text: /* */ 
  'use strict';
  
  /*global toString:true*/
  
  // utils is a library of generic helper functions non-specific to axios
  
  var toString = Object.prototype.toString;
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is an Array
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is an Array, otherwise false
   */
  function isArray(val) {
    return toString.call(val) === '[object Array]';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is an ArrayBuffer
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is an ArrayBuffer, otherwise false
   */
  function isArrayBuffer(val) {
    return toString.call(val) === '[object ArrayBuffer]';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a FormData
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is an FormData, otherwise false
   */
  function isFormData(val) {
    return toString.call(val) === '[object FormData]';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a view on an ArrayBuffer
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is a view on an ArrayBuffer, otherwise false
   */
  function isArrayBufferView(val) {
    if ((typeof ArrayBuffer !== 'undefined') && (ArrayBuffer.isView)) {
      return ArrayBuffer.isView(val);
    } else {
      return (val) && (val.buffer) && (val.buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer);
    }
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a String
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is a String, otherwise false
   */
  function isString(val) {
    return typeof val === 'string';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a Number
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is a Number, otherwise false
   */
  function isNumber(val) {
    return typeof val === 'number';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is undefined
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if the value is undefined, otherwise false
   */
  function isUndefined(val) {
    return typeof val === 'undefined';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is an Object
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is an Object, otherwise false
   */
  function isObject(val) {
    return val !== null && typeof val === 'object';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a Date
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is a Date, otherwise false
   */
  function isDate(val) {
    return toString.call(val) === '[object Date]';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a File
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is a File, otherwise false
   */
  function isFile(val) {
    return toString.call(val) === '[object File]';
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine if a value is a Blob
   *
   * @param {Object} val The value to test
   * @returns {boolean} True if value is a Blob, otherwise false
   */
  function isBlob(val) {
    return toString.call(val) === '[object Blob]';
  }
  
  /**
   * Trim excess whitespace off the beginning and end of a string
   *
   * @param {String} str The String to trim
   * @returns {String} The String freed of excess whitespace
   */
  function trim(str) {
    return str.replace(/^\s*/, '').replace(/\s*$/, '');
  }
  
  /**
   * Iterate over an Array or an Object invoking a function for each item.
   *
   * If `obj` is an Array or arguments callback will be called passing
   * the value, index, and complete array for each item.
   *
   * If 'obj' is an Object callback will be called passing
   * the value, key, and complete object for each property.
   *
   * @param {Object|Array} obj The object to iterate
   * @param {Function} fn The callback to invoke for each item
   */
  function forEach(obj, fn) {
    // Don't bother if no value provided
    if (obj === null || typeof obj === 'undefined') {
      return;
    }
  
    // Check if obj is array-like
    var isArrayLike = isArray(obj) || (typeof obj === 'object' && !isNaN(obj.length));
  
    // Force an array if not already something iterable
    if (typeof obj !== 'object' && !isArrayLike) {
      obj = [obj];
    }
  
    // Iterate over array values
    if (isArrayLike) {
      for (var i = 0, l = obj.length; i < l; i++) {
        fn.call(null, obj[i], i, obj);
      }
    }
    // Iterate over object keys
    else {
      for (var key in obj) {
        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
          fn.call(null, obj[key], key, obj);
        }
      }
    }
  }
  
  /**
   * Accepts varargs expecting each argument to be an object, then
   * immutably merges the properties of each object and returns result.
   *
   * When multiple objects contain the same key the later object in
   * the arguments list will take precedence.
   *
   * Example:
   *
   * ```js
   * var result = merge({foo: 123}, {foo: 456});
   * console.log(result.foo); // outputs 456
   * ```
   *
   * @param {Object} obj1 Object to merge
   * @returns {Object} Result of all merge properties
   */
  function merge(/*obj1, obj2, obj3, ...*/) {
    var result = {};
    forEach(arguments, function (obj) {
      forEach(obj, function (val, key) {
        result[key] = val;
      });
    });
    return result;
  }
  
  module.exports = {
    isArray: isArray,
    isArrayBuffer: isArrayBuffer,
    isFormData: isFormData,
    isArrayBufferView: isArrayBufferView,
    isString: isString,
    isNumber: isNumber,
    isObject: isObject,
    isUndefined: isUndefined,
    isDate: isDate,
    isFile: isFile,
    isBlob: isBlob,
    forEach: forEach,
    merge: merge,
    trim: trim
  };
  