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diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.DataStore/DataStoreHelper.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.DataStore/DataStoreHelper.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Tango.DataStore
+{
+    public static class DataStoreHelper
+    {
+        public static DataType GetDataType(Object value)
+        {
+            return GetDataType(value.GetType());
+        }
+
+        public static DataType GetDataType(Type type)
+        {
+            if (type == typeof(Int32))
+            {
+                return DataType.Int32;
+            }
+            else if (type == typeof(float))
+            {
+                return DataType.Float;
+            }
+            else if (type == typeof(double))
+            {
+                return DataType.Double;
+            }
+            else if (type == typeof(String))
+            {
+                return DataType.String;
+            }
+            else if (type == typeof(bool))
+            {
+                return DataType.Boolean;
+            }
+            else if (type == typeof(byte[]))
+            {
+                return DataType.Bytes;
+            }
+
+            throw new NotSupportedException($"The specified type '{type.Name}' is not supported by the data store.");
+        }
+
+        public static Type GetType(DataType type)
+        {
+            switch (type)
+            {
+                case DataType.Boolean:
+                    return typeof(bool);
+                case DataType.Bytes:
+                    return typeof(byte[]);
+                case DataType.Double:
+                    return typeof(double);
+                case DataType.Float:
+                    return typeof(float);
+                case DataType.Int32:
+                    return typeof(Int32);
+                case DataType.String:
+                    return typeof(String);
+            }
+
+            throw new NotSupportedException("The specified data type is not supported.");
+        }
+    }
+}