Enums - Safe Enumeration Types
enums library / gem - safe enumeration types - a set of symbolic keys bound to unique integer numbers
- home :: github.com/s6ruby/enums
- bugs :: github.com/s6ruby/enums/issues
- gem :: rubygems.org/gems/enums
- rdoc :: rubydoc.info/gems/enums
Why enums in Ruby?
No library needed, just use symbols :-) or use constants. Example:
Color = [:red, :blue, :green]
Color[0] #=> :red
Color[1] #=> :blue
# -or-
Color = {red: 0, blue: 1, green: 2}
Color[:red] #=> 0
Color[:blue] #=> 1
Color.keys #=> [:red, :blue, :green]
Color.values #=> [0, 1, 2]
# -or-
module Color
RED = 0
BLUE = 1
GREEN = 2
end
Color::RED #=> 0
Color::BLUE #=> 1
Color.constants #=> [:RED, :BLUE, :GREEN]
# ...
Why? Why not? Discuss.
Usage
Enum.new( :Color, :red, :green, :blue )
# or
enum :Color, :red, :green, :blue
# or
enum :Color, [:red, :green, :blue]
# or
enum :Color, { red: 0,
green: 1,
blue: 2 }
(Auto-)builds a class and code like:
class Enum
def initialize( key, value )
@key = key
@value = value
end
end
class Color < Enum
RED = new(:red, 0)
BLUE = new(:blue, 1)
GREEN = new(:green, 2)
def self.red() RED; end
def self.blue() BLUE; end
def self.green() GREEN; end
def self.values() [0,1,2]; end
def self.keys() [:red, :blue, :green]; end
def self.members() [RED, BLUE, GREEN]; end
def self.zero() members[0]; end
def self.value( value )
@hash_by_value ||= Hash[ values.zip( members ) ]
@hash_by_value[ value ]
end
def self.key( key )
@hash_by_key ||= Hash[ keys.zip( members ) ]
@hash_by_key[ key ]
end
def self.[]( key ) self.key( key ); end
def red?() self == RED; end
def blue?() self == BLUE; end
def green?() self == GREEN; end
end
def Color( index )
Color.members[ index ]
end
Use like:
Color::RED #=> <Color @key=:red, @value=0>
Color(0) #=> Color::RED -or- <Color @key=:red, @value=0>
Color.zero #=> same as Color(0)
Color.red #=> Color::RED
Color.values #=> [0, 1, 2]
Color.keys #=> [:red, :green, :blue]
Color.size #=> 3
Color.length #=> same as Color.size
Color.members #=> [RED, GREEN, BLUE]
# -or-
# [<Color @key=:red, @value=0>,
# <Color @key=:green, @value=1>,
# <Color @key=:blue, @value=2>]
Color(1) #=> Color::GREEN
Color.value(1) # same as Color(1)
Color[:red] #=> Color::RED
Color.key(:red) # same as Color[:red]
color = Color.red
color.red? #=> true
color == Color.red #=> true
color.value #=> 0
color.key #=> :red
color.blue? #=> false
color == Color.blue #=> false
color.is_a? Enum #=> true
color.is_a? Color #=> true
...
Let's try another example:
Enum.new( :State, :fundraising, :expired_refund, :successful )
# or
enum :State, :fundraising, :expired_refund, :successful
# or
enum :State, [:fundraising, :expired_refund, :successful]
# or
enum :State, { fundraising: 0,
expired_refund: 1,
successful: 2 }
State.values #=> [0, 1, 2]
State.keys #=> [:fundraising, :expired_refund, :successful]
State.size #=> 3
State.length #=> same as State.size
State.members #=> [FUNDRAISING, EXPIRED_REFUND, SUCCESSFUL]
# -or-
# [<State @key=:fundraising, @value=0>,
# <Safe @key=:expired_refund, @value=1>,
# <State @key=:successful, @value=2>]
State.members[0].key #=> :fundraising
State.members[0].value #=> 0
State.members[1].key #=> :expired_refund
State.members[1].value #=> 1
State.fundraising.value #=> 0
State.fundraising.key #=> :fundraising
State::FUNDRAISING.value #=> 0
State::FUNDRAISING.key #=> :fundraising
state = State.fundraising
state.fundraising? #=> true
state.value #=> 0
state.is_a? Enum #=> true
state.is_a? State #=> true
State(0) #=> State::FUNDRAISING
State(1) #=> State::EXPIRED_REFUND
State(2) #=> State::SUCCESSFUL
State.zero # same as State(0)
State(0) == State.zero #=> true
State(1) == State.zero #=> false
State.value(0) #=> State::FUNDRAISING
State[:fundraising] #=> State::FUNDRAISING
State.key(:fundraising) # same as State[:fundraising]
# ...
and so on.
What about enums with flags and bitwise-operators for set (|) / unset (&~) / toggle (^)?
