1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/ts/utils/assert.ts b/src/ts/utils/assert.ts
index a29ae922d..7fb51fbdc 100644
--- a/src/ts/utils/assert.ts
+++ b/src/ts/utils/assert.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import * as BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 import Web3 = require('web3');
+import {SchemaValidator} from './schema_validator';
 
 export const assert = {
     isBigNumber(variableName: string, value: BigNumber.BigNumber) {
@@ -14,12 +15,16 @@ export const assert = {
         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));
     },
+    doesConformToSchema(variableName: string, value: object, schema: Schema) {
+        const schemaValidator = new SchemaValidator();
+        const validationResult = schemaValidator.validate(value, schema);
+        const hasValidationErrors = validationResult.errors.length > 0;
+        const assertMsg = `Expected ${variableName} to conform to schema ${schema.id}, encountered: $value`;
+        this.assert(!hasValidationErrors, assertMsg);
+    },
     assert(condition: boolean, message: string) {
         if (!condition) {
             throw new Error(message);