Convert string to any actual desired format in Groovy

parseString.groovy

import groovy.json.*

Object getValue(String value) {
    try {
        JsonSlurper slurper = new JsonSlurper()
        return slurper.parseText(value)
    } catch (JsonException e) {
        // supress the exception - means it's unparceable
    }
    
    if (value == "N") {
        return false
    } else if (value == "Y") {
        return true
    } else {
        log(">>> WARN: Unparceaable value $value")
        return value
    }
}

println getValue("4").dump()
println getValue("4.6").dump()
println getValue("N").dump()
println getValue('{"id": "4.5"}').dump()
println getValue("[2,3,4]").dump()