ts-enum-util
Advanced tools
Strictly typed utilities for working with TypeScript enums.
ts-enum-util provides utilities to improve the usefulness of enums. Examples include getting a list of an enum's keys, values, or key/value pairs, reverse lookup of keys by value, run-time validation that a specified value or key is valid for a given enum (with corresponding compile-time type guards), and more. All of these utilities are very specifically typed for each enum via generics and type inference.
Install via NPM:
npm i -s ts-enum-util
Several small examples ts-enum-util's capabilities to give you a quick overview of what it can do, as well as an organized "by example" reference.
Pay special attention to the comments indicating the compile-time type of various results. See Specific Typing for more about data types.
See API Reference for more details about method signatures and behaviors.
// import the $enum helper function
import {$enum} from "ts-enum-util";
// Example string enum
// (basic numeric enums also supported)
// (enums with a mix of numeric and string values also supported)
enum RGB {
R = "r",
G = "g",
B = "b"
}
See also:
// type: number
// value: 3
const size = $enum(RGB).size;
// type: number
// value: 3
const length = $enum(RGB).length;
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// type: ("R" | "G" | "B")[]
// value: ["R", "G", "B"]
const keys = $enum(RGB).getKeys();
// type: RGB[]
// value: ["r", "g", "b"]
const values = $enum(RGB).getValues();
// List of key/value pair tuples
// type: [("R" | "G" | "B"), RGB][]
// value: [["R", "r"], ["G", "g"], ["B", "b"]]
const entries = $enum(RGB).getEntries();
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// type: RGB
// value: "g"
const value1 = $enum(RGB).getValue("G");
// throws: Error("Unexpected value: blah. Expected one of: R,G,B")
const value2 = $enum(RGB).getValue("blah");
// type: RGB | undefined
// value: undefined
const value3 = $enum(RGB).getValueOrDefault("blah");
// type: RGB
// value: "r"
const value4 = $enum(RGB).getValueOrDefault("blah", "R");
// type: string
// value: "BLAH!"
const value5 = $enum(RGB).getValueOrDefault("blah", "BLAH!");
// type: ("R" | "G" | "B")
// value: "G"
const key1 = $enum(RGB).getKey("g");
// throws: Error("Unexpected value: blah. Expected one of: r,g,b")
const key2 = $enum(RGB).getKey("blah");
// type: ("R" | "G" | "B") | undefined
// value: undefined
const key3 = $enum(RGB).getKeyOrDefault("blah");
// type: ("R" | "G" | "B")
// value: "R"
const key4 = $enum(RGB).getKeyOrDefault("blah", "R");
// type: string
// value: "BLAH!"
const key4 = $enum(RGB).getKeyOrDefault("blah", "BLAH!");
// Some arbitrary string
declare const str: string;
// returns true if 'str' is a valid key of RGB
if($enum(RGB).isKey(str)) {
// isKey() is a type guard
// type of 'str' in here is ("R" | "G" | "B")
}
// type: ("R" | "G" | "B")
// throws error if 'str' is not a valid key for RGB
const key1 = $enum(RGB).asKey(str);
// type: ("R" | "G" | "B") | undefined
// value is undefined if 'str' is not a valid key for RGB
const key2 = $enum(RGB).asKeyOrDefault(str);
// type: ("R" | "G" | "B")
// value is "G" if 'str' is not a valid key for RGB
const key3 = $enum(RGB).asKeyOrDefault(str, "G");
// Some arbitrary string
declare const str: string;
// returns true if 'str' is a valid value of RGB
if($enum(RGB).isValue(str)) {
// isValue() is a type guard
// type of 'str' in here is RGB
}
// type: RGB
// throws error if 'str' is not a valid value for RGB
const value1 = $enum(RGB).asValue(str);
// type: RGB | undefined
// value is undefined if 'str' is not a valid value for RGB
const value2 = $enum(RGB).asValueOrDefault(str);
// type: RGB | undefined
// value is RGB.G if 'str' is not a valid value for RGB
const value3 = $enum(RGB).asValueOrDefault(str, RGB.G);
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// iterate all entries in the enum
$enum(RGB).forEach((value, key, rgbRef) => {
// type of value is RGB
// type of key is ("R" | "G" | "B")
// rgbRef is a reference to RGB object, type is (typeof RBG)
});
// Convert all entries of the enum to an array of mapped values
// value: ["R: r", "G: g", "B: b"]
const mapped = $enum(RGB).map((value, key, rgbRef) => {
// type of value is RGB
// type of key is ("R" | "G" | "B")
// rgbRef is a reference to RGB object, type is (typeof RBG)
return `${key}: ${value}`;
});
A wrapped enum can be treated like an array of enum "entry" tuples.
