Php Enum Laravel Package

Fix invalid deprecations for __toString() calls

• Implemented createByName static constructor, useful for deserialization purposes.

Example:

$apiValue = 'bar';
$enum = MyEnum::createByName(strtoupper($apiValue));

• Implemented hard deprecations for calls to be removed or changed in 2.0

  • equals - use == comparison, upgrade to === on 2.0
  • __construct. Use MyEnum::createByName('BAR') or MyEnum::BAR()
  • getValue. Cast to string instead. Will return enum value until 2.0, enum name after.
  • toInt will be removed. Switch to name based enums

• Implemented createByName function to instantiate enum by constant name - preferred option for deserializing purpose. example:

$apiValue = 'bar';
$value = MyEnum::createByName(strtoupper($apiValue))

• For known constant names use MyEnum::BAR() syntax.

New featires

Use one instance of type value everywhere. Possibility to get name of Enum member.

Removed fatures

Excplicit equality check method (replace with general strict comparison ===) Remove any value management features (enums are about named instances)

Now we can get available values without instantiate class.