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.gitignore

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+npm-debug.log
+node_modules

README.md

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+autocast
+========
+
+Easily and automatically cast common datatypes in JavaScript
+
+Install
+------
+
+Install locally to use as a madule
+
+    npm install autocast
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+``` js
+var autocast = require('autocast');
+```
+
+Example
+-------
+
+``` js
+var autocast = require('autocast'),
+    x;
+
+x = autocast('5')
+// x => 5
+x = autocast('5.8')
+// x => 5.8
+x = autocast('5.8.8')
+// x => '5.8.8'
+x = autocast('null')
+// x => null
+x = autocast('true')
+// x => true
+x = autocast('false')
+// x => false
+x = autocast('normal string')
+// x => 'normal string'
+```
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+    npm test
+
+License
+-------
+
+MIT Licensed

index.js

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+/**
+ * Common strings to cast
+ */
+var common_strings = {
+  'true': true,
+  'false': false,
+  'undefined': undefined,
+  'null': null
+};
+
+/**
+ * Given a value, try and cast it
+ */
+module.exports = function(s) {
+  // Try to cast it to a number
+  if (+s) return +s;
+
+  // Try to make it a comman string
+  for (var key in common_strings) {
+    if (s === key) return common_strings[key];
+  }
+
+  // Give up
+  return s;
+};

package.json

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+{
+  "author": "Dave Eddy <dave@daveeddy.com> (http://www.daveeddy.com)",
+  "name": "autocast",
+  "description": "Easily and automatically cast common datatypes in JavaScript",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://github.com/bahamas10/node-autocast.git"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node tests/test.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "optionalDependencies": {},
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "*"
+  }
+}

tests/test.js

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Tests for autocast
+ */
+
+var assert = require('assert'),
+    autocast = require('../'),
+    str_int = '5',
+    str_float = '5.6',
+    str_fakenumber = '5.6.7',
+    str_false = 'false',
+    str_true = 'true',
+    str_null = 'null',
+    str_undefined = 'undefined',
+    str_normalstr = 'Just a string';
+
+console.log('Testing Numbers');
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_int), 5);
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_float), 5.6);
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_fakenumber), '5.6.7');
+
+console.log('Testing common data types');
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_false), false);
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_true), true);
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_null), null);
+assert.strictEqual(autocast(str_undefined), undefined);