lol.rb

gistfile1.txt

def get(name, type = :string)
  parameter = name.is_a?(Array) ? self.key_chain(*name) : self[name]
  
  if !parameter.blank?
    case type
      when :string	          then parameter.to_s
      when :hash, :collection then parameter
      when :csv               then parameter.split(',').map(&:strip)
      when :integer           then Integer(parameter)
      when :float             then Float(parameter)
      when :boolean           then ['true', 'yes', '1'].include?(parameter.downcase)
      when :date, :datetime   then parameter.to_local_datetime
    end
  elsif [:collection, :csv].include?(type)
    []
  elsif type == :hash
    {}
  end
end