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As discussed in #172 it would be nice to have an option to generate the enum values as bit fields.
This pull request add a new option to generate the enums with 1<<iota.

It tries this with minimal impact on the template and the rest of the code.
To keep it simple it forbids the combination of this new option with custom values.

It also adds an example with a test for the new bitfield option.

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  • New Features

    • Added a --bitfield option to generate enum values as bit flags.
    • Added validation for unsupported bitfield configurations, including string enums and manually assigned values.
    • Added an example demonstrating 32-bit enum flags and combining them with bitwise operations.
  • Documentation

    • Updated CLI help documentation to include the new --bitfield option.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for bitfield generation, validation errors, and bitwise flag behavior.

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Minor tweaks, but otherwise looks good. When those are changed, will approve and commit. Thanks for the PR!

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds support for generating bitfield enums in the go-enum tool. When the --bitfield flag is used, enum values are generated as bit fields using the 1<<iota pattern instead of sequential values.

  • Adds a new --bitfield CLI flag to enable bitfield enum generation
  • Implements validation to prevent bitfields with string types or manually set values
  • Updates the enum template to generate values using bit shift operations when bitfield mode is enabled

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File Description
main.go Adds BitField field to rootT struct and CLI flag definition
main_test.go Adds test coverage for the new --bitfield flag
generator/options.go Adds BitField configuration field to GeneratorConfig
generator/generator.go Implements bitfield validation logic and template data
generator/enum.tmpl Updates template to generate 1<<iota pattern for bitfields
example/enum_bitfield.go Provides example enum definition for bitfield usage
example/enum_bitfield_enum.go Generated output demonstrating bitfield enum implementation
example/enum_bitfield_test.go Test cases verifying bitfield enum behavior
README.md Documents the new --bitfield flag in CLI options

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coverage: 92.776% (+0.1%) from 92.662%
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updated error messages with you suggestions

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main.go:244

  • Missing validation for incompatible flag combination: --bitfield and --no-iota are mutually exclusive. The bitfield feature requires iota to generate the bit shift expressions (1<<iota), but no-iota disables iota usage. This combination should be validated and rejected with a clear error message.
			// Validate incompatible flag combinations
			if argv.NoParse && argv.MustParse {
				return fmt.Errorf("--noparse and --mustparse are incompatible: MustParse requires the Parse method to exist")
			}

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I have added the tests.

I also notice that the error was never printed (only the enum was skipped).
To change this i moved the printing from parseEnum to the Generate function.
If you want a other solution let me know and i will change it.

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// Parse the enum doc statement
enum, pErr := g.parseEnum(ts)
if pErr != nil {
fmt.Println(pErr)

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Please use Sentinel errors to determine if we should print the error or not. There are other errors in there that do not need to be printed, and would just cause a bunch of noise.

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And it should actually fail the call if these particular errors should stop processing, which it should do.

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Moved the prints back where they were and add bitfield error as sentinel error that are returned out of the Generate function.

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Hi @abice can I ask for any news here?
Do you want that I adopt any thing else?

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The --bitfield option now flows from the CLI into generator configuration. The generator validates supported enum declarations and emits 1<<iota values. A 32-bit example, generated helpers, bitwise tests, CLI tests, and README documentation were added.

Bitfield enum generation

Layer / File(s) Summary
CLI and generator configuration
main.go, main_test.go, generator/options.go, README.md
Adds the --bitfield flag, stores it in GeneratorConfig, tests CLI parsing, and documents the option.
Bitfield validation and generation
generator/generator.go, generator/enum.tmpl, generator/generator_test.go
Rejects string enums and manually assigned values in bitfield mode. Propagates these errors and generates shifted enum values.
Generated example and bitwise validation
example/enum_bitfield.go, example/enum_bitfield_enum.go, example/enum_bitfield_test.go
Adds a 32-bit bitfield example, generated enum helpers, and pairwise OR/XOR tests.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant Generator
  participant Template
  participant GeneratedEnum
  CLI->>Generator: pass --bitfield
  Generator->>Generator: validate enum declarations
  Generator->>Template: pass bitField
  Template->>GeneratedEnum: emit 1<<iota values
  GeneratedEnum-->>Generator: provide enum helpers and values
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The new bitfield mode is wired through the CLI, but combining it with --no-iota currently generates sequential values instead of one-bit flags, so generated enums can be incorrect for that invocation; merge should wait for this combination to be rejected or implemented explicitly.

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main_test.go (1)

447-449: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover BitField forwarding in the integration test.

The new assertion checks only that --bitfield sets argv.BitField. It does not check the GeneratorConfig received by the generator. The copied integration action at Lines [1831-1854] omits BitField, so it cannot detect a broken CLI-to-generator path. Add the field to that configuration and execute one integration case with --bitfield.

