From 0e9bfbcc8620b3c0ffb0f3b03fed08d381e14c4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabio Caccamo <fabio.caccamo@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:27:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added benedict.utils.type_util.

---
 benedict/utils/type_util.py | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 benedict/utils/type_util.py

diff --git a/benedict/utils/type_util.py b/benedict/utils/type_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6fb106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benedict/utils/type_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
+from six import binary_type, integer_types, string_types
+
+
+def is_binary(val):
+    return isinstance(val, binary_type)
+
+
+def is_bool(val):
+    return isinstance(val, bool)
+
+
+def is_collection(val):
+    return isinstance(val, (dict, list, set, tuple, ))
+
+
+def is_datetime(val):
+    return isinstance(val, datetime)
+
+
+def is_decimal(val):
+    return isinstance(val, Decimal)
+
+
+def is_dict(val):
+    return isinstance(val, dict)
+
+
+def is_dict_or_list(val):
+    return isinstance(val, (dict, list, ))
+
+
+def is_float(val):
+    return isinstance(val, float)
+
+
+# def is_function(val):
+#     return callable(val)
+
+
+def is_integer(val):
+    return isinstance(val, integer_types)
+
+
+def is_json_serializable(val):
+    json_types = (bool, dict, float, ) + integer_types + \
+        (list, tuple, set, ) + string_types
+    return isinstance(val, json_types)
+
+
+def is_list(val):
+    return isinstance(val, list)
+
+
+def is_list_or_tuple(val):
+    return isinstance(val, (list, tuple, ))
+
+
+def is_none(val):
+    return val is None
+
+# def is_set(val):
+#     return isinstance(val, set)
+
+
+def is_string(val):
+    return isinstance(val, string_types)
+
+
+# def is_tuple(val):
+#     return isinstance(val, tuple)