Types.js

'use strict';

// ksheedlo: I'm working on a node/web micro library for this, but it's not published yet
angular.module('myApp')
.factory('Types', function () {
  return {
    toInt: function (x) {
      return parseInt(x, 10);
    },
    toFloating: function (x) {
      return +x;
    },
    toBoolean: function (x) {
      return !!x;
    }
  };
});