common/type.go

package common

import "strings"

func ToBool(i interface{}, defaultVal bool) bool {
	switch value := i.(type) {
	case bool:
		return value
	case string:
		if "true" == strings.ToLower(value) || "y" == strings.ToLower(value) {
			return true
		}
	default:
		return defaultVal
	}

	return defaultVal
}