How to make a Swift String enum available in Objective-C?

Question

I have this enum with String values, which will be used to tell an API method that logs to a server what kind of serverity a message has. I\'m using Swift 1.2,

Answer 1

Code for Xcode 8, using the fact that Int works but other methods aren't exposed to Objective-C. This is pretty horrible as it stands...

class EnumSupport : NSObject {
    class func textFor(logSeverity severity: LogSeverity) -> String {
        return severity.text()
    }
}

@objc public enum LogSeverity: Int {
    case Debug
    case Info
    case Warn
    case Error

    func text() -> String {
        switch self {
            case .Debug: return "debug"
            case .Info: return "info"
            case .Warn: return "warn"
            case .Error: return "error"
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

I think @Remi 's answer crashes in some situations as I had this:

My error's screesshot. so I post my edition for @Remi 's answer:

@objc public enum LogSeverity: Int, RawRepresentable {
    case debug
    case info
    case warn
    case error

    public typealias RawValue = String

    public var rawValue: RawValue {
        switch self {
            case .debug:
                return "DEBUG"
            case .info:
                return "INFO"
            case .warn:
                return "WARN"
            case .error:
                return "ERROR"
        }
    }

    public init?(rawValue: RawValue) {
        switch rawValue {
            case "DEBUG":
                self = .debug
            case "INFO":
                self = .info
            case "WARN":
                self = .warn
            case "ERROR":
                self = .error
            default:
                return nil
        }
    }
}

Answer 3

Here's a solution that works.

@objc public enum ConnectivityStatus: Int {
    case Wifi
    case Mobile
    case Ethernet
    case Off

    func name() -> String {
        switch self {
        case .Wifi: return "wifi"
        case .Mobile: return "mobile"
        case .Ethernet: return "ethernet"
        case .Off: return "off"
        }
    }
}

Answer 4

This is my use case:

• I avoid hard-coded Strings whenever I can, so that I get compile warnings when I change something
• I have a fixed list of String values coming from a back end, which can also be nil

Here's my solution that involves no hard-coded Strings at all, supports missing values, and can be used elegantly in both Swift and Obj-C:

@objc enum InventoryItemType: Int {
    private enum StringInventoryItemType: String {
        case vial
        case syringe
        case crystalloid
        case bloodProduct
        case supplies
    }

    case vial
    case syringe
    case crystalloid
    case bloodProduct
    case supplies
    case unknown

    static func fromString(_ string: String?) -> InventoryItemType {
        guard let string = string else {
            return .unknown
        }
        guard let stringType = StringInventoryItemType(rawValue: string) else {
            return .unknown
        }
        switch stringType {
        case .vial:
            return .vial
        case .syringe:
            return .syringe
        case .crystalloid:
            return .crystalloid
        case .bloodProduct:
            return .bloodProduct
        case .supplies:
            return .supplies
        }
    }

    var stringValue: String? {
        switch self {
        case .vial:
            return StringInventoryItemType.vial.rawValue
        case .syringe:
            return StringInventoryItemType.syringe.rawValue
        case .crystalloid:
            return StringInventoryItemType.crystalloid.rawValue
        case .bloodProduct:
            return StringInventoryItemType.bloodProduct.rawValue
        case .supplies:
            return StringInventoryItemType.supplies.rawValue
        case .unknown:
            return nil
        }
    }
}

Answer 5

Here's what I came up with. In my case, this enum was in the context providing info for a specific class, ServiceProvider.

class ServiceProvider {
    @objc enum FieldName : Int {
        case CITY
        case LATITUDE
        case LONGITUDE
        case NAME
        case GRADE
        case POSTAL_CODE
        case STATE
        case REVIEW_COUNT
        case COORDINATES

        var string: String {
            return ServiceProvider.FieldNameToString(self)
        }
    }

    class func FieldNameToString(fieldName:FieldName) -> String {
        switch fieldName {
        case .CITY:         return "city"
        case .LATITUDE:     return "latitude"
        case .LONGITUDE:    return "longitude"
        case .NAME:         return "name"
        case .GRADE:        return "overallGrade"
        case .POSTAL_CODE:  return "postalCode"
        case .STATE:        return "state"
        case .REVIEW_COUNT: return "reviewCount"
        case .COORDINATES:  return "coordinates"
        }
    }
}

From Swift, you can use .string on an enum (similar to .rawValue). From Objective-C, you can use [ServiceProvider FieldNameToString:enumValue];

Answer 6

You can create an private Inner enum. The implementation is a bit repeatable, but clear and easy. 1 line rawValue, 2 lines init, which always look the same. The Inner has a method returning the "outer" equivalent, and vice-versa.

Has the added benefit that you can directly map the enum case to a String, unlike other answers here.

Please feel welcome to build on this answer if you know how to solve the repeatability problem with templates, I don't have time to mingle with it right now.

@objc enum MyEnum: NSInteger, RawRepresentable, Equatable {
    case
    option1,
    option2,
    option3

    // MARK: RawRepresentable

    var rawValue: String {
        return toInner().rawValue
    }

    init?(rawValue: String) {
        guard let value = Inner(rawValue: rawValue)?.toOuter() else { return nil }
        self = value
    }

    // MARK: Obj-C support

    private func toInner() -> Inner {
        switch self {
        case .option1: return .option1
        case .option3: return .option3
        case .option2: return .option2
        }
    }

    private enum Inner: String {
        case
        option1 = "option_1",
        option2 = "option_2",
        option3 = "option_3"

        func toOuter() -> MyEnum {
            switch self {
            case .option1: return .option1
            case .option3: return .option3
            case .option2: return .option2
            }
        }
    }
}