Improve invalid enum error message

Author: BugelNiels

include/rfl/enums.hpp

@@ -11,6 +11,46 @@
 
 namespace rfl {
 
+// Returns a named tuple mapping names of enumerators of the given enum type to
+// their values.
+template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
+auto get_enumerators() {
+  return internal::enums::names_to_enumerator_named_tuple(
+      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
+}
+
+// Returns a named tuple mapping names of enumerators of the given enum type to
+// their underlying values.
+template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
+auto get_underlying_enumerators() {
+  return internal::enums::names_to_underlying_enumerator_named_tuple(
+      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
+}
+
+// Returns an std::array containing pairs of enumerator names (as
+// std::string_view) and values.
+template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
+constexpr auto get_enumerator_array() {
+  return internal::enums::names_to_enumerator_array(
+      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
+}
+
+// Returns an std::array containing pairs of enumerator names (as
+// std::string_view) and underlying values.
+template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
+constexpr auto get_underlying_enumerator_array() {
+  return internal::enums::names_to_underlying_enumerator_array(
+      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
+}
+
+// Returns the range of the given enum type as a pair of the minimum and maximum
+template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
+constexpr auto get_enum_range() {
+  return std::make_pair(enchantum::enum_traits<EnumType>::min,
+                        enchantum::enum_traits<EnumType>::max);
+}
+
+// Converts an enum value to tis string representation.
 template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
 std::string enum_to_string(const EnumType _enum) {
   const auto to_string_or_number = [](const EnumType e) {
@@ -52,7 +92,18 @@ Result<EnumType> string_to_enum(const std::string& _str) {
     try {
       return static_cast<EnumType>(std::stoi(name));
     } catch (std::exception& exp) {
-      return error(exp.what());
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "Invalid enum value: '" << name << "'. Must be one of [";
+        bool first = true;
+        for (const auto& [name, value] : get_enumerator_array<EnumType>()) {
+          if (!first) {
+            oss << ", ";
+          }
+          first = false;
+          oss << name;
+        }
+        oss << "].";
+      return error(oss.str());
     }
   };
 
@@ -74,45 +125,6 @@ Result<EnumType> string_to_enum(const std::string& _str) {
   }
 }
 
-// Returns a named tuple mapping names of enumerators of the given enum type to
-// their values.
-template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
-auto get_enumerators() {
-  return internal::enums::names_to_enumerator_named_tuple(
-      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
-}
-
-// Returns a named tuple mapping names of enumerators of the given enum type to
-// their underlying values.
-template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
-auto get_underlying_enumerators() {
-  return internal::enums::names_to_underlying_enumerator_named_tuple(
-      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
-}
-
-// Returns an std::array containing pairs of enumerator names (as
-// std::string_view) and values.
-template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
-constexpr auto get_enumerator_array() {
-  return internal::enums::names_to_enumerator_array(
-      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
-}
-
-// Returns an std::array containing pairs of enumerator names (as
-// std::string_view) and underlying values.
-template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
-constexpr auto get_underlying_enumerator_array() {
-  return internal::enums::names_to_underlying_enumerator_array(
-      internal::enums::get_enum_names<EnumType>());
-}
-
-// Returns the range of the given enum type as a pair of the minimum and maximum
-template <enchantum::Enum EnumType>
-constexpr auto get_enum_range() {
-  return std::make_pair(enchantum::enum_traits<EnumType>::min,
-                        enchantum::enum_traits<EnumType>::max);
-}
-
 }  // namespace rfl
 
 #endif  // RFL_ENUMS_HPP_

tests/json/test_enum_error_messages.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <cassert>
+#include <rfl.hpp>
+#include <rfl/json.hpp>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace test_enum_error_messages {
+
+enum class Color { red, green, blue, yellow };
+
+TEST(json, test_enum_error_message_invalid_enum) {
+
+  const auto result = rfl::string_to_enum<Color>("bart");
+
+  const std::string expected = R"(Invalid enum value: 'bart'. Must be one of [red, green, blue, yellow].)";
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(!result.has_value() && true);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(result.error().what(), expected);
+}
+
+TEST(json, test_enum_error_message_empty_enum) {
+
+  const auto result = rfl::string_to_enum<Color>("");
+
+  const std::string expected = R"(Invalid enum value: ''. Must be one of [red, green, blue, yellow].)";
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(!result.has_value() && true);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(result.error().what(), expected);
+}
+
+TEST(json, test_enum_error_message_case_sensitive) {
+
+  const auto result = rfl::string_to_enum<Color>("RED");
+
+  const std::string expected = R"(Invalid enum value: 'RED'. Must be one of [red, green, blue, yellow].)";
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(!result.has_value() && true);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(result.error().what(), expected);
+}
+
+
+}  // namespace test_enum7