diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index 276a7c83899..e3a436cac86 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
-SIZE_RANGES = {
-    'Y': 1 << 80,
-    'Z': 1 << 70,
-    'E': 1 << 60,
-    'P': 1 << 50,
-    'T': 1 << 40,
-    'G': 1 << 30,
-    'M': 1 << 20,
-    'K': 1 << 10,
-    'B': 1,
-}
-
 FILE_ATTRIBUTES = {
     'A': 'noatime',
     'a': 'append',
@@ -93,18 +81,27 @@ except ImportError:
 # Python2 & 3 way to get NoneType
 NoneType = type(None)
 
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_bytes, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import (
+    jsonify,
+    container_to_bytes as json_dict_unicode_to_bytes,
+    container_to_text as json_dict_bytes_to_unicode,
+)
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import (
+    lenient_lowercase,
+    bytes_to_human,
+    human_to_bytes,
+    SIZE_RANGES,
+)
+
 try:
-    import json
-    # Detect the python-json library which is incompatible
-    try:
-        if not isinstance(json.loads, types.FunctionType) or not isinstance(json.dumps, types.FunctionType):
-            raise ImportError
-    except AttributeError:
-        raise ImportError
-except ImportError:
-    print('\n{"msg": "Error: ansible requires the stdlib json and was not found!", "failed": true}')
+    from ansible.module_utils.common._json_compat import json
+except ImportError as e:
+    print('\n{{"msg": "Error: ansible requires the stdlib json: {0}", "failed": true}}'.format(to_native(e)))
     sys.exit(1)
 
+
 AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS = dict()
 try:
     import hashlib
@@ -182,12 +179,22 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import (
     check_required_one_of,
     check_required_together,
     count_terms,
+    check_type_bool,
+    check_type_bits,
+    check_type_bytes,
+    check_type_float,
+    check_type_int,
+    check_type_jsonarg,
+    check_type_list,
+    check_type_dict,
+    check_type_path,
+    check_type_raw,
+    check_type_str,
+    safe_eval,
 )
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_bytes, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.common._utils import get_all_subclasses as _get_all_subclasses
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS, BOOLEANS_FALSE, BOOLEANS_TRUE, boolean
 
-
 # Note: When getting Sequence from collections, it matches with strings. If
 # this matters, make sure to check for strings before checking for sequencetype
 SEQUENCETYPE = frozenset, KeysView, Sequence
@@ -306,45 +313,6 @@ def get_all_subclasses(cls):
 # End compat shims
 
 
-def json_dict_unicode_to_bytes(d, encoding='utf-8', errors='surrogate_or_strict'):
-    ''' Recursively convert dict keys and values to byte str
-
-        Specialized for json return because this only handles, lists, tuples,
-        and dict container types (the containers that the json module returns)
-    '''
-
-    if isinstance(d, text_type):
-        return to_bytes(d, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
-    elif isinstance(d, dict):
-        return dict(map(json_dict_unicode_to_bytes, iteritems(d), repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
-    elif isinstance(d, list):
-        return list(map(json_dict_unicode_to_bytes, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
-    elif isinstance(d, tuple):
-        return tuple(map(json_dict_unicode_to_bytes, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
-    else:
-        return d
-
-
-def json_dict_bytes_to_unicode(d, encoding='utf-8', errors='surrogate_or_strict'):
-    ''' Recursively convert dict keys and values to byte str
-
-        Specialized for json return because this only handles, lists, tuples,
-        and dict container types (the containers that the json module returns)
-    '''
-
-    if isinstance(d, binary_type):
-        # Warning, can traceback
-        return to_text(d, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
-    elif isinstance(d, dict):
-        return dict(map(json_dict_bytes_to_unicode, iteritems(d), repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
-    elif isinstance(d, list):
-        return list(map(json_dict_bytes_to_unicode, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
-    elif isinstance(d, tuple):
-        return tuple(map(json_dict_bytes_to_unicode, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
-    else:
-        return d
-
-
 def _remove_values_conditions(value, no_log_strings, deferred_removals):
     """
     Helper function for :meth:`remove_values`.
@@ -528,73 +496,6 @@ def heuristic_log_sanitize(data, no_log_values=None):
     return output
 
 
-def bytes_to_human(size, isbits=False, unit=None):
-
-    base = 'Bytes'
-    if isbits:
-        base = 'bits'
-    suffix = ''
-
-    for suffix, limit in sorted(iteritems(SIZE_RANGES), key=lambda item: -item[1]):
-        if (unit is None and size >= limit) or unit is not None and unit.upper() == suffix[0]:
-            break
-
-    if limit != 1:
-        suffix += base[0]
-    else:
-        suffix = base
-
-    return '%.2f %s' % (size / limit, suffix)
-
-
-def human_to_bytes(number, default_unit=None, isbits=False):
-
-    '''
-    Convert number in string format into bytes (ex: '2K' => 2048) or using unit argument.
-    example: human_to_bytes('10M') <=> human_to_bytes(10, 'M')
-    '''
-    m = re.search(r'^\s*(\d*\.?\d*)\s*([A-Za-z]+)?', str(number), flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-    if m is None:
-        raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() can't interpret following string: %s" % str(number))
-    try:
-        num = float(m.group(1))
-    except Exception:
-        raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() can't interpret following number: %s (original input string: %s)" % (m.group(1), number))
-
-    unit = m.group(2)
-    if unit is None:
-        unit = default_unit
-
-    if unit is None:
-        ''' No unit given, returning raw number '''
-        return int(round(num))
-    range_key = unit[0].upper()
-    try:
-        limit = SIZE_RANGES[range_key]
-    except Exception:
-        raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() failed to convert %s (unit = %s). The suffix must be one of %s" % (number, unit, ", ".join(SIZE_RANGES.keys())))
-
-    # default value
-    unit_class = 'B'
-    unit_class_name = 'byte'
-    # handling bits case
-    if isbits:
-        unit_class = 'b'
-        unit_class_name = 'bit'
-    # check unit value if more than one character (KB, MB)
-    if len(unit) > 1:
-        expect_message = 'expect %s%s or %s' % (range_key, unit_class, range_key)
-        if range_key == 'B':
-            expect_message = 'expect %s or %s' % (unit_class, unit_class_name)
-
-        if unit_class_name in unit.lower():
-            pass
-        elif unit[1] != unit_class:
-            raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() failed to convert %s. Value is not a valid string (%s)" % (number, expect_message))
-
-    return int(round(num * limit))
-
-
 def _load_params():
     ''' read the modules parameters and store them globally.
 
