From: erickson <erickson@dcc99617-32d9-48b4-a31d-7c20da2025e4>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:54:40 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: added an is_true function
X-Git-Url: https://old-git.evergreen-ils.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=611b1d5675a01eca447572959dc0f6eda6541136;p=Evergreen.git

added an is_true function

git-svn-id: svn://svn.open-ils.org/ILS/branches/acq-experiment@8362 dcc99617-32d9-48b4-a31d-7c20da2025e4
---

diff --git a/Open-ILS/src/python/oils/utils/utils.py b/Open-ILS/src/python/oils/utils/utils.py
index 4735a9f02c..47c939ece6 100644
--- a/Open-ILS/src/python/oils/utils/utils.py
+++ b/Open-ILS/src/python/oils/utils/utils.py
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ def unique(arr):
         o[x] = 1
     return o.keys()
 
+def is_db_true(data):
+    ''' Returns true if the data provided matches what the database considers a true value '''
+    if not data or data == 'f' or str(data) == '0':
+        return False
+    return True
+
 
 def login(username, password, type=None, workstation=None):
     ''' Login to the server and get back an authtoken'''