmsPublishOptions.PARAM_INCLUDE_CONTENTS);
          boolean includeContents = false;
          try {
              includeContents = Boolean.parseBoolean(includeContentsStr);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              // ignore; includeContents remains the default value
          }
          return includeContents;
      }
docs: Returns true if the folder contents should be included.<p>
  
  @param params the publish parameters
  @return true if the folder contents should be included