def _get_params(self, validator_parameter, name_prefix):
    """Retrieves additional user-supplied params for the job and validates them.

    Args:
      validator_parameter: name of the request parameter which supplies
        validator for this parameter set.
      name_prefix: common prefix for all parameter names in the request.

    Raises:
      Any exception raised by the 'params_validator' request parameter if
      the params fail to validate.

    Returns:
      The user parameters.
    """
    params_validator = self.request.get(validator_parameter)

    user_params = {}
    for key in self.request.arguments():
      if key.startswith(name_prefix):
        values = self.request.get_all(key)
        adjusted_key = key[len(name_prefix):]
        if len(values) == 1:
          user_params[adjusted_key] = values[0]
        else:
          user_params[adjusted_key] = values

    if params_validator:
      resolved_validator = util.for_name(params_validator)
      resolved_validator(user_params)

    return user_params