Laravel Enum Translatable

A Laravel package that extends PHP 8.2 backed enums with first-class translation support, fluent array helpers, and safe comparison utilities — all through composable traits.

References: Medium Article · Laravel News

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Configuration
• Available Traits
• Generating Enums
• Usage
  • Translation Key Convention
  • EnumTranslatable
  • EnumArrayable
  • EnumWrappable
• Real-World Examples
• Testing
• Changelog
• Credits
• License

Requirements

• PHP 8.2 or higher
• Laravel 11.0 or higher

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require osama-98/laravel-enum-translatable

Quick Start

Step 1. Generate an enum using the Artisan command:

php artisan make:enum OrderStatus

Step 2. Define your cases and apply the trait:

enum OrderStatusEnum: string
{
    use EnumTranslatable;

    case PENDING   = 'pending';
    case SHIPPED   = 'shipped';
    case DELIVERED = 'delivered';
}

Step 3. Add translation entries in lang/en/enums.php:

return [
    'order_statuses' => [
        'pending'   => 'Pending',
        'shipped'   => 'Shipped',
        'delivered' => 'Delivered',
    ],
];

Step 4. Use the enum in your application:

OrderStatusEnum::PENDING->trans();      // 'Pending'
OrderStatusEnum::PENDING->trans('ar');  // 'قيد الانتظار'
OrderStatusEnum::toArrayTrans();        // [['value' => 'pending', 'name' => 'Pending'], ...]

Configuration

Publish the configuration file to customise supported locales and modular support:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-enums-config"

// config/laravel-enums.php

return [

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Supported Locales
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | The locales that allTrans() will return translations for.
    */
    'supported_locales' => ['en'],

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Modular Support
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Enable this if you use a module system such as nWidart/laravel-modules.
    | Translations will be loaded from each module's namespace automatically.
    */
    'modular_enabled' => false,

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Namespace Resolver
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | The class responsible for resolving a module's translation namespace.
    | Extend TranslationNamespaceResolver to customise the resolution logic.
    */
    'namespace_resolver' => \Osama\LaravelEnums\TranslationNamespaceResolver::class,

];

Available Traits

The package provides three traits that compose on top of one another:

EnumTranslatable
└── EnumArrayable
    └── EnumWrappable

Generating Enums

Use the make:enum Artisan command to scaffold a new enum class:

# String-backed with EnumTranslatable (default)
php artisan make:enum OrderStatus

# Integer-backed
php artisan make:enum OrderStatus --int

# With EnumArrayable
php artisan make:enum OrderStatus --arrayable

# With EnumWrappable
php artisan make:enum OrderStatus --wrappable

Note: The --arrayable flag already includes EnumWrappable internally. There is no need to combine both flags.

Generated files are placed in app/Enums/. Nested namespaces are supported using /:

php artisan make:enum Admin/UserStatus
# Generates: app/Enums/Admin/UserStatusEnum.php
# Namespace:  App\Enums\Admin

The Enum suffix is appended automatically if it is not included in the provided name.

Usage

All examples in this section use the following enum definition:

<?php

namespace App\Enums;

use Osama\LaravelEnums\Concerns\EnumTranslatable;

enum CourseStatusEnum: string
{
    use EnumTranslatable;

    case DRAFT     = 'draft';
    case PENDING   = 'pending';
    case PUBLISHED = 'published';
}

Translation Key Convention

The translation key is derived automatically from the enum class name by applying the following rules:

1. Strip the Enum suffix
2. Convert to snake_case
3. Pluralise
4. Nest under the enums key

CourseStatusEnum  =>  enums.course_statuses

Create one enums.php translation file per locale inside your lang/ directory:

lang/
├── en/
│   └── enums.php
└── ar/
    └── enums.php

// lang/en/enums.php
return [
    'course_statuses' => [
        'draft'                => 'Draft',
        'draft_description'    => ':name is currently in draft mode.',
        'pending'              => 'Pending',
        'pending_description'  => ':name is currently pending review.',
        'published'            => 'Published',
        'published_description' => 'Your post has been published.',
    ],
];

// lang/ar/enums.php
return [
    'course_statuses' => [
        'draft'                => 'مسودة',
        'draft_description'    => ':name في وضع المسودة حاليًا.',
        'pending'              => 'قيد المراجعة',
        'pending_description'  => ':name قيد المراجعة حاليًا.',
        'published'            => 'منشور',
        'published_description' => 'تم نشر المنشور.',
    ],
];

EnumTranslatable

trans(?string $locale = null, ?string $context = null, array $replace = []): string

Returns the translated label for the current case. Defaults to the application locale. Falls back to the raw enum value if no translation is found.

$status = CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT;

$status->trans();     // 'Draft'   (current application locale)
$status->trans('ar'); // 'مسودة'
$status->trans('en'); // 'Draft'

The optional $context parameter appends a suffix to the translation key, enabling multiple label variants per case:

CourseStatusEnum::PUBLISHED->trans(context: 'description');
// 'Your post has been published.'

The optional $replace parameter passes replacement variables into the translation string, identical to Laravel's __() helper:

CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT->trans(context: 'description', replace: ['name' => 'Course A']);
// 'Course A is currently in draft mode.'

allTrans(): array

Returns translations for all locales defined in the supported_locales configuration option.

CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT->allTrans();
// ['en' => 'Draft', 'ar' => 'مسودة']

toArrayTrans(?string $locale = null): array

Returns all cases as an array of ['value', 'name'] pairs. Uses the current application locale when $locale is null.

