lib/nytimes_articles/base.rb in harrisj-nytimes-articles-0.1.3 vs lib/nytimes_articles/base.rb in harrisj-nytimes-articles-0.2.0

@@ -50,9 +50,26 @@
 			
 			def self.date_field(value)
 				return nil unless value =~ /^\d{8}$/
 				Date.strptime(value, "%Y%m%d")
 			end
+			
+			def self.boolean_field(value)
+				case value
+				when nil
+					false
+				when TrueClass
+					true
+				when FalseClass
+					false
+				when 'Y'
+					true
+				when 'N'
+					false
+				else
+					false
+				end
+			end
 
 			def self.invoke(params={})
 				begin
 					if @@api_key.nil?
 						raise AuthenticationError, "You must initialize the API key before you run any API queries"
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