Explicit conversion

[GretaCB]

This PR explicitly handles type conversion, instead of allowing for silent type conversion. This was discovered when @springmeyer noticed that an int was being converted to an bool value incorrectly.

cc @springmeyer @jakepruitt @jfirebaugh

[mention-bot]

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[GretaCB]

hey @jfirebaugh @mikemorris , this PR is ready to roll as a node fix. After taking a look at CONTRIBUTING.md, do I need to make another commit with [node] in the message?

Curious what else needs to be done before/after merging:

• Update node changelog
• ?

[friedbunny]

@GretaCB I’m not sure about additional steps for node, but the green button in this repo uses squash-merging and gives you an opportunity to reword/prefix the commit at that time.

[mikemorris]

the green button in this repo uses squash-merging and gives you an opportunity to reword/prefix the commit at that time

Whoa, I actually had no idea it did that @friedbunny

Thanks for adding this @GretaCB, didn't realize this would be necessary!