create enum helper

create-enum-helper

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.sqlite

This would generate a record helper with all six default methods for TColorKind.