Optional[int],
        Doc(
            """
            Minimum length for strings.
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    max_length: Annotated[
        Optional[int],
        Doc(
            """
            Maximum length for strings.
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    pattern: Annotated[
        Optional[str],
        Doc(
            """

  var = environ_cp.get(var_name)
  if var is not None:
    var_content = var.strip().lower()
    true_strings = ('1', 't', 'true', 'y', 'yes')
    false_strings = ('0', 'f', 'false', 'n', 'no')
    if var_content in true_strings:
      var = True
    elif var_content in false_strings:
      var = False
    else:
      raise UserInputError(