From 2ce9bf7eff2f46af08c58247acaa05c0fdca8d66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: William Dillon <wmdillon@me.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:32:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] adding ParseBool function

---
 settings.go | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/settings.go b/settings.go
index 849b71c..055dae5 100644
--- a/settings.go
+++ b/settings.go
@@ -161,3 +161,14 @@ func NewSettingsWithContext(ctx context.Context, filename string, logUpdates boo
 	go settings.maintenanceRoutine(ctx)
 	return settings
 }
+
+func ParseBool(value string) (bool, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value)) {
+	case "1", "true", "t", "yes", "y", "on":
+		return true, nil
+	case "0", "false", "f", "no", "n", "off":
+		return false, nil
+	default:
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse '%s' as bool", value)
+	}
+}