tools/cpp-enum-generator/template.txt

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; $ENUM_CLASS$  : Class name of enum, obtained from file name
; $FIRST_ENUM$  : The first enum in the list of enums
; $MIDDLE_ENUM$ : All enums that are in between first and last enum.
; $LAST_ENUM$   : The last enum in the list of enums
; $SIZE$        : The number of enums
; $CONSTANT$    : Define a costant, i.e.: $CONSTSANT$ NAME value, usage in document with $NAME$
;
;
$CONSTANT$ NAMESPACE submodel
#ifndef BASYX_SUBMODEL_ENUM_$ENUM_CLASS$_H
#define BASYX_SUBMODEL_ENUM_$ENUM_CLASS$_H

#include <string>

namespace basyx {
namespace $NAMESPACE$ {

enum class $ENUM_CLASS$ {
    $FIRST_ENUM$,
    $MIDDLE_ENUM$,
    $LAST_ENUM$,
};

class $ENUM_CLASS$_
{
public:
    static $ENUM_CLASS$ from_string(const std::string & name);
    static const char * to_string($ENUM_CLASS$ value);
};


}
}

#endif
$FILE_ENDING$ h
#include <BaSyx/$NAMESPACE$/enumerations/$ENUM_CLASS$.h>

#include <array>
#include <algorithm>
#include <memory>
#include <string>

using namespace basyx::submodel;

using enum_pair_t = std::pair<const char*, $ENUM_CLASS$>;

static const std::array<enum_pair_t, $SIZE$> string_to_enum = 
{
    std::make_pair("$FIRST_ENUM$",  $ENUM_CLASS$::$FIRST_ENUM$),
    std::make_pair("$MIDDLE_ENUM$", $ENUM_CLASS$::$MIDDLE_ENUM$),
    std::make_pair("$LAST_ENUM$", $ENUM_CLASS$::$LAST_ENUM$),
};

$ENUM_CLASS$ $ENUM_CLASS$_::from_string(const std::string & name)
{
    auto pair = std::find_if(string_to_enum.begin(), string_to_enum.end(), 
		[&name](const auto & pair) {
			return !name.compare(pair.first);
	});

    return pair->second;
}

const char * $ENUM_CLASS$_::to_string($ENUM_CLASS$ value)
{
    auto pair = std::find_if(string_to_enum.begin(), string_to_enum.end(), 
		[value](const auto & pair) {
			return value == pair.second;
	});

    return pair->first;
}

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