From: merch-redmine@...
Date: 2017-12-23T05:07:53+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:84413] [CommonRuby Feature#14224][Rejected] Boolean class

Issue #14224 has been updated by jeremyevans0 (Jeremy Evans).

Status changed from Open to Rejected

This was already discussed and rejected in #12515.

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Feature #14224: Boolean class
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/14224#change-68604

* Author: sobrinho (Gabriel Sobrinho)
* Status: Rejected
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
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Suggestion: TrueClass and FalseClass inheriting from Boolean (new superclass).

This would make true/false checking easier, like:

```
unless value.is_a?(Boolean)
  raise "Non-boolean value"
end
```

Currently we have to check for both classes:

```
unless value.is_a?(FalseClass) or value.is_a?(TrueClass)
  raise "Non-boolean value"
end
```

In high-level APIs this would be beneficial, for example in RSpec:

```
expect(value).to be_a Boolean
```

Currently, we have to check like this:

```
expect([TrueClass, FalseClass]).to include value.class
```

Or another similar workaround.

I would like to provide a patch if this is acceptable.



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