create-enum-helper
Generates a Byte-family record helper (ToByte/FromByte/ToInteger/ FromInteger/ToString/FromString) for an enum type.
Read this when you have an enum and want the usual conversion helpers without writing them by hand. create-enum-helper generates a Byte-family record helper with ToByte, FromByte, ToInteger, FromInteger, ToString and FromString; it is a preview unless you pass --apply.
How to run it
Full flag list: create-enum-helper in the CLI reference.
Flags
| Flag | Argument | Meaning | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
--qname | <TEnum> | ||
--apply | |||
--json | |||
--no-backup | |||
--methods | <csv> | ||
--tostring | |||
--db | PATH |
Where to click
- RAD Studio main menu: drag-lint > Generate & Export > Enum Record Helper (symbol)...
Details
Generates a Byte-family record helper (ToByte/FromByte/ToInteger/ FromInteger/ToString/FromString) for an enum type. Reach for it when you have an enum and want the usual conversion helpers without writing them by hand.
Running it from the CLI
drag-lint create-enum-helper --qname <TEnum> [--apply|--json|--no-backup] [--methods <csv>] [--tostring rtti|case] [--db PATH]--methods defaults to all six (tobyte,frombyte,tointeger,frominteger,
tostring,fromstring). --tostring defaults to rtti (RTTI GetEnumName)
or can be case (explicit case statement). Idempotent: if a helper for the
enum already exists anywhere in the index, the action reports exists and
makes no edit. The usage line lists --apply as a flag; whether omitting it
produces a dry run is not documented in the help text for this verb.
Reaching it in the IDE
Reachable in the IDE only through the Structure form's right-click menu, not
the main menu -- see Create helper class for the
IDE-side walkthrough. The feature map's internal call site is
DragLint.Plugin.StructureForm.pas:1226.
What it needs
The --db flag is optional -- drag-lint auto-resolves the index when
omitted. An index must still exist.
Example
Illustrative:
drag-lint create-enum-helper --qname Unit1.TColorKind --apply --db C:\Projects\MyApp\_D-RAG\MyApp.sqliteThis would generate a record helper with all six default methods for
TColorKind.