adding ParseBool function

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)
+	}
+}