@@ -659,44 +560,6 @@ def env_fallback(*args, **kwargs):
     raise AnsibleFallbackNotFound
 
 
-def _lenient_lowercase(lst):
-    """Lowercase elements of a list.
-
-    If an element is not a string, pass it through untouched.
-    """
-    lowered = []
-    for value in lst:
-        try:
-            lowered.append(value.lower())
-        except AttributeError:
-            lowered.append(value)
-    return lowered
-
-
-def _json_encode_fallback(obj):
-    if isinstance(obj, Set):
-        return list(obj)
-    elif isinstance(obj, datetime.datetime):
-        return obj.isoformat()
-    raise TypeError("Cannot json serialize %s" % to_native(obj))
-
-
-def jsonify(data, **kwargs):
-    for encoding in ("utf-8", "latin-1"):
-        try:
-            return json.dumps(data, encoding=encoding, default=_json_encode_fallback, **kwargs)
-        # Old systems using old simplejson module does not support encoding keyword.
-        except TypeError:
-            try:
-                new_data = json_dict_bytes_to_unicode(data, encoding=encoding)
-            except UnicodeDecodeError:
-                continue
-            return json.dumps(new_data, default=_json_encode_fallback, **kwargs)
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
-            continue
-    raise UnicodeError('Invalid unicode encoding encountered')
-
-
 def missing_required_lib(library, reason=None, url=None):
     hostname = platform.node()
     msg = "Failed to import the required Python library (%s) on %s's Python %s." % (library, hostname, sys.executable)
@@ -1714,7 +1577,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
                         # the value.  If we can't figure this out, module author is responsible.
                         lowered_choices = None
                         if param[k] == 'False':
-                            lowered_choices = _lenient_lowercase(choices)
+                            lowered_choices = lenient_lowercase(choices)
                             overlap = BOOLEANS_FALSE.intersection(choices)
                             if len(overlap) == 1:
                                 # Extract from a set
@@ -1722,7 +1585,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
                         if param[k] == 'True':
                             if lowered_choices is None:
-                                lowered_choices = _lenient_lowercase(choices)
+                                lowered_choices = lenient_lowercase(choices)
                             overlap = BOOLEANS_TRUE.intersection(choices)
                             if len(overlap) == 1:
                                 (param[k],) = overlap
@@ -1740,160 +1603,59 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
                 self.fail_json(msg=msg)
 
     def safe_eval(self, value, locals=None, include_exceptions=False):
-
-        # do not allow method calls to modules
-        if not isinstance(value, string_types):
-            # already templated to a datavaluestructure, perhaps?
-            if include_exceptions:
-                return (value, None)
-            return value
-        if re.search(r'\w\.\w+\(', value):
-            if include_exceptions:
-                return (value, None)
-            return value
-        # do not allow imports
-        if re.search(r'import \w+', value):
-            if include_exceptions:
-                return (value, None)
-            return value
-        try:
-            result = literal_eval(value)
-            if include_exceptions:
-                return (result, None)
-            else:
-                return result
-        except Exception as e:
-            if include_exceptions:
-                return (value, e)
-            return value
+        return safe_eval(value, locals, include_exceptions)
 
     def _check_type_str(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, string_types):
-            return value
+        opts = {
+            'error': False,
+            'warn': False,
+            'ignore': True
+        }
 
         # Ignore, warn, or error when converting to a string.
-        # The current default is to warn. Change this in Anisble 2.12 to error.
-        common_msg = 'quote the entire value to ensure it does not change.'
-        if self._string_conversion_action == 'error':
-            msg = common_msg.capitalize()
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-        elif self._string_conversion_action == 'warn':
-            msg = ('The value {0!r} (type {0.__class__.__name__}) in a string field was converted to {1!r} (type string). '
-                   'If this does not look like what you expect, {2}').format(value, to_text(value), common_msg)
-            self.warn(msg)
-        return to_native(value, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+        allow_conversion = opts.get(self._string_conversion_action, True)
+        try:
+            return check_type_str(value, allow_conversion)
+        except TypeError:
+            common_msg = 'quote the entire value to ensure it does not change.'
+            if self._string_conversion_action == 'error':
+                msg = common_msg.capitalize()
+                raise TypeError(to_native(msg))
+            elif self._string_conversion_action == 'warn':
+                msg = ('The value {0!r} (type {0.__class__.__name__}) in a string field was converted to {1!r} (type string). '
+                       'If this does not look like what you expect, {2}').format(value, to_text(value), common_msg)
+                self.warn(to_native(msg))
+                return to_native(value, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
 
