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node_modules/mongoose/lib/cast/number.js

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+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+/**
+ * Given a value, cast it to a number, or throw an `Error` if the value
+ * cannot be casted. `null` and `undefined` are considered valid.
+ *
+ * @param {Any} value
+ * @return {Number}
+ * @throws {Error} if `value` is not one of the allowed values
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+module.exports = function castNumber(val) {
+  if (val == null) {
+    return val;
+  }
+  if (val === '') {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof val === 'string' || typeof val === 'boolean') {
+    val = Number(val);
+  }
+
+  assert.ok(!isNaN(val));
+  if (val instanceof Number) {
+    return val.valueOf();
+  }
+  if (typeof val === 'number') {
+    return val;
+  }
+  if (!Array.isArray(val) && typeof val.valueOf === 'function') {
+    return Number(val.valueOf());
+  }
+  if (val.toString && !Array.isArray(val) && val.toString() == Number(val)) {
+    return Number(val);
+  }
+
+  assert.ok(false);
+};