def get_aligned_abi_inputs(abi, args):
    """
    Takes a function ABI (``abi``) and a sequence or mapping of args (``args``).
    Returns a list of type strings for the function's inputs and a list of
    arguments which have been aligned to the layout of those types.  The args
    contained in ``args`` may contain nested mappings or sequences corresponding
    to tuple-encoded values in ``abi``.
    """
    input_abis = abi.get('inputs', [])

    if isinstance(args, abc.Mapping):
        # `args` is mapping.  Align values according to abi order.
        args = tuple(args[abi['name']] for abi in input_abis)

    return (
        tuple(collapse_if_tuple(abi) for abi in input_abis),
        type(args)(
            _align_abi_input(abi, arg)
            for abi, arg in zip(input_abis, args)
        ),
    )