parseBooleanStyle.js

/**
 * Parses mixed type values into booleans. This is the same function as filter_var in PHP using boolean validation
 * @param  {Mixed}        value 
 * @param  {Boolean}      nullOnFailure = false
 * @return {Boolean|Null}
 */
var parseBooleanStyle = function(value, nullOnFailure = false){
	if (typeof value !== 'string')
		return Boolean(value);
		
	switch(value.toLowerCase()){
		case 'true':
		case '1':
		case 'on':
		case 'yes':
		case 'y':
			value = true;
			break;
		case 'false':
		case '0':
		case 'off':
		case 'no':
		case 'n':
		case '':
			value = false;
			break;
		default:
			if(nullOnFailure){
				value = null;
			}else{
				value = false;
			}
			break;
	}
	return value;
};