     def _check_type_list(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, list):
-            return value
-
-        if isinstance(value, string_types):
-            return value.split(",")
-        elif isinstance(value, int) or isinstance(value, float):
-            return [str(value)]
-
-        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a list' % type(value))
+        return check_type_list(value)
 
     def _check_type_dict(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, dict):
-            return value
-
-        if isinstance(value, string_types):
-            if value.startswith("{"):
-                try:
-                    return json.loads(value)
-                except Exception:
-                    (result, exc) = self.safe_eval(value, dict(), include_exceptions=True)
-                    if exc is not None:
-                        raise TypeError('unable to evaluate string as dictionary')
-                    return result
-            elif '=' in value:
-                fields = []
-                field_buffer = []
-                in_quote = False
-                in_escape = False
-                for c in value.strip():
-                    if in_escape:
-                        field_buffer.append(c)
-                        in_escape = False
-                    elif c == '\\':
-                        in_escape = True
-                    elif not in_quote and c in ('\'', '"'):
-                        in_quote = c
-                    elif in_quote and in_quote == c:
-                        in_quote = False
-                    elif not in_quote and c in (',', ' '):
-                        field = ''.join(field_buffer)
-                        if field:
-                            fields.append(field)
-                        field_buffer = []
-                    else:
-                        field_buffer.append(c)
-
-                field = ''.join(field_buffer)
-                if field:
-                    fields.append(field)
-                return dict(x.split("=", 1) for x in fields)
-            else:
-                raise TypeError("dictionary requested, could not parse JSON or key=value")
-
-        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a dict' % type(value))
+        return check_type_dict(value)
 
     def _check_type_bool(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, bool):
-            return value
-
-        if isinstance(value, string_types) or isinstance(value, int):
-            return self.boolean(value)
-
-        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a bool' % type(value))
+        return check_type_bool(value)
 
     def _check_type_int(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, integer_types):
-            return value
-
-        if isinstance(value, string_types):
-            return int(value)
-
-        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to an int' % type(value))
+        return check_type_int(value)
 
     def _check_type_float(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, float):
-            return value
-
-        if isinstance(value, (binary_type, text_type, int)):
-            return float(value)
-
-        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a float' % type(value))
+        return check_type_float(value)
 
     def _check_type_path(self, value):
-        value = self._check_type_str(value)
-        return os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(value))
+        return check_type_path(value)
 
     def _check_type_jsonarg(self, value):
-        # Return a jsonified string.  Sometimes the controller turns a json
-        # string into a dict/list so transform it back into json here
-        if isinstance(value, (text_type, binary_type)):
-            return value.strip()
-        else:
-            if isinstance(value, (list, tuple, dict)):
-                return self.jsonify(value)
-        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a json string' % type(value))
+        return check_type_jsonarg(value)
 
     def _check_type_raw(self, value):
-        return value
+        return check_type_raw(value)
 
     def _check_type_bytes(self, value):
-        try:
-            self.human_to_bytes(value)
-        except ValueError:
-            raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a Byte value' % type(value))
+        return check_type_bytes(value)
 
     def _check_type_bits(self, value):
-        try:
-            self.human_to_bytes(value, isbits=True)
-        except ValueError:
-            raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a Bit value' % type(value))
+        return check_type_bits(value)
 
