Attribute Macro php_enum 

#[php_enum]

Available on crate feature enum only.

#[php_enum] Attribute

Enums can be exported to PHP as enums with the #[php_enum] attribute macro. This attribute derives the RegisteredClass and PhpEnum traits on your enum. To register the enum use the enumeration::<EnumName>() method on the ModuleBuilder in the #[php_module] macro.

Options

The #[php_enum] attribute can be configured with the following options:

• #[php(name = "EnumName")] or #[php(change_case = snake_case)]: Sets the name of the enum in PHP. The default is the PascalCase name of the enum.
• #[php(allow_native_discriminants)]: Allows the use of native Rust discriminants (e.g., Hearts = 1).

The cases of the enum can be configured with the following options:

• #[php(name = "CaseName")] or #[php(change_case = snake_case)]: Sets the name of the enum case in PHP. The default is the PascalCase name of the case.
• #[php(value = "value")] or #[php(value = 123)]: Sets the discriminant value for the enum case. This can be a string or an integer. If not set, the case will be exported as a simple enum case without a discriminant.

Example

This example creates a PHP enum Suit.

use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;

#[php_enum]
pub enum Suit {
    Hearts,
    Diamonds,
    Clubs,
    Spades,
}

#[php_module]
pub fn get_module(module: ModuleBuilder) -> ModuleBuilder {
    module.enumeration::<Suit>()
}

Backed Enums

Enums can also be backed by either i64 or &'static str. Those values can be set using the #[php(value = "value")] or #[php(value = 123)] attributes on the enum variants.

All variants must have a value of the same type, either all i64 or all &'static str.

use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;

#[php_enum]
pub enum Suit {
    #[php(value = "hearts")]
    Hearts,
    #[php(value = "diamonds")]
    Diamonds,
    #[php(value = "clubs")]
    Clubs,
    #[php(value = "spades")]
    Spades,
}
#[php_module]
pub fn get_module(module: ModuleBuilder) -> ModuleBuilder {
    module.enumeration::<Suit>()
}

‘Native’ Discriminators

Native rust discriminants are currently not supported and will not be exported to PHP.

To avoid confusion a compiler error will be raised if you try to use a native discriminant. You can ignore this error by adding the #[php(allow_native_discriminants)] attribute to your enum.

use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;

#[php_enum]
#[php(allow_native_discriminants)]
pub enum Suit {
    Hearts = 1,
    Diamonds = 2,
    Clubs = 3,
    Spades = 4,
}

#[php_module]
pub fn get_module(module: ModuleBuilder) -> ModuleBuilder {
    module.enumeration::<Suit>()
}

TODO: Add backed enums example