add alternative string values method

enumer.go

@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ func (i %[1]s) IsA%[1]s() bool {
 }
 `
 
+// Arguments to format are:
+//	[1]: type name
+const altStringValuesMethod = `func (%[1]s) Values() []string {
+	return %[1]sStrings()
+}
+`
+
+func (g *Generator) buildAltStringValuesMethod(typeName string) {
+	g.Printf("\n")
+	g.Printf(altStringValuesMethod, typeName)
+}
+
 func (g *Generator) buildBasicExtras(runs [][]Value, typeName string, runsThreshold int) {
 	// At this moment, either "g.declareIndexAndNameVars()" or "g.declareNameVars()" has been called
 

golden_test.go

@@ -315,45 +315,45 @@ const (
 
 func TestGolden(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range golden {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenJSON {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, true, false, false, false, false, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenText {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, true, false, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenYAML {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, true, false, false, false, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenSQL {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, true, false, false, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenJSONAndSQL {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, true, false, true, false, false, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, true, false, true, false, false, false, false, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenGQLGen {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, true, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, "", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenTrimPrefix {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, "Day", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, "Day", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenTrimPrefixMultiple {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, "Day,Night", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, "Day,Night", "")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenWithPrefix {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, "", "Day")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, "", "Day")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenTrimAndAddPrefix {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, "Day", "Night")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, "Day", "Night")
 	}
 	for _, test := range goldenLinecomment {
-		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, true, false, "", "")
+		runGoldenTest(t, test, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, "", "")
 	}
 }
 
 func runGoldenTest(t *testing.T, test Golden,
-	generateJSON, generateYAML, generateSQL, generateText, linecomment, generateGQLGen bool,
+	generateJSON, generateYAML, generateSQL, generateText, linecomment, generateGQLGen, generateValuesMethod bool,
 	trimPrefix string, prefix string) {
 
 	var g Generator
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func runGoldenTest(t *testing.T, test Golden,
 	if len(tokens) != 3 {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: need type declaration on first line", test.name)
 	}
-	g.generate(tokens[1], generateJSON, generateYAML, generateSQL, generateText, generateGQLGen, "noop", trimPrefix, prefix, linecomment)
+	g.generate(tokens[1], generateJSON, generateYAML, generateSQL, generateText, generateGQLGen, "noop", trimPrefix, prefix, linecomment, generateValuesMethod)
 	got := string(g.format())
 	if got != loadGolden(test.name) {
 		// Use this to help build a golden text when changes are needed

stringer.go

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var (
 	yaml            = flag.Bool("yaml", false, "if true, yaml marshaling methods will be generated. Default: false")
 	text            = flag.Bool("text", false, "if true, text marshaling methods will be generated. Default: false")
 	gqlgen          = flag.Bool("gqlgen", false, "if true, GraphQL marshaling methods for gqlgen will be generated. Default: false")
+	altValuesFunc   = flag.Bool("values", false, "if true, alternative string values method will be generated. Default: false")
 	output          = flag.String("output", "", "output file name; default srcdir/<type>_string.go")
 	transformMethod = flag.String("transform", "noop", "enum item name transformation method. Default: noop")
 	trimPrefix      = flag.String("trimprefix", "", "transform each item name by removing a prefix. Default: \"\"")
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Run generate for each type.
 	for _, typeName := range typs {
-		g.generate(typeName, *json, *yaml, *sql, *text, *gqlgen, *transformMethod, *trimPrefix, *addPrefix, *linecomment)
+		g.generate(typeName, *json, *yaml, *sql, *text, *gqlgen, *transformMethod, *trimPrefix, *addPrefix, *linecomment, *altValuesFunc)
 	}
 
 	// Format the output.
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ func (g *Generator) prefixValueNames(values []Value, prefix string) {
 // generate produces the String method for the named type.
 func (g *Generator) generate(typeName string,
 	includeJSON, includeYAML, includeSQL, includeText, includeGQLGen bool,
-	transformMethod string, trimPrefix string, addPrefix string, lineComment bool) {
+	transformMethod string, trimPrefix string, addPrefix string, lineComment bool, includeValuesMethod bool) {
 	values := make([]Value, 0, 100)
 	for _, file := range g.pkg.files {
 		file.lineComment = lineComment
@@ -461,6 +462,10 @@ func (g *Generator) generate(typeName string,
 	default:
 		g.buildMap(runs, typeName)
 	}
+	if includeValuesMethod {
+		g.buildAltStringValuesMethod(typeName)
+	}
+
 	g.buildNoOpOrderChangeDetect(runs, typeName)
 
 	g.buildBasicExtras(runs, typeName, runsThreshold)

testdata/day.golden

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ func (i Day) String() string {
 	return _DayName[_DayIndex[i]:_DayIndex[i+1]]
 }
 
+func (Day) Values() []string {
+	return DayStrings()
+}
+
 // An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
 // Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
 func _DayNoOp() {

testdata/gap.golden

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ func (i Gap) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func (Gap) Values() []string {
+	return GapStrings()
+}
+
 // An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
 // Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
 func _GapNoOp() {

testdata/num.golden

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ func (i Num) String() string {
 	return _NumName[_NumIndex[i]:_NumIndex[i+1]]
 }
 
+func (Num) Values() []string {
+	return NumStrings()
+}
+
 // An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
 // Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
 func _NumNoOp() {

testdata/offset.golden

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ func (i Number) String() string {
 	return _NumberName[_NumberIndex[i]:_NumberIndex[i+1]]
 }
 
+func (Number) Values() []string {
+	return NumberStrings()
+}
+
 // An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
 // Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
 func _NumberNoOp() {

testdata/prime.golden

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ func (i Prime) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Prime(%d)", i)
 }
 
+func (Prime) Values() []string {
+	return PrimeStrings()
+}
+
 // An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
 // Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
 func _PrimeNoOp() {

testdata/unum.golden

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ func (i Unum) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func (Unum) Values() []string {
+	return UnumStrings()
+}
+
 // An "invalid array index" compiler error signifies that the constant values have changed.
 // Re-run the stringer command to generate them again.
 func _UnumNoOp() {