     def _handle_options(self, argument_spec=None, params=None):
         ''' deal with options to create sub spec '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_json_compat.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_json_compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..787af0ff1ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_json_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# Simplified BSD License (see licenses/simplified_bsd.txt or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import types
+import json
+
+# Detect the python-json library which is incompatible
+try:
+    if not isinstance(json.loads, types.FunctionType) or not isinstance(json.dumps, types.FunctionType):
+        raise ImportError('json.loads or json.dumps were not found in the imported json library.')
+except AttributeError:
+    raise ImportError('python-json was detected, which is incompatible.')
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/converters.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/converters.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..116492cf57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/converters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# Simplified BSD License (see licenses/simplified_bsd.txt or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import datetime
+import json
+
+from itertools import repeat
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Set
+from ansible.module_utils.six import (
+    binary_type,
+    iteritems,
+    text_type,
+)
+from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import map
+
+
+def _json_encode_fallback(obj):
+    if isinstance(obj, Set):
+        return list(obj)
+    elif isinstance(obj, datetime.datetime):
+        return obj.isoformat()
+    raise TypeError("Cannot json serialize %s" % to_native(obj))
+
+
+def jsonify(data, **kwargs):
+    for encoding in ("utf-8", "latin-1"):
+        try:
+            return json.dumps(data, encoding=encoding, default=_json_encode_fallback, **kwargs)
+        # Old systems using old simplejson module does not support encoding keyword.
+        except TypeError:
+            try:
+                new_data = container_to_text(data, encoding=encoding)
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                continue
+            return json.dumps(new_data, default=_json_encode_fallback, **kwargs)
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            continue
+    raise UnicodeError('Invalid unicode encoding encountered')
+
+
+def container_to_bytes(d, encoding='utf-8', errors='surrogate_or_strict'):
+    ''' Recursively convert dict keys and values to byte str
+
+        Specialized for json return because this only handles, lists, tuples,
+        and dict container types (the containers that the json module returns)
+    '''
+
+    if isinstance(d, text_type):
+        return to_bytes(d, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
+    elif isinstance(d, dict):
+        return dict(map(container_to_bytes, iteritems(d), repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
+    elif isinstance(d, list):
+        return list(map(container_to_bytes, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
+    elif isinstance(d, tuple):
+        return tuple(map(container_to_bytes, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
+    else:
+        return d
+
+
+def container_to_text(d, encoding='utf-8', errors='surrogate_or_strict'):
+    """Recursively convert dict keys and values to byte str
+
+    Specialized for json return because this only handles, lists, tuples,
+    and dict container types (the containers that the json module returns)
+    """
+
+    if isinstance(d, binary_type):
+        # Warning, can traceback
+        return to_text(d, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
+    elif isinstance(d, dict):
+        return dict(map(container_to_text, iteritems(d), repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
+    elif isinstance(d, list):
+        return list(map(container_to_text, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
+    elif isinstance(d, tuple):
+        return tuple(map(container_to_text, d, repeat(encoding), repeat(errors)))
+    else:
+        return d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/formatters.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/formatters.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a71c1417258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/text/formatters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# Simplified BSD License (see licenses/simplified_bsd.txt or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import re
+
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+
+SIZE_RANGES = {
+    'Y': 1 << 80,
+    'Z': 1 << 70,
+    'E': 1 << 60,
+    'P': 1 << 50,
+    'T': 1 << 40,
+    'G': 1 << 30,
+    'M': 1 << 20,
+    'K': 1 << 10,
+    'B': 1,
+}
+
+
+def lenient_lowercase(lst):
+    """Lowercase elements of a list.
+
+    If an element is not a string, pass it through untouched.
+    """
+    lowered = []
+    for value in lst:
+        try:
+            lowered.append(value.lower())
+        except AttributeError:
+            lowered.append(value)
+    return lowered
+
+
+def human_to_bytes(number, default_unit=None, isbits=False):
+    """Convert number in string format into bytes (ex: '2K' => 2048) or using unit argument.
+    example: human_to_bytes('10M') <=> human_to_bytes(10, 'M')
+    """
+    m = re.search(r'^\s*(\d*\.?\d*)\s*([A-Za-z]+)?', str(number), flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    if m is None:
+        raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() can't interpret following string: %s" % str(number))
+    try:
+        num = float(m.group(1))
+    except Exception:
+        raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() can't interpret following number: %s (original input string: %s)" % (m.group(1), number))
+
+    unit = m.group(2)
+    if unit is None:
+        unit = default_unit
+
+    if unit is None:
+        ''' No unit given, returning raw number '''
+        return int(round(num))
+    range_key = unit[0].upper()
+    try:
+        limit = SIZE_RANGES[range_key]
+    except Exception:
+        raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() failed to convert %s (unit = %s). The suffix must be one of %s" % (number, unit, ", ".join(SIZE_RANGES.keys())))
+
+    # default value
+    unit_class = 'B'
+    unit_class_name = 'byte'
+    # handling bits case
+    if isbits:
+        unit_class = 'b'
+        unit_class_name = 'bit'
+    # check unit value if more than one character (KB, MB)
+    if len(unit) > 1:
+        expect_message = 'expect %s%s or %s' % (range_key, unit_class, range_key)
+        if range_key == 'B':
+            expect_message = 'expect %s or %s' % (unit_class, unit_class_name)
+
+        if unit_class_name in unit.lower():
+            pass
+        elif unit[1] != unit_class:
+            raise ValueError("human_to_bytes() failed to convert %s. Value is not a valid string (%s)" % (number, expect_message))
+
+    return int(round(num * limit))
+
+
+def bytes_to_human(size, isbits=False, unit=None):
+    base = 'Bytes'
+    if isbits:
+        base = 'bits'
+    suffix = ''
+
+    for suffix, limit in sorted(iteritems(SIZE_RANGES), key=lambda item: -item[1]):
+        if (unit is None and size >= limit) or unit is not None and unit.upper() == suffix[0]:
+            break
+
+    if limit != 1:
+        suffix += base[0]
+    else:
+        suffix = base
+
+    return '%.2f %s' % (size / limit, suffix)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/validation.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/validation.py
index 98ac0f901e8..a2ce32d9962 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/validation.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/validation.py
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2018 Ansible Project
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
 # Simplified BSD License (see licenses/simplified_bsd.txt or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+import os
+import re
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.common._json_compat import json
 from ansible.module_utils.common.collections import is_iterable
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import jsonify
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import human_to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
+from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import literal_eval
+from ansible.module_utils.six import (
+    binary_type,
+    integer_types,
+    string_types,
+    text_type,
+)
 
 
 def count_terms(terms, module_parameters):
@@ -27,8 +40,9 @@ def count_terms(terms, module_parameters):
 
 
 def check_mutually_exclusive(terms, module_parameters):
-    """Check mutually exclusive terms against argument parameters. Accepts
-    a single list or list of lists that are groups of terms that should be
+    """Check mutually exclusive terms against argument parameters
+
+    Accepts a single list or list of lists that are groups of terms that should be
     mutually exclusive with one another
 
