module ActiveRecord module Type class Boolean < Value # :nodoc: def type :boolean end private def cast_value(value) if value == '' nil elsif ConnectionAdapters::Column::TRUE_VALUES.include?(value) true else if !ConnectionAdapters::Column::FALSE_VALUES.include?(value) ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(<<-EOM) You attempted to assign a value which is not explicitly true or false to a boolean column. Currently this value casts to false. This will change to match Ruby's semantics, and will cast to true in Rails 5.0. If you would like to maintain the current behavior, you should explicitly handle the values you would like cast to false. EOM end false end end end end end