```python
import re


def parse_amount(text: str) -> int:
    if not isinstance(text, str):
        raise ValueError("amount must be a string")
    match = re.fullmatch(r"(\d+)(?:\.(\d{2}))?", text)
    if match is None:
        raise ValueError(f"malformed amount: {text}")
    whole = int(match.group(1))
    cents = 0 if match.group(2) is None else int(match.group(2))
    return whole * 100 + cents


def format_amount(cents: int) -> str:
    if isinstance(cents, bool) or not isinstance(cents, int) or cents < 0:
        raise ValueError("cents must be a non-negative integer")
    return f"{cents // 100}.{cents % 100:02d}"


def allocate_cents(total_cents: int, weights: list) -> list:
    if not total_cents >= 0:
        raise ValueError("total_cents must be a non-negative integer")
    if not weights:
        raise ValueError("weight list cannot be empty")
    for weight in weights:
        if not isinstance(weight, int) or weight < 0:
            raise ValueError("weight must be a non-negative integer")
    if sum(weights) == 0:
        raise ValueError("weights must sum to a non-zero value")
    shares = [total_cents * weight // sum(weights) for weight in weights]
    leftover = total_cents % sum(weights)
    for i in range(leftover):
        shares[-1 - i] += 1
    return shares
```