function toParameter(value, encoding, timezone) {
  let type = Types.VAR_STRING;
  let length;
  let writer = function (value) {
    // eslint-disable-next-line no-invalid-this
    return Packet.prototype.writeLengthCodedString.call(this, value, encoding);
  };
  if (value !== null) {
    switch (typeof value) {
      case 'undefined':
        throw new TypeError('Bind parameters must not contain undefined');

      case 'number':
        type = Types.DOUBLE;
        length = 8;
        writer = Packet.prototype.writeDouble;
        break;

      case 'boolean':
        value = value | 0;
        type = Types.TINY;
        length = 1;
        writer = Packet.prototype.writeInt8;
        break;

      case 'object':
        if (Object.prototype.toString.call(value) === '[object Date]') {
          type = Types.DATETIME;
          length = 12;
          writer = function (value) {
            // eslint-disable-next-line no-invalid-this
            return Packet.prototype.writeDate.call(this, value, timezone);
          };
        } else if (isJSON(value)) {
          value = JSON.stringify(value);
          type = Types.JSON;
        } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(value)) {
          length = Packet.lengthCodedNumberLength(value.length) + value.length;
          writer = Packet.prototype.writeLengthCodedBuffer;
        }
        break;

      default:
        value = value.toString();
    }
  } else {
    value = '';
    type = Types.NULL;
  }
  if (!length) {
    length = Packet.lengthCodedStringLength(value, encoding);
  }
  return { value, type, length, writer };
}
Converts a value to an object describing type, String/Buffer representation and length
@param {*} value