Merge pull request #9203 from matejvasek/improve_param_serder_generator

[NO TESTS NEEDED] Improve binding generator

92 files changed, 1221 insertions, 2374 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_attach_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_attach_options.go
index 6d8c1cb01..ab5a1615c 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_attach_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_attach_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *AttachOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *AttachOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_checkpoint_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_checkpoint_options.go
index ec766de4a..d239c476f 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_checkpoint_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_checkpoint_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *CheckpointOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *CheckpointOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_commit_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_commit_options.go
index b745bebe2..061f16e25 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_commit_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_commit_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *CommitOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *CommitOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_create_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_create_options.go
index 4b9574cf1..8cde11335 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_create_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_create_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_diff_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_diff_options.go
index 55fa6930d..e912bf041 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_diff_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_diff_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *DiffOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *DiffOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execinspect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execinspect_options.go
index c5d1f931a..b870db46b 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execinspect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execinspect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExecInspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExecInspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstart_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstart_options.go
index 9ecb70a3e..95f97b1d7 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstart_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstart_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExecStartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExecStartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstartandattach_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstartandattach_options.go
index a5a691e35..1981c319a 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstartandattach_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_execstartandattach_options.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -45,33 +45,19 @@ func (o *ExecStartAndAttachOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -85,6 +71,7 @@ func (o *ExecStartAndAttachOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_exists_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_exists_options.go
index f0d8885b2..a52777600 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_exists_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_exists_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_export_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_export_options.go
index 55e413c72..3943a5a3b 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_export_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_export_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExportOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExportOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_healthcheck_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_healthcheck_options.go
index 9d8b25bf4..a548232cd 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_healthcheck_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_healthcheck_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *HealthCheckOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *HealthCheckOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_init_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_init_options.go
index 6fb5795c0..92e8a6c17 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_init_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_init_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InitOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InitOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_inspect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_inspect_options.go
index 722372414..fdb84bda8 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_inspect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_inspect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_kill_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_kill_options.go
index c5d5a3c6a..45bd790a4 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_kill_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_kill_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *KillOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *KillOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_list_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_list_options.go
index c363dcd32..3293320ec 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_list_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_list_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_log_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_log_options.go
index 364f29de4..e78eb7bd0 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_log_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_log_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *LogOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *LogOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mount_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mount_options.go
index 6f4349b73..cc8df1255 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mount_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mount_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *MountOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *MountOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mountedcontainerpaths_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mountedcontainerpaths_options.go
index 0d8b69654..78fa2fca0 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mountedcontainerpaths_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_mountedcontainerpaths_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *MountedContainerPathsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *MountedContainerPathsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_pause_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_pause_options.go
index 0cc65f64e..55f14bef0 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_pause_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_pause_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_prune_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_prune_options.go
index 10adf0a2a..000c7c0bd 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_prune_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_prune_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_remove_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_remove_options.go
index ffe1488c1..dfb5367eb 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_remove_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_remove_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_rename_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_rename_options.go
index b7a723f7a..f4f5d1426 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_rename_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_rename_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RenameOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RenameOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizeexectty_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizeexectty_options.go
index 0212adeb2..e63d965eb 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizeexectty_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizeexectty_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ResizeExecTTYOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ResizeExecTTYOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizetty_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizetty_options.go
index cee607902..3170f4053 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizetty_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_resizetty_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ResizeTTYOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ResizeTTYOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restart_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restart_options.go
index 8dcc6b5b7..d59176e67 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restart_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restart_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RestartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RestartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restore_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restore_options.go
index 491d678a5..e9f14fc47 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restore_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_restore_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RestoreOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RestoreOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_shouldrestart_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_shouldrestart_options.go
index 30ab618c7..49f943460 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_shouldrestart_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_shouldrestart_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ShouldRestartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ShouldRestartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_start_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_start_options.go
index 4050a8993..a0f0b3077 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_start_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_start_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *StartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *StartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stats_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stats_options.go
index 74f419913..79e35ba62 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stats_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stats_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *StatsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *StatsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stop_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stop_options.go
index 940ec5832..f221b16e8 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stop_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_stop_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *StopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *StopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_top_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_top_options.go
index 5f2717c28..570dd4e90 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_top_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_top_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *TopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *TopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unmount_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unmount_options.go
index 060327c4a..24249073e 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unmount_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unmount_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *UnmountOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *UnmountOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unpause_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unpause_options.go
index e02bf2c95..3b1d75001 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unpause_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_unpause_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *UnpauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *UnpauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_wait_options.go b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_wait_options.go