See also:
const wrapped = $enum(RGB);
// type: number
// value: 3
const length = wrapped.length;
// type: [("R" | "G" | "B"), RGB]
// value: ["G", "g"]
const entry = wrapped[1];
A wrapped enum is effectively a read-only Map of enum "entry" tuples.
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const wrapped = $enum(RGB);
// type: number
// value: 3
const size = wrapped.size;
// type: RGB | undefined
// value: "r"
const value = wrapped.get("R");
for (const [key, value] of wrapped) {
// type of key: ("R" | "G" | "B")
// type of value: RGB
}
for (const key of wrapped.keys()) {
// type of key: ("R" | "G" | "B")
}
for (const value ofwrapped.values()) {
// type of value: RGB
}
ts-enum-util, so they must exist (either natively or via polyfill) in the run-time environment: Array.from(), Map, Set, Symbol.iterator.ts-enum-util technically works with any "enum-like" object, which is any object whose property values are of type string or number.
The most obvious example is a TypeScript enum. It can be a standard enum of numeric values, a string enum, or even an enum with a mix of numeric and string values.
The bulk of ts-enum-util's functionality is implemented via an EnumWrapper class, which is instantiated with a reference to an enum-like object and implements all the useful utility methods for that enum.
You likely won't ever directly reference the EnumWrapper class because it's much more convenient to use the $enum function to obtain a reference to an EnumWrapper instance.
The various methods of ts-enum-util are generic and overloaded to ensure that params and results are as specifically-typed as possible. This is acheived through generics, type inference, and overloading of the $enum function signature that is used to obtain an EnumWrapper instance for a particular enum.
For example, when obtaining a key or keys from an EnumWrapper, the data type will be a string literal union containing only the specific key names that exist in the enum.
This helps maximize the usefulness of ts-enum-util by making it compatible with other strictly typed code related to enums.
A subset of EnumWrapper's interface overlaps with much of the ES6 Map interface. EnumWrapper is effectively a read-only Map of enum values, keyed by the enum names. The following Map-like features are implemented:
EnumWrapper is iterable!).EnumWrapper implements the ArrayLike. It is usable as a readonly array of EnumWrapper.Entry, which allows you to pass an EnumWrapper instance to any method that is designed read/iterate an array-like value, such as most of lodash's methods for collections and arrays.
ECMAScript does not guarantee a specific order when iterating properties/keys of objects. While many implementations do consistently iterate object properties/keys in the order in which they were added to the object, it is not safe to rely upon an assumption that al implementations will do the same.
EnumWrapper sorts the keys of the enum and uses this sorted order to guarantee consistent ordering of all array/iterator results across all implementations. Just beware that the order may not be what you expect.
Example:
// enum defined with keys alphabetically out of order
enum ABC = {
B,
A,
C
}
// keys are sorted: ["A", "B", "C"]
const values = $enum(ABC).getKeys();
// values are ordered by sorted key order: [1, 0, 2]
const values = $enum(ABC).getValues();
By default, EnumWrapper instances are cached for quick subsequent retrieval via the $enum function.
The reasoning behind this is that enums are static constructs. A given project will have a relatively small finite number of enums that never change during execution. The combination of caching and the simple $enum function allows you to obtain an EnumWrapper instance conveniently whenever you need it, without worrying about maintaining a reference to it. Of course, it's still good practice to store a reference to the EnumWrapper within certain code contexts where you heavily use a particular enum's wrapper.
