chore(release): 9.10.0-alpha.3 [skip ci]

# [9.10.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.10.0-alpha.2...9.10.0-alpha.3) (2026-07-07)

### Bug Fixes

* NumberOrBoolean config option (cluster) value not coerced from env/CLI ([#10531](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10531)) ([459786f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/459786fd41cc835ec650d951258f011737cdb4c9))

changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [9.10.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.10.0-alpha.2...9.10.0-alpha.3) (2026-07-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* NumberOrBoolean config option (cluster) value not coerced from env/CLI ([#10531](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10531)) ([459786f](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/459786fd41cc835ec650d951258f011737cdb4c9))
+
 # [9.10.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.10.0-alpha.1...9.10.0-alpha.2) (2026-06-25)
 
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.10.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "9.10.0-alpha.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "9.10.0-alpha.2",
+      "version": "9.10.0-alpha.3",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.10.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "9.10.0-alpha.3",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {

resources/buildConfigDefinitions.js

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function mapperFor(elt, t) {
       return wrap(t.identifier('moduleOrObjectParser'));
     }
     if (type == 'NumberOrBoolean') {
-      return wrap(t.identifier('numberOrBooleanParser'));
+      return t.callExpression(wrap(t.identifier('numberOrBoolParser')), [t.stringLiteral(elt.name)]);
     }
     if (type == 'NumberOrString') {
       return t.callExpression(wrap(t.identifier('numberOrStringParser')), [t.stringLiteral(elt.name)]);

spec/CLI.spec.js

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('definitions', () => {
       if (typeof definition.required !== 'undefined') {
         expect(typeof definition.required).toBe('boolean');
       }
-      if (typeof definition.action !== 'undefined') {
+      if ('action' in definition) {
         expect(typeof definition.action).toBe('function');
       }
     }
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ describe('definitions', () => {
       definitions.facebookAppIds.action();
     }).toThrow();
   });
+
+  it('should coerce the NumberOrBoolean cluster option value', () => {
+    const action = definitions.cluster.action;
+    expect(typeof action).toBe('function');
+    expect(action('2')).toBe(2);
+    expect(action('true')).toBe(true);
+    expect(action('false')).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('LiveQuery definitions', () => {
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@ describe('LiveQuery definitions', () => {
       if (typeof definition.required !== 'undefined') {
         expect(typeof definition.required).toBe('boolean');
       }
-      if (typeof definition.action !== 'undefined') {
+      if ('action' in definition) {
         expect(typeof definition.action).toBe('function');
       }
     }

spec/buildConfigDefinitions.spec.js

@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ describe('buildConfigDefinitions', () => {
       expect(result.property.name).toBe('moduleOrObjectParser');
     });
 
-    it('should return numberOrBooleanParser for NumberOrBoolean GenericTypeAnnotation', () => {
+    it('should return numberOrBoolParser call expression for NumberOrBoolean GenericTypeAnnotation', () => {
       const mockElement = {
         type: 'GenericTypeAnnotation',
+        name: 'cluster',
         typeAnnotation: {
           id: {
             name: 'NumberOrBoolean',
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ describe('buildConfigDefinitions', () => {
 
       const result = mapperFor(mockElement, t);
 
-      expect(t.isMemberExpression(result)).toBe(true);
-      expect(result.object.name).toBe('parsers');
-      expect(result.property.name).toBe('numberOrBooleanParser');
+      expect(t.isCallExpression(result)).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.callee.property.name).toBe('numberOrBoolParser');
+      expect(result.arguments[0].value).toBe('cluster');
     });
 
     it('should return numberOrStringParser call expression for NumberOrString GenericTypeAnnotation', () => {

src/Options/Definitions.js

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports.ParseServerOptions = {
   cluster: {
     env: 'PARSE_SERVER_CLUSTER',
     help: 'Run with cluster, optionally set the number of processes default to os.cpus().length',
-    action: parsers.numberOrBooleanParser,
+    action: parsers.numberOrBoolParser('cluster'),
   },
   collectionPrefix: {
     env: 'PARSE_SERVER_COLLECTION_PREFIX',