@reflexions/string-to-boolean

Converts strings to booleans, treating '0', 'false', and 'off' as false. Useful for environment variables and form inputs.

Install

npm install @reflexions/string-to-boolean

Usage

import stringToBoolean from '@reflexions/string-to-boolean';

stringToBoolean('true')   // true
stringToBoolean('1')      // true
stringToBoolean('false')  // false
stringToBoolean('0')      // false
stringToBoolean('')       // false

Behavior

| Input | Output | Notes | |---|---|---| | true / false | true / false | Booleans pass through unchanged | | 'true', 'TRUE', 'True' | true | Case-insensitive | | 'false', 'FALSE', 'False' | false | Case-insensitive | | '1', 'yes', 'on', 'anything' | true | Any non-empty, non-falsy string | | '0' | false | | | 'off', 'OFF' | false | Case-insensitive | | '' | false | Empty string | | null, undefined | false | |