index 2f5aa983e..005cc38cb 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/containers/types_wait_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/containers/types_wait_options.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package containers
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/libpod/define"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -44,33 +44,19 @@ func (o *WaitOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -84,6 +70,7 @@ func (o *WaitOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/generate/types_kube_options.go b/pkg/bindings/generate/types_kube_options.go
index 5fb965c9f..218d308e1 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/generate/types_kube_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/generate/types_kube_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package generate
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *KubeOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *KubeOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/generate/types_systemd_options.go b/pkg/bindings/generate/types_systemd_options.go
index ce7286b3a..faf981d1b 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/generate/types_systemd_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/generate/types_systemd_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package generate
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *SystemdOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *SystemdOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/generator/generator.go b/pkg/bindings/generator/generator.go
index 6a7f600a8..dad154166 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/generator/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/generator/generator.go
@@ -54,33 +54,19 @@ func (o *{{.StructName}}) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -94,6 +80,7 @@ func (o *{{.StructName}}) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
@@ -144,7 +131,7 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	// always add reflect
-	imports := []string{"\"reflect\""}
+	imports := []string{"\"reflect\"", "\"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util\""}
 	for _, imp := range f.Imports {
 		imports = append(imports, imp.Path.Value)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_diff_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_diff_options.go
index 34a5bf2df..edfc7bfa2 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_diff_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_diff_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *DiffOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *DiffOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_exists_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_exists_options.go
index f0d4be6ce..649be4862 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_exists_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_exists_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_export_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_export_options.go
index 172cb2b5c..ebd053165 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_export_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_export_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExportOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExportOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_get_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_get_options.go
index c91ddb170..33ebe2611 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_get_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_get_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *GetOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *GetOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_history_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_history_options.go
index bd4224cd8..b2c37acea 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_history_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_history_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *HistoryOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *HistoryOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_import_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_import_options.go
index 81eda946e..e2aed0866 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_import_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_import_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ImportOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ImportOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_list_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_list_options.go
index 5dc4242fc..e194474b9 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_list_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_list_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_load_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_load_options.go
index 7bbd56c09..7e15d4e03 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_load_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_load_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *LoadOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *LoadOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_prune_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_prune_options.go
index c290bb379..f86676d53 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_prune_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_prune_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_pull_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_pull_options.go
index 5452560fb..59e2b6354 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_pull_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_pull_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PullOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PullOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_push_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_push_options.go
index b7d8a6f2d..85f1ffee5 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_push_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_push_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PushOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PushOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_remove_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_remove_options.go
index 66a6bea7d..d79186565 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_remove_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_remove_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_search_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_search_options.go
index 299d27505..a55c9ac89 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_search_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_search_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *SearchOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *SearchOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_tag_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_tag_options.go
index 40cd4a35b..b323ea41c 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_tag_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_tag_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *TagOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *TagOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_tree_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_tree_options.go
index a671fa4e0..8e1b16c5c 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_tree_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_tree_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *TreeOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *TreeOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/types_untag_options.go b/pkg/bindings/images/types_untag_options.go
index e38c5f18e..b28670134 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/types_untag_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/types_untag_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package images
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *UntagOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *UntagOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_add_options.go b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_add_options.go
index 1e588c668..61314c479 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_add_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_add_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package manifests
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *AddOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *AddOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_create_options.go b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_create_options.go
index 3a564a92b..4c7c1397a 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_create_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_create_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package manifests
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_exists_options.go b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_exists_options.go
index fd2cd3ee9..2a4962ae6 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_exists_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_exists_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package manifests
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_inspect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_inspect_options.go
index 2af4190d4..0b82fc3cf 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_inspect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_inspect_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package manifests
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_remove_options.go b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_remove_options.go
index 3b35c38b8..6ed0fd329 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_remove_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/manifests/types_remove_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package manifests
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_connect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_connect_options.go
index b6081ba57..4440bbed4 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_connect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_connect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package network
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ConnectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ConnectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_create_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_create_options.go
index 5b0abe870..5fbdce93a 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_create_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_create_options.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -44,33 +44,19 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -84,6 +70,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_disconnect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_disconnect_options.go
index 8b2a9cb71..947f2f114 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_disconnect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_disconnect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package network
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *DisconnectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *DisconnectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_exists_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_exists_options.go
index 8076a18e8..2fad34789 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_exists_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_exists_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package network
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_inspect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_inspect_options.go
index cec5ef7b2..144ccbfae 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_inspect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_inspect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package network
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_list_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_list_options.go
index 6a33fb7b6..60632ce33 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_list_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_list_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package network
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/network/types_remove_options.go b/pkg/bindings/network/types_remove_options.go
index 861fe1f2c..4ad4a2301 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/network/types_remove_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/network/types_remove_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package network
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/play/types_kube_options.go b/pkg/bindings/play/types_kube_options.go
