HTTP(S) Service Integer Response Behavior

Why is my int response a string? Command:

curl -X POST "localhost:8013/schema.v1.Service/ResolveInt" -d '{"flagKey":"myIntFlag","context":{}}' -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Result:

{"value":"1","reason":"DEFAULT","variant":"one"}

When interacting directly with the flagD http(s) api and requesting an int the response type will be a string. This behaviour is introduced by grpc-gateway, which uses proto3 json mapping to build the response object. If a number value is required, and none of the provided SDK's can be used, then it is recommended to use the float64 endpoint instead:

Command:

curl -X POST "localhost:8013/schema.v1.Service/ResolveFloat" -d '{"flagKey":"myIntFlag","context":{}}' -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Result:

{"value":1.23,"reason":"DEFAULT","variant":"one"}