jsmin should take true as parameter values

[madskristensen]

Setting the parameter MinifyCode to true throws. The value has to be 1|0 instead of true|false

Actual

jsmin -MinifyCode 1

Expected

jsmin -MinifyCode true

or (no value, just the parameter)

jsmin -MinifyCode

[sayedihashimi]

I think what you're running into is more of a PowerShell issue. Let me exaplain.

On jsmin there is a parameter -MinifyCode which is defined as a bool. In PowerShell uses $true and $false for true/false.

When you call jsmin -MinifyCode 1 the 1 is known to be an int and is then converted to $true on your behalf.

When you call jsmin -MinifyCode true, in this case true is ambiguous and PowerShell will look for a command with the name true. If you had passed jsmin -MinifyCode 'true' then PowerShell would have recognized 'true' to be a string and then automatically converted it to $true.

OK after that explanation, there is an easy for us to support your suggestion. Since the underlying issue is that powershell is looking for a command named true or false then we just define commands with those names. For example (you can add the following in your script to test this).

function Invoke-GeoffreyReturnTrue{
    [cmdletbinding()]
    param()
    process{
        $true
    }
}
set-alias true Invoke-GeoffreyReturnTrue


function Invoke-GeoffreyReturnFalse{
    [cmdletbinding()]
    param()
    process{
        $false
    }
}
set-alias false Invoke-GeoffreyReturnTrue

Thoughts?

[madskristensen]

I see. In that case then $true should be fine. However, for Boolean properties should we make it so they don't require a value. Then these would be the same:

1. jsmin -MinifyCode $true
2. jsmin -MinifyCode

[sayedihashimi]

Oh yeah I'm going to update to convert it to a PowerShell [switch] which can be used like: -MinifyCode or -MinifyCode:$false.

So no need for the true/false alias then, ok.