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fast-forward/enum
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Ergonomic utilities for PHP enums, including names, values, lookups, and option maps.

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Fast Forward Enum
=================

[](#fast-forward-enum)

Ergonomic utilities and reusable catalogs for PHP enums, including names, values, lookups, maps, sorting helpers, and enum-driven workflows.

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✨ Features
----------

[](#-features)

- 🧩 Traits for `values()`, `names()`, options, maps, lookups, and enum comparisons
- 🧭 `Helper\EnumHelper` for generic operations over `UnitEnum` and `BackedEnum`
- 🔄 Reversible sort-oriented enums such as `SortDirection`, `NullsPosition`, and `ComparisonResult`
- 🗂 Reusable catalogs grouped by domain, including `Calendar`, `Logger`, `Runtime`, and `DateTime`
- 🚦 Enum-based workflow transitions through `StateMachine\HasTransitions`
- 🏷 Optional `LabeledEnumInterface` and readable descriptions without framework lock-in
- 🧼 Small public API with explicit namespaces and no `Contracts` bucket

📦 Installation
--------------

[](#-installation)

```
composer require fast-forward/enum
```

Requirements:

- PHP `^8.3`

New to the package? Start with the [Quickstart](docs/getting-started/quickstart.rst), then use the [Usage guide](docs/usage/index.rst) when you want more complete examples.

🛠️ Usage
--------

[](#️-usage)

Basic enum ergonomics:

```