How to convert a Swift object to a dictionary

I must disagree with @Darko.

In Swift 2,

use protocol oriented programming and the simple reflection offered by Mirror class :

protocol JSONAble {}

extension JSONAble {
    func toDict() -> [String:Any] {
        var dict = [String:Any]()
        let otherSelf = Mirror(reflecting: self)
        for child in otherSelf.children {
            if let key = child.label {
                dict[key] = child.value
            }
        }
        return dict
    }
}

then you can use this protocol with your request class and produce the desired dictionary :

class JsonRequest : JSONAble {
    var param1 : String?
    // ...
}

let request = JsonRequest()
// set params of the request
let dict = request.toDict()
// use your dict