# File lib/new_relic/agent/method_tracer.rb, line 190
          def validate_options(method_name, options)
            unless options.is_a?(Hash)
              raise TypeError.new("Error adding method tracer to #{method_name}: provided options must be a Hash")
            end
            check_for_illegal_keys!(method_name, options)
            options = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.merge(options)
            check_for_push_scope_and_metric(options)
            options
          end