     :arg terms: List of mutually exclusive module parameters
@@ -56,7 +70,9 @@ def check_mutually_exclusive(terms, module_parameters):
 
 def check_required_one_of(terms, module_parameters):
     """Check each list of terms to ensure at least one exists in the given module
-    parameters. Accepts a list of lists or tuples.
+    parameters
+
+    Accepts a list of lists or tuples
 
     :arg terms: List of lists of terms to check. For each list of terms, at
         least one is required.
@@ -84,7 +100,9 @@ def check_required_one_of(terms, module_parameters):
 
 def check_required_together(terms, module_parameters):
     """Check each list of terms to ensure every parameter in each list exists
-    in the given module parameters. Accepts a list of lists or tuples.
+    in the given module parameters
+
+    Accepts a list of lists or tuples
 
     :arg terms: List of lists of terms to check. Each list should include
         parameters that are all required when at least one is specified
@@ -114,8 +132,9 @@ def check_required_together(terms, module_parameters):
 
 def check_required_by(requirements, module_parameters):
     """For each key in requirements, check the corresponding list to see if they
-    exist in module_parameters. Accepts a single string or list of values for
-    each key.
+    exist in module_parameters
+
+    Accepts a single string or list of values for each key
 
     :arg requirements: Dictionary of requirements
     :arg module_parameters: Dictionary of module parameters
@@ -149,9 +168,9 @@ def check_required_by(requirements, module_parameters):
 
 def check_required_arguments(argument_spec, module_parameters):
     """Check all paramaters in argument_spec and return a list of parameters
-    that are required by not present in module_parameters.
+    that are required but not present in module_parameters
 
-    Raises AnsibleModuleParameterException if the check fails.
+    Raises TypeError if the check fails
 
     :arg argument_spec: Argument spec dicitionary containing all parameters
         and their specification
@@ -177,9 +196,9 @@ def check_required_arguments(argument_spec, module_parameters):
 
 
 def check_required_if(requirements, module_parameters):
-    """Check parameters that are conditionally required.
+    """Check parameters that are conditionally required
 
-    Raises TypeError if the check fails.
+    Raises TypeError if the check fails
 
     :arg requirements: List of lists specifying a parameter, value, parameters
         required when the given parameter is the specified value, and optionally
@@ -262,6 +281,8 @@ def check_missing_parameters(module_parameters, required_parameters=None):
     """This is for checking for required params when we can not check via
     argspec because we need more information than is simply given in the argspec.
 
+    Raises TypeError if any required parameters are missing
+
     :arg module_paramaters: Dictionary of module parameters
     :arg required_parameters: List of parameters to look for in the given module
         parameters
@@ -281,3 +302,244 @@ def check_missing_parameters(module_parameters, required_parameters=None):
         raise TypeError(to_native(msg))
 
