A small module that allows you to do simple type casting and detecting.
npm i --save typer
Usage is pretty simple. First, require typer and then use one of the documented methods.
Detect the type of value.
var typer = require('typer');
console.log(typer.detect('12345.12')); // float
console.log(typer.detect('12345')); // integer
console.log(typer.detect('false')); // boolean
console.log(typer.detect('2016-02-22T18:00:00.000Z')); // datetimeYou can find more examples in the tests.
Cast value to type.
var typer = require('typer');
console.log(typer.cast(23, 'string')); // '23'
console.log(typer.cast('23', 'integer')); // 23
console.log(typer.cast('23', 'float')); // 23.00
console.log(typer.cast('2016-02-22T18:00:00.000Z', 'date')); // Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:00:00 GMT