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+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+import * as BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
+import Web3 = require('web3');
+
+export const assert = {
+    isBigNumber(variableName: string, value: BigNumber.BigNumber) {
+        const isBigNumber = _.isObject(value) && value.isBigNumber;
+        this.assert(isBigNumber, this.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'BigNumber', value));
+    },
+    isString(variableName: string, value: string) {
+        this.assert(_.isString(value), this.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'string', value));
+    },
+    isETHAddressHex(variableName: string, value: ETHAddressHex) {
+        const web3 = new Web3();
+        this.assert(web3.isAddress(value), this.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'ETHAddressHex', value));
+    },
+    isObject(variableName: string, value: object) {
+        this.assert(_.isObject(value), this.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'object', value));
+    },
+    isNumber(variableName: string, value: number) {
+        this.assert(_.isFinite(value), this.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'number', value));
+    },
+    assert(condition: boolean, message: string) {
+        if (!condition) {
+            throw new Error(message);
+        }
+    },
+    typeAssertionMessage(variableName: string, type: string, value: any) {
+        return `Expected ${variableName} to be of type ${type}, encountered: ${value}`;
+    },
+};