2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 0c7f8fcae3..5ccc553bc4 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ python sys_path_eh () {
 
         import oe.path
         import oe.utils
+        import oe.data
         inject("bb", bb)
         inject("sys", sys)
         inject("time", time)
diff --git a/meta/classes/typecheck.bbclass b/meta/classes/typecheck.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..646cd4eed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/typecheck.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Check types of bitbake configuration variables
+#
+# See oe.types for details.
+
+python check_types() {
+    import oe.types
+    if isinstance(e, bb.event.ConfigParsed):
+        for key in e.data.keys():
+            if e.data.getVarFlag(key, "type"):
+                oe.types.value(key, e.data)
+}
+addhandler check_types