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diff --git a/operationscore/SmootCoreObject.py b/operationscore/SmootCoreObject.py
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+import Util
+import pdb
+class SmootCoreObject:
+    def __init__(self, argDict):
+        self.argDict = argDict
+        self.init() #call init of inheriting class
+    def init(self):
+        pass
+    def __setitem__(self,k, item):
+        self.argDict[k] = item
+    def __getitem__(self, item):
+        if item in self.argDict:
+            return self.argDict[item]
+        else:
+            return None
+    def __getiter__(self):
+        return self.argDict.__getiter__()
+    def validateArgs(self, argFileName):
+        self.validateArgDict(Util.loadParamRequirementDict(argFileName))
+    def validateArgDict(self, validationDict):
+        for item in validationDict:
+            if not item in self.argDict:
+                raise Exception(validationDict[item])