Consider explicitly avoiding caching (via an optional param to $enum) if you are using ts-enum-util to work with an ad-hoc dynamically generated "enum-like" object that is specific to a particular function execution, class instance, etc.. This is useful to avoid cluttering the cache and unnecessarily occupying memory with an EnumWrapper that will never be retrieved from the cache.
!!! WORK IN PROGRESS / INCOMPLETE !!!
See the source code or the distributed index.d.ts file for complete details of method signatures/overloads, detailed method/param documentation, etc.
See Usage Examples if you prefer a "by example" reference.
Throughout this reference, the following aliases for types will be used:
EnumLike: An enum-like object type. See Enum-Like Object.KeyType: The type of the enum's keys. This is usually a string literal union type of the enum's names, but may also simply be string if an EnumWrapper was created for an object whose possible property names are not known at compile time.EnumType: The specific enum type of the enum values. This is usually the enum type itself, but may also simply be the same as ValueType (see below) if a EnumWrapper was created for an object that is not actually an enum, but is only "enum-like".ValueType: The widened type of the enum's values. Will be number, string, or number | string, depending on whether the wrapped enum-like object contains only number, only string, or both number and string values.function $enum(enumObj: EnumLike, useCache: boolean = true): EnumWrapper
useCache - False to prevent caching of the result.This is where it all begins. Pass an "enum-like" object to this method and it returns an EnumWrapper instance that provides useful utilities for that "enum-like" object.
See Caching for more about caching of EnumWrapper instances.
class EnumWrapper
This is the class that implements all the enum utilities. It's a generic class that requires an overloaded helper function to properly instantiate, so the constructor is private. Use $enum() to get/create an instance of EnumWrapper.
type EnumWrapper.Entry = Readonly<[KeyType, EnumType]>
A generic type alias for a tuple containing a key and value pair, representing a complete "entry" in the enum. The tuple is defined as Readonly to prevent accidental corruption of the EnumWrapper instance's data.
type EnumWrapper.Iteratee = (value: EnumType, key: KeyType, enumObj: EnumLike) => R
A generic type alias for a function signature to be used in iteration methods.
EnumWrapper.prototype.size: number
A read-only property containing the number of entries (key/value pairs) in the enum.
EnumWrapper.prototype.length: number
A read-only property containing the number of entries (key/value pairs) in the enum.
EnumWrapper.prototype.get(key: string): EnumType | undefined
EnumWrapper.prototype.has(key: string): key is KeyType
EnumWrapper.prototype.keys(): IterableIterator<KeyType>
EnumWrapper.prototype.values(): IterableIterator<EnumType>
EnumWrapper.prototype.entries(): IterableIterator<EnumWrapper.Entry>
EnumWrapper.prototype.@@iterator(): IterableIterator<EnumWrapper.Entry>
EnumWrapper.prototype.forEach(iteratee: EnumWrapper.Iteratee, context?: any): void
EnumWrapper.prototype.map<R>(iteratee: EnumWrapper.Iteratee, context?: any): R[]
EnumWrapper.prototype.getKeys(): KeyType[]
EnumWrapper.prototype.getValues(): EnumType[]
EnumWrapper.prototype.getEntries(): EnumWrapper.Entry[]
EnumWrapper.prototype.isKey(key: string): key is KeyType
EnumWrapper.prototype.asKey(key: string): KeyType
EnumWrapper.prototype.asKeyOrDefault(key: string, defaultKey?: KeyType | string): KeyType | string | undefined
EnumWrapper.prototype.isValue(value: ValueType): key is EnumType
EnumWrapper.prototype.asValue(value: ValueType): EnumType
EnumWrapper.prototype.asValueOrDefault(value: ValueType, defaultValue?: EnumType | ValueType): EnumType | ValueType | undefined
EnumWrapper.prototype.getKey(value: ValueType): KeyType
EnumWrapper.prototype.getKeyOrDefault(value: ValueType, defaultKey?: KeyType | string): KeyType | string | undefined
EnumWrapper.prototype.getValue(key: string): EnumType
EnumWrapper.prototype.getValueOrDefault(key: string, defaultValue?: EnumType | ValueType): EnumType | ValueType | undefined
Does not work with enums that are merged with a namespace containing values (variables, functions, etc.), or otherwise have any additional properties added to the enum's runtime object.
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