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# Camel.configs.base config

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## BaseConfig

```python theme={"system"}
class BaseConfig(ABC, BaseModel):
```

Base configuration class for all models.

This class provides a common interface for all models, ensuring that all
models have a consistent set of attributes and methods.

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### fields\_type\_checking

```python theme={"system"}
def fields_type_checking(cls, tools):
```

Validate the type of tools in the configuration.

This method ensures that the tools provided in the configuration are
instances of `FunctionTool`. If any tool is not an instance of
`FunctionTool`, it raises a ValueError.

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### as\_dict

```python theme={"system"}
def as_dict(self):
```

**Returns:**

dict\[str, Any]: A dictionary representation of the current
configuration.