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+var stringToType = function(str, type) {
+	switch (type) {
+		case 'number':
+			if (str.indexOf('.')) {
+				return parseFloat(str);
+			} else {
+				return parseInt(str, 10);
+			}
+		case 'string':
+			return str;
+		case 'boolean':
+			if (str === 'true') {
+				return true;
+			} else if (str === 'false') {
+				return false;
+			} else {
+				throw new Error('Invalid boolean value ' + str);
+			}
+		default:
+			throw new Error('type', type, 'is not defined');
+	}
+};