1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index f1ecd732ee..e0d5862e02 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -1618,3 +1618,15 @@ free_exit:
   clear_virttext(&virt_text);
   return virt_text;
 }
+
+bool api_is_truthy(Object obj, const char *what, Error *err)
+{
+  if (obj.type == kObjectTypeBoolean) {
+    return obj.data.boolean;
+  } else if (obj.type == kObjectTypeInteger) {
+    return obj.data.integer;  // C semantics: non-zery int is true
+  } else {
+    api_set_error(err, kErrorTypeValidation, "%s is not an boolean", what);
+    return false;
+  }
+}