index 5aec4b479..ea3872aae 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/play/types_kube_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/play/types_kube_options.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package play
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *KubeOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *KubeOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_create_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_create_options.go
index b501d1151..cfa29c6be 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_create_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_create_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_exists_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_exists_options.go
index 7221afe74..6149ab1cc 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_exists_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_exists_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_inspect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_inspect_options.go
index a2eb25fef..281717ff1 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_inspect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_inspect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_kill_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_kill_options.go
index f9cad3579..4c310d50c 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_kill_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_kill_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *KillOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *KillOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_list_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_list_options.go
index 02e7adf2d..20f3229e5 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_list_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_list_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_pause_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_pause_options.go
index 2e4fdb4a6..0f0f5bd97 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_pause_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_pause_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_prune_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_prune_options.go
index 616ad6dc9..ef8aae17f 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_prune_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_prune_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_remove_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_remove_options.go
index 6960d8839..f51f67129 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_remove_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_remove_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_restart_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_restart_options.go
index 427833044..ec05e9fc9 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_restart_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_restart_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RestartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RestartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_start_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_start_options.go
index e98798459..ec9f5b1de 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_start_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_start_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *StartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *StartOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stats_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stats_options.go
index 845a534a3..8be7d175d 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stats_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stats_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *StatsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *StatsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stop_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stop_options.go
index 86000eb57..fa3577e72 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stop_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_stop_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *StopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *StopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_top_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_top_options.go
index ada0b1e25..c3c701dad 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_top_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_top_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *TopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *TopOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_unpause_options.go b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_unpause_options.go
index 6a9ee8fcd..281f0ea8d 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/pods/types_unpause_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/pods/types_unpause_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package pods
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *UnpauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *UnpauseOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/system/types_disk_options.go b/pkg/bindings/system/types_disk_options.go
index c5eb2f94c..6f0c3735a 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/system/types_disk_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/system/types_disk_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package system
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *DiskOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *DiskOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/system/types_events_options.go b/pkg/bindings/system/types_events_options.go
index 2e95339e6..401a9807e 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/system/types_events_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/system/types_events_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package system
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *EventsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *EventsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/system/types_info_options.go b/pkg/bindings/system/types_info_options.go
index 263513b0f..7c07b5081 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/system/types_info_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/system/types_info_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package system
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InfoOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InfoOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/system/types_prune_options.go b/pkg/bindings/system/types_prune_options.go
index a9a6a6cda..c677ccca6 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/system/types_prune_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/system/types_prune_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package system
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/system/types_version_options.go b/pkg/bindings/system/types_version_options.go
index be07581fa..60ebfced9 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/system/types_version_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/system/types_version_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package system
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *VersionOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *VersionOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/util/util.go b/pkg/bindings/util/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..403846355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/bindings/util/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func IsSimpleType(f reflect.Value) bool {
+	switch f.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Bool, reflect.Int, reflect.Int64, reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64, reflect.String:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func SimpleTypeToParam(f reflect.Value) string {
+	switch f.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		return strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool())
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
+		// f.Int() is always an int64
+		return strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10)
+	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
+		// f.Uint() is always an uint64
+		return strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10)
+	case reflect.String:
+		return f.String()
+	}
+	panic("the input parameter is not a simple type")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_create_options.go b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_create_options.go
index 171090afe..2254f8c13 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_create_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_create_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package volumes
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_exists_options.go b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_exists_options.go
index c66586a23..9840b1bcd 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_exists_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_exists_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package volumes
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ExistsOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_inspect_options.go b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_inspect_options.go
index 3a1d396a7..51ac2d348 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_inspect_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_inspect_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package volumes
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *InspectOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_list_options.go b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_list_options.go
index 56033a575..c96e647b0 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_list_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_list_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package volumes
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *ListOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_prune_options.go b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_prune_options.go
index c043d69d0..06d16b659 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_prune_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_prune_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package volumes
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *PruneOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_remove_options.go b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_remove_options.go
index 1f8ba4e22..4b0037234 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_remove_options.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/volumes/types_remove_options.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package volumes
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/bindings/util"
 	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,33 +43,19 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 		if reflect.Ptr == f.Kind() {
 			f = f.Elem()
 		}
-		switch f.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatBool(f.Bool()))
-		case reflect.String:
-			params.Set(fieldName, f.String())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int64:
-			// f.Int() is always an int64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatInt(f.Int(), 10))
-		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint64:
-			// f.Uint() is always an uint64
-			params.Set(fieldName, strconv.FormatUint(f.Uint(), 10))
-		case reflect.Slice:
-			typ := reflect.TypeOf(f.Interface()).Elem()
-			switch typ.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String:
-				sl := f.Slice(0, f.Len())
-				s, ok := sl.Interface().([]string)
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, errors.New("failed to convert to string slice")
+		switch {
+		case util.IsSimpleType(f):
+			params.Set(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(f))
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Slice:
+			for i := 0; i < f.Len(); i++ {
+				elem := f.Index(i)
+				if util.IsSimpleType(elem) {
+					params.Add(fieldName, util.SimpleTypeToParam(elem))
+				} else {
+					return nil, errors.New("slices must contain only simple types")
 				}
-				for _, val := range s {
-					params.Add(fieldName, val)
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown slice type %s", f.Kind().String())
 			}
-		case reflect.Map:
+		case f.Kind() == reflect.Map:
 			lowerCaseKeys := make(map[string][]string)
 			iter := f.MapRange()
 			for iter.Next() {
@@ -83,6 +69,7 @@ func (o *RemoveOptions) ToParams() (url.Values, error) {
 
 			params.Set(fieldName, s)
 		}
+
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }