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							- 'use strict'
 
- // hoisted due to circular dependency on command.
 
- module.exports = argsert
 
- const command = require('./command')()
 
- const YError = require('./yerror')
 
- const positionName = ['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth', 'sixth']
 
- function argsert (expected, callerArguments, length) {
 
-   // TODO: should this eventually raise an exception.
 
-   try {
 
-     // preface the argument description with "cmd", so
 
-     // that we can run it through yargs' command parser.
 
-     let position = 0
 
-     let parsed = { demanded: [], optional: [] }
 
-     if (typeof expected === 'object') {
 
-       length = callerArguments
 
-       callerArguments = expected
 
-     } else {
 
-       parsed = command.parseCommand(`cmd ${expected}`)
 
-     }
 
-     const args = [].slice.call(callerArguments)
 
-     while (args.length && args[args.length - 1] === undefined) args.pop()
 
-     length = length || args.length
 
-     if (length < parsed.demanded.length) {
 
-       throw new YError(`Not enough arguments provided. Expected ${parsed.demanded.length} but received ${args.length}.`)
 
-     }
 
-     const totalCommands = parsed.demanded.length + parsed.optional.length
 
-     if (length > totalCommands) {
 
-       throw new YError(`Too many arguments provided. Expected max ${totalCommands} but received ${length}.`)
 
-     }
 
-     parsed.demanded.forEach((demanded) => {
 
-       const arg = args.shift()
 
-       const observedType = guessType(arg)
 
-       const matchingTypes = demanded.cmd.filter(type => type === observedType || type === '*')
 
-       if (matchingTypes.length === 0) argumentTypeError(observedType, demanded.cmd, position, false)
 
-       position += 1
 
-     })
 
-     parsed.optional.forEach((optional) => {
 
-       if (args.length === 0) return
 
-       const arg = args.shift()
 
-       const observedType = guessType(arg)
 
-       const matchingTypes = optional.cmd.filter(type => type === observedType || type === '*')
 
-       if (matchingTypes.length === 0) argumentTypeError(observedType, optional.cmd, position, true)
 
-       position += 1
 
-     })
 
-   } catch (err) {
 
-     console.warn(err.stack)
 
-   }
 
- }
 
- function guessType (arg) {
 
-   if (Array.isArray(arg)) {
 
-     return 'array'
 
-   } else if (arg === null) {
 
-     return 'null'
 
-   }
 
-   return typeof arg
 
- }
 
- function argumentTypeError (observedType, allowedTypes, position, optional) {
 
-   throw new YError(`Invalid ${positionName[position] || 'manyith'} argument. Expected ${allowedTypes.join(' or ')} but received ${observedType}.`)
 
- }
 
 
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