For two options, almost certainly not ;-) For N ports, or for a port list defined from a config file however it could be. It's even nicer in python: port

For two options, almost certainly not ;-) For N ports, or for a port list defined from a config file however it could be. It's even nicer in python: ports = [80, 443, ...] if port in ports and http: ... Or with underscore: var ports = [80, 443, ...]; if(_(ports).contains(port) && http) { ... } Good collections make it better than manually checking the return code or checking an explicit set of port values. Also configuration > magic_nums.