come smell my desperation

UglyHacks.scala

object UglyHacks {                                  
  implicit def screwEncapsulation(o: AnyRef) = new {
                                            
    private def field(fieldName: String) = {
      val field = o.getClass.getDeclaredField(fieldName)
      field.setAccessible(true)
      field
    }
                                                                                          
    def shoeHorn(fieldName: String, fieldValue: Any) = field(fieldName).set(o, fieldValue)
                                                                 
    def squeezeOut[T: Manifest](fieldName: String): Option[T] = {                    
      try { Some(manifest[T].erasure.cast(field(fieldName).get(o)).asInstanceOf[T]) }
      catch { case _ => None }
    }
  }
}