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 config := generator.GeneratorConfig{
+    BitField: argv.BitField,
     ...
 }

-os.Args = []string{"go-enum", "--file", enumFile}
+os.Args = []string{"go-enum", "--file", enumFile, "--bitfield"}
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In `@main_test.go` around lines 447 - 449, Extend the integration test’s copied
generator configuration to include the BitField value, then add or update a case
that invokes the CLI with --bitfield and expects it enabled. Verify both
argv.BitField and the GeneratorConfig passed to the generator, using the
existing integration action and expected configuration symbols.
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In `@generator/enum.tmpl`:
- Line 36: Update the enum template’s noIota value-generation branch to handle
bitField mode correctly: either reject the simultaneous noIota and bitField
options or emit explicit 1-shifted index values instead of sequential values.
Preserve the existing behavior for each option when used independently.

In `@generator/generator_test.go`:
- Line 490: Remove the unreachable debug-output blocks around the two
fmt.Println calls in generator/generator_test.go at lines 490-490 and 512-512;
if either debug print is intentionally retained, convert its output argument to
string while preserving test behavior.

In `@generator/options.go`:
- Line 26: Document the compatibility policy for the exported GeneratorConfig
type, explicitly stating whether unkeyed literals are supported. If they are
supported, preserve the existing field order and configuration shape; otherwise
prohibit unkeyed literals in the API documentation and mark the field-order
change as a breaking API change.

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In `@main_test.go`:
- Around line 447-449: Extend the integration test’s copied generator
configuration to include the BitField value, then add or update a case that
invokes the CLI with --bitfield and expects it enabled. Verify both
argv.BitField and the GeneratorConfig passed to the generator, using the
existing integration action and expected configuration symbols.

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Comment thread generator/enum.tmpl
{{- end}}
{{if $noIota }}{{$value.PrefixedName}} {{$enumName}} = {{directVal $enumType $value}}{{else -}}
{{$value.PrefixedName}} {{ if eq $rIndex 0 }}{{$enumName}} = iota{{ if ne "0" $offset }} + {{ $offset }}{{end}}{{else if ne $lastOffset $offset }}{{$enumName}} = iota + {{ $offset }}{{end}}{{$_ := set $vars "lastoffset" $offset}}
{{$value.PrefixedName}} {{ if eq $rIndex 0 }}{{$enumName}} = {{if $bitField }}1<<{{end}}iota{{ if ne "0" $offset }} + {{ $offset }}{{end}}{{else if ne $lastOffset $offset }}{{$enumName}} = iota + {{ $offset }}{{end}}{{$_ := set $vars "lastoffset" $offset}}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle --bitfield with --no-iota.

When both options are enabled, $noIota selects directVal before $bitField is evaluated. The generated values are 0, 1, 2, ..., not bit values. Reject this option combination or emit explicit 1 << index values in the noIota branch.

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In `@generator/enum.tmpl` at line 36, Update the enum template’s noIota
value-generation branch to handle bitField mode correctly: either reject the
simultaneous noIota and bitField options or emit explicit 1-shifted index values
instead of sequential values. Preserve the existing behavior for each option
when used independently.

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assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrBitfieldOnString)
assert.Empty(t, output)
if false { // Debugging statement
fmt.Println(output)

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove or correct the duplicated debug output.

golangci-lint reports QF1010 at both sites. Remove the unreachable if false blocks, or use fmt.Println(string(output)) if the debug output is retained.

  • generator/generator_test.go#L490-L490: remove the dead debug print or convert output to string.
  • generator/generator_test.go#L512-L512: remove the dead debug print or convert output to string.
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[error] 490-490: QF1010: could convert argument to string

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  • generator/generator_test.go#L512-L512
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Comment thread generator/options.go
ForceUpper bool `json:"force_upper"`
NoComments bool `json:"no_comments"`
NoParse bool `json:"no_parse"`
BitField bool `json:"bit_field"`

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Document the compatibility policy for GeneratorConfig.

GeneratorConfig is exported, and BitField was inserted before BuildTags. Downstream unkeyed literals must provide exactly one value for every field in declaration order, so they can fail to compile and later field positions change. The inspected repository callers use keyed literals. If unkeyed literals are supported, preserve the existing configuration shape; otherwise document the restriction and release this as a breaking API change.

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In `@generator/options.go` at line 26, Document the compatibility policy for the
exported GeneratorConfig type, explicitly stating whether unkeyed literals are
supported. If they are supported, preserve the existing field order and
configuration shape; otherwise prohibit unkeyed literals in the API
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