This branch converts incoming data to the api into the proper type.

nova/tests/api_unittest.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from nova import flags
 from nova import test
 from nova import api
 from nova.api.ec2 import cloud
+from nova.api.ec2 import apirequest
 from nova.auth import manager
 
 
@@ -82,6 +83,22 @@ class FakeHttplibConnection(object):
         pass
 
 
+class XmlConversionTestCase(test.BaseTestCase):
+    """Unit test api xml conversion"""
+    def test_number_conversion(self):
+        conv = apirequest._try_convert
+        self.assertEqual(conv('None'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('True'), True)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('False'), False)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('0'), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('42'), 42)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('3.14'), 3.14)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('-57.12'), -57.12)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('0x57'), 0x57)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('-0x57'), -0x57)
+        self.assertEqual(conv('-'), '-')
+        self.assertEqual(conv('-0'), 0)
+
 class ApiEc2TestCase(test.BaseTestCase):
     """Unit test for the cloud controller on an EC2 API"""
     def setUp(self): # pylint: disable-msg=C0103,C0111