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Okay, so how about this instead? - is_intended_as_boolean() - is_intended_as_number() - is_intended_as_string() If the problem with "classify" is that we are "telling" the serializer what to do rather than suggesting the "intent" of the value but still letting them decide for themselves, then maybe "intended" is better, and also it is shorter. -- Darren Duncan On 2022-03-14 10:59 a.m., Darren Duncan wrote: > On 2022-03-14 10:53 a.m., Dan Book wrote: >> We are not discussing classification of values. Again, please bring that up in >> threads about typing and not here. > > Are these functions not about giving JSON serializers and other similar tools > the information they need to pick an output format like a number or a string? > > If so then I see type classifying is exactly what we're doing, because each of > these tends to correspond directly to a serialization syntax. > > If that use case is not what these functions are for, then what are they for? > > -- Darren DuncanThread Previous | Thread Next