What about a macro to define enums?
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Comments on #440 got me thinking about this (again), especially because we don't want magic_enum to creep into the core code. So I gave it a shot.
Attached is an implementation of a preprocessor macro (most of which I copied from a blog) and some examples. This implements parse, print, and size functions. There's more we could do if everyone is in-favor of the basic approach, but also I would completely understand any resistance. I dislike macros generally, but in this case it seems a good workaround to the limitations on enums in C++.
Also, try it out here.
https://godbolt.org/z/KvvTT3hv1
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