adas-core/adas-core.Domain/Utils/EnumUtils.cs

using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Reflection;

namespace adas_core.Domain.Utils;

/// <summary>
/// Provides static utility methods for working with <see cref="System.Enum"/> types.
/// </summary>
public static class EnumUtils
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Retrieves the human-readable description for an enumeration value by inspecting its <see cref="DescriptionAttribute"/>.
    /// Falls back to the enum's string representation when no description attribute is defined on the member.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="value">The enumeration value whose description should be obtained.</param>
    /// <returns>The description text from the <see cref="DescriptionAttribute"/> if present; otherwise, the string representation of the enum value.</returns>
    public static string GetDescription(Enum value)
        {
            var enumMember = value.GetType().GetMember(value.ToString()).FirstOrDefault();
            var descriptionAttribute =
                enumMember == null
                    ? null
                    : enumMember.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(DescriptionAttribute)) as DescriptionAttribute;
            return
                descriptionAttribute == null
                    ? value.ToString()
                    : descriptionAttribute.Description;
        }
}