     return missing_params
+
+
+def safe_eval(value, locals=None, include_exceptions=False):
+    # do not allow method calls to modules
+    if not isinstance(value, string_types):
+        # already templated to a datavaluestructure, perhaps?
+        if include_exceptions:
+            return (value, None)
+        return value
+    if re.search(r'\w\.\w+\(', value):
+        if include_exceptions:
+            return (value, None)
+        return value
+    # do not allow imports
+    if re.search(r'import \w+', value):
+        if include_exceptions:
+            return (value, None)
+        return value
+    try:
+        result = literal_eval(value)
+        if include_exceptions:
+            return (result, None)
+        else:
+            return result
+    except Exception as e:
+        if include_exceptions:
+            return (value, e)
+        return value
+
+
+def check_type_str(value, allow_conversion=True):
+    """Verify that the value is a string or convert to a string.
+
+    Since unexpected changes can sometimes happen when converting to a string,
+    ``allow_conversion`` controls whether or not the value will be converted or a
+    TypeError will be raised if the value is not a string and would be converted
+
+    :arg value: Value to validate or convert to a string
+    :arg allow_conversion: Whether to convert the string and return it or raise
+        a TypeError
+
+    :returns: Original value if it is a string, the value converted to a string
+        if allow_conversion=True, or raises a TypeError if allow_conversion=False.
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+        return value
+
+    if allow_conversion:
+        return to_native(value, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+
+    msg = "'{0!r}' is not a string and conversion is not allowed".format(value)
+    raise TypeError(to_native(msg))
+
+
+def check_type_list(value):
+    """Verify that the value is a list or convert to a list
+
+    A comma separated string will be split into a list. Rases a TypeError if
+    unable to convert to a list.
+
+    :arg value: Value to validate or convert to a list
+
+    :returns: Original value if it is already a list, single item list if a
+        float, int or string without commas, or a multi-item list if a
+        comma-delimited string.
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+        return value
+
+    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+        return value.split(",")
+    elif isinstance(value, int) or isinstance(value, float):
+        return [str(value)]
+
+    raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a list' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_dict(value):
+    """Verify that value is a dict or convert it to a dict and return it.
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to convert to a dict
+
+    :arg value: Dict or string to convert to a dict. Accepts 'k1=v2, k2=v2'.
+
+    :returns: value converted to a dictionary
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return value
+
+    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+        if value.startswith("{"):
+            try:
+                return json.loads(value)
+            except Exception:
+                (result, exc) = safe_eval(value, dict(), include_exceptions=True)
+                if exc is not None:
+                    raise TypeError('unable to evaluate string as dictionary')
+                return result
+        elif '=' in value:
+            fields = []
+            field_buffer = []
+            in_quote = False
+            in_escape = False
+            for c in value.strip():
+                if in_escape:
+                    field_buffer.append(c)
+                    in_escape = False
+                elif c == '\\':
+                    in_escape = True
+                elif not in_quote and c in ('\'', '"'):
+                    in_quote = c
+                elif in_quote and in_quote == c:
+                    in_quote = False
+                elif not in_quote and c in (',', ' '):
+                    field = ''.join(field_buffer)
+                    if field:
+                        fields.append(field)
+                    field_buffer = []
+                else:
+                    field_buffer.append(c)
+
+            field = ''.join(field_buffer)
+            if field:
+                fields.append(field)
+            return dict(x.split("=", 1) for x in fields)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("dictionary requested, could not parse JSON or key=value")
+
+    raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a dict' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_bool(value):
+    """Verify that the value is a bool or convert it to a bool and return it.
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to convert to a bool
+
+    :arg value: String, int, or float to convert to bool. Valid booleans include:
+         '1', 'on', 1, '0', 0, 'n', 'f', 'false', 'true', 'y', 't', 'yes', 'no', 'off'
+
+    :returns: Boolean True or False
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return value
+
+    if isinstance(value, string_types) or isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+        return boolean(value)
+
+    raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a bool' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_int(value):
+    """Verify that the value is an integer and return it or convert the value
+    to an integer and return it
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to convert to an int
+
+    :arg value: String or int to convert of verify
+
+    :return: Int of given value
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, integer_types):
+        return value
+
+    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+        try:
+            return int(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+    raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to an int' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_float(value):
+    """Verify that value is a float or convert it to a float and return it
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to convert to a float
+
+    :arg value: Float, int, str, or bytes to verify or convert and return.
+
+    :returns: Float of given value.
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, float):
+        return value
+
+    if isinstance(value, (binary_type, text_type, int)):
+        try:
+            return float(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+    raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a float' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_path(value,):
+    """Verify the provided value is a string or convert it to a string,
+    then return the expanded path
+    """
+    value = check_type_str(value)
+    return os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(value))
+
+
+def check_type_raw(value):
+    """Returns the raw value
+    """
+    return value
+
+
+def check_type_bytes(value):
+    """Convert a human-readable string value to bytes
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to covert the value
+    """
+    try:
+        return human_to_bytes(value)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a Byte value' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_bits(value):
+    """Convert a human-readable string value to bits
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to covert the value
+    """
+    try:
+        return human_to_bytes(value, isbits=True)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a Bit value' % type(value))
+
+
+def check_type_jsonarg(value):
+    """Return a jsonified string. Sometimes the controller turns a json string
+    into a dict/list so transform it back into json here
+
+    Raises TypeError if unable to covert the value
+
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, (text_type, binary_type)):
+        return value.strip()
+    elif isinstance(value, (list, tuple, dict)):
+        return jsonify(value)
+    raise TypeError('%s cannot be converted to a json string' % type(value))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
index e8d8cd2519b..383e1670eb1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import bytes_to_human
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import bytes_to_human
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.hardware.base import Hardware, HardwareCollector
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.utils import get_file_content, get_file_lines, get_mount_size
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py
index 620c60b300c..89a7e720ffb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/sunos.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import re
 
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import reduce
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import bytes_to_human
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import bytes_to_human
 
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.utils import get_file_content, get_mount_size
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
index 8a1730dffa4..ceeadd215e0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ import re
 import shlex
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import human_to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import human_to_bytes
 from ansible.module_utils.docker.common import (
     AnsibleDockerClient,
     DifferenceTracker,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_facts.py
index 22f37ac2039..b8c9bb7335a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_host_facts.py
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ ansible_facts:
     }
 '''
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, bytes_to_human
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import bytes_to_human
 from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec, find_obj
 
 try:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py
index a0298a6494e..5fd75ab11be 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import math
 from jinja2.filters import environmentfilter
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
-from ansible.module_utils import basic
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text import formatters
 from ansible.module_utils.six import binary_type, text_type
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import zip, zip_longest
 from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Hashable, Mapping, Iterable
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def inversepower(x, base=2):
 def human_readable(size, isbits=False, unit=None):
     ''' Return a human readable string '''
     try:
-        return basic.bytes_to_human(size, isbits, unit)
+        return formatters.bytes_to_human(size, isbits, unit)
     except Exception:
         raise AnsibleFilterError("human_readable() can't interpret following string: %s" % size)
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def human_readable(size, isbits=False, unit=None):
 def human_to_bytes(size, default_unit=None, isbits=False):
     ''' Return bytes count from a human readable string '''
     try:
-        return basic.human_to_bytes(size, default_unit, isbits)
+        return formatters.human_to_bytes(size, default_unit, isbits)
     except Exception:
         raise AnsibleFilterError("human_to_bytes() can't interpret following string: %s" % size)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/sts_assume_role/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/sts_assume_role/tasks/main.yml
index 5fc0e4dc156..f084b48c423 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/sts_assume_role/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/sts_assume_role/tasks/main.yml
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
     - name: assert assume role with invalid duration seconds
       assert:
         that:
-          - 'result.failed'
-          - "'unable to convert to int: invalid literal for int()' in result.msg"
+          - result is failed
+          - 'result.msg is search("argument \w+ is of type <.*> and we were unable to convert to int: <.*> cannot be converted to an int")'
 
