ardalis/SmartEnum

This system is a .NET library that provides a strongly-typed, object-oriented alternative to standard C# enums, supporting both single and flag-based enumeration patterns. It offers deep integration with common .NET data access and serialization frameworks, including Entity Framework Core, Dapper, ASP.NET Core model binding, and multiple JSON/MessagePack/Protobuf serializers. The library also includes utilities for testing, guard clauses, and specific exception handling to ensure robust usage across different application layers.

This period focused on expanding the SmartEnum library's ecosystem by adding integration packages for AutoFixture, GuardClauses, and various serialization formats including JSON, Protobuf, and MessagePack. The work also introduced specific exception types for better error handling and reorganized the repository structure to support multi-targeting and consistent code formatting.

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This period focused on adding System.Text.Json serialization support for SmartEnums and SmartFlagEnums, introducing new converters for name and value-based serialization. Concurrently, the test suite was expanded to cover these new features and to validate serialization across multiple libraries including JsonNet, Utf8Json, MessagePack, and ProtoBuf.

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This period focused on expanding SmartEnum's compatibility with major .NET data access and web frameworks, specifically adding support for Entity Framework Core, Dapper, and ASP.NET Core model binding. The work included implementing automatic type conversion, model binding, and type handlers, while simultaneously establishing comprehensive unit and integration test suites to verify these new integrations.

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