dss-extensions / dss-extensions/OpenDSSDirect.jl
Enums and bitmasks
- Dominant language
- Julia
- Stars
- 30
- Forks
- 6
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
A few enumerations are used in bitmasks or mixed enum+mask. Currently, `CEnum` doesn't allow this.
An interim fix was added for `Monitors.Mode` in https://github.com/dss-extensions/OpenDSSDirect.jl/pull/75 (just allow integers without restricting to the enum values), but a more elegant solution would be better. I also noticed a few projects vendor CEnum and modify it, for example https://github.com/JuliaGPU/VulkanCore.jl/pull/17/files
Looking for alternative packages, so far I found https://github.com/jmert/BitFlags.jl
Should we adopt it here?
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the interim Monitors.Mode fix in pull request #75 and how CEnum currently handles enum values. Compare that behavior with BitFlags.jl and the cited VulkanCore.jl modification. Done means deciding and documenting an approach for the affected enum-and-bitmask cases, including whether BitFlags.jl should be adopted.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100