     # ============================================================
     - name: test assume role with invalid external id
diff --git a/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py b/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py
index f1fa427ee0a..f0724199ee4 100644
--- a/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py
+++ b/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@ MODULE_UTILS_BASIC_IMPORTS = frozenset((('_text',),
                                         ('basic',),
                                         ('common', '__init__'),
                                         ('common', '_collections_compat'),
+                                        ('common', '_json_compat'),
                                         ('common', 'collections'),
                                         ('common', 'file'),
-                                        ('common', 'collections'),
                                         ('common', 'parameters'),
                                         ('common', 'process'),
                                         ('common', 'sys_info'),
+                                        ('common', 'text', '__init__'),
+                                        ('common', 'text', 'converters'),
+                                        ('common', 'text', 'formatters'),
                                         ('common', 'validation'),
                                         ('common', '_utils'),
                                         ('distro', '__init__'),
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ MODULE_UTILS_BASIC_FILES = frozenset(('ansible/module_utils/_text.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/six/__init__.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/_text.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/_collections_compat.py',
+                                      'ansible/module_utils/common/_json_compat.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/collections.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/parameters.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/parsing/convert_bool.py',
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@ MODULE_UTILS_BASIC_FILES = frozenset(('ansible/module_utils/_text.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/file.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/process.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/sys_info.py',
+                                      'ansible/module_utils/common/text/__init__.py',
+                                      'ansible/module_utils/common/text/converters.py',
+                                      'ansible/module_utils/common/text/formatters.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/validation.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/_utils.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/distro/__init__.py',
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py
index 045c58b4adf..e068714837d 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ VALID_SPECS = (
 
 INVALID_SPECS = (
     # Type is int; unable to convert this string
-    ({'arg': {'type': 'int'}}, {'arg': "bad"}, "invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'bad'"),
+    ({'arg': {'type': 'int'}}, {'arg': "wolf"}, "is of type {0} and we were unable to convert to int: {0} cannot be converted to an int".format(type('bad'))),
     # Type is list elements is int; unable to convert this string
-    ({'arg': {'type': 'list', 'elements': 'int'}}, {'arg': [1, "bad"]}, "invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'bad'"),
+    ({'arg': {'type': 'list', 'elements': 'int'}}, {'arg': [1, "bad"]}, "is of type {0} and we were unable to convert to int: {0} cannot be converted to "
+                                                                        "an int".format(type('int'))),
     # Type is int; unable to convert float
     ({'arg': {'type': 'int'}}, {'arg': 42.1}, "'float'> cannot be converted to an int"),
     # Type is list, elements is int; unable to convert float
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_imports.py b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_imports.py
index 25dfb01e640..011326e18a7 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_imports.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_imports.py
@@ -64,13 +64,12 @@ class TestImports(ModuleTestCase):
     @patch.object(builtins, '__import__')
     def test_module_utils_basic_import_json(self, mock_import):
         def _mock_import(name, *args, **kwargs):
-            if name == 'json':
+            if name == 'ansible.module_utils.common._json_compat':
                 raise ImportError
             return realimport(name, *args, **kwargs)
 
