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v2

v2.4.0

Oct 24, 2026

v2.3.9

Mar 7, 2026

v2.3.8

Nov 1, 2025

Changes in this version

+ type Enum interface

+ Name func() string

+ String func() string

+ Valid func(checker ...func(T) bool) bool

+ Value func() T

+ type Item struct

+ func NewItem[T comparable](value T, name string) *Item[T]

+ func NewItemsFromPairs[T comparable](pairs ...Pair[T]) []*Item[T]

+ func (it *Item[T]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)

+ func (it *Item[T]) Name() string

+ func (it *Item[T]) String() string

+ func (it *Item[T]) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error

+ func (it *Item[T]) Valid(checker ...func(T) bool) bool

+ func (it *Item[T]) Value() T

+ type Pair struct

+ Name string

+ Value T

+ type Registry struct

+ func NewRegistry[T comparable](items ...*Item[T]) *Registry[T]

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Add(items ...*Item[T])

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Contains(value T) bool

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Filter(predicate func(*Item[T]) bool) []*Item[T]

+ func (r *Registry[T]) GetByName(name string) (*Item[T], bool)

+ func (r *Registry[T]) GetByValue(value T) (*Item[T], bool)

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Items() []*Item[T]

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Range(fn func(*Item[T]) bool)

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Remove(value T) bool

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Size() int

+ func (r *Registry[T]) SortedItems(less func(*Item[T], *Item[T]) bool) []*Item[T]

+ func (r *Registry[T]) Update(value T, newName string) bool