Add FluentEnumSchemaRepresentable protocol for consistent enum field keys #791
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Summary
This PR introduces a new protocol:
FluentEnumSchemaRepresentable
.It is designed to help developers using Fluent with enum-based fields in their models.
The protocol provides:
fluentEnumName
to serve as the single source of truth for the database enum type name.fieldKey
, derived from that name, for use in@Enum(key:)
declarations.Motivation
Currently, enum field keys and database enum type names are often hardcoded in both model declarations and migrations, which can lead to:
By using
FluentEnumSchemaRepresentable
, developers can define everything in one place and rely on type-safe usage in both models and schema builders.Example usage
That said, this protocol opens the door to an easier and faster way to create and delete enums in schema migrations.
I’d be happy to propose a follow-up PR (in FluentKit) to explore that direction.