README

laravel-enums is a package by Pelton Solutions that allows Laravel developers to work easily with enumerated values. Enums (short for 'enumerations') represent a set of named constants in your code. By introducing enums, this package significantly enhances the readability and maintainability of your code.

In addition, you can optionally make your Enum fields nullable. To use this feature, simply have your Enum class extend the NullableEnum class.

Example:

class ContentPageStatus extends \PeltonSolutions\LaravelEnums\Models\Enum
{
	const DRAFT = 'draft';
	const SCHEDULED = 'scheduled';
	const PUBLISHED = 'published';
	const ARCHIVED = 'archived';

	public static function map(): array
	{
		return [
			static::DRAFT => trans('content_page.statuses.draft'),
			static::SCHEDULED => trans('content_page.statuses.scheduled'),
			static::PUBLISHED => trans('content_page.statuses.published'),
			static::ARCHIVED => trans('content_page.statuses.archived'),
		];
	}
}

class ContentPage extends Model
{
	protected $casts = [
		'status' => ContentPageStatus::class
	];
}

These examples demonstrate how you could use enumerations in a Laravel model. ContentPageStatus is an enumeration that represents the possible status values that a ContentPage could have. The ContentPage model includes a casting to this enumeration, enabling more robust input validation and a more explicit declaration of the possible 'status' values. The package ensures value validation by throwing a \PeltonSolutions\LaravelEnums\Models\Exceptions\InvalidEnumValueException exception if you try to set a value that is not in the specified enumeration.

Install

You can install the package via composer using the following command:

composer require peltonsolutions/laravel-enums

Testing

To ensure that laravel-enums is functioning correctly, you can run the package's tests using:

composer test

Security

If you discover any security-related issues, please email security@peltonsolutions.com instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Nathan Pelton

License

laravel-enums is open-sourced software. It's licensed under the MIT license, which is a permissive license allowing the software to be used, modified, and shared.