class HTTP::Response::Status

def coerce(object)
  code = case
         when object.is_a?(String)  then SYMBOL_CODES[symbolize object]
         when object.is_a?(Symbol)  then SYMBOL_CODES[object]
         when object.is_a?(Numeric) then object.to_i
         end
  return new code if code
  raise Error, "Can't coerce #{object.class}(#{object}) to #{self}"
end