enums

What problem does it solve?

PHP projects often rely on constants or magic strings to represent finite sets of values, which leads to bugs and hard-to-maintain code. Backed string enums provide a type-safe, readable alternative that can be used across models, migrations, and UI logic.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Backed string enums for finite value sets in PHP, improving type safety and readability.
• label and color helper methods to derive human-friendly labels and UI colors.
• Seamless integration with Eloquent models through enum casting, enabling direct usage in properties and queries.

Use Case: In a Laravel app, define an enum Status with Draft, Active, and Archived, cast the status column in the model, and call status->label() to render UI labels.

Quick Start

Install the enums skill and place the enum in app/Enums, then cast the enum in your model.