3 files changed, 24 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/Request.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/Request.java
index 0344d8b91d3..86f2e56f406 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/Request.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/Request.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public abstract class Request {
    */
   public boolean mandatoryParamAsBoolean(String key) {
     String s = mandatoryParam(key);
-    return Boolean.parseBoolean(s);
+    return parseBoolean(key, s);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ public abstract class Request {
    */
   @Deprecated
   public boolean paramAsBoolean(String key, boolean defaultValue) {
-    String s = param(key);
-    return s == null ? defaultValue : Boolean.parseBoolean(s);
+    String value = param(key);
+    return value == null ? defaultValue : parseBoolean(key, value);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ public abstract class Request {
 
   @CheckForNull
   public Boolean paramAsBoolean(String key) {
-    String s = param(key);
-    return s == null ? null : Boolean.parseBoolean(s);
+    String value = param(key);
+    return value == null ? null : parseBoolean(key, value);
   }
 
   @CheckForNull
@@ -210,4 +210,14 @@ public abstract class Request {
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+  private static boolean parseBoolean(String key, String value) {
+    if ("true".equals(value) || "yes".equals(value)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if ("false".equals(value) || "no".equals(value)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Property %s is not a boolean value: %s", key, value));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/WebService.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/WebService.java
index d08e0fdc923..5b56ef5fef7 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/WebService.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/WebService.java
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public interface WebService extends ServerExtension {
      * @since 4.4
      */
     public NewParam setBooleanPossibleValues() {
-      return setPossibleValues("true", "false");
+      return setPossibleValues("true", "false", "yes", "no");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/test/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/RequestTest.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/test/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/RequestTest.java
index 752b0f819ea..db4559a14e9 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/test/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/RequestTest.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/test/java/org/sonar/api/server/ws/RequestTest.java
@@ -173,7 +173,15 @@ public class RequestTest {
   @Test
   public void param_as_boolean() throws Exception {
     assertThat(request.setParam("a_boolean", "true").paramAsBoolean("a_boolean")).isTrue();
+    assertThat(request.setParam("a_boolean", "yes").paramAsBoolean("a_boolean")).isTrue();
     assertThat(request.setParam("a_boolean", "false").paramAsBoolean("a_boolean")).isFalse();
+    assertThat(request.setParam("a_boolean", "no").paramAsBoolean("a_boolean")).isFalse();
+    try {
+      request.setParam("a_boolean", "oui").paramAsBoolean("a_boolean");
+      fail();
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+      assertThat(e).hasMessage("Property a_boolean is not a boolean value: oui");
+    }
   }
 
   @Test