serialize

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/big_integer.rb, line 26
      def serialize(value) # :nodoc:
        case value
        when ::Integer
          # noop
        when ::String
          int = value.to_i
          if int.zero? && value != "0"
            return if non_numeric_string?(value)
          end
          value = int
        else
          value = super
        end

        value
      end