popcorn
Version, currently 0.3.06 versions
github.com/icyleaf/popcorn
Easy and Safe popping from one type to another.
Installation
# Add this to your shard.yml
dependencies:
popcorn:
github: icyleaf/popcorn
version: ~> 0.3.0Then run:
shards installshard.yml
- Crystal
>= 0.36.1, < 2.0.0- License
- MIT
- Author
- icyleaf
Dependencies
This version declares no dependencies.
README

Popcorn
Easy and Safe popping from one type to another. Popcorn icon by HLD from the Noun Project.
Build in Crystal version >= v0.31.0.
Installation
Add this to your application's shard.yml:
dependencies:
popcorn:
github: icyleaf/popcorn
Usage
Popcorn is easy and safe from one type to another tool.
Popcorn proviedes a handful of to_xxx/to_xxx? methods and xxx is full type name,
This is distinguish between built-in methods in Crystal.
- to_int8
- to_int16
- to_int (alias to to_int32)
- to_int64
- to_uint8
- to_uint16
- to_uint (alias to to_uint32)
- to_uint64
- to_float32
- to_float64
- to_bool
- to_time(location : Time::Location? = nil, formatters : Array(String)? = nil)
- to_array(target : T.class = String)
- to_hash(target : T.class = String)
- to_string (alias to to_s in Crystal).
require "popcorn"
Popcorn.to_sting("foobar") # => "foobar"
Popcorn.to_string(8.31) # => "8.31"
Popcorn.to_int("1") # => 1
Popcorn.to_int("123abc") # => 123
Popcorn.to_bool("no") # => false
Popcorn.to_bool("unkown") # => raise a `TypeCastError` exception
Popcorn.to_bool?("unkown") # => nil
Popcorn.to_time("2018-07-23T10:11:22") # => Time.local(2018, 7, 23, 10, 11, 22, location: Time::Location::UTC)
Popcorn.to_time("2018-07-23T10:11:22Z", Time::Location.load("Asia/Shanghai")) # => Time.local(2018, 7, 23, 10, 11, 22, location: Time::Location.load("Asia/Shanghai"))
Popcorn.to_time("Tue, 20 Jan 2018", formatter: ["%a, %d %b %Y"]) # => Time.local(2018, 7, 23, 10, 11, 22, location: Time::Location::UTC)
Also these methods had been inject to Crystal literals, you can call it directly, Monkey Patching list:
- String
- Int
- Float
- Bool
- Time
- Symbol
- NamedTupe
- Array
- Hash
- Nil
- JSON::Any
- YAML::Any
require "popcorn"
require "popcorn/injection" # => make sure require it!
"foobar".to_string # => "foobar"
8.31.to_string # => "8.31"
"1".to_int # => 1
"123abc".to_int # => 123
"no".to_bool # => false
"unkown".to_bool # => raise a `TypeCastError` exception
"unkown".to_bool? # => nil
"2018-07-23T10:11:22".to_time # => Time.local(2018, 7, 23, 10, 11, 22, location: Time::Location::UTC)
"2018-07-23T10:11:22Z".to_time(Time::Location.load("Asia/Shanghai")) # => Time.local(2018, 7, 23, 10, 11, 22, location: Time::Location.load("Asia/Shanghai"))
"Tue, 20 Jan 2018".to_time(formatter: ["%a, %d %b %Y"]) # => Time.local(2018, 7, 23, 10, 11, 22, location: Time::Location::UTC)
Casting unmatch class
By desgin in Crystal, we can not match type with T(no override by alone type) and no time to match each shard type. so you can write your own.
Reference at totem.
Contributing
- Fork it (https://github.com/icyleaf/popcorn/fork)
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create a new Pull Request
Contributors
- icyleaf icyleaf - creator, maintainer
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Documentation
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This release
- Version
0.3.0- Tagged
- Mar 25, 2021
- Commit
65355e673fce- Crystal
>= 0.36.1, < 2.0.0- Indexed
- yes
Dependents
Repository
github.com/icyleaf/popcorn
Metadata
- Created
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
- Versions
- 6