1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
index b166527614..2de32231e8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class SparkConf(loadDefaults: Boolean) extends Serializable with Cloneable with
 
   /** Set JAR files to distribute to the cluster. */
   def setJars(jars: Seq[String]): SparkConf = {
-    for (jar <- jars if (jar == null)) logWarning("null jar passed to SparkContext constructor") 
+    for (jar <- jars if (jar == null)) logWarning("null jar passed to SparkContext constructor")
     set("spark.jars", jars.filter(_ != null).mkString(","))
   }
 
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ class SparkConf(loadDefaults: Boolean) extends Serializable with Cloneable with
     getOption(key).map(_.toDouble).getOrElse(defaultValue)
   }
 
+  /** Get a parameter as a boolean, falling back to a default if not set */
+  def getBoolean(key: String, defaultValue: Boolean): Boolean = {
+    getOption(key).map(_.toBoolean).getOrElse(defaultValue)
+  }
+
   /** Get all executor environment variables set on this SparkConf */
   def getExecutorEnv: Seq[(String, String)] = {
     val prefix = "spark.executorEnv."