CourseStatusEnum::toArrayTrans();     // current locale
CourseStatusEnum::toArrayTrans('ar'); // Arabic
CourseStatusEnum::toArrayTrans('en'); // English

// [
//     ['value' => 'draft',     'name' => 'Draft'],
//     ['value' => 'pending',   'name' => 'Pending'],
//     ['value' => 'published', 'name' => 'Published'],
// ]

toTransCollection(?string $locale = null): Collection

Identical to toArrayTrans() but returns a Laravel Collection.

CourseStatusEnum::toTransCollection('ar');

// Collection([
//     ['value' => 'draft',     'name' => 'مسودة'],
//     ['value' => 'pending',   'name' => 'قيد المراجعة'],
//     ['value' => 'published', 'name' => 'منشور'],
// ])

object(): array

Returns the current case as a ['value', 'name'] pair using the current locale. Suitable for use in API responses.

CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT->object();
// ['value' => 'draft', 'name' => 'Draft']

transKey(): string

Returns the full translation key for the current case.

CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT->transKey();
// 'enums.course_statuses.draft'

getTransKey(): string

Returns the translation key for the enum class, without a specific case appended.

CourseStatusEnum::getTransKey();
// 'enums.course_statuses'

EnumArrayable

names(): array · values(): array · toArray(): array

CourseStatusEnum::names();   // ['DRAFT', 'PENDING', 'PUBLISHED']
CourseStatusEnum::values();  // ['draft', 'pending', 'published']
CourseStatusEnum::toArray(); // ['draft' => 'DRAFT', 'pending' => 'PENDING', 'published' => 'PUBLISHED']

toCollection(): Collection

Identical to toArray() but returns a Laravel Collection.

CourseStatusEnum::toCollection();
// Collection(['draft' => 'DRAFT', 'pending' => 'PENDING', 'published' => 'PUBLISHED'])

CourseStatusEnum::toCollection()->keys();   // ['draft', 'pending', 'published']
CourseStatusEnum::toCollection()->values(); // ['DRAFT', 'PENDING', 'PUBLISHED']

only(array $values): array · except(array $values): array

Filter cases by value. Accepts raw string values or enum instances.

CourseStatusEnum::only(['draft', 'pending']);
// [CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT, CourseStatusEnum::PENDING]

CourseStatusEnum::except([CourseStatusEnum::PUBLISHED]);
// [CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT, CourseStatusEnum::PENDING]

randomCase(): self · randomValue(): string

Returns a random case or raw value. Accepts an optional exclusion list.

CourseStatusEnum::randomCase();  // e.g. CourseStatusEnum::PENDING
CourseStatusEnum::randomValue(); // e.g. 'pending'

CourseStatusEnum::randomCase(except: CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT);
CourseStatusEnum::randomValue(except: ['draft', 'pending']); // always returns 'published'

matching(string $pattern): array · notMatching(string $pattern): array

Filter cases using a wildcard pattern. Matching is case-insensitive; * matches any sequence of characters.

CourseStatusEnum::matching('*ed');    // [PUBLISHED]
CourseStatusEnum::notMatching('*ed'); // [DRAFT]

The following convenience methods are also available:

CourseStatusEnum::startsWith('p');  // [PENDING, PUBLISHED]
CourseStatusEnum::endsWith('ed');   // [PUBLISHED]
CourseStatusEnum::contains('ish');  // [PUBLISHED]

EnumWrappable

wrap(BackedEnum|string|null $value, bool $strict = true): ?static

Safely casts a string or an existing enum instance to the enum type. Returns null for empty or null values. Set strict: false to use tryFrom() instead of from(), which suppresses exceptions on invalid input.

CourseStatusEnum::wrap('draft');                  // CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT
CourseStatusEnum::wrap(CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT);  // CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT
CourseStatusEnum::wrap(null);                     // null
CourseStatusEnum::wrap('invalid', strict: false); // null

is(BackedEnum|string $value): bool · isNot(BackedEnum|string $value): bool

$status = CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT;

$status->is('draft');                        // true
$status->is(CourseStatusEnum::DRAFT);        // true
$status->isNot(CourseStatusEnum::PUBLISHED); // true

isAny(array $values): bool · isNotAny(array $values): bool

$status->isAny(['draft', 'pending']);                                        // true
$status->isAny([CourseStatusEnum::PUBLISHED]);                               // false
$status->isNotAny([CourseStatusEnum::PENDING, CourseStatusEnum::PUBLISHED]); // true

Real-World Examples

Eloquent Model

Cast a database column directly to an enum using Laravel's built-in casting:

protected function casts(): array
{
    return [
        'status' => CourseStatusEnum::class,
    ];
}

API Resource

Use object() to return a structured value and name pair in API responses:

public function toArray(Request $request): array
{
    return [
        'id'     => $this->id,
        'title'  => $this->title,
        'status' => $this->status->object(),
        // ['value' => 'draft', 'name' => 'Draft']
    ];
}

Select Dropdown

Return all cases as translatable options for a frontend select component:

public function create(): JsonResponse
{
    return response()->json([
        'statuses' => CourseStatusEnum::toArrayTrans(),
    ]);
}

Testing

composer test

Changelog

Please refer to CHANGELOG.md for a detailed list of changes in each release.

Credits

• Osama Sadah
• All Contributors

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT License.