Use the flags option or the Flag class. Example:
Flag.new( :FileAttrib, :read_only, :hidden, :system, :archive )
# -or -
enum :FileAttrib, [:read_only, :hidden, :system, :archive], flags: true
# -or -
enum :FileAttrib, :read_only, :hidden, :system, :archive, flags: true
# -or -
enum :FileAttrib, { read_only: 1<<0, # 2^0 = 1 = 0b00000001
hidden: 1<<1, # 2^1 = 2 = 0b00000010
system: 1<<2, # 2^2 = 4 = 0b00000100
archive: 1<<5, # 2^5 = 32 = 0b00100000
},
flags: true
(Auto-)builds a class and code like:
class Flag
def initialize( key, value )
@key = key
@value = value
end
end
class FileAttrib < Flag
READ_ONLY = new( :read_only, 1<<0 )
HIDDEN = new( :hidden, 1<<1 )
SYSTEM = new( :system, 1<<2 )
ARCHIVE = new( :archive, 1<<3 )
def self.read_only() READ_ONLY; end
def self.hidden() HIDDEN; end
def self.system() SYSTEM; end
def self.archive() ARCHIVE; end
def self.values() [1<<0,1<<1,1<<2,1<<3]; end
def self.keys() [:read_only, :hidden, :system, :archive]; end
def self.members() [READ_ONLY, HIDDEN, SYSTEM, ARCHIVE]; end
def self.zero() @zero ||= new(0); end
def self.key( key )
@hash_by_key ||= Hash[ keys.zip( members ) ]
@hash_by_key[ key ]
end
def self.[]( key ) self.key( key ); end
def read_only?() member?( READ_ONLY ); end
def hidden?() member?( HIDDEN ); end
def system?() member?( SYSTEM ); end
def archive?() member?( ARCHIVE ); end
def member?( other ) @value & other.value == other.value; end
def bitwise_or( other )
self.class.new( @value | other.value )
end
alias_method :|, :bitwise_or
alias_method :set, :bitwise_or
alias_method :flag, :bitwise_or
def bitwise_and( other )
self.class.new( @value & other.value )
end
alias_method :&, :bitwise_and
def unset( other )
self.class.new( @value & ~other.value )
end
alias_method :unflag, :unset
def bitwise_xor( other )
self.class.new( @value ^ other.value )
end
alias_method :^, :bitwise_xor
alias_method :toggle, :bitwise_xor
# ...
def initialize( *args )
# ...
end
end
def FileAttrib( *args )
FileAttrib.new( *args )
end
Use like:
FileAttrib.values #=> [1, 2, 4, 8]
FileAttrib.keys #=> [:read_only, :hidden, :system, :archive]
FileAttrib.read_only #=> <FileAttrib @key=:read_only, @value=1>
FileAttrib::READ_ONLY #=> <FileAttrib @key=:read_only, @value=1>
FileAttribs[:read_only] #=> <FileAttrib @key=:read_only, @value=1>
FileAttrib(0) #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0000, @value=0>
FileAttrib.read_only | FileAttrib.hidden #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0011, @value=3>
# -or-
FileAttrib.new( FileAttrib.read_only | FileAttrib.hidden )
FileAttrib.new( FileAttrib::READ_ONLY | FileAttrib::HIDDEN )
FileAttrib.new( :read_only, :hidden )
# -or-
FileAttrib( FileAttrib.read_only | FileAttrib.hidden )
FileAttrib( FileAttrib::READ_ONLY | FileAttrib::HIDDEN )
FileAttrib( :read_only, :hidden )
#=> <FileAttrib @key=:0011, @value=3>
attrib = FileAttrib.new #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0000, @value=0>
attrib |= FileAttrib.read_only #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0001, @value=1>
attrib.read_only? #=> true
# -or-
attrib.member?( FileAttrib.read_only ) #=> true
attrib.member?( FileAttrib.READ_ONLY ) #=> true
attrib.member?( :read_only ) #=> true
attrib & FileAttrib.read_only == FileAttrib.read_only #=> true
attrib ^= FileAttrib.read_only #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0000, @value=0>
attrib.read_only? #=> false
attrib ^= FileAttrib.read_only #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0001, @value=1>
attrib.read_only? #=> true
attrib &= ~FileAttrib.read_only #=> <FileAttrib @key=:0000, @value=0>
attrib.read_only? #=> false
attrib.is_a? Flag #=> true
attrib.is_a? FileAttrib #=> true
# ...
and so on.
What about enums for (algebraic) union data types with variants?
Yes, yes, yes. Use the Union class or the data helper from the safedata library.
Note, now you can go "wild" and use strings, arrays or really anything or nothing (that is, unit types) for your values. Example:
data :Color, :Red, [1],
:Green, [2],
:Blue, [3]
# -or-
data :Color, :Red, ['red'],
:Green, ['green'],
:Blue, ['blue']
# -or-
data :Color, :Red, [1,'red'],
:Green, [2, 'green'],
:Blue, [3, 'blue']
# -or-
data :Color, :Red, [255, 0, 0],
:Green, [0, 255, 0],
:Blue, [0, 0, 255],
:Other, [:r, :g, :b]
and so on and so forth. See the safedata library documentation for more ยป
More "Real World" Enum Samples
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License
The enums scripts are dedicated to the public domain.
Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.
Questions? Comments?
Send them along to the wwwmake forum. Thanks!