module Ensurance class Hash def self.ensure(thing) case thing.class.name when "Hash","HashWithIndifferentAccess" thing when "String" JSON.parse(thing) when "NilClass" nil else if thing.respond_to?(:to_h) begin thing.to_h rescue TypeError raise ArgumentError.new("Unhandled Type for Hash to ensure: #{thing.class}") end else raise ArgumentError.new("Unhandled Type for Hash to ensure: #{thing.class}") end end end end end