         self.clear_modules(['json', 'ansible.module_utils.basic'])
         builtins.__import__('ansible.module_utils.basic')
-
         self.clear_modules(['json', 'ansible.module_utils.basic'])
         mock_import.side_effect = _mock_import
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bits.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bits.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f6b11d32ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_bits
+
+
+def test_check_type_bits():
+    test_cases = (
+        ('1', 1),
+        (99, 99),
+        (1.5, 2),
+        ('1.5', 2),
+        ('2b', 2),
+        ('2k', 2048),
+        ('2K', 2048),
+        ('1m', 1048576),
+        ('1M', 1048576),
+        ('1g', 1073741824),
+        ('1G', 1073741824),
+        (1073741824, 1073741824),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_bits(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_bits_fail():
+    test_cases = (
+        'foo',
+        '2KB',
+        '1MB',
+        '1GB',
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+            check_type_bits(case)
+        assert 'cannot be converted to a Bit value' in to_native(e.value)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bool.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bool.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd867dc97e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_bool
+
+
+def test_check_type_bool():
+    test_cases = (
+        (True, True),
+        (False, False),
+        ('1', True),
+        ('on', True),
+        (1, True),
+        ('0', False),
+        (0, False),
+        ('n', False),
+        ('f', False),
+        ('false', False),
+        ('true', True),
+        ('y', True),
+        ('t', True),
+        ('yes', True),
+        ('no', False),
+        ('off', False),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_bool(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_bool_fail():
+    default_test_msg = 'cannot be converted to a bool'
+    test_cases = (
+        ({'k1': 'v1'}, 'is not a valid bool'),
+        (3.14159, default_test_msg),
+        (-1, default_test_msg),
+        (-90810398401982340981023948192349081, default_test_msg),
+        (90810398401982340981023948192349081, default_test_msg),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+            check_type_bool(case)
+        assert 'cannot be converted to a bool' in to_native(e.value)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bytes.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bytes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ff62dc2e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_bytes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_bytes
+
+
+def test_check_type_bytes():
+    test_cases = (
+        ('1', 1),
+        (99, 99),
+        (1.5, 2),
+        ('1.5', 2),
+        ('2b', 2),
+        ('2B', 2),
+        ('2k', 2048),
+        ('2K', 2048),
+        ('2KB', 2048),
+        ('1m', 1048576),
+        ('1M', 1048576),
+        ('1MB', 1048576),
+        ('1g', 1073741824),
+        ('1G', 1073741824),
+        ('1GB', 1073741824),
+        (1073741824, 1073741824),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_bytes(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_bytes_fail():
+    test_cases = (
+        'foo',
+        '2kb',
+        '2Kb',
+        '1mb',
+        '1Mb',
+        '1gb',
+        '1Gb',
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+            check_type_bytes(case)
+        assert 'cannot be converted to a Byte value' in to_native(e.value)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_dict.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_dict.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75638c587cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_dict.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_dict
+
+
+def test_check_type_dict():
+    test_cases = (
+        ({'k1': 'v1'}, {'k1': 'v1'}),
+        ('k1=v1,k2=v2', {'k1': 'v1', 'k2': 'v2'}),
+        ('k1=v1, k2=v2', {'k1': 'v1', 'k2': 'v2'}),
+        ('k1=v1,     k2=v2,  k3=v3', {'k1': 'v1', 'k2': 'v2', 'k3': 'v3'}),
+        ('{"key": "value", "list": ["one", "two"]}', {'key': 'value', 'list': ['one', 'two']})
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_dict(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_dict_fail():
+    test_cases = (
+        1,
+        3.14159,
+        [1, 2],
+        'a',
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            check_type_dict(case)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_float.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_float.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57837fae326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_float.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_float
+
+
+def test_check_type_float():
+    test_cases = (
+        ('1.5', 1.5),
+        ('''1.5''', 1.5),
+        (u'1.5', 1.5),
+        (1002, 1002.0),
+        (1.0, 1.0),
+        (3.141592653589793, 3.141592653589793),
+        ('3.141592653589793', 3.141592653589793),
+        (b'3.141592653589793', 3.141592653589793),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_float(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_float_fail():
+    test_cases = (
+        {'k1': 'v1'},
+        ['a', 'b'],
+        'b',
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+            check_type_float(case)
+        assert 'cannot be converted to a float' in to_native(e.value)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_int.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_int.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aacbc8849bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_int.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_int
+
+
+def test_check_type_int():
+    test_cases = (
+        ('1', 1),
+        (u'1', 1),
+        (1002, 1002),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_int(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_int_fail():
+    test_cases = (
+        {'k1': 'v1'},
+        (b'1', 1),
+        (3.14159, 3),
+        'b',
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+            check_type_int(case)
+    assert 'cannot be converted to an int' in to_native(e)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_jsonarg.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_jsonarg.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e78e54bbcaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_jsonarg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_jsonarg
+
+
+def test_check_type_jsonarg():
+    test_cases = (
+        ('a', 'a'),
+        ('a  ', 'a'),
+        (b'99', b'99'),
+        (b'99  ', b'99'),
+        ({'k1': 'v1'}, '{"k1": "v1"}'),
+        ([1, 'a'], '[1, "a"]'),
+        ((1, 2, 'three'), '[1, 2, "three"]'),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_jsonarg(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_jsonarg_fail():
+    test_cases = (
+        1.5,
+        910313498012384012341982374109384098,
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+            check_type_jsonarg(case)
+        assert 'cannot be converted to a json string' in to_native(e.value)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_list.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f7a9ee6c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_list
+
+
+def test_check_type_list():
+    test_cases = (
+        ([1, 2], [1, 2]),
+        (1, ['1']),
+        (['a', 'b'], ['a', 'b']),
+        ('a', ['a']),
+        (3.14159, ['3.14159']),
+        ('a,b,1,2', ['a', 'b', '1', '2'])
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_list(case[0])
+
+
+def test_check_type_list_failure():
+    test_cases = (
+        {'k1': 'v1'},
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            check_type_list(case)
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_path.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6ff433aceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import re
+
+import os
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_path
+
+
+def mock_expand(value):
+    return re.sub(r'~|\$HOME', '/home/testuser', value)
+
+
+def test_check_type_path(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, 'expandvars', mock_expand)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(os.path, 'expanduser', mock_expand)
+    test_cases = (
+        ('~/foo', '/home/testuser/foo'),
+        ('$HOME/foo', '/home/testuser/foo'),
+        ('/home/jane', '/home/jane'),
+        (u'/home/jané', u'/home/jané'),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_path(case[0])
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_raw.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_raw.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..988e5543e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_raw.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_raw
+
+
+def test_check_type_raw():
+    test_cases = (
+        (1, 1),
+        ('1', '1'),
+        ('a', 'a'),
+        ({'k1': 'v1'}, {'k1': 'v1'}),
+        ([1, 2], [1, 2]),
+        (b'42', b'42'),
+        (u'42', u'42'),
+    )
+    for case in test_cases:
+        assert case[1] == check_type_raw(case[0])
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_str.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_str.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f10dad288b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/validation/test_check_type_str.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import check_type_str
+
+
+TEST_CASES = (
+    ('string', 'string'),
+    (100, '100'),
+    (1.5, '1.5'),
+    ({'k1': 'v1'}, "{'k1': 'v1'}"),
+    ([1, 2, 'three'], "[1, 2, 'three']"),
+    ((1, 2,), '(1, 2)'),
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value, expected', TEST_CASES)
+def test_check_type_str(value, expected):
+    assert expected == check_type_str(value)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value, expected', TEST_CASES[1:])
+def test_check_type_str_no_conversion(value, expected):
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
+        check_type_str(value, allow_conversion=False)
+    assert 'is not a string and conversion is not allowed' in to_native(e.value)