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+import { BigNumber } from '@0x/utils';
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+import { Maybe } from '../types';
+
+export const maybeBigNumberUtil = {
+    // converts a string to a Maybe<BigNumber>
+    // if string is a NaN, considered undefined
+    stringToMaybeBigNumber: (stringValue: string): Maybe<BigNumber> => {
+        let validBigNumber: BigNumber;
+        try {
+            validBigNumber = new BigNumber(stringValue);
+        } catch {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
+        return validBigNumber.isNaN() ? undefined : validBigNumber;
+    },
+    areMaybeBigNumbersEqual: (val1: Maybe<BigNumber>, val2: Maybe<BigNumber>): boolean => {
+        if (!_.isUndefined(val1) && !_.isUndefined(val2)) {
+            return val1.equals(val2);
+        }
+        return _.isUndefined(val1) && _.isUndefined(val2);
+    },
+};