diff --git a/aster/lib/utils.py b/aster/lib/utils.py
index 1acc329..a01f9a5 100644
--- a/aster/lib/utils.py
+++ b/aster/lib/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import json
 import time
+from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote_plus # quote_plus for cleaner URL encoding
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Type # For improved type hinting
+from enum import Enum # Type added for check_enum_parameter
 
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
+# Assuming these custom errors are properly defined in the 'aster.error' module
 from aster.error import (
     ParameterRequiredError,
     ParameterValueError,
@@ -9,56 +12,81 @@
 )
 
 
-def cleanNoneValue(d) -> dict:
-    out = {}
-    for k in d.keys():
-        if d[k] is not None:
-            out[k] = d[k]
-    return out
-
-
-def check_required_parameter(value, name):
-    if not value and value != 0:
-        raise ParameterRequiredError([name])
+# --- DATA CLEANING AND TRANSFORMATION UTILITIES ---
 
+def clean_none_value(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Removes entries with None values from a dictionary.
+    
+    Args:
+        d: The dictionary to clean.
+    
+    Returns:
+        A new dictionary with None values removed (Pythonic approach).
+    """
+    if not isinstance(d, dict):
+        return {}
+    # Optimization: Use dictionary comprehension for efficiency and clean style.
+    return {k: v for k, v in d.items() if v is not None}
 
-def check_required_parameters(params):
-    """validate multiple parameters
-    params = [
-        ['btcusdt', 'symbol'],
-        [10, 'price']
-    ]
 
+def convert_list_to_json_array(data: List[Any]) -> str | List[Any]:
     """
-    for p in params:
-        check_required_parameter(p[0], p[1])
-
+    Converts a Python list to a JSON string, ensuring no internal spaces.
+    
+    Args:
+        data: The list to convert.
+        
+    Returns:
+        The compact JSON string representation or the original data if None.
+    """
+    if data is None:
+        return None
+    # Use json.dumps with separators to guarantee no spaces, which is cleaner 
+    # and more reliable than .replace(" ", "").
+    return json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'))
 
-def check_enum_parameter(value, enum_class):
-    if value not in set(item.value for item in enum_class):
-        raise ParameterValueError([value])
 
+# --- VALIDATION AND ERROR CHECKING ---
 
-def check_type_parameter(value, name, data_type):
-    if value is not None and type(value) != data_type:
-        raise ParameterTypeError([name, data_type])
+def check_required_parameter(value: Any, name: str):
+    """
+    Validates that a parameter is not None or an empty string. 
+    Allows boolean False and integer 0.
+    """
+    # Optimized check: Allows 0 and False, but rejects None and empty string/collection.
+    if value is None or (isinstance(value, str) and not value) or (hasattr(value, '__len__') and len(value) == 0):
+        raise ParameterRequiredError([name])
 
 
-def get_timestamp():
-    return int(time.time() * 1000)
+def check_required_parameters(params: List[List[Any]]):
+    """
+    Validates multiple parameters based on a list of [value, name] pairs.
+    
+    Args:
+        params: List of lists, e.g., [['btcusdt', 'symbol'], [10, 'price']].
+    """
+    for value, name in params:
+        check_required_parameter(value, name)
 
-def encoded_string(query, special = False):
-    if(special):
-        return urlencode(query).replace("%40", "@").replace('%27', '%22')
-    else:
-        return urlencode(query, True).replace("%40", "@")
 
-def convert_list_to_json_array(symbols):
-    if symbols is None:
-        return symbols
-    res = json.dumps(symbols)
-    return res.replace(" ", "")
+def check_enum_parameter(value: Any, enum_class: Type[Enum]):
+    """
+    Checks if a given value is one of the defined values in the Enum class.
+    
+    Args:
+        value: The value to check.
+        enum_class: The Enum class to check against.
+    """
+    # Create the set of valid values only once for the enum_class type.
+    # Note: For production use, this set should be cached outside the function.
+    valid_values = {item.value for item in enum_class}
+    
+    if value not in valid_values:
+        # Use the name of the Enum class in the error message for clarity
+        raise ParameterValueError([f"'{value}' not in {enum_class.__name__} valid values: {valid_values}"])
 
 
-def config_logging(logging, logging_devel, log_file=None):
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging_devel, filename=log_file)
+def check_type_parameter(value: Any, name: str, data_type: Type):
+    """
+    Validates that