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enumeum/doctrine-enums
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Doctrine extension to manage enumerations in PostgreSQL

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Doctrine Enums Extension
========================

[](#doctrine-enums-extension)

This package contains an extension for Doctrine ORM and DBAL which offer enum management functionality in a PostgreSQL database. Yes, enumerations in DB is bad practice, and you should avoid to use them. But sometimes DB management needs Enums as a simple constraint on certain fields. This package provides a transparent approach to adding PHP enums as database types and using them with appropriate fields in Doctrine entities.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

Minimum PHP version is 8.1.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require enumeum/doctrine-enums

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Enumeum attribute for PHP enum:

[](#enumeum-attribute-for-php-enum)

- **\#\[Enumeum\\DoctrineEnum\\Attribute\\EnumType(name: 'type\_name')\]** this attribute tells that this enum is database type. By default, it creates type in database with its own cases.

### Enum setup

[](#enum-setup)

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