simplify boolean value parsing logic

                else:

                    # Handle boolean values

                    if isinstance(v, bool):

                        # These fields should remain as actual boolean values according to OpenConfig schema

                        if k in {'enabled', 'auto-negotiate', 'forwarding-viable', 'loopback-mode'}:

                            # Keep as boolean - don't convert to string

                            continue

                        elif 'status' in k:

                        # FIX: YANG schemas expect string enums, not boolean values

                        # Convert ALL boolean values to strings for YANG compatibility

                        if 'status' in k:

                            obj[k] = 'UP' if v else 'DOWN'

                            changed += 1

                        else:

                            # For other boolean fields, convert to string boolean

                            # Convert to string boolean for all fields

                            obj[k] = 'true' if v else 'false'

                            changed += 1

                    # Handle string values that look like booleans but are actually enums

                    elif isinstance(v, str):

                        v_lower = v.lower()

                        if v_lower in {'true', 'false'}:

                            if k in {'enabled', 'auto-negotiate', 'forwarding-viable', 'loopback-mode', 'hold-time', 'carrier-detect', 'suppress-fec', 'fec-mode'}:

                                # Convert string boolean to actual boolean for these fields

                                obj[k] = (v_lower == 'true')

                                changed += 1

                            elif 'status' in k:

                            if 'status' in k:

                                # Convert string boolean to UP/DOWN for status fields

                                obj[k] = 'UP' if v_lower == 'true' else 'DOWN'

                                changed += 1

                            else:

                                # For other fields, keep as string enum to avoid YANG validation errors

                                # Don't convert to boolean - keep as "true"/"false" strings

                                changed += 1

                            # FIX: Keep all other string booleans as strings

                            # Don't convert to actual booleans - YANG expects string enums

                            # This prevents the "Invalid non-string-encoded enumeration value" error

        elif isinstance(obj, list):

            for item in obj:

                changed += self._coerce_boolean_enums_to_strings(item)