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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Core\Command\Config\System;
+
+class CastHelper {
+	/**
+	 * @return array{value: mixed, readable-value: string}
+	 */
+	public function castValue(?string $value, string $type): array {
+		switch ($type) {
+			case 'integer':
+			case 'int':
+				if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+					throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Non-numeric value specified');
+				}
+				return [
+					'value' => (int)$value,
+					'readable-value' => 'integer ' . (int)$value,
+				];
+
+			case 'double':
+			case 'float':
+				if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+					throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Non-numeric value specified');
+				}
+				return [
+					'value' => (float)$value,
+					'readable-value' => 'double ' . (float)$value,
+				];
+
+			case 'boolean':
+			case 'bool':
+				$value = strtolower($value);
+				return match ($value) {
+					'true' => [
+						'value' => true,
+						'readable-value' => 'boolean ' . $value,
+					],
+					'false' => [
+						'value' => false,
+						'readable-value' => 'boolean ' . $value,
+					],
+					default => throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unable to parse value as boolean'),
+				};
+
+			case 'null':
+				return [
+					'value' => null,
+					'readable-value' => 'null',
+				];
+
+			case 'string':
+				$value = (string)$value;
+				return [
+					'value' => $value,
+					'readable-value' => ($value === '') ? 'empty string' : 'string ' . $value,
+				];
+
+			case 'json':
+				$value = json_decode($value, true);
+				return [
+					'value' => $value,
+					'readable-value' => 'json ' . json_encode($value),
+				];
+
+			default:
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid type');
+		}
+	}
+}