lib/virtus/coercion/string.rb in virtus-0.0.6 vs lib/virtus/coercion/string.rb in virtus-0.0.7

@@ -9,9 +9,24 @@
       FALSE_VALUES = %w[ 0 f false ].freeze
       BOOLEAN_MAP  = ::Hash[ TRUE_VALUES.product([ true ]) + FALSE_VALUES.product([ false ]) ].freeze
 
       NUMERIC_REGEXP = /\A(-?(?:0|[1-9]\d*)(?:\.\d+)?|(?:\.\d+))\z/.freeze
 
+      # Coerce give value to a constant
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   Virtus::Coercion::String.to_class('String') # => String
+      #
+      # @param [String] value
+      #
+      # @return [Object]
+      #
+      # @api public
+      def self.to_class(value)
+        # TODO: add support for namespaced classes like 'Virtus::Attribute::String'
+        ::Object.const_get(value)
+      end
+
       # Coerce given value to Time
       #
       # @example
       #   Virtus::Coercion::String.to_time(string)  # => Time object
       #