--- a/configmix/config.py	Wed Nov 10 01:53:23 2021 +0100
+++ b/configmix/config.py	Wed Nov 10 01:53:50 2021 +0100
@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@
         else:
             return s
 
+    def getfirstintvarl_s(self, *paths, **kwds):
+        """Get a (possibly substituted) variable and coerce text to a
+        number.
+
+        """
+        s = self.getfirstvarl_s(*paths, **kwds)
+        if isinstance(s, self._TEXTTYPE):
+            return int(s, 0)
+        else:
+            return s
+
     def getintvar_s(self, varname, default=_MARKER):
         """Get a (possibly substituted) variable and coerce text to a
         number.
@@ -311,6 +322,20 @@
         else:
             return s
 
+    def getfirstboolvarl_s(self, *paths, **kwds):
+        """Get a (possibly substituted) variable and convert text to a
+        boolean
+
+        """
+        s = self.getfirstvarl_s(*paths, **kwds)
+        if isinstance(s, self._TEXTTYPE):
+            sl = s.strip().lower()
+            if sl not in self._BOOL_CVT:
+                raise ValueError("Not a boolean: %r" % s)
+            return self._BOOL_CVT[sl]
+        else:
+            return s
+
     def getboolvar_s(self, varname, default=_MARKER):
         """Get a (possibly substituted) variable and convert text to a
         boolean
@@ -356,6 +381,17 @@
         else:
             return s
 
+    def getfirstfloatvarl_s(self, *path, **kwds):
+        """Get a (possibly substituted) variable and convert text to a
+        float
+
+        """
+        s = self.getfirstvarl_s(*path, **kwds)
+        if isinstance(s, self._TEXTTYPE):
+            return float(s)
+        else:
+            return s
+
     def getfloatvar_s(self, varname, default=_MARKER):
         """Get a (possibly substituted) variable and convert text to a
         float