def assert_required_parameters(self, parameters, operation):
    required_params = ()
    if operation == BaseAgent.OPERATION_RUN:
      required_params = self.REQUIRED_EC2_RUN_INSTANCES_PARAMS
    elif operation == BaseAgent.OPERATION_TERMINATE:
      required_params = self.REQUIRED_EC2_TERMINATE_INSTANCES_PARAMS

    # make sure the user set something for each parameter
    for param in required_params:
      if not self.has_parameter(param, parameters):
        raise AgentConfigurationException('no ' + param)

    # next, make sure the user actually put in their credentials
    for credential in self.REQUIRED_EC2_CREDENTIALS:
      if not self.has_parameter(credential, parameters['credentials']):
        raise AgentConfigurationException('no ' + credential)
Assert that all the parameters required for the EC2 agent are in place.
dataset/ETHPy150Open AppScale/appscale-tools/lib/agents/ec2_agent.py/EC2Agent.assert_required_parameters