def METHOD_NAME(
    self,
    kwargs_lens=None,
    kwargs_source=None,
    kwargs_lens_light=None,
    kwargs_ps=None,
    kwargs_special=None,
    kwargs_extinction=None,
):
    """
    :return:  number of linear parameters solved for during the image reconstruction process
    """
    return self.imSim.METHOD_NAME(
        kwargs_lens, kwargs_source, kwargs_lens_light, kwargs_ps
    )