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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+// This tests that AsyncResource throws an error if bad parameters are passed
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const AsyncResource = require('async_hooks').AsyncResource;
+const async_wrap = process.binding('async_wrap');
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  return new AsyncResource();
+}, new RegExp('^TypeError: type must be a string with length > 0$'));
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  new AsyncResource('');
+}, new RegExp('^TypeError: type must be a string with length > 0$'));
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  new AsyncResource('type', -4);
+}, new RegExp('^RangeError: triggerId must be an unsigned integer$'));
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  new AsyncResource('type', Math.PI);
+}, new RegExp('^RangeError: triggerId must be an unsigned integer$'));