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+import {
+    IsInt,
+    IsString
+} from "class-validator";
+
+/**
+ * Defines the contract runner class (from which the runner sponsoring contracts get generated).
+*/
+export class ContractRunner {
+    /**
+     * The runner's id.
+     */
+    @IsInt()
+    id: number;
+
+    /**
+     * The runner's first name.
+     */
+    @IsString()
+    firstname: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The runner's middle name.
+     */
+    @IsString()
+    middlename?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The runner's last name.
+     */
+    @IsString()
+    lastname: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The runner's group.
+     */
+    @IsString()
+    group: string;
+}