1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index 84517c99fc..981d41ae6e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -1619,14 +1619,24 @@ free_exit:
   return virt_text;
 }
 
-bool api_is_truthy(Object obj, const char *what, bool nil_truthy, Error *err)
+/// Force obj to bool.
+/// If it fails, returns false and sets err
+/// @param obj          The object to coerce to a boolean
+/// @param what         The name of the object, used for error message
+/// @param nil_value    What to return if the type is nil.
+/// @param err          Set if there was an error in converting to a bool
+bool api_coerce_to_bool(
+    Object obj,
+    const char *what,
+    bool nil_value,
+    Error *err)
 {
   if (obj.type == kObjectTypeBoolean) {
     return obj.data.boolean;
   } else if (obj.type == kObjectTypeInteger) {
     return obj.data.integer;  // C semantics: non-zero int is true
   } else if (obj.type == kObjectTypeNil) {
-    return nil_truthy;  // caller decides what NIL (missing retval in lua) means
+    return nil_value;  // caller decides what NIL (missing retval in lua) means
   } else {
     api_set_error(err, kErrorTypeValidation, "%s is not an boolean", what);
     return false;